MOTIONS OF THE
BETHANY INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2020. Page 1 of 3
The regular meeting of the Inland
Wetland Commission was called to order at 7:01 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
Charles Clark, Member
Also present was Isabel Kearns,
Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer
MOTIONS
1) 43 & 51 Russell Road – Hop Brook
Storage,
It was
moved by Clark and seconded by Cokic to approve Application #1321-A submitted
by Hop Brook Storage - Bill and Wendy Grieger for an Inland Wetlands Permit for
outdoor storage of new and used port-o-lets, located at 43 & 51 Russell
Road as presented in the application, testimony and in accordance with the submitted
plan, dated January 6, 2020. 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. The installation or storage of the
port-o-lets will need to be clean and emptied prior to transport back to the
site.
This approval includes the
relocation of the existing of new and used port-o-lets following these
guidelines as shown; there should be minimal or no adverse impact to the onsite
wetlands.
Vote
4 to 0.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
2) 43 & 51 Russell Road – Hop Brook
Storage,
It was
moved by Nickle and seconded by Cokic to approve Application #1321-B submitted
by Bill and Wendy Grieger for an Inland Wetlands Permit for temporary
stockpiling of millings, located at 43 & 51 Russell Road as presented in
the application, testimony and in accordance with the submitted plan, dated
January 15, 2020. Also,
this approval is subject to the standard conditions found on the Land Records
Volume 93, Page 802 and Page 803.
This approval is based on the fact
that it is a temporary stock pile to be spread throughout the leveling of the parking
lot and its known that is not a contaminate or not to be harmful to the
neighboring Wetlands according to the State DEP following these guidelines as
shown, there should be minimal or no adverse impact to the onsite wetlands.
Vote
4 to 0.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
3) 9 Russell Road – Green Light Auto Sales,
LLC., It was
moved by Sullivan and seconded by Clark that there will be no need of the Application
#1329 submitted by David Logue for an Inland Wetlands Permit for a Commercial
Development Car Sales and Commercial Garage located at 9 Russell Road as
presented in the application, testimony and in accordance with the submitted
plan, titled Green Light Auto Sales, prepared by Borghesi, Building and
Engineering and dated January 29, 2020.
1. Decision is pending receipt of a
letter indicating that the Quinnipiack Valley Health District has no concerns
regarding the area of discharge, from the storm waters from 9 Russell Road,
provided that erosion controls are in place.
This motion is based on the fact
that there are no wetlands on-site.
Vote
4 to 0.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous approval.
4) 49 Round Hill Road - Residence Driveway, It was moved by Sullivan and
seconded by Clark to approve the Application #1329 submitted by Robert McSherry
for an Inland Wetlands Permit for a driveway for residence located at 49 Round
Hill Road as presented in the application, testimony and in accordance with the
submitted plan, titled Bob McSherry, prepared by Nowakowski, O’Bymachow, Kane,
Associates, Civil Engineering and Land Surveying, dated October 11, 2019, which
included overall site plan for 49 Round Hill Road and 395 Newton Road Bethany
and Woodbridge, Connecticut, septic plan, dated October 11, 2019, driveway
profile originally dated October 11, 2019 and revised on December 4, 2019, Map
of Parcel 5A prepared for Martha Freeman, dated September 19, 2018 and based on
the Drainage Reports from JMM Wetland Consulting Services dated December 4,
2019. 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:
This approval is based on the fact
that a 48 inch pipe will replace the 24 inch pipe for the wetlands crossing,
with the stream bed being recreated on the base of the pipe and the submission
of a maintenance agreement prepared by a consulting engineer for the
maintenance of the culvert and also will be a headwall for the crossing of the
wetland and there will no use of salt materials on the driveway near the
wetlands crossing areas, following these guidelines as shown, there should be
minimal or no adverse impact to the onsite wetlands.
Vote
4 to 0.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
5) It was moved by Cokic
and seconded by Nickle to approve, as submitted, the minutes of the January
21, 2019, Regular Meeting.
Voting for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
6) It was moved by
Sullivan and seconded by Cokic to approve, as submitted, the bill of services
rendered by Donna Cahill at the Public Hearing of the January 21, 2020 and
February 18, 2020.
Voting for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
7) There
being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Sullivan
and seconded by Clark to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:37 p.m.
Voting
for: Sullivan, Nickle, Cokic, Clark.
Unanimous
approval.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lina
V. Frazer, Clerk
for
the Inland Wetlands Commission
