SCH Number 2024040140

Project Info

Title

Heart of Norwalk Specific Plan

Description

The Project includes the adoption and implementation of the Heart of Norwalk Specific Plan, including proposed zone changes and General Plan amendments. The Proposed Plan establishes new land use and zoning regulations and development standards within the Plan area which encourage development to provide public benefits through the allocation of additional density and other development standard concessions. The system of proposed districts in the Proposed Plan divides the 615-acre Heart of Norwalk area into walkable areas, no further than a ten-minute walk across, defined by unifying elements of use, public realm design and architectural character. The Proposed Plan identifies the following three districts and three corridors: Front Street Historic District, Town Square District, Triangle District, Firestone Boulevard Corridor, Railway Trail Corridor, and San Antonio Drive Corridor. The new zoning and land use within each district is the result of a combination of four pieces: permitted uses, density, height, and frontage/setback requirements. The net development by 2055 under the Plan is anticipated to be: • 3,087 residential units and a net increase of 2,285,418 square feet of residential development; • 275,747 square feet reduction in commercial uses; • 18,310 square feet reduction in industrial uses; and • 53,011 square feet of reduction in institutional uses Although overall there will be a decrease in non-residential square footage, the Plan does assume 173,250 square feet of new commercial development will be constructed over the course of the planning horizon. This could be in the form of mixed-use development in one of the residential districts or new commercial development in the Front Street Historic District or other commercial corridors.

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