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Planning Commission - Minutes - Jan 13, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
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Page 1 of 2 Planning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 January 13, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Main Meeting Room4 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060705 6 MINUTES7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Leavitt-Smith called the meeting to order at 7:01 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Erin Leavitt-Smith; Secretary, William Rice; Commission Members: Nicholas11 Criscitelli, and Marcus Furze; Alternate Commission Member, Paul Sullivan; and Planning12 Director, George McGregor.13 14 Absent: Commission Members: Holly Beum and Julie Eaton.15 16 Seating of Alternate: Commissioner Sullivan was appointed as a regular member for tonight’s17 meeting.18 19 MOTION: Secretary Rice made a motion, seconded by Chair Leavitt-Smith, to amend the20 Agenda to include discussion to identify an alternate representative for CRCOG. The motion21 carried unanimously (5-0-0).22 23 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES24 25 December 9, 2025 Regular Meeting26 27 MOTION: Secretary Rice made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Criscitelli, to approve28 the Minutes of the December 9, 2025, Regular Meeting as written. The motion carried29 unanimously (5-0-0).30 31 III. GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS32 33 CRCOG Alternate Representative34 35 MOTION: Secretary Rice made a motion, seconded by Chair Leavitt-Smith, to nominate36 Commissioner Criscitelli as the alternate representative. The motion carried unanimously (5-37 0-0).38 39 40 Page 2 of 2 ZC 26-01, An Application of Simsmore Square Enterprises LLC et. al, owners, LADA, PC,41 Application for a Master Development Plan and Zone Change at Simsmore Square, 520-54842 Hopmeadow St (Assessor Map G-12, Block 132, Lots 023A, 023B, 024, 026, 027, 028, 029,43 029A, 030, 031). The Application seeks to rezone approximately 11.7 acres from existing B-144 & B-2 to the Planned Area Development Zone (PAD) in order to provide a uniform, flexible45 zone for existing development and add an additional 35-unit multi-family residential building.46 47 As part of the PAD process, this initial review is preliminary and non-binding.48 49 Terri Hahn, Principal at LADA P.C. Land Planners, provided an overview of the intended zone50 change from B-1 and B-2 to Planned Area Development (PAD) which includes a proposal for51 35 additional multifamily homes.52 53 IV. ADJOURNMENT54 55 MOTION: Chair Leavitt-Smith made a motion, without objection to adjourn the meeting (5-56 0-0).57 58 Chair Leavitt-Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:55 P.M.59 60 Respectfully submitted,61 62 Amanda Blaze63 Commission Clerk64