P&Z members consider reverting to previous zoning for Spinnaker site
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Planning and Zoning Commission members discussed reverting to previous zoning for the controversial Spinnaker site. The post P&Z members consider reverting to previous zoning for Spinnaker site appeared first on Westport Journal.
Jun 9, 2026 | Business , Community , Government , Real Estate | 0 By Ken Valenti Several members of the Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a new-but-old idea last night for the area where the controversial development known as the Hamlet was once planned.
As the panel mulls changes for the General Business District / Saugatuck Marina (GBD / SM) zone, where Spinnaker Real Estate Partners of South Norwalk now proposes a residential project at 606 Riverside Ave., Commissioner Michael Calise recommended changing the zoning back to what it was several years ago.
Before it became the GBD / SM zone in 2023, it was simply a General Business District (GBD), which is designed to limit the intensity of development by allowing “general commercial and office development in designated areas along arterial streets,” the town’s zoning code says.
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