Ledyard Street Church Variance

At a glance

• What: Request for a variance from Section 3.3.2 A (3) (a) of the Zoning Regulations for 465 Ledyard Street in the ID-1 district. Owner: Simple Lien LLC; applicant: Muhammed Bilal. Open hearing deadline was June 11, 2026.
• Where it stands: Approved 5-0 on June 2, 2026 (postponed to that date from an earlier hearing).

Detail

Senior Planner Josiah Redding presented the staff report and said staff had known of the violation for about three months. Commissioner Charles Morrison asked how long it had been going on. Applicant Bilal said only one church uses the space at this time. Chair Phyllis Airey said she felt the unique physical characteristics of the property created a hardship and moved approval, seconded by Commissioner Leah Reyes.

Vote: approved 5-0 (Airey, William Kemp, Morrison, Reyes, Leonson Stapleton).

Sources

• Zoning Board of Appeals minutes, June 2, 2026 (draft minutes): https://hartford.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/160083

Log

2026-06-02 - Zoning Board of Appeals

Public hearing; variance approved 5-0.