Town of Westport Meeting Schedule

International Hospitality Committee: 2:00 PM

Tree Board: 4:30 PM

Historic District Commission Work Session: 7:00 PM

Library Board of Trustees: 7:00 PM

Conservation Commission: 7:00 PM

Season of Lights Begins on Hills Point Road

This home on Hills Point Road began the Season of Lights with a bright display of Christmas lights that brightens their neighborhood as days darken quicker and temperatures begin their seasonal decline. WestportLocal.com photo

Commuter Perks: Free Cup of Coffee for Wheels2U Riders on Thursday, Friday Mornings

From the Westport Transit District & STEAM Coffee & Tea

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The Westport Transit District and Steam Coffee Tea are teaming up to offer riders free coffee.  Just ride Wheels2U in the morning on Thursday, November 18 or Friday, November 19, show your proof of completed ride at Steam between 6 AM and 10 AM that morning, and receive a free regular coffee.  

Wheels2U Westport is the Westport Transit District’s on-demand, group ride, door-to -train platform shuttle service.  Proof of completed Wheels2U rides can be found in your History on the Wheels2U app.  Just tap the three bars in the upper left corner of the screen to reveal the information.

“We are pleased to be collaborating with Steam to help encourage the use of this essential service for our town,” said Peter Gold, Director of the Westport Transit District.  It’s also a great promotion for Steam right there on Railroad Place.  And, of course, a great cup of coffee for the commuters!”

Residents living in Wheels2UWestport’s service area can use the Wheels2U Westport app to request a pickup  between 5:45 AM and 9:45 AM and between 4 PM and 8 PM and be taken to or from the Saugatuck or Greens Farms train platform and their front door. Pickups should be requested about 20 minutes before you would normally leave to drive to the station.  The fare is $2.00 when paid with the Wheels2U app.  A Metro North Uniticket rail/bus pass can also be used. 

For more information about Wheels2U, including how to download the Wheels2U app and book a ride, go to www.wheels2uwestport.com.  For more information about the Westport Transit District’s services for the elderly and people with disabilities go to www.WestportTransit.org.  

Steam is located at 16 Railroad Place, Westport, CT and is open between 6 AM and 12 PM.  For more information about Steam go to http://www.steamwestport.com/.

Meeting Planned for Thursday for possible Planning and Zoning Regulation Amendments

Michael Kiselak, Planner, Planning and Zoning Department

Planner 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.