The Somers Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 5, 2021 at 6:30 PM in the in the Town Hall Auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, OR via Zoom Teleconference, to receive public comments on the following:

#21-001: Mark and Karen Murdoch; application for a Text Amendment to the following sections of the Somers Zoning regulations; 214-4, 214-84, 214-87, and 214-98(B) to allow for Farm Winery and Vineyard/Brewery as a permitted use in all zones.

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Said application(s) are on file in the Land Use Office of the Town of Somers, Somers Town Hall.  At this hearing, interested persons may be heard and written communications received.

Dated at Somers, Connecticut this 24th day of March 2021

Zoning Commission

Jill Conklin, Chairman

To be published:         March 26, 2021

April 1, 2021

Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of Somers, CT has acted on the following application during a public hearing and meeting held on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. via Teleconference:

GRANTED:  #ZBA21-001 Steven and Joan Ellis, 35 Colonial Drive, Somers; seeking a variance from section 214-98 of the Somers Code concerning side yard setback requirement of 25’ (twenty-five feet) to construct an addition 16’ (sixteen feet) from the side property line in the Residential A zone.

Dated at Somers, CT this 11th day of March 2021

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Dean Hills, Chairman

Published date:

March 11, 2021

The Town of Somers Inland Wetland Agent approved a minimal impact application for construction of an overhang within the upland review area of a wetland and associated watercourse on March 9, 2021, located at 51 South Road.

The Town of Somers Inland Wetland Agent approved a minimal impact application for construction of a shed within the upland review area of a wetland on February 4, 2021, located at 27 Bobolink Lane.

At it’s regular meeting, the Somers Planning Commission approved a Special Use permit to allow Gingras Development to construct a 25 unit Detached and Semi-detached Housing Development at 23 Eleanor Road, Somers, CT with the following conditions:

1. Revise Eleanor Road note on sheets 3, 4, 5, 8 & 9 from resurface to reconstruct road.
2. Fire Chief John Roache to approve the hydrant locations.
3. Bond amount to be approved by Town’s Consulting Engineer and properly posted.
4. Street lighting plan be submitted.

Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of Somers, CT has acted on the following application during a public hearing and meeting held on Tuesday, December 8, 2020,

at 7:00 P.M. via Teleconference:

1. GRANTED: #20-010 Renee Rumore, 220 Billings Road, Somers, CT, a variance from section 214-98 of the Somers Zoning regulations, lot frontage requirement of 175 feet to allow the division of a pre-existing non-conforming lot, with one lot having 130 feet of frontage, in the A-1 residential zone.

Dated at Somers, CT this 10th day of December 2020

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Dean Hills, Chairman

Published date:

December 12, 2020