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GLASTONBURY — An enthusiastic Town Plan and Zoning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a developer’s plan to use an 18th century colonial house in the downtown section of Main Street as the basis for a 10-unit housing complex on a 0.71 acre lot.
LOCATION: 2610 Main St. in Glastonbury
UNIQUE ASPECT: Complex centers on existing 18th century colonial house, which will be renovated into two housing units, with eight townhouses built onto and behind it
The house is at 2610 Main St., diagonally across from the CVS pharmacy and just south of the office building that houses the law firm of Jaconetta, Burnham & Wimer.
Joseph P. Jaconetta is listed in state records as manager both of the law firm and of the company proposing the multifamily complex, Jays & Tee LLC.
The development plan calls for preserving the front section of the existing house while removing a rear section on its north side. The remaining part of the house would be converted to two housing units, one upstairs and one downstairs, engineer Jonathan H. Sczurek told the commission.
A single townhouse would be added to the north side of the old house and two townhouses to its south side. Behind that expanded building, a new structure would consist of five more townhouses.
The new construction is designed to be consistent with the architectural style of the existing house. The proposal was altered based on comments from the town’s new Architectural and Site Design Review Committee, which considered it at three meetings, according to TPZ member Raymond Hassett.
The reaction of TPZ members to the plan was overwhelmingly positive.
Alternate member Alice Sexton, who participated in the meeting in place of an absent member, called the planned complex “gorgeous.” Member Corey Turner called it “beautiful.”
Hassett said he has liked the plan from the beginning and called it “a nice addition to Main Street.”
“Keeping the historic home is great for the town and great for Main Street,” Chairman Robert Zanlungo Jr. said.
All four of them voted to approve the plan, as did commission member Emilio Flores.
The only questions about the project at the meeting came from Mike Scricca, president of the Village II at Glen Lochen Condominium Association. He told the commission that owners of condominiums in his complex hadn’t received notice of the project.
Jonathan E. Mullen, a planner in the town’s Community Development office, replied that the proposal was advertised as required and a sign was posted on the property notifying the public of the pending application.
Still, Scricca said he would like to take the proposal back to the owners of affected condominium units to get their comments.
Hassett said the TPZ couldn’t delay its vote because of legal time constraints. But he urged Scricca to talk with Jaconetta, saying he knows Jaconetta and predicting that he will be willing to make reasonable concessions on screening issues.
The housing units in the rear building would have first-floor garages, as would one unit in the front building. A carport would accommodate four additional cars for residents of the front building, and there would be additional parking between the two buildings. Each housing unit would have two parking spaces, and there would be five additional spaces for visitors.
Most units in the complex would have two bedrooms. But the units in the rear building would have a first-floor room adjacent to the garage that could be used either as a den or a third bedroom, the plans show.
There would be a driveway to Main Street, and residents of the complex also would be able to use a driveway to New London Turnpike, shared with two other buildings.
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