MEMBERS PRESENT: Patrick Kennedy, Bart Pacekonis, David Sorenson, William Carroll
Elizabeth Kuehnel and Viney Wilson
ALTERNATES PRESENT: Frank Bonzani, Gary Pitcock
STAFF PRESENT: Michele Lipe, Town Planner
APPLICATIONS TO BE OFFICIALLY RECEIVED: None
PUBLIC HEARING-COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Kennedy called the meeting to order. The legal notice that was published in the Journal Inquirer on Thursday May 12 and Thursday May 19, 2011 was read into the record.
- Appl. 11-14P, Julie's Barks & Bubbles LLC – request for renewal of a two-year temporary and conditional permit to operate a doggie daycare and grooming business on property located at 1678 Ellington Road, RC zone
Peter Lund and Julie Lund presented the above mentioned request. The applicant is requesting to extend the existing permit for another two years and if asked if it was possible to extend it past the 2 years.
Lipe mentioned that a zoning amendment would have to be initiated in order to increase the length of time that a business could operate under a temporary and conditional permit.
Lipe gave the following planning report.
Request for approval of a two-year temporary and conditional permit to operate a dog grooming/dog daycare/dog training business at 1678 Ellington Road, RC zone.
The hours of operation for the daycare will be from 7 am – 6 pm. The hours of operation for the grooming services will 9 -3 Monday through Saturday and 9 – 12pm on Saturdays.
The State licenses the facility. The animal waste and grooming waste will be disposed of periodically by a licensed refuse hauler.
The wording of the T & C permit regulation is that, “Temporary and conditional permits may be granted by the Commission for a period not to exceed two years. Such approval may be given after a Public Hearing if, in the judgment of the Commission, the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served, and the appropriate use of neighboring property will not be substantially or permanently injured, and traffic and other hazards will not result from such use.”
If this application is approved, the planning department has no modifications to request. There are no engineering comments on the plan.
There was no public participation.
Lipe clarified that this request could only be approved for two years because it was a temporary and conditional permit. This use was not currently permitted in the zoning regulations.
The public hearing closed at 7:35 PM.
REGULAR MEETING – MADDEN ROOM
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: None
- Appl. 11-14P, Julie's Barks & Bubbles LLC – request for renewal of a two-year temporary and conditional permit to operate a doggie daycare and grooming business on property located at 1678 Ellington Road, RC zone
Sorenson made a motion to approve the above mentioned application with conditions the following conditions.
This permit will expire in two years, on July 10, 2013, and will have to be renewed at that time if the use is to be continued.
Any new building, or alterations/additions to existing buildings, requires a building permit prior to start of construction.
If the weekly dumpster pickup is not sufficient to minimize potential odor and fly problems, additional pickups may be need subject to the Town Sanitarian.
The hours of operation are as follows:
- Daycare - Monday-Friday 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Grooming – Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Training – evenings 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and or Saturdays 8 a.m. – 6 pm.
Kuehnel seconded the motion. The motion carried and the vote was unanimous.
- Appl. 11-03P, Medical Office Building – Change order for Architectural elevations.
The above mentioned item was postponed.
Pacekonis made a motion to suspend the rules and take up the 8-24 Referral. Kuehnel seconded the motion. The motion carried and the vote was unanimous.
- 8-24 CGS Referral from Town Council for possible conveyance of approximately 2.24 acres of property located southerly of John Fitch Boulevard to Connecticut Studios LLC or its designee
Lipe mentioned that the land was given to the Town from the State of Connecticut and the Town is selling the property to the developer. Lipe presented the map which showed the 2 acre parcel under the CL & P power lines. It was valued approximately $11,000.
Kuehnel made a motion for a favorable recommendation to Town Council on the above mentioned referral.
Bonzani seconded the motion. The motion carried and the vote was unanimous.
The meeting was suspended until the consulting firm arrived for the interviews.
- Town Plan of Conservation and Development Update interview with consulting firms, the schedule will be as follows:
8:00 PM Planimetrics
Heidi Samokar, Glenn Chalder and Jason Vincent, land use consultants with Planimetrics were present. Samokar presented a power point presentation which provided an overview of the firm’s qualifications as well as the steps proposed for updating the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development. (Attachment A). Aside from looking at current conditions and trends in South Windsor, the three primary topics to be explored would include: conservation, development and infrastructure.
Samokar discussed the Planning and Zoning role in the update, the public outreach process and different approaches and medium which could be used to get community input and ultimately what the end product of the project would look like.
Commissioners asked questions, responses will be in italics.
Commissioners asked if the firm had worked with GIS and if any consultants were still Town Planners.
The firm has GIS staff. Two of the staff consultants are acting Planners in a few communities.
Commissioners asked what type of surveys would be used.
Samokarindicated in the past they have utilized phone surveys, web surveys and mail surveys. It would be at the discretion of PZC to determine what might work best in this community.
Commissioners asked what type of studies are recommended.
Samokar mentioned a fiscal impact analysis; build out analysis, transportation analysis, marketing analysis and community design are different studies that could be undertaken.
9:00 PM Fitzgerald and Halliday, Inc.
Susan VanBenschoten of Fitzgerald and Halliday gave an overview of the company’s vision and spoke about the integrated approach they would take to look at current and future issues in the Town. Some areas of particular interest in South Windsor may include: redevelopment of the town center, preservation of the existing agricultural areas, future development of commercial corridors and infill residential development.
VanBenschoten introduced members of the project team that would be involved in the update process of the Plan of Conservation and Development. Carol Gould of Fitzgerald & Halliday would be the Team Leader and Kathleen Dorgan of Dorgan Architecture & Planning would provide some design services.
Gould discussed the approach they would take. (Exhibit B provides outline) They propose establishing an advisory committee made up of staff, Commission members and key stakeholders from the community. This group would guide the process. The steps they would suggest include review of the existing plan to build on its strengths, undertake a community visioning process to develop goals for the future, assess the existing infrastructure and future needs, look at market trends, green energy possibilities, transportation systems, natural resources, etc. The document developed would include implementation strategies that integrate these goals.
Commissioners asked questions, responses will be in italics.
Commissioners asked how they would get input from the community
To get input form the community the consulting firm will use on line survey, press releases and flyers.
Commissioners asked what type of studies the firm recommends.
They recommend affordable housing, agricultural farm preservation, open space preservation, transportation system, market studies.
BONDS:
None
MINUTES:
None
OTHER BUSINESS:
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting ended at 10:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted
D. Maria Acevedo
Recording Secretary
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