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NOTICE OF ACTION
ENFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2004
ENFIELD TOWN HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
820 ENFIELD STREET - ENFIELD, CT

AGENDA

THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AT 11:00 P.M.

REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P.M.

1.      Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance - Chairman DiPace called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

2.      Roll Call - Chairman Anthony DiPace and Commissioners Charles Duren, Robert Egan, James Hickey, Jr., Karen Krebs, Karen Weseliza, and Kathleen Sarno, Alternate, were present.

3.      Approval of Minutes - April 22, 2004 - Commissioner Krebs made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Duren, to approve the Minutes of April 22, 2004.  The Minutes were approved by a unanimous vote.

4.      Correspondence

5.      Commissioners' Correspondence

READING OF THE LEGAL NOTICE

6.      PUBLIC HEARINGS - NEW

a.      PH#2433 - Application for Special Use Permit to operate a private heliport pad at 132 Moody Road, zoned Industrial-1, Map 93, Lot 18, Alexander K. and Maurine D. Chickosky, Owner/Applicants.  (Must close by June 17) - This public hearing was continued to June 17, 2004 pending receipt of the following items:
1.      The applicant shall provide new aerial photos reflecting all of the existing housing as it is today plus the potential 80 units at the end of the primary take off area.
2.      The applicant shall provide the actual calculations of the flight take off patterns and altitude.  
3.      The applicant shall provide the list of equipment that has been put on this helicopter to quiet it since they have ceased landing and taking off on Moody Road.  

b.      PH#2437 - Petition for amendment to Zoning Regulations to allow child daycare uses in Industrial 1 Zones, David DiPiero, Applicant.  (Must close by June 17). - This public hearing was closed.

Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Krebs, to approve PH#2437 to amend the zoning regulations to allow child daycare uses in Industrial 1 Zones subject to an amendment in the language as follows:  "A child daycare center may be permitted by special permit provided that the proposed location of the daycare center shall be in a building used for residential purposes located in an existing Industrial-1 district."

The motion was approved by a 6 - 1 - 0 vote.  Commissioner Duren voted nay.

c.      Ph#2439 - Petition for a change of zone from BL to BG at 290 Enfield Street, Map 34, Lot 160, Alan K. Tracy, Applicant/Inglewood Realty, LLC, Owner.  (Must close by June 17). - This public hearing was closed.

Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Hickey, to approve PH#2439, petition for a change of zone from BL (Business Local) to BG (Business General) for property located at 290 Enfield Street, Map 34, Lot 16, Alan K. Tracy, Applicant/Inglewood Realty, LLC, Owner.  

The motion was approved by a 4 - 3 - 0 vote.  Chairman DiPace and Commissioners Duren, Hickey and Weseliza voted in favor; Commissioners Krebs, Egan and Sarno voted nay.  

d.      PH#2445 - Petition for amendment to Zoning Regulations to provide criteria for gasoline station canopy signs, Cosco Wholesale Corporation, Applicant (Must close by June 17). - This public hearing was closed.

Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Krebs, to approve PH#2445, petition for an amendment to the zoning regulations to provide criteria for gasoline station canopy signs, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Applicant, with the following changes proposed by Mr. Giner:

8a.    No canopy sign shall exceed 32 square feet in area.

8b.      No canopy sign can extend above, below or project beyond the canopy itself.  

                  The motion was approved by a 7 - 0 - 0 vote.

e.      PH#2447 - Application for a Special use Permit for a limited Retail Outlet to sell to the public second quality or overstock merchandise of Polish pottery/stoneware at 7 Moody Road, Zoned I-1, Map 75, Lot 37, Elle Englander, Applicant/Dennis Lessard, Owner.  (Must close by Juen 17). - This public hearing was closed.

Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Krebs, to approve PH#2447 with the seven conditions as proposed by Mr. Jose Giner in his memo to the Commission dated May 20, 2004.  The motion was approved by a 7 - 0 - 0 vote.

f.      PH#2448 - Application for a Special Use Permit for parking a commercial vehicle at 3 Silver Lane, zoned R-33, Lot 3, Scott Gould, Applicant/Owner. - This public hearing was closed.

Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Krebs, to approve PH#2448 with the 12 conditions as outlined in the memo to the Commission from Jose Giner dated May 20, 2004 and an additional condition:  (13) A 4' stockade fence shall be installed on the 2' retaining wall.  

The motion was approved by a 7 - 0 - 0 vote.

7.      Old Business

8.      New Business

a.      SPR#1274 - Application for a temporary outdoor recreation event for a Commingford & Sons Petting Zoo to be held on June 10 - 13, 2004 at Westfield Shoppingtown Enfield, 90 Elm Street, zoned BR, Map 43, 45, 47, 6, 75, 323, 325, Lot 3, 6, 20, 21, Westfield Shoppingtown Enfield, Applicant/Owner. - Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Egan, to approve SPR#1274, application for a temporary outdoor recreation event for a Commingford & Sons Petting Zoo to be held on June 10 - 13, 2004 at Westfield Shoppingtown Enfield, 90 Elm Street, zoned BR, Map 43, 45, 47, 6, 75, 323, 325, Lot 3, 6, 20, 21.  The motion was approved by a 7 - 0 - 0 vote.

9.      Bond Releases

a.      SPR#1225 - Bond release request for Sterling Tool, 4 Peerless Way for Engineering in the amount of $263,500. - Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Krebs, to release the engineering bond for Sterling Tool, 4 Peerless Way, in the amount of $263,500.  The motion was approved by a 7 - 0 - 0 vote.

10.     Other Business

a.      Applications to be Received -

The following applications were accepted by the Commission:

PH #2450 - Application for a Special Use Permit to unmerge lot located at 41  Belmont Ave., Zoned R-33, Map 39, Lot 58, David Karat, Applicant/Owner. - A public hearing will be scheduled on June 17, 2004.

PH #2453 - Application for Special Use Permit for modification of existing office facility to add surface parking, a parking garage structure and a heliport at 100 Bright Meadow Blvd., Zoned BR, Map 35, Lot 220, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Applicant / Phoenix Home Life Insurance Company, Owner. - A public hearing will be scheduled on June 17, 2004 or July 8, 2004.

(Note PH 2451, 2452 are town generated text changes)

SPR #1273 - Application to construct a 30 ft. x 70 ft. shed on concrete slab to be used for storage at 230 Shaker Road, Zoned I-1, Map 94, Lot 8, Anocoil, Applicant/Owner.  


11.     Adjournment - Commissioner Weseliza made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Hickey, to adjourn.  Following a unanimous vote, the Commission adjourned at 10:55 p.m.

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