MINUTES OF THE
BETHANY INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 16,
2019 Page
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The regular meeting of
the Inland Wetland Commission was called to order at 7:31 p.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room of the Bethany Town Hall, 40 Peck Road, Bethany,
Connecticut.
The following members
of the Inland Wetlands Commission were present:
Kristine Sullivan, Chairman
James Nickle, Member
Anjuli Cokic, Member
The
following members of the Inland Wetlands Commission were excused:
Charles
Clark, Member
Nancy Scanlon, Member
Also present was Isabel
Kearns, Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer
NEW BUSINESS
1) South of Hoadley Road and North of
Hatfield Hill Road, Application #1328, submitted by Alexander J. Amendola of
South Central Regional Water Authority for Inland Wetlands permit for a stream
crossing in Timber Harvest.
The Commission
formerly received the application. Present to speak on behalf of this
application was Alexander Amendola, Forester for South Central Regional Water
Authority.
Mr. Amendola
briefly reviewed the application.
The commission
scheduled a site visit for this application on January 4th, 2020 at
8:30 a.m. Commissions members will meet at the site on Hoadley Road. Tabled.
OLD BUSINESS
1) 39 Round Hill Road, Application #1323
submitted by Kathleen LaTronica for an IW Permit for a new drainage pattern –
Present to speak on behalf of this application
was Theron Simons, agent for the Latronica’s.
Some items noted by the Commission were:
·
Review
of the November 18th from Civil One and from Kiyan Bakhtiari and correspondence
from Dec. 6th, 2019 from Civil One.
·
Review
of the Dec. 12th correspondence from Civil One.
Also present were Kiyan Bakhtiari of 47 Round
Hill Road. The Bakhtiari’s addressed
their concerns about the effect this activity is having on their property. Mr.
Bakhtiari suggested a drainage retention basin with a control output to the
property.
Commission members
discussed the new drainage pattern following the approval from Ciscuolo
Engineering and Civil One engineering and proceeded to deliberate.
It was moved by Nickle and seconded by Cokic to
approve Application #1323 submitted by Kathleen LaTronica for an Inland
Wetlands Permit for new drainage pattern
located at 39 Round Hill Road as presented in the application, testimony
and in accordance with the submitted plan, titled as follows “Proposed Drainage
Improvements, Properties of Kathleen L. LaTronica, 45,39, 35 Round Hill Road,
Woodbridge, Connecticut”, dated July 10, 2019 with no revisions, prepared by
Angus McDonald, Gary Sharpe & Associates, Inc. Old Saybrook,
Connecticut. Also, this approval is subject to the standard conditions found on
the Land Records Volume 93, Page 802 and Page 803 and with the following
condition:
1.
There shall be a maintenance schedule submitted for
the plunge pools that shall be recorded on the Land Records.
Also,
the Commission found there were no specific wetlands on the site based on the
soil report submitted by the applicant, Soil Resource Consultants dated
November 4, 2019, prepared by David H. Lord, Certified Soil Scientist.
This approval is based on the fact that it has
been approved by our Consulting engineer and that following these guidelines as
shown, there should be minimal or no adverse impact to the onsite wetlands.
Vote 3 to 0.
Voting for: Sullivan,
Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
2) 184 Miller Road, Application #1325 for an
After-the-Fact IW Permit to construct a 24-foot by 24-foot barn –
No one was present
to speak on behalf of this application.
Commission members discussed and proceeded to
deliberate.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Nickle
to approve Application #1325 submitted by Jozsef Megyola for an Inland Wetlands
Permit for an after the fact 24’ x 24’ barn
located at 184 Miller Road as presented in the application, testimony
and in accordance with the submitted plan, untitled, prepared by the
applicant. Also, this approval is
subject to the standard conditions found on the Land Records Volume 93, Page
802 and Page 803 and with the following condition:
.
1.
There being no roof
leaders or footing drains with no discharge towards the on-site pond. Any work
on the site within 150’ of the on - site pond requires Inland Wetlands
Commission action.
This approval is based on the fact that if the
applicant follows the condition above there should be minimal or no adverse
impact on the on-site wetlands.
Vote 3 to 0.
Voting for: Sullivan,
Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
3)
49 Round Hill
Road, Robert McSherry, Application #1327 for an IW Permit for driveway for
residence
–
Present to speak on behalf of this application
was Bob McSherry, applicant.
Some items noted by the Commission were:
·
Noted
that there is an Actual wetlands crossing and that there is a stream crossing
in it.
·
A
24” Pipe proposed to be put in.
·
Application
from the applicant is needed proposing alternatives to crossing.
·
Copy
given to applicant of the Army Corp. Engineering for reference to applicant
engineers.
·
A
public hearing has been scheduled for January 21, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. at the
regular meeting.
Further discussion and appropriate action on the application was
deferred until the Commission’s next regular meeting adjourned to Tuesday, January
21, 2020. Tabled.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1)
It was moved by Cokic and seconded by
Nickle to approve, as submitted, the minutes of the November 18, 2019, Regular
Meeting.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
2)
It was moved by Nickle and seconded by Cokic to
approve, as submitted, the minutes of the December 7, 2019, Special
Meeting/Site Visit.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous approval.
CORRESPONDENCE
1)
Letter
from Brian Baker, PE – Civil 1 Civil Engineers dated, December 6, 2019. Re: 35,
39 & 45 Round Hill Road Stormwater Management Improvements.
2)
Memo
from James Pretti Jr., P.E. /L.S., dated December 12, 2019, Re: Comments on review of 45, 39 & 35 Round
Hill Road.
3)
Letter
from Kiyan Bakhtiari, dated December 16, 2019, Re: 45 Round Hill Road, proposed drainage plan
and response from engineer.
4)
Email
from Isabel Kearns, IWEO, dated November 19, 2019. Re: 184 Miller Road, Re: no
roof leaders or footing drains were installed for the barn.
5)
A
letter from Macchi Engineers, LLC to Paula Cofrancesco, dated December 3, 2019.
Re: Notice for Permit Application to various repairs to the dam.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the Commission, it was moved by Cokic and seconded by Nickle to adjourn the
regular meeting at 8:16 p.m.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic.
Unanimous
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Lina V. Frazer, Clerk
For Inland Wetlands Commission
