NOTICE OF ACTION
ENFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010 – 7:00 P.M.
ENFIELD TOWN HALL L- COUNCIL CHAMBERS
820 ENFIELD STREET – ENFIELD, CT
AGENDA
THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AT 11:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M.
(Immediately after Aquifer Protection Agency Meeting)
1. Call to Order. Chairman Duren called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
2. Roll Call – Present were Chairman Charles Duren and Commissioners Elizabeth Ballard, Peter Falk, Lori Longhi, Nicles Lefakis, Charles Ladd, Kathleen Sarno, Michael Dumont, Voting Alternate, Ronald Gregory, Alternate and Alan Drinan, Alternate.
3. Approval of Minutes
a. April 15, 2010 Regular Meeting – Commissioner Ballard made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Falk, to approve the Minutes of April 15, 2010. Commissioner Drinan corrected the spelling of McLeod on page one. The minutes, as amended, were approved by a 6 – 0 – 1 vote. Commissioner Falk abstained.
4. Staff Comments
a. Town Attorney (in writing)
b. Zoning Enforcement Officer (in writing) – Commissioner Ladd made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Longhi, to allow the Zoning Enforcement Officer to approve a temporary permit for any resident who is affected by the construction project with regard to the parking of recreational and trailer park vehicles for the duration of the project. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote.
Commissioner Sarno made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Longhi, that the Commission is requesting the Town Manager change the bid verbiage to require a successful bidder to submit all details of the staging area they will be using including the duration to the Planning and Zoning Commission for review before the job is started. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote.
c. Director of Planning
5. Public Participation
6. Correspondence
7. Commissioners’ Correspondence
8. Bond Releases
a. PH#2594 – Request by Tim Fortune for release of $2,500 Erosion and Sediment Control Bond for 4-lot subdivision off Steele Road. – Commissioner Sarno made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Lefakis, to release the $2,500 Erosion and Sediment Control Bond for a 4-lot subdivision off Steele Road, PH#2594 as requested by Tim Fortune. Reference is made to a memo from John Cabibbo dated April 12, 2010 recommending release. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote.
9. Public Hearings (New)
a. PH#2693 – Special Use Permit to allow an elderly residential complex consisting of 96 units in five residential buildings along with two office buildings at 153 South Road on property zoned Residential-44 and Industrial-1, Map 55, Lots 80, 93 and 99; Enfield Properties, Applicant; Anthony Troiano, Jr., Alan K. Tracy; Frank J. Troiano and Anthony Spazzarini, Owners. – This public hearing was continued to the May 20, 2010 meeting.
10. Old Business
11. New Business
a. SPR#1495 – Site Plan review for changes to the exterior elevations on an existing Dunkin Donuts located at 10 Hazard Avenue in a Business Regional (BR) District; Map 56, Lot 22; Carlos A. Caetano, Applicant; Equity One (Brookside) LLC, Owner. – Commissioner Falk made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Sarno, to waive the full submission requirements of Section 9.10.2 because the Commission finds that the information is not necessary in order to decide on the application’s conformance with these Regulations. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternate Dumont voting.
Commissioner Falk made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Sarno, to approve SPR#1495 – Exterior facade work at Dunkin Donuts, 38 Hazard Avenue, subject to the four conditions contained in a memo from Mr. Giner to the Commission dated April 30, 2010. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternate Dumont voting.
b. SPR#1498 – Facade renovation for Enfield Pizza at 106 Pearl Street in a TVCZ District, Map 24, Lot 114; Enfield Pizza, Applicant; Sachi Corp, Owner. Commissioner Sarno made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Ballard, to table SPR#1498 until the next Commission meeting. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternate Dumont voting.
c. FLD#027 – Permit for conducting activities within the 100 Year Flood limit related to the reconstruction of the South Maple Street Bridge over the Scantic River South Maple Street/Powder Hollow Road, Town of Enfield, Department of Public Works, Applicant. - Commissioner Ladd made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Falk, to approve FLD 027 – Permit for conducting activities within the 100 Year Flood limit related to the reconstruction of the South Maple Street Bridge over the Scantic River, South Maple Street/Powder Hollow Road, Town of Enfield Department of Public Works, Applicant. Findings:
a. That the permit requirements of the Ordinance have been satisfied.
b. That all necessary permits have been obtained from those federal, state or local governmental agencies from which prior approval is required.
c. That the proposed development does not adversely affect the flood-carrying capacity of the area of special flood hazard. For purposes of the Ordinance, “adversely affects” means that the cumulative effect of the proposed development when combined with all other existing and anticipated development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any point.
