REGULAR MEETING

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 7:00 P.M.

 

New Town Hall

Conference Room

40 Main Street

North Stonington, CT  06359

 

 

MINUTES APPROVED ~ DECEMBER 4, 2014

 

 

1.    CALL MEETING TO ORDER:  Chairman Lou Steinbrecher called the Regular Meeting of the North Stonington Planning & Zoning Commission to order on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 7:04 p.m. at the New Town Hall, Conference Room. 

 

       COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:  Lou Steinbrecher, Chairman, Joseph Siner, Secretary, Wayne Wilkinson and Alternate Member and Pat Lewis   

 

       COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:  Elaine Boissevain, Vice-Chair, Ann Brown and Alternate Members Julie Lanier and Ed McGowan   

  

        STAFF PRESENT:  Sr. Planner & Zoning Official Juliet Hodge and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Konsavitch

 

2.  ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:       

 

3.  PUBLIC COMMENT:       

 

Madeline Jeffery asked the Commission if the Fee-in-lieu of open space went into an open space fund.  The Commission said that it did.

 

4.  WORKSHOP:

 

A.  Madeline Jeffery to discuss neighborhood meetings

 

Ms. Jeffery stated she would like to start the neighborhood meeting again and have them held in different parts of Town.  With the POCD completed, and with Juliet Leeming Hodge, who was encouraging, supportive, and participating all along through Planning & Zoning, this will be a good time to re-create the Neighborhoods concept with volunteer and interested leaders and not as part of a Town Hall Commission.  The Planning & Zoning members present gave their support.

 

B.  Tim Suchocki to discuss Richard White property

 

Mr. Suchocki was unable to attend, ZEO Hodge stated that Mr. Suchocki will be doing the excavation work for the Emergency Services Building.  They have 50,000 cubic yards of fill that needs to be removed.  Mr. White has a restoration plan that needs to be completed.  ZEO Hodge stated that Mr. Suchocki would like to take some of the fill to White’s property, mix it what he has to get rid of and truck it away.  The Commission agreed that this would be acceptable.  ZEO Hodge also stated that the Grange would be coming in for an excavation permit in the future to extend one of their rings and using the fill from the EMS building site.

 

5.  PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

SPEC #14-079 (Special Permit) Application of HSB Partners, LLC, P.O. Box 98, North Franklin, CT  06254 for the construction of a 27,221 square foot warehouse distribution facility on property owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe at 41 Norwich-Westerly Road, North Stonington, CT  06359 in an OR/AP Zone.  Tax Map #122, Parcel #0574 (NO ACTION NEEDED); PH scheduled to open on 12/04/14; Commission received on 11/06/14 & PH must close on or by 1/07/15)

6.  PLANNING ISSUES & DISCUSSION:   

 

Zoning Regulation Update

 

ZEO Hodge discussed with the Commission signage, application forms and excavation.

 

7.  SENIOR PLANNER & ZONING OFFICIAL’S REPORT/ISSUES:   

 

8.  NEW APPLICATIONS:  None     

 

9.   OLD BUSINESS:  None

 

10.  NEW BUSINESS:   

 

Request for a 90-day filing extension of the approved Subdivision/Special Permit SUB/SPEC #14-047 (Spalding Pond) Application of Green Falls Associates, LLC Profit Sharing Plan, P.O. Box 335, Gales Ferry, CT  06335 for a 4-Lot subdivision with a proposed shared driveway on property located on the west side of Boombridge Rd. & the south side of Clarks Falls Rd. in an R-80, AP Zone.  Tax Map #97, Parcel #0360 (Plan must be recorded in 90-days on or by 12/10/14; additional 90-day extension to 3/10/15)

 

MOTION by J. Siner, SECOND by W. Wilkinson to approve the request for a 90-day filing extension of the approved Subdivision/Special Permit SUB/SPEC #14-047 (Spalding Pond) Application of Green Falls Associates, LLC Profit Sharing Plan, P.O. Box 335, Gales Ferry, CT  06335 for a 4-Lot subdivision with a proposed shared driveway on property located on the west side of Boombridge Rd. & the south side of Clarks Falls Rd. in an R-80, AP Zone.  Tax Map #97, Parcel #0360 (Plan must be recorded in 90-days on or by 12/10/14; additional 90-day extension to 3/10/15) MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

11.  REVIEW MINUTES:     

 

Regular Meeting of 11/06/14

 

The Commission accepted the minutes of 11/06/14 as submitted.

 

12.  ADJOURNMENT:

 

MOTION by W. Wilkinson, SECOND by J. Siner to adjourn the meeting at 9:17 p.m.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Cheryl Konsavitch

 

Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant

Planning & Zoning Office