DEEP plans to waive hearing on Norwalk Washington Village application

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8 responses to “DEEP plans to waive hearing on Norwalk Washington Village application”

1. EveT

   September 2, 2014

   Let’s get those petition signatures. Waiving a public hearing is a sure-fire way to instill resentment. Once the building is done, if any problems arise, the lack of a public hearing will be thrown in their faces forever.

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2. Oldtimer

   September 2, 2014

   My understanding of the public notice is the DEEP plans to waive the requirements for building in a flood zone, at the request of the Norwalk redevelopment commission. Will that waiver have any effect on the funding for redeveloping Washington Village ? The new apartments would need to be higher above sea level if the present requirements for building in a flood zone were observed. Any building in which the lowest occupied floor is less than 16 ft above sea level will cost an awful lot to insure, enough to make the cost of raising entire structures a reasonable expense. Take a ride through Harbor view and see how many older buildings are being raised.

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3. Non Partisan Voter

   September 2, 2014

   If I’m not mistaken, the living spaces are built above the flood elevation, with parking on the ground level. None of this is new news.

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4. One and Done

   September 2, 2014

   What about the scores of late model $30k plus cars parked there all the time. Will those need to have an elevated garage as well?

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5. Ms Ruby McPherson

   September 2, 2014

   It seems Redevelopment doesn’t want to spend the money to do the right thing, Water has to go somewhere. The drains that Al haven’t clean? Will the water flow to Ryans Park and the condo area. Will the escape lane or what they are calling Bike lane ruin the open space?

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6. Oldtimer

   September 2, 2014

   The regulations redevelopment wants waived only apply to occupied floor levels. Parking spaces are not covered. Most storms that would flood the garage parking level would require moving the cars to a higher place and park them there until the storm flooding was past. I don’t know the exact numbers, but I believe complying with the flood zone regs would not require raising the new floor levels all that much.

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7. One and Done

   September 2, 2014

   Oldtimer, These poor souls should have an elevated parking deck. Especially the several Lexus and Mercedes owners there. It’s only fair after all that they should be able to park where we pay them to live.

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8. Ms Ruby McPherson

   September 4, 2014

   Don’t assume that the owners live there, just because of a park Lexus, could be a visitor or someone who needs a parking space on the street in front or the few inside. Either way not all are dealers and although we know most will not move back, once the voucher allows them to move elsewhere,prime water front. It should be done the right way for whom ever lives there.

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