The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote.
d. Section 8-25 Referral – Referral under Section 8-24 of the Connecticut General Statutes for various public improvements related to the reconstruction of the Scantic River South Maple Street/Powder Hollow Road, Town of Enfield Department of Public Works, Applicant. - Commissioner Ladd made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Sarno, to recommend approval to the Town Council of various public improvements related to the reconstruction of the South Maple Street Bridge over the Scantic River, South Maple Street/Powder Hollow Road. The following recommendations were made to the Council: The jersey barriers need to be moved so that they don’t interfere with the parking at the Powder Hill Barn; the jersey barriers on the other side need to be moved down to where the entrance is to pump house road for the Connecticut Water Company access, and there should be signs at the beginning of Abbe Road and Powder Hill Road and on Hazard Avenue indicating that it is not a through road. Another recommendation is there should be signage going up prior to closing the bridge telling the public that the bridge is being closed during a certain window of time. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternate Dumont voting.
12. Other Business
a. Report from Policy Review Committee
b. Report from Signage Policy Review Committee
c. Discussion of Tag Sale Regulations
d. Zoning Enforcement Procedures
13. Applications to be Received – The following applications were received by the Commission:
Public Hearings
PH#2694 – Proposed zone change from Industrial 1 to Industrial 2 for approximately 5.53 acres of land located at 38 Post Office Road; Map 47, Lot 51; Interstate Motors, LLC, Applicant, Post Office Road LLC, Owner.
A public hearing will be scheduled for May 20, 2010.
Site Plans:
SPR#1496 – Site Plan review for changes of use to Personal Services (Hair Salon) for an existing commercial space at 654 Enfield Street, in a Business Local (BL) District, Map 32, Lot 6; Theresa Kovacik d/b/a Powercuts, Applicant; Michael T. and Dorothy Panella and Janice Banning Panella, Owners.
This application will be on the Commission’s agenda on May 20, 2010.
SPR#1497 – Site Plan review for parking, sidewalk, refuse and driveway improvements associated with new tenant occupancy at the former People’s Bank building located at Enfield Commons, 25 Hazard Avenue, in a Business Regional (BR) District, Map 45, Lot 8; Paramount Realty Services, Applicant/Paramount Commons at Enfield, LLC, Owners.
This application will be on the Commission’s agenda on May 20, 2010.
SPR#1498 – Facade renovation for Enfield Pizza at 106 Pearl Street in a TVCZ District, Map 24, Lot 114; Enfield Pizza, Applicant; Sachi Corp., Owner. (on tonight’s agenda)
This application will be on the Commission’s agenda on May 20, 2010.
SPR#1499 – Change of use for a Place of Worship at an existing commercial space located at 1593 King Street (Astro’s Plaza) in a Business Local (BL) District, Map 17, Lot 42; United Seventh Day Baptist Church, Applicant; Nicolas, Panagio & Constantinos Karapanos, Owners.
This application will be on the Commission’s agenda on June 3, 2010.
Other:
FLD#026 – Permit for conducting activities within the 100 Year Flood Limit related to the parking, sidewalk, refuse and driveway improvements associated with new tenant occupancy at the former People’s Bank building located at Enfield Commons, 25 Hazard Avenue, in a Business Regional (BR) District, Map 45, Lot 8; Paramount Realty Services, applicant/Paramount Commons at Enfield, LLC, Owners. (See SPR#1497 above)
FLD#027 – Permit for conducting activities within the 100 Year Flood Limit related to the re construction of the South Maple Street Bridge over the Scantic River, South Maple Street/Powder Hollow Road, Town of Enfield Department of Public Works, Applicant. (on tonight’s agenda)
Section 8-24 Referral – Referral under Section 8-24 of the Connecticut General Statutes for various public improvements related to the reconstruction of the Scantic River South Maple Street bridge/Powder Hollow Road, Town of Enfield Department of Public Works, applicant. (on tonight’s agenda)
14. Adjournment – Commissioner Falk made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Ballard, to adjourn. Following a unanimous vote, the Commission adjourned at 9:50 p.m. |