741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, CT 06339-1511

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Planning & Zoning Sub Committee

Meeting Minutes - Final

Special Meeting

Thursday, February 5, 2026

6:00 PM

Town Hall Annex Building

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Woody called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers, Town

Hall Annex Building and on Zoom.

II.

ROLL CALL

Nathaniel Woody

Rhonda Spaziani

James Harwood

Present

In addition, the following were present:

Director of Land Use & Planning, Elizabeth Burdick

Zoning Enforcement Official, Hannah Gienau

Assistant to the Director of Land Use & Planning, Anna Wynn

Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Marcelle Wood

III.

OLD BUSINESS

Discussion of proposed amendments to the Ledyard Zoning Regulations regarding parking

Chairman Woody addressed the Commission and briefly discussed the draft documents each

Commissioner had worked on and provided for the meeting.

Director Burdick stated that she had attended a SECOG Meeting that afternoon and received

information concerning deadlines in which the towns must complete regulation changes in

accordance with the Bill. She stated The Office of Policy and Management will have

additional guidance for all Planning Commissions next week. She stated that resources were

provided at the meeting she will have sent to the full Planning & Zoning Commission ahead

of the February 12th Meeting that can be discussed during her planner’s report. Chairman

Woody stated that based on the upcoming guidance from the Office of Policy and

Management he would like to continue working on their proposed regulation changes at this

meeting, but plan to meet again on February 26th after the Commission has received the

information from OPM.

The Commission and staff discussed the upcoming deadlines to meet House Bill 8002

requirements. Chairman Woody addressed the audience and explained the process of text

amendment applications and the function of subcommittees.

Chairman Woody and Commissioner Spaziani discussed her proposed uses that are not

currently listed in the Regulations. They discussed the inclusion of doggie daycares and

commercial kennels as defined uses. They discussed the difference between breweries,

wineries and restaurants. Commissioner Harwood commented that language like “including

but not limited” should additionally be included. Chairman Woody stated that he had

proposed either referring to the parking needs assessment or reference The Parking

Generation Manual (PGM), 6th Addition by the Institute of Traffic Engineering. Director

Burdick references 8.5 pg 8-4 farm wineries and farm breweries. They discussed potential

parking requirements for farm breweries.

Chairman Woody and Director Burdick discussed how they would reference parts of the

Regulations between sections. The Commission discussed the difference between a

veterinary hospital and a medical office. They discussed expanding the current definition to

include veterinary office.

Staff and the Commission discussed outdoor vendors. They discussed shared parking. They

discussed the Police Department regulating food trucks. Director Burdick referenced Yoko

Loko previously renting the parking lot of the old Kart Way before they had a store front.

She stated they were required to obtain a zoning permit demonstrating they had appropriate

parking.

Commissioner Woody stated that he drafted some language for the veterinary facility and

that he might reference The Parking Generation Manual for the vet hospitals. Director

Burdick and the Commission discussed adding dog training facilities and kennels into the

definitions. They discussed associated traffic flows. Staff and the Commission discussed the

inclusion of gyms in the regulations. They discussed professional services definition in the

regulations. They discussed including parking for personal services. They discussed assisted

living and senior housing definitions.

They discussed multifamily housing and mobile home parks. Director Burdick stated that

Manufactured Homes cannot be treated any differently than single family homes by law. The

Commission and staff discussed parking requirements for marinas. They discussed issues

related to car wash traffic flow. Staff and the Commission discussed reformatting the

regulations to be clearer. They discussed adding qualifiers to Ms. Spaziani’s proposed

regulations concerning parking at the rear of the building. the rear of the building. They

discussed parking requirements for car washes and gas stations. They concurred that they

were more concerned with traffic flow than parking for car washes. They continued

discussing the organization of the regulations.

The Commission discussed if they wanted to separate the bicycle racks from the parking

section and if they could include them for specific uses. Chairman Woody stated that they

could require the inclusion of a bicycle rack for multifamily developments. Staff and the

Commission discussed guest parking and that it cannot be required by House Bill 8002. They

discussed including car washed in with drive thru. They discussed safety measures for

pedestrians.

The Commission reviewed Chairman Woody’s draft changes. The Commission discussed

that if an applicant is requesting a reduction or an increase in parking from what is required

in the regulations they shall submit a parking needs assessment. Director Burdick comments

that any development over 200 parking spaces requires approval from The Office of State

Traffic Administration (OSTA).

IV.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Planning & Zoning Subcommittee Special Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2026

MOTION to approve the Planning & Zoning Subcommitte Special Meeting Minutes of

January 22, 2026

MOVER: Harwood

SECONDER: Spaziani

Discussion Followed: Chairman Woody noted that in the title of the draft minutes it states

regular meeting where it should list special. Staff noted that there is an error in the spelling

of Ms. Gienau’s name on page one.

MOTION to approve as amended the Planning & Zoning Subcommittee Special Meeting

Minutes of January 22, 2026

APPROVED AS AMENDED

James Harwood

RESULT:

MOVER:

Rhonda Spaziani

SECONDER:

Woody, Spaziani, and Harwood

AYE:

ADJOURNMENT

Chairman Woody stated that without objection the meeting is adjourned. The meeting was

adjourned 7:09 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Chairman Nathaniel Woody

Planning & Zoning Subcommittee

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