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Zoning Commission - Minutes - Jan 21, 2026
Jan 21, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Zoning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 January 21, 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 Braz called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Tony Braz; Vice Chair, Shannon Leary; Commission Members: Jackie11 Battos, and Dagny Griswold; Alternate Commission Members, Stacie Espeso and12 Doug McKown; Planning Director, George McGregor; Code Compliance Officer,13 Joseph Hollis.14 15 Absent: Commission Members: Kate Beal and Tucker Salls.16 17 Seating of Alternates: Commissioner McKown was seated for Commissioner Salls.18 19 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES20 21 December 15, 2025, Regular Meeting22 23 Chair Braz amended his title on Line 12 to read, “Chair Braz.”24 25 MOTION: Vice Chair Leary made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Battos, to26 approve the Minutes of the December 15, 2025, Regular Meeting as approved. The27 motion carried unanimously (5-0-0).28 29 III. COMMISSION BUSINESS30 31 Preliminary Development Plan Review32 33 ZC 26-01, An Application of Simsmore Square Enterprises LLC et. al, owners, LADA,34 PC, Application for a Master Development Plan and Zone Change at Simsmore Square,35 520-548 Hopmeadow St (Assessor Map G-12, Block 132, Lots 023A, 023B, 024, 026,36 027, 028, 029, 029A, 030, 031). The Application seeks to rezone approximately 11.737 Page 2 of 3 acres from existing B-1 & B-2 to the Planned Area Development Zone (PAD) to38 provide a uniform, flexible zone for existing development and add an additional 35-39 unit multi-family residential building. As part of the PAD process, the review is40 preliminary and non-binding.41 42 Terri Hahn, Principal at LADA P.C. Land Planners, provided an overview of the43 intended zone change from B-1 and B-2 to Planned Area Development (PAD) which44 includes a proposal for 35 additional multifamily homes.45 46 The Commissioners offered questions and expressed concerns related to traffic, access,47 architecture, and pedestrian connections.48 49 At 7:20 p.m., Commissioner Espeso arrived and was seated for Commissioner Beal.50 51 Preapplication Review52 53 Preliminary/Preapplication Review request on behalf of JP Morgan Chase for the54 development of a 3,432 square foot financial institution (bank) and related site55 improvements at 730 Hopmeadow St. Preapplication review is preliminary and non-56 binding.57 58 Jennifer Porter, Land Use Attorney and Matthew Checca, Civil Engineer, on behalf of59 JP Morgan Chase, provided an overview for the proposed development.60 Commissioners asked several follow-up questions related to access, traffic impacts,61 architectural, and site layout options. The additional curb cut onto Hopmeadow St. was62 of particular interest.63 64 IV. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS65 66 Re-Appointment of Andrew Tarpill to the Design Review Board67 68 MOTION: Commissioner Battos made a motion, seconded by Commissioner69 Griswold, to approve the re-appointment of Andrew Tarpilll to the Design Review70 Board. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).71 72 Planning Director Report73 74 Planning Director McGregor discussed the community forum on temporary business75 signs taking place on Thursday, January 29th at 6:30 P.M. at the Simsbury Public76 Library.77 78 Page 3 of 3 McGregor reminded the Commission that the regular meeting on February 18, 202679 will begin at 6:00 p.m. to accommodate a presentation for FHI/IMEG on the Zoning80 Regulation Update.81 82 McGregor reported that the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands and83 Watercourses Agency closed the public hearing for the McClean application.84 85 V. ADDJOURNMENT86 87 MOTION: Vice Chair Leary made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Griswold, to88 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).89 90 Chair Braz adjourned the meeting at 8:09 P.M.91 92 Respectfully Submitted,93 94 Amanda Blaze95 Commission Clerk96