MINUTES
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room
302 Main Street
I. CALL TO ORDER
Member David H. Wight called the meeting to order at 7:34 P.M.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members
Arcangela Claffey, Secretary
Kingmon Snow, Jr., Regular Member
David Wight, Regular Member
Attendant Staff
Pamela St. Clair, Recording Clerk
III. OLD BUSINESS
No.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. “Old Saybrook Animal Hospital” Sight Plan and Special Exception
21 Spencer Plains Road (Map 25/Lot 23) Gateway Business B-4 District
Applicant: Joseph Fedorich
ACTION: Review and report to Zoning Commission
Seeking approval of proposed building elevation, parking, site, and landscaping plans. A one story addition is to be added in the rear as an animal boarding facility. Materials include soundproofing insulation, cypress siding to match existing façade, birch wood roofing and solar panels. Behind the structure will be a fenced-in dog run.
MOTION to recommend approval as submitted. MOVED by K. Snow; SECONDED by A. Claffey; IN FAVOR: All; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 3-0-0.
B. “Mazda of Old Saybrook” Sign Application
275 Middlesex Turnpike (Map 52/Lot 63-2) Gateway Business B-4 District
Applicant: David Hemming, CT Sign
ACTION: Review and report to Zoning Commission
Seeking approval to relocate an existing KIA sign to the right and install an exterior package to include a 34.25 square foot Mazda sign with channel letters, a 15.66 square foot Old Saybrook sign, and a 20.41 square foot Service sign. All signs to be internally lit.
MOTION to recommend approval as submitted. MOVED by K. Snow; SECONDED by A. Claffey; IN FAVOR: All; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 3-0-0.
V. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Meeting Minutes
MOTION to approve the minutes of September 27, 2010 with an amendment changing mention of the Chamber of Commerce to the Economic Development Committee in regard to the Design Awards Workshop. MOVEDby A. Claffey; SECONDED by K. Snow; IN FAVOR: All; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 3-0-0.
B. Correspondence
None.
- Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
None.
VI. WORKSHOP
Considering the lack of interest in last year’s award ceremony, A. Claffey recommended that in lieu of a ceremony an article written by J. Gibbs could announce the winners in the Events Calendar.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, October 25, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 302 Main Street. MOVED by K. Snow; SECONDED by A. Claffey; IN FAVOR: All; OPPOSED: None; ABSTAINED: None; APPROVED: 3-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pamela St. Clair
ARB Clerk
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