741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, CT 06339-1511

TOWN OF LEDYARD

Planning & Zoning Sub Committee

Meeting Minutes - Final

Special Meeting

Thursday, January 22, 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:

Zoning Enforcement Official, Hanah Gienau

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

John Guszkowski of Tyche Planning, attending via zoom

III.

OLD BUSINESS

Discussion of proposed amendments to the Ledyard Zoning Regulations regarding parking

Chairman Woody addressed the Commission and commented on the plan to create parking

regulation amendments.

John Guszkowski reviewed House Bill 8002, Section 18: Changes 8-2 (Zoning Enabling

Statute) which states that Zoning Regulations SHALL NOT: “Require a minimum number of

off-street motor vehicle parking spaces for any residential development Except as provided

by Section 19 of this act”. He stated that it eliminates Opt-Out Provisions of PA 21-29 for

local parking. He reviewed Section 19 High Level Summary. He stated that it prohibits

municipalities from rejecting an application solely for failing to conform with any

requirement for off-street parking spaces for any residential development with two limited

exceptions. He stated that Exception 1.) Subsection (b) deals with larger developments over

16 units and that Exception 2.) Subsection (d) deals with Conservation & Traffic Mitigation

Districts. He stated that Under Section 19: (NEW) Except as provided in subsections (b) and

(d) of this section, no zoning enforcement officer, planning commission, zoning commission

or combined planning and zoning commission shall reject an application for any residential

development solely on the basis that such development fails to conform with any

requirement for off-street motor vehicle parking spaces unless such officer or commission

finds that a lack of such parking spaces will have a specific adverse impact on public health

and safety that cannot be mitigated through approval conditions that have no substantial

adverse impact on the viability of such development. He discussed Conservation and Traffic

Mitigation Districts with the Commission. The Commission and John Guszkowski discussed

Parking Needs Assessments and off-street parking. They discussed ADA parking and visitor

parking. They discussed multifamily housing and residential parking.

Chairman Woody stated that he would like to add regulations for middle housing referring to

House Bill 8002. He stated that he would like to add parking minimums. They discussed

loading zones for multifamily housing. They discussed landscaping related to parking. They

discussed items in the zoning regulations such as bike racks. Commissioner Spaziani

referenced landscaping regulations from surrounding towns as well as specific commercial

parking regulations.

Chairman Woody stated that he would like to talk about Section 9.4.1 of the Ledyard Zoning

Regulations. He stated that he would like to add two sections to that, the first regarding

middle housing based on House Bill 8002 and ask for a parking needs assessment although it

cannot be enforced. He stated that the second section would be regarding multifamily

developments greater than 16 units and include basic parking minimums. He and John

Guszkowski discussed loading zones. Chairman Woody and Commissioner Spaziani

discussed landscaping requirements for parking. Commissioner Spaziani and the

Commissioner discussed reformatting the section to use tables. The Commission discussed

various regulation amendments to section 9.4.2. Commissioner Spaziani additionally stated

the 9.4 is not reader friendly and would like to reword the section for lay people while

keeping the content the same. She stated that section 9.5.5.c and 9.5.2.f.3 are not worded

well. They discussed the requirements outlined by this section. The Commission stated that

they would address the wording of that section at another time as it does not directly deal

with parking. They discussed section 9.4.D and how it references 9.4.E although 9.4.E does

not exist. They discussed 9.4.4.E items 1 and 2. They discussed compact car parking.

They discussed whether motorcycles have any special exceptions for parking. They discussed

conservation and traffic mitigation districts. They discussed if there are specific criteria for

traffic mitigation districts. They discussed the process for referring a traffic mitigation

district to the Office of Policy and Management. Chairman Woody stated that he does not

feel at this time Ledyard needs that overlay zone. Staff and the Commission discussed

Downtown Mystic as an example. The Commission discussed shared parking agreements

being included in the regulations.

IV.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Planning & Zoning Subcommittee Organizational Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2026

MOTION to approve the Planning & Zoning Subcommittee Organizational Meeting Minutes

of January 8, 2026

APPROVED AND SO DECLARED

James Harwood

RESULT:

MOVER:

Nathaniel Woody

SECONDER:

Woody, Spaziani, and Harwood

AYE:

Planning & Zoning Subcommittee Special Meeting Minutes January 8, 2026