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ENFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 27, 2005
A Regular Meeting of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals was held on Monday, June 27, 2005, in the Council Chambers, Enfield Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, Connecticut. Chairman Peter Yarum called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Peter Yarum, Chairman
Edward Furey
David Alexander, Alternate
Paul Thorogood, Alternate
ALSO PRESENT: Roger Alsbaugh, Assistant Town Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mr. Furey made a motion, seconded by Mr. Thorogood, to approve the Minutes of April 25, 2005. The Minutes were approved by a 4 – 0 – 0 vote.
CORRESPONDENCE/STAFF REPORTS
Chairman Yarum noted receipt of a letter from Attorney Oswecki who represents the Zoning Board of Appeals. He noted this information is privileged and if Board members have any questions, they should contact staff or the Town Attorney’s Office.
Correspondence also included the May 25, 2005 Town Attorney’s Report. Chairman Yarum further noted that there is information included regarding Kaplan v. ZBA and that information is privileged.
NEW BUSINESS
Suitability of Location:
ZBA 2005-06-01 – Camerota Truck Parts d.b.a. S. Camerota & Sons, Inc., 239 Shaker Road, Map 94 / Lot 10, I-2 Zone: Request for Certificate of Suitability – New Car Dealer License (new vehicle sales – heavy duty truck dealership). – CGS Section 14-54 and EZO Section 11.00 C. (Note: Amendment Sec. 70 to the state budget affecting suitability of location statutes reinstates the ZBA as the required approver of a certificate of location. Sec. 10 of the original PA 03-184 remains in effect; that section repealed CGS 14-55 that required a public hearing.)
Michael Camerota and Frank Camerota appeared before the Commission representing Camerota Truck Parts.
Michael Camerota provided pictures to the Board showing Camerota Truck Parts, both interior and exterior views. He noted this is the location of their new facility on Shaker Road. The application this evening is for a Certificate of Suitability. Mr. Camerota noted the building was constructed to serve several purposes and one is the remanufacture and warehousing of Alison automatic transmissions.
Michael Camerota stated they became an authorized re-manufacturer and dealer for Alison transmissions about nine months ago and this building was constructed. There are six service bay doors which are actually double door bays. The building will also be used to install these transmissions. They will also be a dealership for Crane Carrier Trucks. Crane Carrier Trucks manufactures trucks for municipalities and the rubbish industry. Mr. Camerota noted Enfield has approximately ten such trucks. When they applied for a special use permit, they also applied for a special use permit to have a new dealer’s license.
Chairman Yarum stated as part of this process, Camerota Truck Parts received permits from both Planning and Zoning and Inland Wetlands and both of those permits had a number of conditions. He asked if all those conditions have been met. Michael Camerota responded there may be one of two remaining items for which there are bonds posted, landscaping in particular. They do have a certificate of occupancy for the building and it is a conditional one. There is one issue the Building Inspector is still debating on the second floor of the facility. Mr. Camerota stated the construction bond will probably be released in the next week or two. All other conditions have been met.
Mr. Furey made a motion, seconded by Paul Thorogood, to approve the request for a Certificate of Suitability under Connecticut General Statutes Section 14-54 & EZO Section 11.00C for the operation of a New Vehicle Dealer License (new vehicle sales – heavy duty truck dealership) under the applicant’s ownership. Said operation is to be at the described location (239 Shaker Road), as delineated on the site plan submitted with the application, and Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Permit IW#410 and its subsequent modifications. Reference is made to a plan sheet titled “Boundary & Layout Plan, Prepared for Camerota Truck Parts, Aeschliman Land Surveying, PH#2444, dated 3-30-04, revised to 7-7-04, with a signed and dated Enfield Planning and Zoning Commission ‘APPROVED’ block, Sheet 2 of 9, and to all documentation and discussion under ZBA2005-06-01.
The motion was approved by a 4 – 0 – 0 vote.
The reason for approval is Camerota Truck Parts doing business as Camerota & Sons, Inc. has successfully met all criteria in the Enfield Zoning Ordinance for a Certificate of Suitability.
OTHER BUSINESS
a. Application Form Review
Mr. Alsbaugh presented a draft of the proposed new application form for the Board’s review. He stated that pending any additional changes, this was to be included in the Bylaws so that it can be utilized in the future. Mr. Alsbaugh stated the Board does not have to wait until the formal Bylaw meeting held in January to approve this application form. However, he recommended the Board wait until the October Regular Meeting for the formal inclusion of this application as an appendix in the Bylaws in order to make certain that the statute expected to be put in place goes through.
Mr. Alsbaugh stated this Board remains by definition a local authority but the Board’s requirement to be authorized for any of the other issues will be removed by October 1, 2005. He noted in 2003 the gas station statute changed making the Planning and Zoning Commission the local authority where previously it was the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Alsbaugh stated he plans to remove the gasoline fueling station language immediately from the application form. By October 1, if the statute makes it through and there is nothing new included, approval of this new application form can be placed on the October Regular Meeting agenda as an addition to the Bylaws.
Chairman Yarum questioned if there are other areas that need modification. Mr. Alsbaugh stated at the last discussion, there was some uncertainty about the motor vehicle related issues. He noted this Board is now totally removed from the license and it is handled under the ordinance in special use permits and site plans. Whatever is required would be done by Planning and Zoning and the redundant step is now removed. This Board would be scaled back to the handling of variance requests and appeals of decisions by the zoning enforcement officer. Mr. Alsbaugh has discussed with Mr. Giner coordinating amendments to the Enfield Zoning Ordinance and the reference to this Board in Section 11 will be removed.
Chairman Yarum stated if this cannot be an agenda item for the October Regular Meeting, he will call a special meeting and the Board will then make a motion to adopt the application form into their Bylaws.
Chairman Yarum reported he received two letters, one dated June 13 and one dated June 22, from the Town Manager’s Office. One is in regard to the 2006 Schedule of Meetings for the Annual Report calendar. Response is needed by October 3, 2005. Mr. Alsbaugh stated the Board would normally approve this meeting schedule at their September meeting. Chairman Yarum stated the second letter is in regard to the Annual Report requesting a digital color photo of the Zoning Board of Appeals’ members and a brief description of no more than two paragraphs about the Board. Chairman Yarum requested that all Board members be available at the September Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting for this photograph.
Mr. Alsbaugh stated he will add a short paragraph on the Board’s accomplishments. He will also add a reminder to the July Minutes that all Board members need to be present at the September Regular Meeting for the annual photo of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Furey asked about the Board’s identification tags. Mr. Alsbaugh will print these and give them to the Town Manager for his signature. Chairman Yarum requested they be completed by the September Regular Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Alexander made a motion, seconded by Mr. Furey, to adjourn. Following a unanimous vote, the Board adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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John LeDoux, Secretary
Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals
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