Suffield zoning panel delays hearing on 100-unit affordable housing plan to Nov. 16

SUFFIELD - The Planning and Zoning Commission voted Oct. 19 to push the public hearing on a proposed 100-unit apartment development off South Main Street to its Nov. 16 meeting, according to draft minutes. The minutes say the applicant, MI 22, LLC, asked for the delay.

The application was filed under Section 8-30g of state law, the affordable housing statute, for an unaddressed parcel behind 156 South Main Street, the minutes show.

The commission also voted to accept a proposed zoning text change that would raise the maximum density for assisted-living facilities in residential and commercial zones from 5 to 5.5 units per acre. Its hearing is also set for Nov. 16. The applicant is WELL, LCB Landlord, LLC.

Planning Director Bill Hawkins briefed members on the state's housing growth planning process. He said Suffield will later decide whether to join a regional plan or write its own, the minutes say.

The minutes are not official until the commission accepts them.

Source: Suffield Planning and Zoning Commission, draft minutes of Oct. 19, 2026 regular meeting (https://www.suffieldct.gov/government/agendas-minutes/agendas-minutes-posts/~board/planning-zoning-commission/post/10-19-2026-planning-and-zoning-commission-meeting-minutes; PDF https://www.suffieldct.gov/fs/resource-manager/view/214ec6f3-0def-4a2c-9a03-e51de03a5da6).

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