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Zoning Commission - Minutes - May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Zoning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 May 4, 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 7:01 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Tony Braz; Vice Chair, Shannon Leary; Commission Members: Jackie11 Battos, Kate Beal, Dagny Griswold; Alternate Zoning Commission Members: Allen12 Bradford, Stacie Espeso and Doug McKown; Planning Director, George McGregor;13 and Assistant Town Planner, Brittany MacGilpin.14 15 Absent: Commission Member, Tucker Salls.16 17 Seating of Alternates: Commissioner McKown was appointed as a regular member18 for tonight’s meeting.19 20 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES21 22 April 6, 202623 24 Planning Director McGregor recommended amending Line 53 to remove “2.” and25 bring the sentences up to number 1.26 27 MOTION: Vice Chair Leary made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Beal, to28 approve the Minutes of the April 6, 2026, Regular Meeting as amended. The motion29 carried unanimously (6-0-0).30 31 III. COMMISSION BUSINESS32 33 Site Plan Review34 35 Application ZC 26-09, of Allan Koerner, Esq., Applicant, G&F Associates Cambridge36 Crossing LLC, Owner, for a site plan amendment to revise elements including the37 Page 2 of 3 phasing, landscaping, the affordable housing plan, and select conditions at the38 Cambridge Crossing (now Copper Hill Estates) development on Cambridge Court,39 accessed via Hoskins Rd., Zone Workforce Housing Overlay Zone (WHOZ), Assessor40 ID: Map H05 Block 403 Lot 021 A&5.41 42 Planning Director McGregor and Attorney Koerner, Esq., discussed the proposed site43 plan amendment. The Commission asked several follow-up questions concerning the44 issue of rental versus home ownership, sidewalks, reduction in vegetation, and fence45 installation.46 47 MOTION: Vice Chair Leary made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Beal, that48 the Zoning Commission APPROVES ZC 26-09 a site plan amendment to revise49 elements including the phasing, landscaping, affordable housing plan, and select50 conditions at the Cambridge Crossing (now Copper Hill Estates) development, based51 on a finding that the amendments substantially meet the requirements of the Simsbury52 Zoning Regulations and act to address the many outstanding issues identified prior to53 the introduction of the new development team, subject to the following conditions:54 55 1. The property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the Phasing Plan56 set dated April 20, 2026, prepared by Fluid Earth, LLC.57 2. The property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the Affordable58 Housing Plan dated April 2026.59 3. The property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the Phase 160 Landscaping Plan (units 2-30) dated April 20, 2026, adding 50 arborvitae plants.61 4. The property shall be developed in substantial conformance with the Architectural62 elevations dated April 23, 2026 (Hartland, Westbury, Brookfield, Willow models).63 Additional model homes may be added to the foregoing models with the approval of64 the Planning and Community Director.65 5. At the time appropriate site improvements are in place to restart the issuance of new66 residential permits, the first four (4) residential permits issued for construction shall be67 for affordable units in order to catch up on the pro-rate requirement. Permits for68 additional market-rate homes may be issued after this however, the four (4) affordable69 units must receive certificates of occupancy before any other units.70 6. The requirement to construct as off-site sidewalk from Cambridge Court to71 Hopmeadow St. as represented in conditions 1-7 and found in the ZC 17-10 Zoning72 Approval is declared null and void.73 7. Fences shall be approved by the HOA and shall have a maximum height of four feet74 when facing or fronting on the Cambridge Court St.75 8. All other conditions established by the Zoning Commission in previous applications76 remain in full force and effect.77 78 Commissioner Battos opposed the motion. The motion carried (5-1-0).79 80 Page 3 of 3 IV. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS81 82 Planning Director’s Report83 84 Planning Director McGregor reported that there will be a special meeting on May 26th 85 with the Planning Commission to discuss the zoning update with the consultant.86 87 V. EXECUTIVE SESSION88 89 MOTION: Chair Braz made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Leary to go into90 Executive Session, pursuant to General Statutes Section 1-200(6)(B): Discussion of91 Pending Litigation and/or Claim. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).92 93 The Commission entered into Executive Session at 8:00 P.M.94 95 MOTION: The Commission exited executive session at 8:13 P.M after a motion by96 Commissioner Beal, seconded by Commissioner Battos. The motion carried97 unanimously (6-0-0).98 99 VI. ADJOURNMENT100 101 MOTION: Chair Braz adjourned the meeting at 8:24 P.M.102 103 Respectfully submitted,104 105 Amanda Blaze106 Commission Clerk107 108