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Conservation Commission Public Hearing Legal Notice
- Date: 11/16/2016 7:00 PM
- Location: Town Hall- Room 201/201A
Connecticut
LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
NOVEMBER 16, 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, November 16, 2016 in the 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. 10 Rustic Lane: Request by Greenscape Design on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. David Perdue for authorization of staff to issue an administrative approval for installation of a playset with surrounding retaining wall within the 30 ft. upland review area.
4. 1135 Post Rd East/1141 Post Rd East: request by Redniss & Mead on behalf of 1135 PRE, LLC to modify Resolution #IWW, WPL-9761-14 to allow minor regrading along the property line to allow pedestrian access between commercial zones, including the addition of a sidewalk. In the residential portion of the property, the area along the eastern property line will be regraded to eliminate the wall previously required adjacent to the fire access drive which will allow more landscaping to be planted on 1141 Post Rd East and also allow residential access to the 1141 Post Rd East development.
5. 1177 (a/k/a 1175) Post Rd East: Request by 1177 PRE Associates, LLC to comply with Condition 21 of Resolution #IWW-10191-16 and WPL-10218-16 approved July 20, 2106 by adopting the architectural plans and site plan design approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 1, 2016, as further modified by applicant pursuant to, and at the request of, conditions stated in the September 1, 2016 P&Z Commission site plan approval. Said plan being the “original “4 and 2-story design over covered parking with 94 residential units and 155 parking spaces. The final building design relocates the 5 ground-floor units to upper floors and provides for a revised façade, in accordance with the P&Z approval conditions. Site plan design remains that which was originally approved by the Conservation Commission except for adding minor lower grading and a storm drain under the western expansion building outside the regulated area.
6. Pump Station #2 at 595 Riverside Avenue: Determination of WPLO review process for application by the Town of Westport to provide a new force-main line under the Saugatuck River from Pump Station #2 to the wastewater treatment plant using directional drilling.
7. Other Business
Public Hearing: 7:30 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. 27 Darbrook Road: Continuation of Application #IWW,WPL-10271-16 by Land-Tech Consultants on behalf of Robert & Jennifer Bowman to construct a 43’ x 61’ sports court and temporary wetland crossing with associated stormwater drainage system. Portions of the work are in the upland review area and the WPLO area of a tributary of Deadman’s Brook.
2. 115 Harbor Road: Application #WPL-10311-16 by Land-Tech Consultants on behalf of L. Adele Weitzman to construct a private dock, reorientation of stairs to access the beach, and install a four-inch cap on the top of the existing stonewall. Work is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
3. Kings Highway South, Map B7, Lot 46 and 61 Kings Highway South, Map B7, Lot 45: Application #IWW,WPL-10293-16 by Richard Bennett on behalf of Joseph Mark Valeski to construct a new house and driveway with required drainage detention proposed on Lot 46 Approximately 38% of the land will be developed by placement of 2 feet +/- of pervious fill. A small boulder wall will delineate the filled portion of the property. Regrading and filling will also occur on 61 Kings Hwy South. Portions of the work is within the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to the Saugatuck River.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1. Approval of October 19, 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
Chairman Once on Friday, November 4, 2016 and
Conservation Commission Once on Friday, November 11, 2016
CC: Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair, RTM Environment Committee
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
NOVEMBER 16, 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, November 16, 2016 in the 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. 10 Rustic Lane: Request by Greenscape Design on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. David Perdue for authorization of staff to issue an administrative approval for installation of a playset with surrounding retaining wall within the 30 ft. upland review area.
4. 1135 Post Rd East/1141 Post Rd East: request by Redniss & Mead on behalf of 1135 PRE, LLC to modify Resolution #IWW, WPL-9761-14 to allow minor regrading along the property line to allow pedestrian access between commercial zones, including the addition of a sidewalk. In the residential portion of the property, the area along the eastern property line will be regraded to eliminate the wall previously required adjacent to the fire access drive which will allow more landscaping to be planted on 1141 Post Rd East and also allow residential access to the 1141 Post Rd East development.
5. 1177 (a/k/a 1175) Post Rd East: Request by 1177 PRE Associates, LLC to comply with Condition 21 of Resolution #IWW-10191-16 and WPL-10218-16 approved July 20, 2106 by adopting the architectural plans and site plan design approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 1, 2016, as further modified by applicant pursuant to, and at the request of, conditions stated in the September 1, 2016 P&Z Commission site plan approval. Said plan being the “original “4 and 2-story design over covered parking with 94 residential units and 155 parking spaces. The final building design relocates the 5 ground-floor units to upper floors and provides for a revised façade, in accordance with the P&Z approval conditions. Site plan design remains that which was originally approved by the Conservation Commission except for adding minor lower grading and a storm drain under the western expansion building outside the regulated area.
6. Pump Station #2 at 595 Riverside Avenue: Determination of WPLO review process for application by the Town of Westport to provide a new force-main line under the Saugatuck River from Pump Station #2 to the wastewater treatment plant using directional drilling.
7. Other Business
Public Hearing: 7:30 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. 27 Darbrook Road: Continuation of Application #IWW,WPL-10271-16 by Land-Tech Consultants on behalf of Robert & Jennifer Bowman to construct a 43’ x 61’ sports court and temporary wetland crossing with associated stormwater drainage system. Portions of the work are in the upland review area and the WPLO area of a tributary of Deadman’s Brook.
2. 115 Harbor Road: Application #WPL-10311-16 by Land-Tech Consultants on behalf of L. Adele Weitzman to construct a private dock, reorientation of stairs to access the beach, and install a four-inch cap on the top of the existing stonewall. Work is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
3. Kings Highway South, Map B7, Lot 46 and 61 Kings Highway South, Map B7, Lot 45: Application #IWW,WPL-10293-16 by Richard Bennett on behalf of Joseph Mark Valeski to construct a new house and driveway with required drainage detention proposed on Lot 46 Approximately 38% of the land will be developed by placement of 2 feet +/- of pervious fill. A small boulder wall will delineate the filled portion of the property. Regrading and filling will also occur on 61 Kings Hwy South. Portions of the work is within the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to the Saugatuck River.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1. Approval of October 19, 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
Chairman Once on Friday, November 4, 2016 and
Conservation Commission Once on Friday, November 11, 2016
CC: Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair, RTM Environment Committee
Minutes:Minutes, 11-16-16 
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