MINUTES
Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission
SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
Land Use Office Regular Meeting
Council Chambers December 6, 2012
Primrose Street, Newtown, Connecticut
Present: Ms. Dean, Ms. Brymer, Mr. Porco, Mr. Swift, Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Pozek. Alternate: Mr. Spragg. Also present: George Benson, Land Use Director.
The meeting was opened at 7.37 p.m. Notice is made that the entire meeting was taped and can be heard in the Planning and Zoning Office, Municipal Building, 3 Primrose Street, Newtown, Connecticut
MANDATORY REFERRAL
Mandatory referral under CGS 8-3b from the Town of Bethel for a proposed Special Exception and Excavation & Fill Permit application for property at 82-84 Stony Hill Road, Bethel, CT.
Ms. Dean will write a letter to Bethel on behalf of the Commission stating that the Commission recommends approval of this application.
CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING
Application by Quickcomm, Inc., for a modification to a special exception to construct a parking facility at 12 Turnberry Lane to serve the existing Quickcomm building, located on a adjacent parcel, as shown on a certain set of plans entitled “Project Plan Set Expanded Parking Facility prepared for Quickcomm, Inc., Lot #12 – Turnberry Lane, Sandy Hook, Connecticut” dated August 29, 2012, revised September 13, 2012, scale as noted.
Steven Trinkaus of Trinkaus Engineering, LLC, Southbury, CT. represented the applicant. He noted that the lights will be turned off at 11:00 p.m. each night. There will be a bioretention area of grass, etc. There will be five fewer lights than originally proposed. Construction will begin right away.
The hearing was closed at 8:00 p.m.
Ms. Brymer moved the following:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission that the application by Quickcomm, Inc., for a modification to a special exception to construct a parking facility at 12 Turnberry Lane to serve the existing Quickcomm building, located on a adjacent parcel, as shown on a certain set of plans entitled “Project Plan Set Expanded Parking Facility prepared for Quickcomm, Inc., Lot #12 – Turnberry Lane, Sandy Hook, Connecticut” dated August 29, 2012, last revised November 19, 2012, scale as noted.
SHALL BE APPROVED
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the application is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Town of Newtown Plan of Conservation and Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission finds that the application meets the standards and criteria for a special exception as set forth in Section 11 of the Zoning Regulations and the application to be consistent with the M-4 and F&R 1 zones.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this approval shall become effective on December 17, 2012.
Seconded by Mr. Mulholland
Vote: Ms. Dean Yes
Ms. Brymer Yes
Mr. Mulholland Yes
Mr. Porco Yes
Mr. Pozek Yes
Mr. Swift Yes
Mr. Spragg Yes
Motion approved.
PUBLIC HEARING
Application by the Town of Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission for update to the Town of Newtown Plan of Conservation and Development as contained in a draft document entitled ”Plan of Conservation and Development 2012 Draft Article V “Achieving the Vision: Housing,” dated August 23, 2012.
Discussion followed which completed the Commission’s work on this section.
PUBLIC HEARING (Continued)
APPLICATION BY THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR UPDATE TO THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
There will be public hearings on December 20, 2012 on the following sections:
Conservation and Natural Resources
Open Space
The Borough (the Borough has responded with comments on this section)
Future Land Use
Economic Development (Liz Stocker to review)
Transportation
The Town Clerk will be asked to publish the drafts of the above sections on the Town website.
Mary Wilson, Chairman of the Conservation Commission and member Joe Hovious indicated that they are not happy with the way that the POCD is being reviewed.
COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
LAND USE AGENCY DIRECTOR’S COMMENTS
Mr. Benson had no comments for this meeting
MINUTES.
The minutes of the November 15, 2012 meeting will be tabled until the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Pozek made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Swift. The motion was unanimously approved.
The meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m.
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