Town staff told the commission Thursday that, as required by a memorandum of understanding tied to the New Canaan Library renovation, the town will commission a parking study to assess supply and demand at the Center School lot now that library parking was reconfigured.
Planning staff said the library received its certificate of occupancy in August and the town authorized a contract with Hardesty & Hanover to produce the study at the library’s expense. The study will evaluate whether the combined municipal/library parking arrangement meets current needs and, if not, recommend mitigation options. Staff said the report will be delivered to the Planning & Zoning Commission for review and a recommendation; possible outcomes include design changes, alternate parking arrangements or revised programming.
The commission was briefed on the schedule and told the civil/parking consultant will report back later this year; no action was required from the commission at the meeting.