TOP STORY: Old Lyme Pumps Brakes on New Gas Stations
OLD LYME–Gas stations will be officially excised from the local zoning regulations, effective Aug. 11.
The Zoning Commission on Monday voted unanimously to amend the regulations to strike gas stations from the list of businesses that can operate in town.
Land Use Coordinator Eric Knapp said that means the existing four gas stations in town will remain, but no more will be allowed.
Gas stations were previously confined to Halls Road and certain parts of Shore Road.
Applications for new or improved gas stations are controversial in a town where residents have long objected to development that would entice drivers to get off Interstate 95 rather than continuing on to points north or south.
There was no comment at Monday evening’s public hearing.
The Planning Commission in a unanimous vote last month found the move consistent with the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development. The document, updated every 10 years, is meant to guide the community’s growth based on the vision of those who live there.
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