LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA
WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
DECEMBER 14, 2011

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, December 14, 2011 in Room 201/201A at 7:00 pm 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:

Work Session I: 7:00 pm, 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. 22 Evergreen Avenue: Request by Craig Smith of Complete Home on behalf of Robert and Marian Precious to issue an Administrative Approval for installation of a 112 ft length of fence located partially along the northern property line adjoining the property at 24 Evergreen Avenue and within the 25 ft upland review area.

Public Hearing: 7:15 pm 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. 5 River Lane: Application # IWW/M-8946-11 by Bernard Pellegrino, Esq. on behalf of Mark Graham to amend wetland boundary map #C12.
2. 5 Hedley Farms Road: Application # AA,WPL-8949-11 by Michael Horvath on behalf of Robert Zapfel to demolish existing and construct a new single family residence with attached garage, pool with pool house, driveway, septic system and drainage system. Portions of the work are within the WPLO area and the 25-year and 100-year floodplain of Sasco Brook
3. 15 Island Way: Application #WPL-8954-11 by John Watkins for the partial demolition and reconstruction of a single family residence, the addition of a 2-car garage and removal of a shed. The site is wholly within the WPLO area and the 25-year floodplain of 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 6, 2011 Show Cause Hearing minutes.
2. Approval of November 16, 2011 meeting minutes.
3. Report by the Wetland Boundary Map Verification Sub-committee on draft policy regarding changes to policies for wetland boundary determinations involving site plan and subdivision applications.
4. 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.

Fergus Porter To be published TWICE
Chairman Once on Friday, December 2, 2011 and
Conservation Commission Once on Friday, December 9, 2011

CC: Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Diane Cady, RTM Environment Committee; League of Women Voters observer