Fairfield ZBA to Hear Appeals Over Affordable Housing Eligibility Violations
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Fairfield, CT | News | 12m Fairfield ZBA to Hear Appeals Over Affordable Housing Eligibility Violations Fairfield ZBA will hear appeals this week tied to affordable housing eligibility violations. Alfred Branch , Patch Staff
FAIRFIELD, CT — The Fairfield Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to hold a public hearing Thursday on two appeals challenging zoning enforcement actions tied to affordable housing eligibility requirements under Connecticut law.
The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, in a hybrid format, with in-person attendance available in the first-floor conference room at Independence Hall, 725 Old Post Road, and remote participation available through Zoom (Passcode: 123).
The board will review separate petitions from owners of properties on Westway Road seeking to reverse or modify decisions by Fairfield's Zoning Administrator. The board is scheduled to consider an appeal from Michael Liskov regarding a notice of violation issued for a property at 489 Westway Road.
According to the agenda, the violation concerns the purchase of a dwelling designated as affordable housing under Connecticut's 8-30g affordable housing regulations by individuals determined not to qualify for the program.
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Touches Connecticut's landmark affordable housing statute and the friction between state production goals and local zoning authority.