RECORD OF VOTE
OLD LYME ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY – February 9, 2009, 7:30 P.M.
Memorial Town Hall
52 Lyme Street
1. Convene Meeting; present and voting were regular members, Tom Risom, Chairman, Jane Cable, Vice Chairman, Jane Marsh, Secretary, John Johnson and Patrick Looney. Present and not seated were alternate, Ted Kiritsis and new alternate, Beth Sullivan. Also present were Ann Brown, Zoning Enforcement Officer and Kim Barrows.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Special Permit Application/Coastal Site Plan Application to construct a structure in the Gateway Conservation Zone in excess of 4,000 square feet – 7 Town Landing Road - Steven A. and Barbara Gaudio - the public hearing was continued until the March 9th Regular Meeting to await input from the Inland Wetlands Commission and Thomas Metcalf, the engineer for the Town. A new landscape proposal will be submitted as well to show placement of trees to the rear of the home facing the river to mitigate visual impact.
A Motion was made by J. Marsh, seconded by P. Looney to CONTINUE the Public Hearing on 7 Town Landing Road to the March 9, 2009 Regular Meeting. No discussion and a vote was taken. The motion was approved unanimously.
REGULAR MEETING
1. Special Permit Application/Coastal Site Plan Application to construct a structure in the Gateway Conservation Zone in excess of 4,000 square feet – 7 Town Landing Road - Steven A. and Barbara Gaudio - Public Hearing continued until the March 9th Regular Meeting.
2. The Church of Christ the King, 1 McCurdy Road, bond release request. Awaiting response from Thomas Metcalf, the town’s engineer re technical information. Matter tabled to March 9th Regular Meeting.
3. Discussion – District 18 – Possible zone district change or regulation modification for the school campus to contend with the fact that the school campus contains R-15, RU-40 and RU-80 zone district areas – Attorney Slater submitted on February 9th proposed zone change regulations. The Commission conducted a cursory review, made comments and asked Attorney Slater to submit revised copy incorporating the suggestions from the Commission for the next meeting. The Commission could, at its next meeting, set a public hearing for the zone change regulations.
4. Discussion – Graybill Properties, 11 Halls Road – resolution re chimney for exhaust hood – tabled to March 9th Regular Meeting.
5. Discussion – 83 Hartford Avenue –status re mechanical equipment box and landscaping – tabled to March 9th Regular Meeting to receive response back from Mr. Keith Grills re February 5, 2009 letter.
6. Review revised Registry regulations – The Commission received a set of 2-5-09 revisions and reviewed
same. Commission felt they were getting closer to a final version. Ms. Brown to discuss further revisions
with Attorney Branse.
7. Other Zoning Regulation modifications and corrections – Public Hearing set for March 9, 2009 Regular Meeting
8. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2009
A motion was made by J. Cable, seconded by T. Risom to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2009 Regular meeting with the change noted. Discussion: T. Kiritsis noted a correction to page 2. Change “he ntoed” to “he noted”. No further discussion and a vote was taken. The motion was approved unanimously.
9. Any new or old business – Ann Brown gave an update regarding the Laserfiche progress and discussed
the possibility of hiring additional personnel to review registry applications.
Ann Brown asked the Commission if it would be possible to allocate the time she attends a seminar in April as “work time” versus using vacation time. The consensus of the Commission was that it would be fine to allocate it as “work time” but the Chairman would check with the Board of Selectmen.
10. Correspondence - None
11. Zoning Enforcement
a. Zoning Enforcement Report - None
b. Site Inspection Report - None
12. Miscellaneous/Adjourn
A motion was made P. Looney, seconded by J. Johnson, to adjourn the February 9, 2009 meeting; the motion was approved unanimously at 9:35 p.m.
Tom Risom, Chairman
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