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Danbury Planning Commission Meeting - June 28, 2026

Meeting Portal — Sunday, June 28, 2026
BodyDanbury, Connecticut
SessionMeeting Portal
DateSunday, June 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Set.

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Great.

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And thank you, Joanne.

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Welcome everybody to the June 17th 2026 meeting of the Danbury Planning Commission.

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We will open with the roll call.

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Mr.

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Kyocchio.

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Here.

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Miss Hostedter.

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Here.

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Mr.

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Nazario.

0:18

Sorry.

0:18

I know.

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Chairman Finaldi is here.

0:23

I guess for the record.

0:26

We're supposed to have five regular members and three alternates for a total of eight.

0:31

We have currently four regular members and no alternates for a total of four.

0:36

So that's too bad.

0:41

I'm sorry, everybody, hold on for just one second.

0:43

Hang on.

0:54

Well, if we all leave, it'll just look like we should do that just for fun, you know.

1:02

Very funny, Helen.

1:04

Give a fool's joke.

1:05

Okay.

1:06

Um looking at our um agenda.

1:10

Uh the minutes of the June 3rd, 2026 meeting uh were distributed.

1:14

Unless there's any comments or corrections, I'll entertain a motion to accept those minutes.

1:19

Mr.

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Chairman, go ahead.

1:21

Thank you, Mr.

1:22

Kyokio, for a motion to accept the minutes.

1:24

I think Helen was the second.

1:25

Do I hear any discussion?

1:27

All in favor, please say aye.

1:30

Opposed.

1:31

Let the record show our next meeting is scheduled for July 1st, 2026.

1:36

Please note your calendars.

1:38

Um, we're gonna skip the Zoom intro.

1:40

I'm assuming that's okay.

1:43

Um I should have asked Dan Casagrani when I saw him recently, but I think we're gonna be okay with that.

1:50

You will note that our agenda has no new public hearings this evening or no continuation of public hearings this evening.

1:56

So we're gonna go right to our old business for discussion of possible action.

2:00

Uh, the one item on our agenda, UB Danbury LLC, Regency Centers LP, application for revised special exception, revised site plan to permit fast food restaurant, section 582B 16 in the CG20 zone, 20 to 28 Backis Avenue, F17010, special exception number 381.

2:20

Uh draft resolution um of approval with conditions was previously uh distributed.

2:27

And um, I will turn it over to Jennifer.

2:29

Anything you'd like to add, Jen?

2:31

Uh, thank you, Mr.

2:32

Chairman, for the record.

2:33

Jennifer Eminger, deputy planning director.

2:35

I am sitting in for Ms.

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Allie Smith tonight, um, who is enjoying a uh much uh deserved vacation.

2:43

So uh the resolution um that Allie prepared um data June 10th, 2026 for Jersey Mike subs at Airport Plaza, 20 to 28 Backis Avenue.

2:54

Uh this is a fairly straightforward uh resolution again.

2:58

It's a change in use uh to allow a 1200 square foot fast food restaurant identified as Jersey Mike's.

3:06

Uh Allie's included um the standard whereas is that described the project, um, including a breakdown of all the tenant spaces again.

3:16

The uh purpose of the revised grant is a trip generator.

3:19

Um it's a cumulative um cumulative uh generation of all the uh spaces in the shopping center, um, as well as the use itself of fast food restaurant is a special exception use.

3:34

Um fast wording through to page four again.

3:42

These are all standard uh conditions.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Procedural███████████████████████26%
Water And Wastewater Management████████████████████23%
Summary of Proceedings

Danbury Planning Commission Meeting - June 28, 2026

Note: The meeting was originally transcribed as held on June 17, 2026, but the provided date is June 28, 2026. This summary uses the specified date.

The Danbury Planning Commission met on June 28, 2026, with four regular members present (no alternates) out of a full complement of five regular and three alternates. The meeting was called to order at an unspecified time and adjourned at 7:23 PM. The next meeting is scheduled for July 1, 2026.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of June 3, 2026: Approved unanimously by voice vote.

Discussion Items

  • UB Danbury LLC, Regency Centers LP – Revised Special Exception & Site Plan (20–28 Backus Avenue): Proposed conversion of a tenant space to a 1,200-square-foot fast food restaurant (Jersey Mike’s) in the CG-20 zone. Deputy Planning Director Jennifer Eminger presented a draft resolution with standard conditions, including a 10-seat limit and a final sign-off from the airport administrator due to proximity to the airport. The commission approved the resolution unanimously.
  • Worcester School Corp – Floodplain Permit for Bridge Replacement (91 Meyersbrook Road): The school sought to replace an aging private egress bridge over Myrie Brook. Staff required a peer review by Tata & Howard (paid by the applicant) to assess impacts on city water/sewer mains and the nearby Backus Avenue bridge. The review concurred with the applicant’s engineer (Cardinal Engineering) that the 20-cubic-yard fill and channel widening would not affect flood flow or infrastructure. The commission approved the permit with conditions requiring a post-construction certification and notification for any plan modifications.
  • Referral – Water Extension at 15 Great Pasture Road (City Council Agenda Item 14): Staff recommended a positive referral for a water main extension to serve a previously approved site plan for contractor offices. The looped main must be city-owned. No objections were raised, and the referral was approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Votes: All actions (minutes approval, both applications, and the referral) passed unanimously by voice vote.
  • Directives: The applicant for the floodplain permit must provide a written certification from its engineer that the bridge was built per approved plans; any modifications require a revised permit.
  • Next Steps: The water extension referral will be sent to the City Council. The next Planning Commission meeting is July 1, 2026.

Meeting Transcript

Set. Great. And thank you, Joanne. Welcome everybody to the June 17th 2026 meeting of the Danbury Planning Commission. We will open with the roll call. Mr. Kyocchio. Here. Miss Hostedter. Here. Mr. Nazario. Sorry. I know. Chairman Finaldi is here. I guess for the record. We're supposed to have five regular members and three alternates for a total of eight. We have currently four regular members and no alternates for a total of four. So that's too bad. I'm sorry, everybody, hold on for just one second. Hang on. Well, if we all leave, it'll just look like we should do that just for fun, you know. Very funny, Helen. Give a fool's joke. Okay. Um looking at our um agenda. Uh the minutes of the June 3rd, 2026 meeting uh were distributed. Unless there's any comments or corrections, I'll entertain a motion to accept those minutes. Mr. Chairman, go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Kyokio, for a motion to accept the minutes. I think Helen was the second. Do I hear any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Opposed. Let the record show our next meeting is scheduled for July 1st, 2026. Please note your calendars. Um, we're gonna skip the Zoom intro. I'm assuming that's okay. Um I should have asked Dan Casagrani when I saw him recently, but I think we're gonna be okay with that. You will note that our agenda has no new public hearings this evening or no continuation of public hearings this evening. So we're gonna go right to our old business for discussion of possible action. Uh, the one item on our agenda, UB Danbury LLC, Regency Centers LP, application for revised special exception, revised site plan to permit fast food restaurant, section 582B 16 in the CG20 zone, 20 to 28 Backis Avenue, F17010, special exception number 381. Uh draft resolution um of approval with conditions was previously uh distributed. And um, I will turn it over to Jennifer. Anything you'd like to add, Jen? Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the record. Jennifer Eminger, deputy planning director.

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