The Zoning Board of Stamford, Connecticut, met on February 4, 2025, to conduct a public hearing and regular meeting. Key agenda items included a special permit for converting the historic 300 Main Street building into a 149-room Hilton Curio hotel, approval of a GDP and map change for Toll Brothers' residential development at 700 Fairfield Avenue, approval of the extended stay hotel at 0 West Park Place, and several administrative items. The meeting was held via Zoom, with public participation.
So we're all you're in charge next week. Watch out. All right. David, I think we can get started. Okay. I'd like to welcome everyone and call tonight's zoning board meeting to order. I'm David Stein, Chair of the Zoning Board, and it is 634 on February 3rd, 2025. The members of the board and the staff are holding this meeting by Zoom video conference. The public is in attendance both on video conference and by teleconference. First, let's call the role. Bill Morris. Here. Roseanne McManus. Here. And me, uh Jerry Bozak is not able to be here tonight. And now for the staff, Ralph Blessing. Here. And Benita Matter. Good. The board's microphones will be open throughout this hearing. The applicant's mics will be open during the public hearing when their application is being heard. However, I would ask the applicant to please mute their mics when not speaking in order to reduce background noise. The first part of the meeting is the public hearing during which the public will have an opportunity to speak. Each member of the public will be muted until it is your turn to speak. Here's the procedure for the public to let us know that you would like to speak. If you came in through Zoom, please use the raise your hand function and you will be unmuted when it is your turn to speak. If you called in on one of the telephone conference call phone numbers, please press star nine and this will raise your hand. Then press star six to unmute when you are called on to speak. When members of the public speak, please give us your name and address for the record and whether you are for or against the application. If you have a problem getting on, um you're trying to raise your hand and it's not working, um, please send an email to Benita. Her email address is the matter. That's V as In Victor, M-A-T-H-U-R at Stamford C T.gov. And um Benita will try to help you get on. Uh the board requests that members of the public limit your comments to three minutes so that everyone will have a chance to speak. This meeting is being recorded and will be posted at the zoning board's website. You can find the agenda for tonight's meeting and all of the meeting applications and other materials by going to our website www.stanford ct.gov slash zoning. Uh and now we are um moving in to the uh public hearing portion of our meeting. First item we have is application 224-36, TR West Main Street, LLC, 300 Main Street, Stanford, Connecticut, special permit. Applicant is seeking to convert existing office space to 149 room hotel, 1,500 square feet of meeting space and amenities for guests, and on-site parking in the existing garage. I do. Dave, you could read it, please. December 19th, 2024 to Mr. David Stein, Chair, City of Stanford Zoning Board regarding ZB application number 224-36, 300 Main Street. Dear Mr. Stein and members of the zoning board. During its regularly scheduled meeting held on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024. The planning board reviewed the above captioned application referred in accordance with the requirements of the Stanford Charter. The applicant is seeking to convert existing office space into a 149-room hotel with 1,500 square feet of meeting space and amenities for guests with on-site parking in the existing garage. After some discussion, the planning board unanimously voted to recommend approval of ZB application number 224-36 and found this request is in general harmony with Master Plan Category Number 11 downtown. Sincerely, Stanford Planning Board board Jay Tepper, Vice Chair.