Commission Continues Mill Road Cluster Hearing to Nov. 5

Planning and Zoning · Meeting of October 15, 2026

Madison Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to continue a hearing on a reduced 14-unit Mill Road cluster housing project to November 5. Attorney Christopher McKeon told the commission the development was cut from 18 to 14 units, "almost a 25 percent reduction." Commissioner John Morgan said the single-street layout with garages facing the road left him "seeing a 14-unit development" rather than a community, while Town Counsel Kari Olson reminded members "it's very, very, very important that you apply the regulations as written" amid a dispute over whether the site meets the regulation's 500-foot distance rule. Engineer Steve Trinkaus, hired by neighbors, argued the stormwater design fails to treat nitrogen and phosphorus; applicant engineer Michael Ott disputed 23 of his review comments.

The commission also scheduled a November 19 hearing on a Summer Hill Road subdivision and approved October 1 meeting minutes, 7-0-0.

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Source: the Planning and Zoning meeting of October 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.