The Westport Planning and Zoning Commission is planning to review the latest version of house size regulations during its work session on Thursday.
The commission held a hearing on the first proposal for regulations in March, and sent Glen Chalder, Planimetrics principal who is helping the commission write the regulations, to write new versions in March (See WestportNow March 22).
The originally proposed changes include revisions to the coverage and setback allowances in each residential zone.
P&Z Director Laurence Bradley said today the new version is in the office but not available to the public yet because the commission has yet to review them.
At the earliest, the new regulations would be released to the public following Thursday’s meeting, he said.
No hearing date has yet to be scheduled for the new regulations, he said.
The commission has attempted to write new regulations to control the size of homes at least twice in the past, but nothing was ever passed.
Each of those times, the public who spoke at meetings were split between support and opposition.
The results of a telephone survey of residents to be used in the update to the Town Plan of Conservation and Development, however, show 79 percent of those responding want town officials to do more to limit house size (See WestportNow May 8).
