Minutes
Zoning Commission - Minutes - Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Zoning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 March 16, 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; Commission11 Members: Jackie Battos, Tucker Salls, Kate Beal and Dagny Griswold;12 Alternate Commission Member, Allen Bradford; Assistant Town Planner,13 Brittany MacGilpin.14 15 Absent: Alternate Commission Members, Stacie Espeso and Doug16 McKown.17 18 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES19 20 February 18, 2026, Regular Meeting21 22 Chair Braz amended wording on lines 142 and 152 to read, “The23 Commission...”24 25 MOTION: Vice Chair Leary made a motion, seconded by Commissioner26 Griswold, to approve the Minutes as amended for the February 18, 2026,27 Regular Meeting. The motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).28 29 III. COMMISSION BUSINESS30 31 Preliminary Development Plan Review32 33 ZC 26-04, An Application of Farmington Valley Property Group LLC.,34 Owner, LADA PC, Applicant, for a Master Development Plan and Zone35 Change at Powder Forest Development, 1-3 Mill Pond Lane (Assessor Map,36 Page 2 of 3 Block, Lot, F11 103 005-23). The Application seeks to rezone approximately37 3.4 acres from existing I-2 to the Planned Area Development Zone (PAD) in38 order to provide a uniform, flexible zone for existing development and add39 14 multifamily townhouse units. As part of the PAD process, the review is40 preliminary and non-binding.41 42 Phil Doyle, Principal at LADA P.C. Land Planners, provided an overview of43 the intended zone change from I-2 to Planned Area Development (PAD)44 which includes a proposal for 14 additional multifamily homes.45 46 The Commissioners asked questions and had discussions related to the47 residential structure layout, parking and road layout.48 49 IV. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS50 51 None52 53 V. EXECUTIVE SESSION54 55 The Commission may enter into Executive Session, Pursuant to General56 Statutes Section 1-200(6)(B): Discussion of Pending Litigation and/or57 Claim.58 59 MOTION: Chair Braz made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Beal, to60 enter Executive Session, pursuant to General Statutes Section 1-61 200(6)(B): Discussion of Pending Litigation and/or Claim. The motion62 carried unanimously (7-0-0).63 64 The Commission and Assistant Town Planner, Brittany MacGilpin,65 entered Executive Session at 7:56 P.M.66 67 MOTION: Chair Braz made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Battos,68 to exit Executive Session. The motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).69 70 The Commission and Assistant Town Planner, Brittany MacGilpin, exited71 Executive Session at 8:10 P.M.72 73 VI. ADJOURNMENT74 75 MOTION: Commissioner Battos made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair76 Leary, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (7-0-0).77 Page 3 of 3 78 Chair Braz adjourned the meeting at 8:11 P.M.79 80 Respectfully Submitted,81 82 Brittany MacGilpin83 Assistant Town Planner84