2^nd CORRECTED (work session time change)

LEGAL NOTICE AND AGENDA

WESTPORT CONSERVATION COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING

APRIL 21, 2021

Notice is hereby given of a Public Hearing 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) and the Waterway Protection Line Ordinance (WPLO) to be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 7B, there will be no physical location for this meeting. This meeting will be held electronically and live-streamed on www.westportct.gov  and shown on Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Comments to be read during the public comment period may be emailed to conservationcomments@westportct.gov.  We will use our best efforts to read public comments if they are received during the public comment period and if they state your full name and address. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes. The meeting notice will be available at www.westportct.gov posted on the Meeting List & Calendar page. Meeting materials will be available at https://www.westportct.gov/government/departments-a-z/conservation-department

Comments on Public Hearing items that do not meet these requirements will be placed in the public file but will not be read aloud during the meeting. Comments not pertaining to Public Hearing items will not be read aloud during the meeting.

If you would like to give your Public Hearing comments by participating in real time in the meeting, please send an email by noon on April 21, 2021, to svoris@westportct.gov, stating your name and address and the Public Hearing agenda item to which your comments will relate, and meeting participation details will be emailed to you to enable you to participate in real time in the Public Hearing.

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.

Public Hearing: 6:30 p.m. 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.)

1. 11 Birchwood Lane: Continued Application: Application #IWW,WPL-11206-21 by Robert Pryor of LandTech on behalf of Jason Stiber for a proposed pool, patio, and stormwater management system. A portion of the work is within an unnamed tributary of the Saugatuck River.

    

2. 228 Saugatuck Avenue:Application #IWW,WPL-1129-21 by William Kenny Associates on behalf of Braemax Holding LLC to dredge a pond and other activities to enhance the adjacent wetlands. Work is within the wetlands, the upland review area and the WPLO area of Indian River.

    

3. 28 Spicer Road:Application #IWW,WPL/E-11251-21 by Andy Soumelidis of LandTech on behalf of Franklin Investors CT LLC for proposed additions, renovations, driveway and site improvements. Portions of the work are within the upland review area.

    

4. 170, 172, 174, 176 Post Road West & 38 Kings Highway North:Application #IWW,WPL/E-11221-21 by Andy Soumelidis of LandTech on behalf of 176 PRW LLC to construct a new Maplewood Senior Living Facility, the addition and relocation of 3 historic buildings, and to construct a new asphalt parking lot and driveway. Portions of the work are within the upland review area of Stony Brook.

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

1. Receipt of Applications
2. Approval of March 17, 2021 meeting minutes.
3. Review of Compliance Report
4. 5 Cob Dr.: Review of request for staff-level permit to extend existing culvert pipe and install new headwall and reduce and stabilize slope next to driveway in order to address eroding slope condition.
5. Other Business

The Commission may not open new business on the agenda after 10:00 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.

Anna Rycenga                                                                                                                                        

Chairman                                                                                                                                                

Conservation Commission                                                                                                                       

CC:       Town Clerk; First Selectman; Town Attorney; Director of Planning & Zoning; RTM Moderator; Chair RTM Environment Committee

It is the policy of the Town of Westport that all Town-sponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with disabilities.  If you need assistance in participating in a meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact Westport’s ADA Coordinator at 203-341-1043 or eflug@westportct.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.

Clocked with Town Clerk on Thursday, April 8, 2021