MINUTES OF THE
BETHANY INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015
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The regular meeting of the Inland
Wetlands Commission was called to order at 7:34 p.m. in the Commission Meeting
Room in the Bethany Town Hall 40 Peck Road Bethany Connecticut
The following members of the Commission
were present:
Kristine Sullivan, Vice-Chair, acting
as Chair
Brian Smith, Member
Roger Hathaway, Member
Nancy Scanlon, Alternate Member,
seated as a voting member
The following members of the
Commission were absent:
Alexandra Breslin, Chair
Lisa Gaw, Member
Also present was:
Isabel Kearns, Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer
NEW
BUSINESS
1) 94 Downs Road,
Application #1247 submitted by Dennis and Patricia Colwell for an Inland
Wetlands Permit to fill an existing drainage swale
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The Commission formally received the
application. Present to speak on behalf
of the application were Dennis and Patricia Colwell, applicants and owners of
record.
Mr. Colwell briefly reviewed the proposed project
and noted in discussion:
·
Owns both building lot at 94
Downs Road and resides at 86 Downs Road.
·
Would like to fill in, what
exists on documents, as a drainage ditch which serves no purpose.
Isabel Kearns, IWEO, stated in the original permit
approved in 1994 for this lot it was stated that the drainage swale must stay
due to the current lot (86 Downs Road) having drainage problems but owners have
since rectified the drainage problem and there is no water running through the
swale.
In discussion, Commission members noted:
·
Received letter from Regional
Water Authority dated August 21, 2015.
·
Applicant did not file on Land
Records back in 1994 the drainage way easement as required by the Commission in
their approval.
·
Soil Report dated July 7, 1994,
shows no wetlands soils.
·
Commission would like to conduct
site visit.
Further
discussion and appropriate action on the application was deferred until the
Commission’s next regular meeting adjourned to Monday, September 28, 2015. Tabled.
OLD BUSINESS
1. 33 Old Amity
Road and 9 Russell Road, Application #1241 submitted by Manuel Preta for an
Inland Wetlands Permit to construct a building for masonry supply and a storage
yard –
Present to speak on behalf of the application was
Wayne Zirolli, P.E./L.S. representing the applicant, Manuel Preta, who was also
present.
Mr. Zirolli briefly reviewed the following:
·
Submitted and reviewed revised site
plans dated August 8, 2015.
·
Submitted Hydrology Calculations
and Report dated July 15, 2015.
Commission members discussed and proceeded to
deliberate.
It was moved by Smith and seconded by Sullivan to
approve Application #1241 submitted by Manuel Preta for an Inland Wetlands
Permit to construct a 120-foot by 120-foot building for masonry business and a
storage yard located at 33 Old Amity Road in accordance with the following
submitted plans prepared by Wayne J. Zirolli, P.E. & L.S. Engineering &
Surveying, Litchfield, Connecticut entitled:
a) “Site
Plan for Proposed Masonry Supply & Storage Yard”, dated July 13, 2015,
revised to August 8, 2015, Drawing No. SP-1.
b) “Site
Plan Details & Notes for Proposed Masonry Supply & Storage Yard”, dated
August 8, 2015, Drawing No. DP-1.
In
addition, this permit is subject to the following conditions including the
standard conditions found on the Land Records Volume 93, Page 802 and Page 803:
a)
The
project engineer shall provide certification that the drainage galleries are
installed in accordance with the design shown on the approved plans.
b)
The
project engineer shall provide a written note with the length of the splash pad
and the size of the stone.
Based on the plans submitted and the
addition of the roof drains there should be no adverse impact on the wetlands
from the proposed activity.
Vote 4 to 0.
Voting were:
Sullivan, Smith, Hathaway, Scanlon.
Unanimous approval.
2. 153 Amity
Road, Application #1243 submitted by Mark Sette for an Inland Wetlands Permit
to mow around the wetlands
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Present to speak on behalf of the application was
Mark Sette, applicant and owner of record.
The Commission first took action on Mr. Sette’s
letter dated June 26, 2015, to waive the application fees. Commission members discussed and then
proceeded to deliberate.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Smith in
terms of the fees to charge the applicant $200 for a Commercial Use and $60 on
behalf of the State of Connecticut for a total of $260.00 due for Application
#1243 for the property located at 153 Amity Road.
Vote 4 to 0.
Voting
were: Sullivan, Smith, Hathaway,
Scanlon.
Unanimous
approval.
The Commission then discussed the application and
Mr. Sette revised his application and site plan to state mowing instead of
clear cutting .
