The Planning and Zoning Commission kicked off fall 2025 with a short, stage-setting meeting on Monday, Sept. 8. Town Planner Michael Wrinn gave a summary of the projects currently underway in town.
There were also two administrative announcements about projects long in the works:
- Wrinn shared the news that Wilton’s OpenGov online permit system will go into effect on Oct. 15. This new system will streamline the permit application process for applicants and town staff alike.
- After a short executive session in which the commission was expected to select a winning firm for the contract to update the town’s zoning code, Chair Rick Tomasetti instead announced that P&Z had opted to press pause on the effort. He noted that at least three seats on the commission will turn over this fall after the town elections and, “it is fair and appropriate for new members to have an opportunity to review [the proposals].” Before moving on, he added that the commission might revisit the RFP itself, which has gone through a rather complex process already, initially envisioned as an update to just signage regulations.
What’s going on with [insert development project here]…
Wrinn kicked things off by reminding the commission of the latest projects in town that are at or nearing completion.
863 Danbury Rd.
Connecticut Humane Society’s new pet resource center opened at the end of August, the culmination of a two-year, $15.3 million development effort. The facility will be a hub for pet adoption as well as preventative and affordable veterinary care, behavioral support, community outreach and foster coordination.
Wrinn called it, “a beautiful facility.”
241 Danbury Rd.
The new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meeting house across from Town Hall topped out in April, with the addition of its steeple. Services are now offered on Sundays and the Wilton Ward will serve approximately 250 members of the LDS church from Wilton, Weston, Ridgefield and Redding.
187 Danbury Rd.
Strong Start Childcare Center opened its doors recently, offering a new Reggio-inspired early childhood and education program just down Wolfpit Rd. from Miller-Driscoll Elementary School. Serving infants through preschool-age children, the center is currently accepting enrollments.
Wrinn then moved on to the projects currently under construction.
64 Danbury Rd.
The 93-unit, townhouse-style multifamily complex that survived multiple rounds of architectural redesign and an at-times contentious inlands wetlands review is now framed up. Construction is visible from Danbury Rd.
131 Danbury Rd.
Further up Danbury Rd., next door to the 174-unit Riverside Wilton complex that opened last year, the 208-unit project at 131 Danbury Rd. has laid its foundations.
77 Danbury Rd. and 20 Westport Rd.
ASML is busy with upgrades to two sites in Wilton, including its 100,000 square foot addition at the 77 Danbury Rd. campus.
12 Godfrey Pl.
Wilton Lofts, the controversial 8-30g project behind the library in Wilton Center is putting on its final finishes, according to Wrinn. The building’s website notes that leasing would begin “this summer.”
240 Danbury Rd.
After delays, the new headquarters of the Wilton Police Department is on track for completion in November, Wrinn stated. In her July update, First Selectman Toni Boucher described the new facility as “a transition from a dark, cramped workspace built in the 1970’s to house 25 men and 1970’s technology, to a thoroughly modern, efficient, bright, airy, professional headquarters.”
Finally, Wrinn ran through projects that the Commission has approved but that have not yet broken ground, including 15 Old Danbury Rd., the 208-unit multifamily complex planned for the site across from the Wilton MetroNorth station. Wrinn noted that there were “no updates on River Rd.,” presumably referring to Kimco’s redevelopment of the southern portion of its Wilton Center campus into a 158-unit two-building complex at 21 River Rd. The proposal was approved by P&Z last fall.
He also mentioned that the hotel project at the former iPark site appears to be on pause. “I suspect given the market,” he said, “we probably won’t see much on that.”
Looking Ahead
Wrinn reminded the commission that two projects have completed their pre-application reviews and will soon be back to P&Z with formal applications:
- 345 Belden Hill Rd.: The proposed elder care facility at the School Sisters of Notre Dame site, which is expected to be back to P&Z in November after Architecture Review Board review
- 254 Danbury Rd.: The adaptive reuse and multifamily complex at the former Baptist Church, which has been heard at the Water Pollution Control Authority
The next meeting of the Wilton Planning & Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that the OpenGov online permit system would go into effect on Sept. 15. It has been updated to reflect that the launch date is Oct. 15.