SOUTHBURY PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Subject to Approval
The Southbury Planning
Commission held their regular meeting on
PRESENT: H. William Davis, Chairman ABSENT: Dan Doherty, Alternate
Edward Gore, Vice Chairman Bob Tendler, Alternate
Gail DePietro, Secretary (arrived
Donald Antilla
Donald Cole
Nancy Clark
Edward Hatfield, Alternate
Also Present: DeLoris
Curtis, AICP, Land Use Administrator, Other Interested Parties and the press.
Chairman Davis called the
meeting to order at
PUBLIC HEARING:
Chairman Davis noted that
this is a continuation of a public hearing.
Gary
Giordano, Professional Engineer & Land Surveyor representing this
application for a 3 lot subdivision gave an update and overview of the changes
that were made as a result of the last meeting.
The open space percentage calculations, identification of trees over 20
inches in diameter, increase of the common driveway to 15 feet and the proposed
retaining walls for lots 1A and 1B were reviewed. Mr. Giordano also addressed comments outlined
in a memorandum received from Public Works Director, Tom Crowe dated
Mr. Giordano requested on
behalf of the applicant the public hearing remain open and be continued while
they await Pomperaug District Department of Health approval.
Chairman Davis opened the
public hearing to the floor for comment.
Bernice Scoville,
Mr. Giordano assured Mrs.
Scoville that the Fire Marshal must be contacted and there are precautions in
place that he will take regarding any blasting that will occur.
In addition, Mrs. Scoville
suggested that a note should be placed on the record map to indicate that all
of the surrounding properties to this proposed subdivision is
in a industrial zone, so that when people go to purchase these lots they will
know that this area could be developed as industrial.
Next, Carol Winship,
Mr. Giordano responded that
this is a zero increase design, there is a crown in
the road, ground infiltration, as well as a swale. The Town consulting engineer has reviewed all
of the measures proposed.
Kippi LaBlanc,
Ron LaBlanc,
Next, Mrs. Scoville noted
that the retaining walls were not approved by Inland Wetlands and asked how
that will be addressed.
Mr. Giordano stated that
once the detailed plans have been approved then they need to go back to Inland
Wetlands for review. To which both Mrs.
LeBlanc and Mrs. Scoville questioned when that would happen and if the adjacent
property owners would be notified, as they were not notified of the previous
Inland Wetlands meetings.
Mrs. Curtis responded that
she is not sure that it would go back to the full Inland Wetlands Commission or
if it would only need to be reviewed by staff.
She read that part of their Resolution with regard to the retaining
walls.
Then members of the
commission questioned Mr. Giordano on comments supplied by Tom Daly, Milone
& MacBroom. It was clarified that
Mr. Daly no longer has those concerns, as they have all been addressed.
Mrs. Curtis asked what the
useable area behind the houses would be with the proposed retaining walls and
if the houses would be relocated. Mr.
Giordano responded that the there would be a 15 foot space between the house
and the retaining wall and that the houses would not be relocated.
Mr. Antilla had a discussion
with Mr. Giordano with regard to the details of the retaining walls. Mr. Giordano suggested that it be made a
requirement that the walls be designed by a professional engineer.
Kippi LeBlanc,
Mrs. Curtis read a letter
received from the Fire Marshal into the record with regard to the turnaround.
In addition, Mrs. Curtis
reported that she had spoken both with Mr. Crowe & Mr. Metcalf and they
indicated to her that they are not aware of any reports of flooding on
A 65 day extension was
granted by the applicant.
Chairman Davis announced
that this public hearing is continued to
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
The public hearing remains
open, therefore no discussion took place.
Site Plan Modifications
- Denmo's - 340 &
The applicant's representative
requested this be carried to
NEW BUSINESS:
Site Plan Modifications
- Raveis - Ground Sign -
Bob Paterson, William
Raveis Real Estate representing this application explained that they would like
to install a ground sign with a painted white brick base with the sign above
being the same color blue as the building. The sign would be internally
lit. It would not hinder the sight line,
and is to be installed in the same location as the previous "stick"
sign.
The members asked that the
Resolution stipulate that the sign color coordinate with the building and that
all lighting be in conformance with the Zoning Regulations, most specifically
regarding intensity.
Motion by Mr. Antilla;
seconded by Ms Clark and passed unanimously to approve Site Plan Modifications
- Raveis - Ground Sign -
Special Exception &
Site Plan - Shakespear's Garden (Hay Fever Farm) -
This application for a
retail garden center was received and a public hearing scheduled for
OTHER BUSINESS:
Referral from Zoning Commission - PDD #3 - Watermark East Hill Woods -
Attorney Gail McTaggart,
Secor, Cassidy & McPartland with Patrick Rose, AIA, Rose Tiso & Co.,LLP gave a full
presentation of the general plan and text amendment to Planned Development
District # 3, The Watermark at East Hill.
