2026-11-10 - Planning & Zoning Commission and Inland Wetlands Commission

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no minutes, video or transcript yet, so nothing here reports what happened.

Inland Wetlands: new permit application for a ground-mounted solar system at 1680 Albany Avenue; 259 Plainfield Street storm drainage permit carried forward. No wetlands hearings.
Public hearings: 719-725 Wethersfield Avenue Drinking Place Special Permit (continued from October 13), 551 Albany Avenue ground-level office use, and City Zoning Text Amendment on Smoke Shops; 1500 Albany Avenue cannabis retailer is postponed to November 24 (1500 Albany Avenue Cannabis Retailer Special Permit).
Carried forward: Hartford Hospital Washington Street Rezoning (MX-1 to MX-2 with Campus Overlay), 408 Market Street billboard conversion to dynamic display along I-91, and an accessory utility structures text amendment (Sec. 4.20.7 D).
New applications: 475 Flatbush Avenue signage special permit, and 339 Franklin Avenue modification for live entertainment at a drinking place.
Non-public hearing: 98-104 Edwards Street development agreement and ground lease to VASE Management LLC.
New business: draft 2027 meeting schedule, Director's and Chair's reports.

I. Roll Call
II. Approval of the November 10 agenda and the October 13, 2026 minutes

Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission

III. Applications Received

1680 Albany Avenue: wetlands permit for a ground-mounted solar PV system in the 100 ft watercourse buffer (NX-1 with Campus Overlay). Owner: The Village for Families & Children; open hearing deadline January 14, 2027.

IV. Applications Carried Forward

259 Plainfield Street: wetlands permit for a new storm drainage network in the buffer (MX-2 with Campus Overlay). Owner: Housing Authority-City of Hartford; open hearing deadline December 17, 2026.

V. Public Hearings: none

Planning & Zoning Commission

VI. Applications Received

Zoning text amendment PZ-TXTAMD-26-000003 (Sec. 3.3.4 E and 3.3.5 N), City of Hartford: City Zoning Text Amendment on Smoke Shops
475 Flatbush Avenue: special permit for signage (MS-3, Transit Oriented Development Overlay)
339 Franklin Avenue: modification of an approved special permit for incidental live entertainment at a drinking place (MS-2)

VII. Applications Carried Forward

408 Market Street: special permit to convert a billboard to dynamic display along I-91 (Sec. 8.12); deadline December 17, 2026
Zone map amendment, 216 and 224 Washington Street and nearby parcels, MX-1 to MX-2 with Campus Overlay: Hartford Hospital Washington Street Rezoning
Zoning text amendment PZ-TXTAMD-25-000004 (Sec. 4.20.7 D, accessory utility structures)

VIII. Public Hearings

719-725 Wethersfield Avenue, drinking place special permit (continued from 10/13/26): 719-725 Wethersfield Avenue Drinking Place Special Permit
551 Albany Avenue: special permit for ground-level office use (MS-1); open hearing deadline November 26, 2026
PZ-TXTAMD-26-000003 text amendment: City Zoning Text Amendment on Smoke Shops
1500 Albany Avenue: cannabis retailer special permit, postponed to 11/24/26: 1500 Albany Avenue Cannabis Retailer Special Permit

IX. Non-Public Hearings

PZ-8-24REV-26-000019: development agreement and ground lease of 98 and 104 Edwards Street to VASE Management LLC: 98-104 Edwards Street development agreement

X. New Business

XI. Adjournment