Town of Willington
Planning and Zoning commission
40 Old Farms Road
Willington, CT 06279
Meeting Minutes of November 21, 2006
Public Hearings called to order at 7:30 PM by Chairman Ellis.
Roll Call:
Members Present: M. Ellis, Chairman
R. Tulis, Vice Chairman
A. Marco, Secretary
N. Gray
P. Latincsics
T. Murphy
P. Nevers (7:32 PM)
Also Present: Gary Jones, Assistant Planning and Zoning Agent
No alternates seated.
New Business- Special Permit Renewals
ENSR International (Consulting, Engineering and Remediation) issued October 17, 2000.
Chairman Ellis asked if there has been any complaints, issues, or business changes. G. Jones looked through ENSR’s file and found none.
A.Marco asked where the business was located. G. Jones said that it is in the upper level of Phelps Plaza.
R. Tulis made a motion to renew the application for ENSR International (Consulting, Engineering and Remediation) originally issued October 17, 2000. A. Marco seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, thus the motion carried.
Roger Schofield (bulk storage, distribution and self-serve vending machine for spring water) issued October 20, 1998 and Modified March 4, 2003.
N. Gray made a motion to renew Roger Schofield’s application for bulk storage, distribution and self-serve vending machine for spring water originally issued October 20, 1998 and Modified March 4, 2003 with all of the originally set conditions. R. Tulis seconded the motion. All members voted in favor of the motion, thus the motion passes.
Lynda J. Rivers (coffee shop) issued July 21, 2005.
G. Jones went through the file and noted that a table and chairs were placed outside the coffee shop which went against their permit. A notice of violation was sent to them and they were promptly removed.
N. Gray made a motion to renew Lynda J. Rivers special permit for a coffee shop originally issued July 21, 2005, with all of the originally conditions still in place. T. Murphy seconded the motion.
Cheryl York & Barbara Meredith (group day care home) issued December 5, 2000.
T. Murphy made a motion to renew Cheryl York & Barbara Meredith’s special permit for a group day care, originally issued December 5, 2000, with all the same conditions. N. Gray seconded the motion.
Robert Jeffries (Bicycle shop) issued October 17, 2000
R. Tulis made a motion to renew Robert Jeffries’s special permit for a Bicycle shop, originally issued October 17, 2000, with all the original conditions.
New Business- Continued
File #2006-62 – Application for a Zone Change from R80 to DI on property at 76 Turnpike Road (Map 45, Lots 24 & 25, Zone R80) Owner: ~Irene Klei; Applicant: Herb Klei (Received 11/21/06, Public Hearing by 1/16/07)
Chairman Ellis reminded the commission about the specifics of this application. M. Ellis made a motion to set a public hearing on 1/16/07 with a site walk set for 1/13/07 at 9:00am and a snow day scheduled for 1/14/07 at 9:00am. T. Murphy seconded the motion.
File #2006-63 – Application for a 2 lot Subdivision on property at 57 Parker Road (Map 16, Lot 15B, Zone R80) Owner/Applicant: Norman A. Wilson (Received 11/21/06, Public Hearing by 1/16/07
Norman Wilson was present to discuss his application. M. Ellis made a motion to set a public hearing for 1/16/07 with a site walk scheduled for 1/13/07 after the site walk for 2006-62 is completed. A. Marco seconded the motion.
File #2006-64 – Application for Logging Permit on Balazs Road (Map 44, Lot 3) Owner: Barrie Robbins-Pianka; Applicant: Connwood Foresters, Inc. ~(Received 11/21/06, Public Hearing by 1/16/07)
No one was present to discuss the application. The forest management packet was passed out to all commission members to go through.
Jim Poole- 96 Spak Rd. stated that he objects to Planning and Zoning holding a public hearing for timber harvests as they have already been approved by IWWC.
The application was tabled to the next meeting.
Pre-Application
Pre-application to discuss modification of Special Permit for 141 Luchon Rd. Wayne Bellefleur Owner.
Not discussed
Old Business
File 2006-39- Application for Special permit for a rear lot at 35 Fisher Hill Road (Map 19, Lot 41, Zone R80) Owner: Dian Parisen; Applicant: Steven Dionne (Received 8/15/06; Site Walk 9/16/06 rain date 9/17/06 at 9 a.m.; Public Hearing on 9/19/06, continued to 10/3/06; Decision by 12/5/06)
Chairman Ellis asked the commission members if they had been present for both public hearings or if they were able to listen to a taped version of the meeting that they missed. P. Nevers and N. Gray were unable to listen to both public hearings all other members were. Chairman Ellis reminded the two members that they could not vote on this application.
R. Tulis stated that he was concerned about the shape of the lots with having a piece of property that is not able to be used by either of the land owners. He stated that he does not like to see “comma” lots. He went on to state that he feels that the way the applicant is proposing to split the lot does not work.
R. Tulis made a motion to deny File 2006-39- Application for Special permit for a rear lot at 35 Fisher Hill Road (Map 19, Lot 41, Zone R80) Owner: Dian Parisen; Applicant: Steven Dionne without prejudice the application for a rear lot for the following reasons:
1. A more typical flag lot configuration is possible and more in keeping with the intent of the regulations.
2. The Commission cannot conclude that the new proposed lots provide the best development of the land, considering the configuration of the adjacent lots as required by Section 4.18.04.01
3. The Commission cannot determine that the proposed rear lot development is not detrimental to property values as required by Section 4.18.04.01. The proposed plans essentially proved that what would be expected to be the rear portion of Parcel A is actually a portion of Parcel B and will be virtually unusable by both future lot owners.
M. Ellis seconded the motion.
The commission discussed the motion. R. Tulis discussed making a change to the regulations to not allow these types of lots stating that the regulations need to define a reasonably shaped lot.
N. Gray said that he went through other town’s regulation to see what they require.
P. Latincsics asked if there is some digression in changing lot size requirements. The commission felt that they would not be setting a good precedent to make those kinds of changes.
M. Ellis, T. Murphy, A. Marco, R. Tulis, & P. Latincsics voted in favor of the motion, N. Gray and P. Nevers abstained.
Steve Dionne asked if the commission could grant him a continuance. The Commission explained that he would need to resubmit a new application.
Minutes
R. Tulis made a motion to approve the minutes from 10/17/06 as amended. Second by A. Marco. All in favor. Motion carried.
Correspondence
1. Schedule of proposed dates for Planning and Zoning meetings for 2007
2. Article from Yahoo. Re: Palm Beach cities trump for American flag.
Sub-Committee Reports
The commission will try to schedule a meeting for this month.
Staff Report and Discussion
G. Jones said that he did discuss a flag lot with Mr. Dionne when he first put in his application to split the lot. The commission asked him if he had any notes from that meeting. G. Jones said he did not. The commission suggested keeping a log book each day so notes can be taken regarding any pre-application business.
The commission discussed the signs for the Willington Inn. They stated that the signs are not what were approved. S. Yorgensen reported they were temporary and were waiting for new signs to come in.
P. Latincsics said that he was disappointed with the lighting at the library.
M. Ellis made a motion to adjourn at 8:20 PM. Second by N. Gray. All in favor, thus motion carries.
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