REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August 5, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall, 302 Main Street
1st floor conference room
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Friedmann called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Attendant Members
Robert Friedmann, Chairman
Madeleine Fish, Vice Chairman
Geraldine Lewis, Secretary
Elizabeth Steffen, Regular Member
John Talbott, Regular Member
Thomas Farnham Jr., Alternate Member
J. Colin Heffernan, Alternate Member
Absent Members
Robert Richards
Attendant Staff
Melanie Roberts, Administrative Clerk
There were 2 members of the audience present.
MOTION to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes from July 15, 2013 as amended with the following corrections: on page 4 under Max’s Place, Spencer Plains & Boston Post Rd., first paragraph, last sentence, eliminate the word space and change complaint to compliant. MADE: by E. Steffen; SECONDED: by G. Lewis; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, E. Steffen, G. Lewis, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: 0. APPROVED: 5-0-0.
MOTION to pay invoice 78189 from Nathan L. Jacobson & Associates, LLC totaling $294.80; MADE: by E. Steffen; SECONDED: by J. Talbott; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINI NG: M. Fish; APPROVED: 4-0-1.
IV. PUBLIC HEARING
A. Petition to AMEND the Old Saybrook Zoning Regulations:
Section 62.4.2.B.3 to permit a waiver to allow for light poles of up to 20 feet in height.
Petitioner: NERP Holding & Acquisitions Company, LLC (Tractor Supply)
Agent: James P. Cassidy P.E.
R. Friedmann opened the public hearing and stated that Agent James P. Cassidy, P.E. has asked the Commission to table this petition until the Zoning commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting of August 19, 2013. In conjunction with this the Agent has also asked that letter A under NEW BUSINESS (Application for minor Modification to Special Exception #12-221, to extend and modify light poles) on tonight’s agenda be tabled until August 19, 2013 as well.
Commission member J. Talbott requested that the list of parking lots that the Planning Commission would be receiving regarding this matter be distributed to the Zoning Commission as well.
MOTION to continue public hearing until August 19, 2013; MADE: by R. Friedmann; SECONDED: by E. Steffen; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: 0; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
- Petition to AMEND the Old Saybrook Zoning Regulations:
Section 54.1.3 to remove and replace 54.1.3 in its entirety to reorganize the Incentive Housing Zone map locations and to reflect the Saybrook Junction Multi-Family (MF) Sub-Zone adopted on June 13, 2013 and a Petition to AMEND the Zoning Regulation Section 54.3.5 to clarify that a Mixed-Use (MU) sub-zone must include non-residential uses.
Petitioner: Old Saybrook Zoning Commission.
Commission members received and reviewed comments by Marci Balint from the CT DEEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs in which she states her office has reviewed the proposed changes (both Sections 54.1.3 & 54.3.5) and finds them generally consistent with the Connecticut Coastal Management Act.
Also received and reviewed were comments from Cathryn Flanagan of the Old Saybrook Planning Commission. The Planning Co mmission recommends approval of this matter as it is consistent with the plan of conservation and development.
R. Friedmann states that the text must be updated in order to be consistent with the map changes that already took place. E. Steffen mentioned a grammatical correction to Section 54.3.5 Mixed-use MU Subzone. This correction includes inserting the word “only” before permitted and eliminating the word “only” after permitted.
The Commission asked for public comment. There was none.
MOTION to close public hearing; MADE: by G. Lewis; SECONDED: by E. Steffen; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: 0; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
MOTION to approve replacement Section 54.3.1 in its entirety & amending as corrected Section 54.3.5; MADE: by R. Frie dmann; SECONDED: by G. Lewis; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: 0; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Application for Minor Modification to Special Exception #12-221, to extend and modify light poles. NERP Holdings & Acquisitions (Tractor Supply), 401 Middlesex Tpke, (Map 52/Lot 96), Business B-4 District, Aquifer Protection Area.
Applicant: NERP Holdings & Acquisitions, LLC.
Agent: James P. Cassidy, P.E.
MOTION to table above application until next regular scheduled meeting of August 19, 2013; MADE: by R. Friedmann; SEC ONDED: by J. Talbott; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: 0; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
B. DISCUSSION: Request of Attorney Edward Cassella and Joseph Wren, P.E. to discuss allowing gas station/convenience stores in the B-3 Zone.
Atty. Cassella and Mr. Wren spoke about interest from some national companies (to be later named) to open a possible gas station/convenience store on properties within the B-3 zone.
Mr. Wren informally asked the Commission for comments on amending the text to allow this type of business in a B-3 zone or potentially changing the zone of some B-3 properties to B-4 to allow this type of use.
Commission members concurred that this type of business is not allowed in the B-3 Zone. Although, if there is a property that is of interest currently zoned B-3 and abuts a property currently zoned as B-4 on Route 1 East then the Commission would take a look at possibly moving the zoning line to allow for this kind of activity.
VI. COMMITTEE, REPRESENTATIVE & STAFF REPORTS
Inland Wetlands Representative
Regular Member Elizabeth Steffen stated that she was sworn-in as the Inland Wetlands & Aquifer Protection Representative from theZoning Commission.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. until the next Regularly Scheduled meeting of the Zoning Commission which will be Monday, August 19, 2013 at the Old Saybrook Town Hall, 1st Floor Conference Room, 302 Main Street at 7:00 p.m.; MADE: by E. Steffen; SECONDED: by G. Lewis; VOTING IN FAVOR: R. Friedmann, M. Fish, G. Lewis, E. Steffen, J. Talbott; OPPOSED: none; ABSTAINING: None; APPROVED: 5-0-0.
Respectfully Submitted,
Melanie Roberts, Recording Clerk
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