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I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman, Robert McIntyre, called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Attendant Members Absent Members
Robert McIntyre, Chairman Craig Cooke, Alternate Member
Janis Esty, Vice Chairman Marilyn Milliken, Alt Member
Salvatore Aresco, Regular Member Bradford Thorpe, Alt Member
Judith Gallicchio, Regular Member
Robert Missel, Regular Member
Attendant Staff
Kathy Noyes, Recording Clerk
III. REGULAR BUSINESS
A. Minutes
MOTION to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2008 meeting with the following correction: on page 2, in motion 3, amend motion to delete the words “on 2/5/08.” MADE By R. Missel. SECONDED by J. Gallicchio. VOTED IN FAVOR: S. Aresco, J. Gallicchio, R. McIntyre, J. Esty, R. Missel. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5 -0-0.
B. Correspondence
Members’ packets contain the following: bills from Branse, Willis & Knapp dated 2/1/08, a copy of the budget, minutes from the Zoning Commission, a newsletter of the CT DEP called “Sound Outlook”, the winter 2008 CT Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies Quarterly Newsletter, a Report of the Responsible Growth Task Force to Governor M. Jodi Rell dated 2/4/08, a letter from Paul Stacey, Director Planning and Standards Division Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse to Walter Harris, Secretary OSZC re: Approval of Town of Old Saybrook’s Aquifer Protection Regulations dated 1/24/08.
MOTION to pay bills dated 2/1/08 from Branse, Willis and Knapp as follows: # 17525 for $29.00, #17526 for $29.00 and #17527 for $58.00. MADE By S. Aresco. SECONDED by R. Missel. VOTED IN FAVOR: R. Missel, S. Aresco, J. Gallicchio, R. McIntyre, J. Esty. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5 -0-0.
C. Committee, Representative & Staff Reports
There were no committee, representative or staff reports.
IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS
V. OLD BUSINESS
MOTION to amend agenda to move Item B. under Old Business “Island Cove Too, LLC” Special Exception & Coastal Site Plan Review – 7,200 s.f. boat service/storage warehouse w/ attached 1,250 s.f. office; Fourth Avenue Extension (Map 59 / Lots 61, 62 & 63) Gateway Zone MC, Applicant: Island Cove Too LLC before Item A. Petition to Amend Text Changes to the Old Saybrook Zoning Regulations. MADE By S. Aresco. SECONDED by J. Gallicchio. VOTED IN FAVOR: R. Missel, S. Aresco, J. Gallicchio, R. McIntyre, J. Esty. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5 -0-0.
B. “Island Cove Too, LLC” Special Exception & Coastal Site Plan Review – 7,200 s.f. boat service/storage warehouse w/ attached 1,250 s.f. office
Fourth Avenue Extension (Map 59 / Lots 61, 62 & 63)
Gateway Zone MC
Applicant: Island Cove Too, LLC
Thomas Shuck, the engineer, presented for the applicant. John Manafort, the owner was also present.
T. Shuck presented his revised and updated drawings which included changes such as additional windows, additional lighting, painting around the roof, more detail of exterior doors, and a detailed landscape plan.
Commission members were pleased with the updates, particularly in terms of aesthetics, how the proposal will fit into the existing neighborhood, and how it conforms with the Plan of Conservation and Development.
MOTION to send a favorable referral to the Zoning Commission for “Island Cove Too, LLC” Special Exception & Coastal Site Plan Review – 7,200 s.f. boat service/storage warehouse w/ attached 1,250 s.f. office; Fourth Avenue Extension (Map 59 / Lots 61, 62 & 63) Gateway Zone MC, Applicant: Island Cove Too LLC in that it is consistent with the Plan of Conservation and Development particularly Economic Development Goals, “Diversified tax base in Old Saybrook” and “Employment choice for local residents”, and Economic Development Policy, “To observe the following order of priorities in future economic development: Services for residents including employment opportunities, Promotion of coastal resort features and maritime commerce,
Reinforcement of community image, and A balance between seasonal activity and jobs in manufacturing and commercial distribution.”, and Water Resources Policy, “To give high priority and preference to uses and facilities that are dependent upon proximity to the water or the shorelands immediately adjacent to marine and tidal waters.” MADE By J. Gallicchio. SECONDED by S. Aresco. VOTED IN FAVOR: R. Missel, S. Aresco, J. Gallicchio, R. McIntyre, J. Esty. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5 -0-0.
A. Petition to Amend Text Changes to the Old Saybrook Zoning Regs
Petitioner: Old Saybrook Zoning Commission
Commission members discussed sections of regulation changes that they had concerns about, particularly the following: accessory apartments and limits of occupancy, interior illumination of signs, flood plains and elevations, and the regulation that states that a kennel must have 5 acres and be 150 feet from a property line or street.
MOTION to send a favorable referral to the Zoning Commission regarding the Petition to Amend Text Changes to the Old Saybrook Zoning Regulations in that it is not inconsistent with the Plan of Conservation and Development. However, the Planning Commission has further recommendations regarding the following: a recommendation to ensure an accessory apartment has a limit of occupancy to ensure the number of occupants is not unduly large, a recommendation that prohibits internally lit signs, a recommendation to ensure that businesses currently operating kennels, animal hospitals, and animal shelters be able to maintain their businesses even if they don’t meet the regulation requiring that they have 5 acres and be 150 feet from
the property line or street. Also, the Commission questioned the logic of having a 5 acre requirement of a kennel if it need only be 150 feet from a property line or street. MADE by J. Gallicchio. SECONDED by S. Aresco. VOTED IN FAVOR: R. Missel, S. Aresco, J. Esty, R. McIntyre, J. Gallicchio. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5 -0-0.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
VII. WORKSHOP
A. Orientation to Local Plans
Because C. Nelson was unable to attend tonight’s meeting, the workshop will be postponed.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn meeting at 8:40 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pasbeshauke Pavilion, Saybrook Point Park, 155 College Street Extension. MADE by J. Gallicchio. SECONDED by R. Missel. VOTED IN FAVOR: J. Gallicchio, R. Missel, J. Esty, R. McIntyre S. Aresco. OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINED: none; APPROVED: 5-0-0
Respectfully Submitted,
Kathleen Noyes
Recording Clerk
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