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New Britain Zoning Subcommittee and Planning, Zoning and Housing Committee Meeting - January 7, 2025

Common Council — Tuesday, January 7, 2025
BodyNew Britain, Connecticut
SessionCommon Council
DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
StatusFILED
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1:30

All right.

1:31

Good evening, everybody.

1:33

Happy New Year.

1:33

I hope you all got rest and stayed well and safe over this holiday season.

1:38

I call to order the January seventh, twenty twenty five zoning subcommittee special meeting.

1:43

The time is now seven thirty-one PM.

1:46

Mr.

1:47

Clerk, will you please call the roll?

2:08

Alderman Simpson.

2:09

Present.

2:10

Alderwoman Scott.

2:11

Here.

2:12

Alderwoman McAdam.

2:14

Alderman McNomara.

2:16

Here.

2:16

Alderman Mount Malinowski.

2:19

Alderman Russell.

2:21

Alderman Hargraves.

2:23

Alderwoman Barbosa.

2:26

Audder woman Beloin Savager.

2:29

Alderman Connors.

2:30

Alderman Gibson.

2:32

Alderman Pabone.

2:34

Alder Woman Sanchez.

2:36

Order one Orderman Santiago.

2:40

Artman Smedley.

2:42

Eleven's present.

2:43

We have a corner.

2:45

Thank you.

2:46

So the first item on tonight's agenda is item number three six six six six six six six two eight dash three.

2:51

To amend the sections of the zoning ordinances related to screening rooftop or ground mounted building mechanicals as well as dumpsters.

2:59

May I have a motion?

3:00

Mr.

3:00

Chair.

3:01

Alderman Santiago.

3:02

Thank you.

3:02

I make a motion to accept and refer to the full council with a neutral recommendation.

3:06

Second.

3:06

All righty.

3:07

We have a motion to refer this back to the council with a neutral recommendation made by Altaman Santiago, seconded by Alderwoman Beloin Savedra.

3:15

Is there any discussion on this?

3:16

Yes, Mr.

3:17

Chair.

3:17

Alderman Santiago.

3:18

I would like to make amend amendments to section a second.

3:29

Section two thirty dash two fifty dash ten.

3:33

Remove the whole section.

3:35

To delete the whole section?

3:36

Yes.

3:36

Delete the whole section.

3:37

And then move.

3:39

Can I do it both at the same time?

3:41

Could we have to move the numbers up?

3:44

I'm sorry, Mr.

3:44

Chairman.

3:46

Uh why don't you just state your amendment, Alderman?

3:48

I think it'll be fine.

3:49

If you just do it in one and also we just have to move the the next one up to ten instead of twenty.

3:57

Oh, I say you want to delete ten.

4:01

And you want to renumber everything going down?

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Summary of Proceedings

The meeting on January 7, 2025 consisted of a Zoning Subcommittee special meeting (7:31 PM) and a Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing public hearing and special meeting (7:36 PM). The Zoning Subcommittee addressed an amendment to zoning ordinances regarding screening of rooftop/ground mounted mechanicals and dumpsters. The Committee held a public hearing and then voted on five code amendments to align with Connecticut General Statutes §49-73B. All items were forwarded to the full Common Council with neutral recommendations.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during the public hearing for items 36681–36685.

Discussion Items

Zoning Subcommittee – Item 36628-3

  • Proposal: Amend sections of the zoning ordinances related to screening rooftop or ground mounted building mechanicals and dumpsters.
  • Amendment: Alderman Santiago moved to delete section 2-30-250-10 entirely and renumber subsequent sections. The amendment was seconded by Alderwoman Beloin Savedra and passed unanimously.
  • Main Motion: As amended, the item was moved to be accepted and referred to the full council with a neutral recommendation. The motion passed.

Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing – Items 36681–36685

  • Proposal: Five separate ordinance amendments to bring sections 7-62, 11-16, 11-38, 21-72, and 21-168 of the Code of Ordinances into consistency with Connecticut General Statutes §49-73B.
  • Each item was moved with a neutral recommendation to the full council, seconded, and passed without discussion.

Key Outcomes

  • Zoning Subcommittee: Approved the amendment to delete section 2-30-250-10 and renumber, then approved the amended ordinance (Item 36628-3) for referral to the full council with a neutral recommendation.
  • Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing: Approved forwarding Items 36681, 36682, 36683, 36684, and 36685 to the full council with neutral recommendations. All motions carried unanimously.
  • No other agenda items (e.g., loitering, panhandling, or housing committee creation) were discussed during this meeting.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Good evening, everybody. Happy New Year. I hope you all got rest and stayed well and safe over this holiday season. I call to order the January seventh, twenty twenty five zoning subcommittee special meeting. The time is now seven thirty-one PM. Mr. Clerk, will you please call the roll? Alderman Simpson. Present. Alderwoman Scott. Here. Alderwoman McAdam. Alderman McNomara. Here. Alderman Mount Malinowski. Alderman Russell. Alderman Hargraves. Alderwoman Barbosa. Audder woman Beloin Savager. Alderman Connors. Alderman Gibson. Alderman Pabone. Alder Woman Sanchez. Order one Orderman Santiago. Artman Smedley. Eleven's present. We have a corner. Thank you. So the first item on tonight's agenda is item number three six six six six six six six two eight dash three. To amend the sections of the zoning ordinances related to screening rooftop or ground mounted building mechanicals as well as dumpsters. May I have a motion? Mr. Chair. Alderman Santiago. Thank you. I make a motion to accept and refer to the full council with a neutral recommendation. Second. All righty. We have a motion to refer this back to the council with a neutral recommendation made by Altaman Santiago, seconded by Alderwoman Beloin Savedra. Is there any discussion on this? Yes, Mr. Chair. Alderman Santiago. I would like to make amend amendments to section a second. Section two thirty dash two fifty dash ten. Remove the whole section. To delete the whole section? Yes. Delete the whole section.

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