Also, to eliminate the installation of the silt
fence, the Commission would like Mr. Sette to locate wooden stakes around the
wetlands and the IWEO to field check.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Scanlon to
approve Application #1243 submitted by Mark Sette for an Inland Wetlands Permit
to mow only in the area depicted on the plan for the property located at 153
Amity Road in accordance with the submitted plan entitled, “Map of property
prepared for M.A. Sette Corporation”, dated
May 28, 2015, with hand drawn revisions by the applicant revised to
August 24, 2015, and in
addition, this permit is subject to the following condition including the
standard conditions found on the Land Records Volume 93, Page 802 and Page 803:
a)
Prior
to any mowing taking place, the applicant shall delineate wetlands area by the
placement of wooden stakes with orange ribbon around 50-foot wetland setback
which the Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer shall review in field.
b)
This
approval is contingent up the receipt of the application fees.
Based
on the property just being mowed and not stumped or cleared and with the limits
of mowing to be as shown on the plan
there should be no adverse impact to the wetlands.
Vote 4 to 0.
Voting
were: Sullivan, Smith, Hathaway,
Scanlon.
Unanimous
approval.
3. 10 Northrop
Road, Application #1245 submitted by Douglas Kycia, Landscape Architect for an
Inland Wetlands Permit for Upland Area Mitigation Plan
–
Present for this discussion was Mr. Doug Kycia,
Landscape Architect, applicant representing the owner of record.
The Commission obtained the services of Michael
Klein, Soil Scientist and Professional Wetland Scientist. Mr. Klein submitted an email dated August 23,
2015, with comments from his initial review and site inspection.
The Commission did not discuss this matter at all
due to no application or supplemental fees being received at this time. Tabled.
4. 96
Woodcutters Drive, Application #1246 submitted by Gary Leydon for an Inland
Wetlands Permit to replace and extend existing deck –
No one was present to speak on behalf of this
application.
Commission members visited the site prior to this
meeting and definitely noticed a pond on site.
Commission members discussed and proceeded to deliberate.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Hathaway to
approve Application #1246 submitted by Gary Leydon for an Inland Wetlands
Permit to replace and extend the existing deck for property located at 96
Woodcutters Drive in accordance with the submitted plan, untitled, hand drawn
by the applicant submitted July 17, 2015, and including the standard conditions
found on the Land Records Volume 93, Page 802 and Page 803.
This decision is based on the fact that since techo
posts will be used for the footings for the deck, the silt fence shown on the
plan is not necessary because there should not be any adverse impact on the
onsite pond which also has a low stone wall around it.
Vote 4 to 0.
Voting
were: Sullivan, Smith, Hathaway,
Scanlon.
Unanimous
approval.
5. Show Cause Hearing regarding Cease and
Desist Order, dated October 21, 2014, to Mrs. Bitina Patel of 10 Northrop Road,
extension of patio, stonewall along the pond, waterfall and clear cutting of
trees within the 150-foot upland review area without permit – Tabled.
6. Revisit site
in November the continue discussion regarding road and overland run-off across
37 Hilltop Road (DeCesare) down to Route 69
- Tabled.
7. Discussion regarding Bethany West
clearing. (Letter from Roman Mrozinski
of the
Southwest
Conservation District) – Tabled.
8. 185 Beacon
Road, Discussion with Daniel Cusano regarding non-permitted barn
–
Tabled.
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
1. It
was moved by Smith and seconded by Scanlon to approve, as submitted, the
minutes of the Monday, July 27, 2015, Regular Meeting.
Voting
were: Sullivan, Smith, Hathaway,
Scanlon.
Unanimous
approval.
CORRESPONDENCE
1.
Letter
from Ronald Walters, Regional Water Authority, dated August 21, 2015, Re: Comments on review of Application #1247, 94
Downs Road, filling of drainage swale.
2. Letter
from Mark Sette of 153 Amity Road, dated July 30, 2015, Re: Clear cutting of lot at 153 Amity Road.
3. Email
from Michael Klein, Soil Scientist/Professional Wetland Scientist, dated August 23, 2015, Re: Initial review of 10 Northrop Road.
PUBLICATIONS
AND WORKSHOPS
1. The Habitat, Summer 2015.
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER REPORTS AND APPROPRIATE COMMISSION ACTION
SCHEDULE SITE
VISITS –
The Commission scheduled a site visit for Sunday,
August 30, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. to visit
94 Downs Road. Commission members
to meet at the site.
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to come before the Commission, it was moved by Smith
and
seconded by Scanlon to adjourn the regular meeting at 8:31 p.m. Unanimous
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Antonia R. Marek, Clerk
for the Inland Wetlands
Commission