PDD #3 was approved in 1981
to provide up to 240 dwelling units, a 35 bed nursing care center and common
facilities. In 1994 it was amended to
add assisted living units. Currently there
are 164 residential dwelling units and 25 assisted living units (counted as 13
under the PDD) for a total of 177, with a 35 bed nursing center.
The proposed amendment
would be for the addition of 28 cottage living units (14 duplexes), the
Assisted Living Villa with 12-24 units and the restructuring of the four
existing buildings with a total population of 212 units. There does not appear to be any significant
impact on the site layout and the overall coverage remains below that
permitted. Mr. Rose stated that as many trees as possible will be left
untouched.
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Zoning Commission.
Motion by Ms DePietro;
seconded by Dr. Gore and passed unanimously to forward a favorable response to
the Zoning Commission for approval of General Plan & Text Amendment to PDD
#3 The Watermark at East Hill - East Hill Road.
Referral
from Zoning Commission - Zoning Amendment - Farmer's Market.
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Zoning Commission.
Motion by Mr. Antilla;
seconded by Dr. Gore and passed unanimously to forward a favorable response to
the Zoning Commission for Proposed Zoning Amendment - Farmer's Markets.
Referral from Zoning
Commission - Zoning Amendment - Aquifer Protection District #2:
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Zoning Commission.
Motion by Ms DePietro;
seconded by Mr. Cole and passed unanimously to forward a favorable response to
the Zoning Commission for Zoning Text & Map Amendment - Aquifer Protection
District #2.
8-24 Referral
from Board of Selectmen - Request to
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Ms DePietro;
seconded by Mr. Cole and passed unanimously to forward to the Board of
Selectmen a recommendation to deny the Request to Purchase Town Owned Property
- Scosta - Peach Orchard - Map 12, Block 2, Lot 11 - West Flat Hill Road.
Subdivision Regulation
Updates:
Section
4 and the Administrative Policies were reviewed with proposed changes to be
incorporated and a final draft prepared.
It
was decided that a public hearing should be scheduled for
Correspondence, Minutes
and Bills:
Correspondence was received
from Hugh Sullivan addressed to DeLoris Curtis regarding Streetscape. The members were in agreement with the points
that Mr. Sullivan raised concerning the streetscape program along
A copy of a letter Mark
Cody addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bette regarding
The members expressed their
disappointment and concern that the streetscape sidewalk along the front of
this property has not been installed.
This is the last
section to be completed for the entire length of
Correspondence was also
received from Franz Pielmeier and Nancy Cole.
Motion by Ms DePietro;
seconded by Mr. Antilla and passed unanimously to approve the following bill as
presented:
Stuart Somers, PE (P.O.
#050687) $250.00
Milone & MacBroom (P.O.
#050616) $360.10
Motion by Dr. Gore;
seconded by Mr. Antilla and passed unanimously to approve the Minutes of
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
____________________
Nancy van Norden
SOUTHBURY PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Subject to Approval
The Southbury Planning
Commission held their regular meeting on
PRESENT: H. William Davis, Chairman ABSENT: Don Cole
Edward Gore, Vice
Chairman Dan Doherty, Alternate
Gail DePietro, Secretary
Donald Antilla
Nancy Clark
Edward Hatfield, Alternate
Bob Tendler, Alternate
Also Present: DeLoris Curtis, AICP, Land Use Administrator,
Other Interested Parties and the press.
Chairman Davis called the
meeting to order at
PUBLIC HEARING:
Chairman Davis read the
Legal Notice into the minutes.
Gary Giordano, Professional
Engineer & Land Surveyor representing the applicant, Angelo Makris gave a
full presentation of a proposed three lot subdivision on Hollow Swamp Road,
South Britain Road and Horse Fence Hill Road.
One lot is proposed on
Further, CT DOT Permit for
the curb cut on RT 172,
Chairman Davis read into
the record a letter received from Bernice Scoville, dated
He then opened the hearing
to the floor for public comment. A
dialogue between the engineer and the following public participants took place.
First, Carol Winship,
Next, Kippi LeBlanc,
Bernice Scoville,
Ron LaBlanc,
Ian Pharo,
Mr. Giordano answered the
questions and concerns and repeatedly stated that these were all issued
addressed with the Inland Wetlands Commission.
When the residents were
asked if they had attended the wetlands meeting when this was before them, they
responded that no, they did not, as they were never notified of the meeting and
were told to watch the paper for a notice, which did not appear.
Mrs. LaBlanc and Mr. Pharo
questioned if there would be blasting and if so, what the procedure would
be. To which Mr. Giordano answered that
yes, he would assume that there would be blasting and that a pre-blast
inspection would be required of homes within a certain distance. The Fire
Marshal would be better able to answer questions of procedure for pre-blast
inspections. In addition, questions of the construction phasing and soil
placement during construction were raised.
Mrs. LaBlanc further stated
that they have concerns with the placement of the septic system on
A resident of
Members asked for
clarification on the retaining walls; height, length, material and location, as
well as, the need for a cul-de-sac on the common driveway and expressed
concerns with the size of the backyards, cuts and fills and the sight lines for
the driveways.
