LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA

WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING

MAY 16, 2012

 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, May 16, 2012 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:

I. Continued Show Cause Hearing, 17 Woodway Lane, 7:00 pm, Room 201/201A: In accordance with section 15.4 of the Regulations for the Protection and Preservation of Wetlands and Watercourses for Westport, Connecticut, to consider a Cease & Correct Order issued to Divyesh and Krishna R. Patel of 17 Woodway Lane (Lot: 021 Map: A16) for tree clearing within a Conservation Restriction Area without a permit.

II. Work Session I: 7:30 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. 20 Jesup Rd. – (Levitt Pavillion) status report by staff on Permit Condition 18 of Resolution #WPL-8522-09 on soil testing requirement in advance of perimeter planting.
4. 4 Leslie Lane- request by staff to issue an administrative approval for a residential addition within the 50 ft upland review area.
5. Proposal by Aspetuck Land Trust for phragmite removal on land adjacent to the Saugatuck River within the downtown area.
6. Approval of April 18, 2012 meeting minutes.
7. Approval of April 16, 2012 field trip minutes.
8. Approval of March 19, 2012 field trip minutes.
9. Other Business

Public Hearing: 8:00 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. 79 Newtown Turnpike:  Application #IWW/M-9091-12 by Peter Romano of Land-Tech Consultants on behalf of Three Bears Associates to amend wetland map #A14.
2. 115 Roseville Road:  Application #IWW/M-9096-12 by Ted Auer of Diversified Builders Custom Remodeling LLC on behalf of Christian & Courtney Fresnes to amend wetland boundary map #E11.
3. 115 Roseville Road:  Application #IWW,WPL/E-9092-12 by Ted Auer of Diversified Builders Custom Remodeling LLC on behalf of Christian & Courtney Fresnes to raze the center portion of the existing house keeping the existing garage and wing to the northwest side of the house, construct a two-story addition, new rear porch, interior renovations, new septic, and drainage. Portions of the work are within the 50 ft. upland review area.
4. 41 Crescent Road:  Application #AA-9041-12 by Land-Tech Consultants, Inc on behalf of Roger Quick, Heritage Homes for retaining the existing single family dwelling and subdividing the property into four new single-family building lots outside the upland review area of isolated wetlands.

Work Session II: (The work session is not a public hearing. The public is invited to attend but may not speak.)

1. 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, May 4, 2012 and

Conservation Commission                                                                              Once on Friday, May 11, 2012

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