MINUTES OF THE
BETHANY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, January
8, 2020 Page 1 of 4
The following Commission Members
were present:
Bob Harrison, Vice-Chairman – Acting
as Chairman
Donna Shea, Member/Secretary
Alex
Hutchinson, Member
Rob White, Member
Brad Buchta, Alternate Member,
seated as a voting member.
Andy Zielinski, Alternate Member
The
following Commission Member was excused:
Kimberly McClure Brinton, Chairman
Also present were:
Hiram
Peck, Planning Consultant
Isabel
Kearns, Zoning Enforcement Officer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
·
Page 4: Reads, Is there connection between the
solar system and septic system? Suggestion by Hiram to “approve(d)” pending
QVHD approvals. Changed to “approve”.
·
Page 5: Reads: Should a house be built “nest” to
the solar array, a screened fencing will be provided if requested. Changed to
“next”.
BILLS
1.
It was moved by Buchta and seconded by Shea to approve
the payment of $1,200.00 (monthly pro rata basis), for services rendered for December
2019, by Hiram W. Peck III, AICP, Planning Consultant.
Unanimous approval.
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
1)
Letter from Isabel Kearns, ZEO, to Mr. Ernest
Trowbridge of 77 Cheshire Road, dated December 13, 2019, Re: Notice of
Violation at 77 Cheshire Road.
2)
Letter from Isabel Kearns, ZEO, to Mr. & Mrs. James Codoret of 44 Old Fairwood
Road, dated December 16, 2019, Re: Closing case for the removal of discarded
debris from end of driveway at 44 Old Fairwood Road.
3)
Emailed Letter from Gary Capitano, VP at Borghesi
Building & Eng. Co, Inc. dated January 8, 2020, Re: Green Light Auto Zoning
at 9 Russell Road.
Unanimous approval. Buchta Abstained.
NEW BUSINESS
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Discussion
regarding filing vacancy on Planning and Zoning Commission for an Alternate
Member.
Comments:
o Present was Brett Pallotto to be
considered as an alternate Planning and Zoning Commission Member.
o Brad Buchta, Alternate Commission
Member will appoint and have Brett Pallotto be sworn in at the February 5, 2020
meeting to allow him to seat as an appointed alternate member at the same meeting.
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9
Russell Road – B&I, submitted by Gary Capitanio of Borghesi Building &
Eng. Co, Inc for preliminary discussion regarding Green Light Auto (Dave Logue)
development on 9 Russell Road.
Present to speak on behalf of Green Light
Auto (Mr. Dave Logue) was Gary Capitanio, VP of Borghesi Building & Eng.
Co, Inc.
Comments:
o Addressed to the commission about the
allotted setbacks requirements for storage and display of vehicles’
merchandise, per concern to being far beyond the property’s setbacks and much
closer to the road.
o The Commission asked Mr. Capitanio,
what was Mr. Logue’s proposal regarding the display of the vehicles on the
aforementioned property?
o Hiram and the Commission requested to
bring to the next meeting, February 5, 2020, a conceptual sketched plan, displaying
all vehicles location referencing where they will be displayed on 9 Russell
Road.
o The Commission also requested a
narrative of what will be happening on the site and to make sure that all plans
are to be in accordance to QVHD’s proposed requirements.
o The Commission emphasized that they must meet the 30% of the lot area
allowed as per the regulations.
Amended - Page 2:
Reads, The Commission emphasized
that they must meet the 30% of the lot area allowed as per the regulations. Change
to: The Commission identified
that for Business and Industrial Regulations, 30% can be dedicated to outdoor
storage.
1) 43 and 51 Russell Road, Application #2019-010 submitted by Bill and Wendy
Grieger for a Special Exception Permit for outside storage of port-o-lets and
heavy equipment for snow plowing. Tabled.
2) 43 AND 51 Russell Road – B&I, Application #2019-012 submitted by
Bill and Wendy Grieger for Site Plan Approval.
Comments:
o Site
plan was found to be deficient on providing the exact storage location.
o The
Commission will wait for Hiram and Town’s Attorney as per what will be
acceptable as a resolution for the on the site storage of the port –o-lets.
o
Hiram Peck in collaboration with the Town’s
Attorney will work a resolution for the applicant, outlining the Commission’s
action. Tabled.
3)
Draft Zoning Regulations – Public hearing scheduled for Wednesday,
January 15, 2020, in the Gymnasium of the Bethany Town Hall at 7:00 p.m.
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S REPORT –
Isabel Kearns, ZEO, submitted the following reports:
·
Building
Permits, dated December 3, 2019 to December 19, 2019.
·
Site
Visits, dated December 16, 2019
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
Voting for: Shea, Harrison, Hutchinson, White, Buchta.
Unanimous approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Lina V. Frazer, Clerk
For the Planning and Zoning
Commission