Minutes For The
Inland Wetlands - Environment Commission Of
The Town Of East Hartford
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm the in the Town Council Chambers the 2nd Floor of the East Hartford Town Hall.
PRESENT
Chairman Judith Shanahan
Cmsr. John Morrison
Alt. Cmsr. Mary Manns
Cmsr. Daniel O’Dea
Cmsr. Stephen Roczynski
Csmr. Richard Rivera
Cmsr. Peter Gero
ABSENT
Cmsr. Steve Watkins
Alt. Cmsr. Ashley Stewart
Chairman Judith Shanahan appointed Alt. Cmsr. Mary Manns a voting member for the evening.
Also present: Denise Horan, Town Engineer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Cmsr. Morrison moved to APPROVE the November 26th, 2013 regular meeting minutes
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstained
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to APPROVE the January 28th, 2014 regular meeting minutes
Cmsr. Morrison seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstained
OLD BUISNESS
- File #2014-002, Application of The Pentecostals of Greater Hartford to conduct a regulated activity in the inland wetland upland review area associated with the construction of a new 14,000 square foot building and proposed 288-space parking lot at 449 Rear Goodwin Street.
Michael Whelton spoke on behalf of the application.
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to REMOVE the application from the table
Cmsr. Morrison seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
Cmsr. Morrison moved to APPROVE the application with the following conditions:
The permit is non-transferable without the written consent of the Designated Agent.
Proper erosion controls are to be maintained at all times.
All work in the Inland Wetlands and/or upland review zone must be commenced within five (5) years from the effective date. The activity must be completed within one (1) year from the commencement of the activity.
Written notice shall be submitted to the Town Engineer 48 hours prior to the starting date of the approved activity.
In evaluating this application, the Inland Wetlands Commission has relied on information provided by the applicant, and if such information subsequently proves to be false, deceptive, incomplete and/or inaccurate, this permit shall be modified, suspended or revoked.
Approval is granted as per plans submitted with the application with revisions dated March 10, 2014 and with the below comments.
Final plans are to be signed and stamped by the Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, or Architect licensed in the state of Connecticut who is responsible for the work.
Provide a narrative description of the project.
Label the assessor’s map & lot numbers on the plan.
Provide a separate set of final plans for each application.
Indicate with bold lines the wetlands boundary and wetland’s upland review areas on the Drawings. See attached Wetland Map Amendment for Salvatore Amato, dated February 2007, by Baystate Environmental Consultants. Of particular note is the 200-ft setback for the uplands review area on the south side of the property.
Clarify contours so that new contours stand out from the existing, since drainage direction is important to the wetlands.
Indicate Owner’s and Applicant’s Name, Address (home or business), and telephone on drawings (Town Inland Wetlands Regulations Sections 8.4a and 8.4b).
Verify the area in square feet or acres of disturbance in wetlands and uplands review area (8.4d).
Provide details of proposed erosion and sedimentation controls. (8.4e)
Provide addresses of property owners and the names and property owners of the properties at the southern end of Southwood Lane, Amato Circle, and to the south of the Application property on Drawing No. 2 (8.4i).
Provide 1 to 2-ft contours for the existing and proposed grades on drawings based on the North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD ’88) with North American Datum 1983 (NAD ’83) coordinates and reference these datums on the Drawings.
Add spot grades to the grading plan – corners of the proposed building, corners of parking lots, drainage divides, etc.
Add all necessary construction details. Refer to the Town’ Manual of Technical Design.
Indicate FEMA flood hazard zone on map. There is a Zone A on the south side of the property.
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
- File # 2014-003 - Application of Jonathan Keane to transfer ownership of a previous permit from Talyah Home Improvement, LLC for the construction of a new single family house to be located at 224 Hills Street (file #2012-019).
Jonathan Keane spoke on behalf of the application.
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to REMOVE the application from the table
Cmsr. Gero seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to APPROVE the application with the following conditions:
- The permit is non-transferable without the written consent of the Designated Agent.
- Proper erosion controls are to be maintained at all times.
- All work in the Inland Wetlands and/or upland review zone must be commenced within five (5) years from the effective date. The activity must be completed within one (1) year from the commencement of the activity.
- Written notice shall be submitted to the Town Engineer 48 hours prior to the starting date of the approved activity.
- In evaluating this application, the Inland Wetlands Commission has relied on information provided by the applicant, and if such information subsequently proves to be false, deceptive, incomplete and/or inaccurate, this permit shall be modified, suspended or revoked.
- Approval is granted as per plans submitted with the application revisions dated September 7, 2012
Cmsr. Roczynski seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
NEW BUSINESS
A. File # 2014-005 – Application by Benjamin Levin on behalf of the Metropolitan District (MDC) for performing a regulated activity in the upland review area north of the Hockanum River. The regulated activity includes cutting and filling activities required for the rehabilitation and upgrades planned at the MDC’s Burnside Avenue Wastewater Sanitary Sewer Pump Station.
Cmsr. Morrison moved to RECEIVE this application
Cmsr. O’Dea seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstentions
The Commission did not deem this to be a significant impact.
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to TABLE this application to the next regular meeting April 22, 2014 @ 7:30 pm
Alt. Cmsr. Manns seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, None Abstention
MISCELLANEOUS
None
AGENT APPROVALS
File #2014-004, Application of United International Corporation to conduct a regulated activity within the Inland Wetlands upland review area in conjunction with the replacement of a sanitary sewer and house services to right-of-way in Summerset Drive in the vicinity of house numbers 81, 82, 94, 99 and 102 plus rear #1120 Silver Lane.
OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK
None
COMMUNICATIONS
The Northeast’s Premiere Hetical Pile Installers Post Card
AQUARION Water Company: Info about the Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards Program.
CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Training DVDs
CT Land Conservation Council 2014 Conference
CAWS Annual Meeting: the Latest in Wetland Science
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Notice of Intent to Modify Gerneral Permit for water Resources Construction activities for Compliance with 2013 Legislative Changes.
REPORTS
None
APPROVAL OF THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT
1. Commission Clerk $120.00
2. Hartford Courant $138.09
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to PAY the bills
Cmsr. Gero seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
ADJOURNMENT
Cmsr. O’Dea moved to ADJOURN
Cmsr. Roczynski seconded
All in Favor, None Opposed, No Abstentions
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Lucie Tarbell
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