With the number of
outstanding issues, it was determined that the public hearing should remain
open and be carried to May. They
requested Mr. Giordano to submit details of the proposed retaining walls,
mapping of all large trees on the site, open space calculations
(dry/wet/slopes) and the length of the common driveway and the requirements
from the Fire Marshal.
In addition, they requested
that the plans be further reviewed by town consultants with regard to the sight
lines for the driveways and the culvert on
Chairman Davis stated for
the record that this public hearing is continued to
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
The public hearing remains
open, therefore no discussion took place.
Site Plan Modifications
-
Chairman Davis read a draft
Resolution into the minutes.
Motion by Mr. Antilla;
seconded by Ms DePietro and passed unanimously to approve Site Plan
Modifications -
NEW BUSINESS:
Site Plan Modification -
Signage - Union Savings Bank -
Herbert Glick, Yush Sign
& Display Co., Inc. representing Union Savings Bank presented pictures of
the proposed change to the signage on the front of the building from the
individual channel letter sign to a single internally illuminated sign cabinet.
After discussion, it was
evident that the members were not in favor of the proposed change to the
sign. It was decided that the
application as submitted would be denied, with the record reflecting that Mr.
Glick could proceed with repairing the existing channel letters opaque faces
with new translucent day(black) night(white) acrylic faces and repair the
internal lighting of same as necessary to be more uniformly lit at night.
Mrs. Curtis will draft a
Resolution to document the decision.
Motion
by Mrs. Clark; seconded by Ms DePietro and passed unanimously to deny Site Plan
Modifications - Sign Cabinet - Union Savings Bank,
Site Plan Modification -
Denmo's - 340 &
There was no one present to
represent this application.
Mrs. Curtis explained that
Mr. Lucarelli, the owner of 340 and
OTHER BUSINESS:
Subdivision Regulation
Updates:
This is carried to
Request for Bond Release
- Street Trees - Country Woods Estates -
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Board of Selectmen into the minutes.
Motion by Ms DePietro;
seconded by Mr. Tendler and passed unanimously to approve Bond Release - Street
Trees - Country Woods Subdivision,
Request for Bond
Reduction - Soil Erosion Control & Common Driveway - Summa Subdivision -
Chairman Davis read a draft
letter addressed to the Board of Selectmen into the minutes.
Motion by Mrs. Clark;
seconded by Ms DePietro and passed unanimously to approve Bond Reduction - Soil
Erosion Control & Common Driveway - Summa Subdivision, Old Waterbury Road
& Reservoir Road subject to modifications and administrative requirements.
Correspondence, Minutes
and Bills:
Correspondence was received
from First Selectman Mark Cooper regarding the newly vacated building that was
leased by Barbara Horvath (Berry Farm), as a possible temporary storage shed
for sports equipment.
The members agreed that
provided that this is strictly a temporary solution with an ending date of
In
addition, for safety reasons the rest of the site should be cleaned up and
cleared.
Correspondence was also
received from Franz Pielmeier.
Motion by Dr. Gore;
seconded by Mrs. Clark and passed unanimously to approve the following bills as
presented:
Murtha Cullina (Legal
Services - Lapke) $
100.00
Motion by Dr. Gore;
seconded by Mr. Tendler and passed unanimously to approve the Minutes of
There being no further
business, the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
____________________
Nancy van Norden
SOUTHBURY PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Subject to Approval
The Southbury Planning
Commission held their regular meeting on
PRESENT: H. William Davis, Chairman ABSENT: Gail DePietro,
Secretary
Edward Gore, Vice Chairman Donald Cole
Donald Antilla
Nancy Clark
Edward Hatfield, Alternate
Dan Doherty, Alternate
Bob Tendler, Alternate
Also Present: DeLoris
Curtis, AICP, Land Use Administrator and Other Interested Parties.
Chairman Davis called the
meeting to order at
NEW BUSINESS:
Site Plan Modifications
- Exterior Color Changes -
Bob Paterson, William
Raveis Real Estate representing this application explained that they wished to
change the approved color scheme from tan and sand tones to Benjamin Moore
"Van Courtland Blue" with white trim.
The brick areas would also be painted white and the windows have now
been replaced with white casings. The reason for the proposed change is so this
building will be in keeping with the established corporate colors of William
Raveis.
Motion by Mrs. Clark;
seconded by Dr. Gore and passed unanimously to approve Site Plan Modifications
- Exterior Color Change -
The approving Resolution of
Mrs.
Curtis gave a brief outline and presented the submitted plans for this proposed
3 lot subdivision. It was noted that
correspondence and phone calls have been received from neighbors of this
proposed development, voicing concerns.
Based on this information the commission decided that a public hearing
should be held, even though this is for only 3 lots. In addition, it was decided that a site visit
would be held on
Site Plan Modifications -
Hugh Sullivan, BSA explained that the human resource center, retail section a