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Zoning Commission - Minutes - Jun 1, 2026
Jun 1, 2026
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Page 1 of 3 Zoning Commission1 Regular Meeting2 June 1, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Main Meeting Room4 935 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, Kate Beal, Dagny Griswold, and Tucker Salls; Alternate Commission12 Members: Allen Bradford and Doug McKown; and Planning Director, George13 McGregor.14 15 Absent: Alternate Commission Member, Stacie Espeso.16 17 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES18 19 May 4, 2026, Regular Meeting20 21 Chair Braz amended Line 68 for “pro-rate” to read “pro rata”.22 23 MOTION: Commissioner Beal made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Leary, to24 approve the Minutes of the May 4, 2026, Regular Meeting, as amended. The motion25 carried unanimously (6-0-0).26 27 May 18, 2026, Regular Meeting28 29 MOTION: Commissioner Beal made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Leary, to30 approve the Minutes of the May 18, 2026, Regular Meeting, as written. The motion31 carried unanimously (6-0-0).32 33 III. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ON TEXT AMENDMENTS34 35 ZC 26-10, A Text Amendment application of Dr. Wynee Lou, to amend section 4.536 of the Simsbury Zoning Regulations to permit personal service uses, including yoga37 Page 2 of 3 studios, health and fitness, and other exercise facilities or studios, in the Professional38 Office (PO) zone.39 40 Planning Director McGregor and Dr. Wynee Lou discussed the proposed text41 amendment. Commissioners asked follow-up questions.42 43 MOTION: Commissioner Battos made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Beal, to44 close the public hearing for ZC 26-10. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).45 46 MOTION: Commissioner Salls made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Griswold,47 that the Zoning Commission approves ZC 26-10 a Text Amendment application of48 Dr. Wynee Lou, to amend section 4.5 of the Simsbury Zoning Regulations to permit49 personal service uses, including yoga studios, health and fitness, and other exercise50 facilities or studios, in the Professional Office (PO) zone, based upon the Planning51 Commission finding.52 53 IV. OTHER COMMISSION BUSINESS54 55 Preliminary PAD Review56 57 ZC 26-11, An application of Dorset Crossing LLC, owner, Dwight Merriam Esq.,58 applicant, for Preliminary Application Review to amend the Master Development Plan59 at Dorset Crossing to include a Car Wash Facility at 10 Dorset Crossing, (Assessor’s60 Map Block Lot I04 403 13C-F), Planned Area Development (PAD) zone. This review61 is preliminary and non-binding.62 63 Attorney Dwight Merriam, FAICP, Esq.; Civil Engineer, Brandon Handfield, PE of64 Yantic River Consultants; Architect, Rocco Petitto, AIA, QA +M Architecture;65 Landscape Architect, Biff Schechinger, ASLA; and Scott F. Hesketh P.E. of F.A.66 Hesketh & Associates, Inc., discussed the proposed project and the recommendations67 the Board gave at a previous meeting. The Commission asked to follow up questions68 and requested additional information to be submitted during the formal Master Plan69 Amendment and Site Plan application.70 71 Planning Director Report72 73 Planning Director McGregor reported that the public hearing for the McLean74 Application has been extended to June 15th at 7 P.M. at the Simsbury Public Library.75 76 V. ADJOURNMENT77 78 MOTION: Commissioner Beal made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Leary, to79 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).80 Page 3 of 3 81 Chair Braz adjourned the meeting at 8:13 P.M.82 83 Respectfully submitted,84 85 Amanda Blaze86 Commission Clerk87