Minutes
Planning Commission - Minutes - Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
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Page 1 of 2 Planning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 April 28, 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 7:00 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Erin Leavitt-Smith; Secretary, William Rice; Commission Member,11 Nicholas Criscitelli; Alternate Commission Members: Donald Colantonio and Paul12 Sullivan Jr.; and Planning Director, George McGregor13 14 Absent: Commission Members: Holly Beum, Julie Eaton, and Marcus Furze; and15 Alternate Commission Member, Peter Harrison.16 17 Seating of Alternates: Commissioner Colantonio and Commissioner Sullivan were18 appointed as regular members for tonight’s meeting.19 20 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES21 22 March 24, 2026, Regular Meeting23 24 MOTION: Chair Leavitt-Smith made a motion, seconded by Secretary Rice,25 to approve the Minutes of the March 24, 2026, Regular Meeting as written. The motion26 carried unanimously (5-0-0).27 28 III. GENENRAL COMMISSION BUSINESS29 30 PAD Preliminary Development Plan Review31 32 ZC 26-04, An Application of Farmington Valley Property Group LLC., Owner,33 LADA PC, Applicant, for a Master Development Plan and Zone Change at Powder34 Development, 1-3 Mill Pond Lane (Assessor Map, Block, Lot, F11 103 005-23). The35 Application seeks to rezone approximately 3.4 acres from existing I-2 to the Planned36 Area Development Zone (PAD) in order to provide a uniform, flexible zone for37 Page 2 of 2 existing development and add 14 multifamily townhouse units. As part of the PAD38 process, the review is preliminary and non-binding.39 40 Planning Director McGregor, Phil Doyle of LADA, and Chris Hill the architect41 discussed the proposed rezoning and project. The Commission provided several42 recommendations.43 44 Tariffville Neighborhood Plan Implementation Matrix Review45 46 Planning Director McGregor provided an overview of the funding for park47 enhancements, improvements to public access points to the Farmington River, and48 future communication with the Parks and Recreation Department.49 50 Comprehensive Zoning Regulations Update Status Report51 52 Planning Director McGregor reported they will have a joint Planning Commission and53 Zoning Commission at the May 26th meeting.54 55 IV. ADJOURNMENT56 57 MOTION: Chair Leavitt-Smith made a motion, without objection, to adjourn the58 meeting (5-0-0).59 60 Chair Leavitt-Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:20 P.M.61 62 Respectfully submitted,63 64 Amanda Blaze65 Commission Clerk66