LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
JUNE 15, 2016
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Westport Conservation Commission pursuant to the Connecticut Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, and the Regulations for the Protection and Preservation of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses of the Town of Westport (IWW Regulations) to be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Room 201/201A at 7:00 p.m. of the Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue. The Commission shall meet to take such action under the purview of the Town’s IWW Regulations and the Waterway Protection Line Ordinance as the meeting may determine with regard to the following:
Changes or Additions to the Agenda. The Commission may amend the agenda by a 2/3 vote to include items not requiring a Public Hearing.
Work Session I: 7:00 p.m., Room 201/201A (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.) The following applications will be “received” by the Conservation Commission subject to determination of completion. A public hearing will not be opened at this time for the following applications:
1.Receipt of Applications
2.Report by Colin Kelly, Conservation Compliance Officer on the status of existing enforcement activity.
3.7 Lakeview Rd.: Request by Caio and Dani Rossoni to authorize staff to issue an administrative approval for a 15 Ft x 30 ft patio extension, sitting wall and fire pit located within the 30 ft upland review area.
4.2 Woodside Lane: Request by Bruce Lindsay on behalf of the Town of Westport to authorize staff to issue an administrative approval for a 3 ft wide x 15 ft. long pedestrian bridge over an unnamed watercourse.
5.Other Business
Public Hearing: 7:15 p.m., Room 201/201A. The following applications will be “received” by the Conservation Commission subject to determination of completion. If applications are determined to be complete the Commission will proceed by opening the hearing. (At this time interested parties may be heard after being recognized by the Chairman. Written communication may be received for all applications until the public hearing is closed.) Applications and plans may be examined in the Conservation Department, Room 205, Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
1.2 Conte Place: Continued Application – Application #WPL-10199-16 by Hasim Avdiu on behalf of Opala Avdiu to build a new FEMA-compliant house on the same footprint with enlarged decks. Work is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
2.22 Owenoke Park: Application #WPL-10222-16 by Barr Associates LLC on behalf of 22 Owenoke Park LLC for a proposed boat dock with pier, ramp and float. Work is within the WPLO area of Gray’s Creek.
3.62-64 Old Road: Application #IWW,WPL-10225-16 by Steve Orban on behalf of Michael Rupert to construct a new single family residence to replace the existing. The cottage is to remain. The drives are to be modified for additional lawn area adjacent to the flagged wetlands and WPLO boundary. Portions of the work are within the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to New Creek.
4.3 Blind Brook Road South: Application #IWW,WPL-10221-16 by Nadine Melniker to elevate the existing structure within the floodway so that the lowest horizontal structural beam is above the design flood. Replace the existing foundation with pier foundation designed to resist forces applied by design flood. Work is within the upland review area and the WPLO area of Nash’s Pond and Stony Brook.
5.1177 Post Road East, aka 1175 Post Road East (Assessor’s Map G9, Lot 29, Unit 000): Application #IWW-10191-16 by Christopher J Smith, Esq. on behalf of 1177 PRE Associates, Inc. to convert existing commercial building to ninety-four (94) multi-family residential rental housing development. Conversion is to include an addition to the existing building, pavement and subsurface drainage improvements. Work is within the 75 upland review area.
6.1177 Post Road East, aka 1175 Post Road East (Assessor’s Map G9, Lot 29, Unit 000): Application #WPL-10218-16 by Christopher J Smith, Esq. on behalf of 1177 PRE Associates, Inc. to convert existing commercial building to ninety-four (94) multi-family residential rental housing development. Conversion is to include an addition to the existing building, pavement and subsurface drainage improvements. A portion of the work is within the WPLO area of Muddy Brook.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1.Approval of May 18, 2016 meeting minutes.
2.Other business.
The Commission may not open new business on the agenda after 11:00 p.m. at the discretion of the Chairman. This includes applications scheduled for public hearings. Items shall be continued or rescheduled to a later date as necessary.
Patricia Shea, Esq.To be published TWICE
ChairmanOnce on Friday, June 3, 2016 and
Conservation CommissionOnce on Friday, June 10, 2016
CC:Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair RTM Environment Committee