Legislation Details

File #: LM-2026-0109    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: In Committee
File created: 3/12/2026 In control: Legislation Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Title: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 42, TABLE 3. USE TABLE, PARAGRAPH V OF THE NEW HAVEN ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT CULTURAL ACTIVITIES NOT CARRIED ON AS A GAINFUL BUSINESS, INCLUDING ART GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS, TO BE DESIGNATED AS-OF-RIGHT IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (IL) DISTRICT
Attachments: 1. Cover Letter_Lost in New Haven Zoning Change, 2. Attachment B - Order, 3. 12W3576-CWK Petition for Zoning Text A, 4. Schedule A - Use Table, 5. 12W3718-Application to the BOA for a T, 6. 1681-05 Text Amendment for Cultural Activities in IL zone BOA Rev2_SignedLB, 7. Ordinance Pertaining to the Transfer of Boards and Commissions from the Charter to the Code of Ordinances.pdf, 8. 12W3576-CWK Petition for Zoning Text A, 9. 260505 LEG Lost in NH Presentation Binder, 10. 260505 LEG Lost in NH Presentation Slides, 11. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - Clifton Watson, 12. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - David I. Newton, 13. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - Elvert Eden, 14. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - Erik Clemons, 15. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - Hope Chavez, 16. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - John Wareck, 17. 260505 LEG Public Testimony - Supporting IL Zoning Change - Milda Torres McClain - Music Haven
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ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 42, TABLE 3. USE TABLE, PARAGRAPH V OF THE NEW HAVEN ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT CULTURAL ACTIVITIES NOT CARRIED ON AS A GAINFUL BUSINESS, INCLUDING ART GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, AND MUSEUMS, TO BE DESIGNATED AS-OF-RIGHT IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (IL) DISTRICT
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WHEREAS, pursuant to 1925 Special Act No. 490 ?5, Article XIII ?2 of the Charter of the City of New Haven, and ? 64(d)(1) of the Zoning Ordinance, City of New Haven (the "Zoning Ordinance"), Lost in New Haven, Inc. LLC ("Petitioner") filed with the New Haven City Clerk for transmission to the Board of Alders a Petition (the "Petition") requesting that the Board of Alders amend the text of the New Haven Zoning Ordinance, Section 42, Table 3, Use Table, Paragraph V to permit Cultural activities not carried on as a gainful business, including art galleries, libraries and museums, to be permitted as-of-right in the Light Industrial (IL) Districts, as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto (the "Text Amendment"); and

WHEREAS, on ______, 2026 pursuant to the City of New Haven Charter and the Zoning Ordinance, the Board of Alders referred the Petition to the New Haven City Plan Commission for a public hearing and for their advice;
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WHEREAS, on _______ , the City Plan Commission following its public hearing rendered an advisory report to the Board of Alders after considering the factors set forth in ? 64(d)(2) of the Zoning Ordinance recommending _______ of the Petition, City Plan Commission Report No. ______

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WHEREAS, following the public hearing of the Board of Alders Legislation Committee on _______ , the Committee issued a _____ report; and WHEREAS, the Board of Alders finds that the Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance requested in the Petition is in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan of Development and the Comprehensive Plan for the City of New Haven, as such an amendment will facilitate the repurposing of vacant industria...

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