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Conservation Commission Public Hearing Legal Notice
- Date: 04/19/2017 7:00 PM
- Location: Town Hall- Room 201/201A
Connecticut
LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
APRIL 19, 2017
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, April 19, 2017 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. Approval of March 15, 2017 meeting minutes.
4. 1 Quentin Rd.: Request for issuance of a staff-level permit to construct a 2 ft. high stone landscape wall along the southern property boundary extending between Compo Beach Rd and the existing driveway. The proposed work is located within the WPLO area of Grey’s Creek.
5. 1 Bluff Point: Request for issuance of a staff-level permit for additions and renovations to raise the two existing electrical services above the FEMA base flood elevation to make the buildings that house the electrical services FEMA compliant. Also, a request to modify Permit #WPL-9942-14 and eliminate Condition 13 requiring that all walkways be constructed and maintained as permeable. All work is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
6. 8 Brookside Place: Request for issuance of a staff- level permit to legalize the removal of a patio and replacing it with a deck; replacement of a bilco areaway in disrepair with a door and steps; and, reconfiguration of a front entry and walk/drive. Additionally, request to raise the a/c unit above the flood elevation and to properly anchor the oil tank.
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. 793 Post Road East: Application #IWW/M-10365-17 by Evans Associates on behalf of DMC Westport LLC to amend wetland boundary map #E9.
2. 19 Duck Pond Road: Application #WPL-10364-17 by Barr Associates LLC on behalf of Eric & Victoria Katz for proposed lap pool and terraces. The proposed work is predominately within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
3. 15 Spriteview Avenue: Application #WPL-10378-17 by LANDTECH on behalf of Oliver Wilson to demolish the existing residence and construct a new single family residence, driveway, in-ground pool and associated site improvements. The proposed activity is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
4. 3 North Ridge Road: Application #IWW,WPL-10381-17 by Kousidis Engineering, LLC on behalf of Sherri Raifaisen to construct a new pool, patio, retaining walls, and associated site improvements. Portions of the work are within the wetland, the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to Willow Brook.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1. Kings Highway South (Assessor’s Map B7, Lot 46): Determination of level of review for proposed installation of an in-ground pool with a maximum depth of 5’-10” and request for modification of site plan reviewed and approved pursuant to Application #IWW, WPL-10293-16 for new house construction.
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, April 7, 2017 and
Conservation Commission Once on Friday, April 14, 2017
CC: Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair RTM Environment Committee
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
APRIL 19, 2017
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, April 19, 2017 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. Approval of March 15, 2017 meeting minutes.
4. 1 Quentin Rd.: Request for issuance of a staff-level permit to construct a 2 ft. high stone landscape wall along the southern property boundary extending between Compo Beach Rd and the existing driveway. The proposed work is located within the WPLO area of Grey’s Creek.
5. 1 Bluff Point: Request for issuance of a staff-level permit for additions and renovations to raise the two existing electrical services above the FEMA base flood elevation to make the buildings that house the electrical services FEMA compliant. Also, a request to modify Permit #WPL-9942-14 and eliminate Condition 13 requiring that all walkways be constructed and maintained as permeable. All work is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
6. 8 Brookside Place: Request for issuance of a staff- level permit to legalize the removal of a patio and replacing it with a deck; replacement of a bilco areaway in disrepair with a door and steps; and, reconfiguration of a front entry and walk/drive. Additionally, request to raise the a/c unit above the flood elevation and to properly anchor the oil tank.
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. 793 Post Road East: Application #IWW/M-10365-17 by Evans Associates on behalf of DMC Westport LLC to amend wetland boundary map #E9.
2. 19 Duck Pond Road: Application #WPL-10364-17 by Barr Associates LLC on behalf of Eric & Victoria Katz for proposed lap pool and terraces. The proposed work is predominately within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
3. 15 Spriteview Avenue: Application #WPL-10378-17 by LANDTECH on behalf of Oliver Wilson to demolish the existing residence and construct a new single family residence, driveway, in-ground pool and associated site improvements. The proposed activity is within the WPLO area of the Saugatuck River.
4. 3 North Ridge Road: Application #IWW,WPL-10381-17 by Kousidis Engineering, LLC on behalf of Sherri Raifaisen to construct a new pool, patio, retaining walls, and associated site improvements. Portions of the work are within the wetland, the upland review area and the WPLO area of an unnamed tributary to Willow Brook.
Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)
1. Kings Highway South (Assessor’s Map B7, Lot 46): Determination of level of review for proposed installation of an in-ground pool with a maximum depth of 5’-10” and request for modification of site plan reviewed and approved pursuant to Application #IWW, WPL-10293-16 for new house construction.
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, April 7, 2017 and
Conservation Commission Once on Friday, April 14, 2017
CC: Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair RTM Environment Committee
Minutes:Minutes, 4-19-17 
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