REGULAR MEETING

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 7:00 P.M.

 

New Town Hall

                                                                Conference Room

40 Main Street

North Stonington, CT  06359

 

 

DRAFT MINUTES

 

1.   CALL MEETING TO ORDER:  Chairman L. Steinbrecher called the Regular Meeting of the North Stonington Planning & Zoning Commission to order on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the New Town Hall, Conference Room. 

 

       COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:  Lou Steinbrecher, Chairman, Elaine Boissevain, Vice-Chair, Joseph Siner, Secretary, Ann Brown, and Wayne Wilkinson

 

       COMMISSIONERS ABSENT:  Alternate Members Ed McGowan, Pat Lewis and Julie Lanier

       

       STAFF PRESENT:  Planning, Development & Zoning Official Juliet Hodge & Administrative Assistant Cheryl Konsavitch

 

2.   ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:  None

 

3.   PUBLIC COMMENT:  None

 

4.  COMMISSION REVIEW:

 

SPL #17-006 (Site-Plan) Application of Mark Fisher, TO Design, LLC, 114 West Main Street, #202, New Britain, CT  06051 for property owned by the Town of North Stonington to expand the gymatorium to include classrooms & the elementary school will be expanded & renovated.  A new site circulation system will be implemented along with other site amenities on properties located at 297 & 311 Norwich-Westerly Road, North Stonington, CT  06359 in an R-60/WSPO Zone.  Tax Map #108, Lots #3462 & 3463

(Commission reviewed on 03/02/17 & continued to 04/06/17; Application received on 02/09/17 & Commission must act on or by 4/14/17)

 

The Commission briefly discussed the engineer’s review they requested, over-flow parking, parcel lines and rain gardens.  The applicant’s will return for the Commission’s April 6^th meeting.

 

 

 

 

5.  PLANNING ISSUES & DISCUSSION:   

 

A.  SCCOG – POCD Update

 

E. Boissevain updated the Commission on the SCCOG-POCD

 

B.  POCD Implementation

 

J. Hodge briefly discussed the POCD implementation

 

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

 

A.  Budget 2017-2018

 

J. Hodge stated the new proposed budget reflects her salary adjustment.

 

B.  ZEO Activity Report

 

J. Hodge went over items she has been working how and briefly discussed Brewery regulations and Route 2 (Western end) zone change

 

7.   NEW APPLICATIONS:  None 

 

8.  OLD BUSINESS:  None 

  

9.  NEW BUSINESS:  None

 

10.  REVIEW MINUTES:

 

Review minutes of Regular Meeting of 03/02/17

 

The Commission accepted the minutes of 03/02/17 as written

 

11.  ADJOURNMENT:

 

MOTION by J. Siner, SECOND by W. Wilkinson to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 p.m.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Cheryl Konsavitch

 

Cheryl Konsavitch, Administrative Assistant

Planning & Zoning Office