Meeting Planned for Thursday for possible Planning and Zoning Regulation Amendments
Michael Kiselak, Planner, Planning and Zoning DepartmentPlanner Michael Kiselak has announced that on Nov. 18, 2021, at 6:00 PM, the Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a public hearing on a text amendment to modify the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The remote meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
Text Amendment #804, submitted by Richard Redniss of Redniss and Mead, proposes to modify §5-2, Definitions, of the Zoning Regulations by adding a new definition for “Parking Management Plan” and modifying the definition of “Coverage, Total.” The proposal would also modify §24-6.1, General Business District (GBD), Coverage Exemptions, to exempt canopies up to 500 SF from coverage and modify §28, Business Preservation District (BPD), by adding new section §28-6.1, Coverage Exemptions, to exempt canopies up to 500 SF from coverage and side/rear setbacks for Veterinary Hospitals and Animal Clinics where adjacent to non-residential use. Lastly, the proposal would renumber §34-4, Reduction of Parking Requirement by Special Permit, and add new subsection §34-4.2 to permit Parking Management Plans by Special Permit approval for qualifying office buildings in the GBD. Text Amendment #804 can be viewed on-line here.
The applicant stated that the aim of the amendment is,
“To help address the growing need of medical office space, making commercial office space more responsive to the changing marketplace, and help to create parking standards that support these needs.”
The Nov. 18, 2021 public hearings will be live streamed at 6:00 PM on the Town’s website at www.westportct.gov, and accessible on Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Comments can be sent prior to the meeting at PandZ@westportct.gov and interested parties may join the meeting virtually to offer live testimony during the meeting.
Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Tomorrow at Maritime Center
From the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk & the Norwalk Health DepartmentKids ages 5 to 11 can receive their vaccination against COVID-19 on Wed., Nov. 17 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, with the bonus reward of a discounted return visit.
The Norwalk Health Department will offer first-dose Pfizer vaccinations to children in The Maritime Aquarium from 4 to 7 p.m. Each child will go home with protection against the virus and a coupon for a return visit to the Aquarium: a free child’s admission with one paying adult (a $19.95 value).
For the free vaccination shot, children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who are asked – but not required – to bring their insurance cards. (Wednesday’s clinic does not include admission to the Aquarium. But children will be monitored, post-shot, for at least 15 minutes at a window into the Aquarium’s big new harbor seal exhibit, “Pinniped Cove.”)
Appointments are required. Learn more and make appointments at www.norwalkct.org/2396/COVID-19-Vaccine-Information. Or call (203) 854-7985.
Enter at the Group Entrance door, near the Aquarium’s main entrance. Validations will be available for those who park in the Maritime Garage.
The Norwalk Health Department will hold a second-dose clinic at the Aquarium on Thurs., Dec. 9.
Superintendent: 7 COVID-19 Cases in 4 Schools
Westport Superintendent of SchoolsDear Westport Families and Staff,
We had seven new positive cases of Covid-19 reported yesterday and today. The cases came from the following schools:
Staples High School - 1
Coleytown Middle School - 1
Coleytown Elementary School - 2
Saugatuck Elementary School - 3
Our optional weekly Covid-19 testing for students in grades K-6 administered yesterday has identified no new cases.
Please remember that families are asked to report positive Covid-19 cases of students using our reporting voicemail or email. Please follow this link for more information on reporting.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 1; State Positivity Rate 4.31%
The Westport-Weston Health District reported 1 new COVID-19 case for Westport today. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 4.31% while hospitalizations were up 5.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 2,170 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 32 deaths.
State Daily Test Positivity: 4.31% [up from 2.89%]
State Hospitalizations: 243 patients [+5]