The owners of a nearly nine-acre vacant property in northeastern New Canaan are seeking permission to subdivide the parcel into two residential lots.
Located in New Canaan’s four-acre zone, the 8.94-acre North Wilton Road property borders Wilton to the east as well as single-family residential properties, including vacant parcels, according to a project narrative filed with the Planning & Zoning Commission.
“The property contains a wetland system within the southern portion of the parcel including a watercourse that flows southwest into the parcel to the south,” said the narrative, filed by New Canaan-based Keith E. Simpson Associates, a prominent landscape architecture and environmental landscape planning firm. “The parcel previously contained an existing residence served by a well and septic system. The residence, including the septic tank and related infrastructure, was demolished and removed in 2024.”
The proposed subdivision calls for two new parcels of 4.05 and 4.89 acres.
P&Z is expected to take up the application at its March 31 meeting.
The property was purchased for $1.1 million two years ago by a limited liability company, tax records show. The principal of the LLC is a former New Canaan resident, according to Connecticut Secretary of the State records.
According to the project narrative, the house “has been tested for feasibility of potential future septic systems” and the application includes engineering plans “showing the test pit locations and test results, and conceptual designs for a 6-bedroom septic system on each new parcel.”
“All improvements shown are conceptual to indicate feasibility of future development only; no new improvements are proposed at this time,” it said.