Town of Goshen
Inland Wetlands Commission
MINUTES for February 4, 2010 @ 7:15 P.M.
Town Hall Conference Room, 42 North Street
1. CALL TO ORDER Thomas Stansfield, Lorraine Lucas, Anthony Savarese, Ray Turri, Martin Connor, AICP Town Planner/Wetlands Enforcement Officer, Excused Martin Bothroyd, Allen Kinsella, Rick Wadhams
2. PUBLIC HEARING: None
3. READING OF THE MINUTES: The Commission received and reviewed the January 7, 2010 Minutes.
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Savarese seconded by Ms. Lucas it was voted to APPROVE the meeting minutes for January 7, 2010. Mr. Turri abstains. All others in favor. Vote Carries.
4. OLD BUSINESS
a. Whitehall Construction LLC, Lot 496, Wellsford Drive, Tax Assessor's Map 5-4 Lot 84, construct dwelling, driveway and utilities. Dennis McMorrow, P.E., Berkshire Engineering & Surveying, was present representing Whitehall Construction LLC to discuss the application with the Commission. He stated that the owner of the property also owns the abutting property. In order to keep the house out of the wetlands they are going to do a lot line adjustment. A Conservation Restriction Area
will be designated to further protect the wetlands. The only wetlands crossing will be in the beginning of the driveway in a previously disturbed wetlands area.
Mr. Connor recommended that the Conservation Area be clearly marked with Conservation markers and a mylar map designating the area be filed on the Land Records along with the Conservation Restriction document. The Applicant agreed to mark the Conservation area with Conservation markers at the Commission’s request, file the map Conservation Restriction document.
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Turri seconded by Mr. Savarese it was voted to APPROVE the application for Whitehall Construction LLC, Lot 496, Wellsford Drive, Tax Assessor's Map 5-4 Lot 84, construct dwelling, driveway and utilities with the condition that the Applicant shall mark the Conservation area with Conservation markers, the Conservation Restriction document shall be filed on the land records along with a Mylar copy of the survey depicting the Conservation Restriction area prior to a Zoning Permit being issued. Vote Unanimous.
5. NEW BUSINESS
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Turri seconded by Mr. Savarese it was voted to ADD TO THE AGENDA an application for Mark Greenberg / 6645 Village Market Place, LLC – Construct building, septic and gravel driveway, 59 Torrington Road. Vote Unanimous.
a. Mark Greenberg / 6645 Village Market Place, LLC – Construct building, septic and gravel driveway, 59 Torrington Road. Ron George, P.E., from CCA, LLC, was present representing the applicant to discuss the application with the Commission. Mr. George explained that the building proposed will be for Mr. Greenberg’s landscaping equipment. There is already and existing gravel driveway that they will be extending. The building will have a bathroom. They had the wetlands reflagged, the building
would be in the upland review area, but it can not be moved back any further due to zoning setbacks.
In order to have the septic approved through Torrington Area Health and not the State Department of Health they would have to add a septic system for this building. If they tie into the existing septic it would be considered a community septic and would require additional approvals.
For the next meeting the applicant will look into rotating the building to move it further away from the wetlands and have Torrington Area Health District Approval for the septic and reserve system.
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Turri seconded by Ms. Lucas it was voted to ACCEPT the application for Mark Greenberg / 6645 Village Market Place, LLC – Construct building, septic and gravel driveway, 59 Torrington Road. Vote Unanimous.
6. INLAND WETLAND’S OFFICER REPORT
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Turri seconded by Mr. Stansfield it was voted to ACCEPT the Inland Wetland’s Officer’s Report. Vote Unanimous.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
Habitat, letter from DEP dated 1/22/10, CT Federation of Lakes, Notice of CAWS Annual meeting, DEP Approval of WLPOA Dredging permit, Notice from Hrica Assoc. work being done in Litchfield 500 feet from town line.
8. ADJOURNMENT
IN A MOTION made by Mr. Savarese it was voted to ADJOURN the meeting at 7:45pm. Vote Unanimous.
Respectfully Submitted
Rista Malanca
Land Use Commission Clerk
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