Stratford approves 60‑unit multifamily project at 2590 Main Street with conditions

The Stratford Zoning Commission approved a special permit and site plan June 24 for a 60‑unit multifamily building at 2590 Main Street after the applicant addressed town engineer and staff comments.

Attorney Robert Rosati, representing owner Willie Mallister, told the commission that updated drainage calculations and a revised site plan (June 10) had resolved prior engineering concerns. The applicant said the drawing to be used for permits shows 64 parking spaces, which the town’s parking standard treats as meeting requirements for the 60‑unit project.

Commissioners asked about parking counts, a narrow strip of land adjacent to a cemetery that the applicant plans to use for access/parking, and which Architectural Review Board (ARB) recommendations the developer would accept. Rosati said the applicant had authorization to use the cemetery‑adjacent strip and would incorporate ARB suggestions except a proposed stacked‑stone base, which the applicant said would not fit the chosen exterior materials.

One resident, Amry Erin House, spoke in favor of activating the site and urged the applicant and commission to monitor parking and overflow. Staff recommended approval and noted that final items — a workforce housing compliance plan, DCIA/impervious area calculations and a finalized snow‑management plan — should be submitted prior to building permit issuance.

The commission voted in favor with recorded yes votes from Peter Carroll, Misty Persfield, Linda Manos, Ewald Joseph and Chair Steve Takonia. Conditions of approval require the applicant to correct the parking count on final plans, submit required engineering and workforce‑housing documentation, incorporate ARB recommendations except for the stone base, and follow the town’s erosion and sediment control requirements.

Next steps: The developer will finalize the workforce housing compliance and DCIA calculations before a building permit will be issued; staff will review those documents prior to permit approval.