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NOTICE OF ACTION
ENFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006 – 7:30 P.M.
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 Anthony DiPace called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Roll Call – Present were Chairman Anthony DiPace, Elizabeth Ballard, Jeffrey Cooper, Charles Duren, Jason Jones, Kathleen Sarno, Alternate, Charles Ladd, Alternate, and Nicles Lefakis, Alternate (arrived at 8:00 p.m.).
3. Approval of Minutes – March 9 and March 16 – Commissioner Jones made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Ballard, to approve the Minutes of March 9, 2006. The Minutes were approved by a 5 – 0 – 2 vote. Commissioners Sarno and Ladd abstained.
Commissioner Jones made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Ballard, to approve the Minutes of March 16, 2006. Commissioner Ladd made a correction on page 15, paragraph six. The change is “much” should be changed to “any”. The Minutes, as amended, were approved by a 6 – 0 – 1 vote. Commissioner Sarno abstained.
4. Staff Comments
a. Town Attorney (in person)
b. Zoning Enforcement Officer (in person)
c. Director of Planning – Regarding a change to the Saturn facility, Mr. Giner was instructed if they were doing only the trim, it could be approved administratively. Anything beyond that would require the applicant to come back to the Commission for an amendment to their plans.
d. Town Manager – 8-24 – CIP Budget
Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Jones, that the Commission favorably recommend to the Town Council the 8-24 CIP Budget as submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternates Sarno and Ladd voting.
5. Public Participation
6. Correspondence
7. Commissioners’ Correspondence
PUBLIC HEARINGS – Continued from March 9, 2006 Meeting
a. PH#2541 – Zone Change for 25+ acre parcel on east side of Powder Hill Road from R-88 to R-44 District, Powder Hill Road and Long Hollow Road, zoned R-88, Map 84, Lot 15 and 16, Powder Hill Sand & Gravel, LLC, Applicant/Owner. (Must close by April 6). - This public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to approve the zone change from R-88 to R-44 for the 25+ acre parcel on the east side of Powder Hill Road as heard in Public Hearing #2541. The motion was denied by a 2 – 5 – 0 vote. Commissioners Sarno and DiPace voted in favor; Commissioners Ballard, Duren, Cooper, Jones, and Ladd, Alternate, voted nay.
READING OF THE LEGAL NOTICE
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS – NEW
a. PH#2548 – Special use Permit for accessory automotive parts retail use in an industrial district at 72 Shaker Road, zoned I-1, Map 76, Lot 243, Autopart International, Applicant/Robert E. Schmidt General Marital Trust, Owner. (Must close by May 11) – This public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to approve the Special Use Permit for accessory automotive parts retail use in an industrial district at 72 Shaker Road, zoned I-1, as heard in Public Hearing #2548 and with the seven conditions as outlined in a memo to the Commission from Jose Giner dated April 6, 2006. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternates Lefakis and Ladd voting.
b. PH#2549 – Modification of conditions imposed on previous application to allow a shed for a community garden behind the Senior Center, 299 Elm Street, zoned I-1, Map 75, Lot 51 and 102, Town of Enfield, Senior Center, Applicant for the Town of Enfield. (Must close by May 11). This public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Cooper, to approve the modification of conditions imposed on the previous application to allow a shed for a community garden behind the Senior Center, 299 Elm Street, zoned I-1, as heard in Public Hearing #2549 with the five conditions outlined in a memo from Jose Giner to the Commission dated April 6, 2006. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternates Lefakis and Ladd voting.
c. PH#2551 – Special Use Permit for division of merged lots at 5 and 7 Charles Street, zoned R-33, Map 41, Lot 81 and 85, Frank Troiano and Peter Ruggiero, Applicants/Owners. (Must close by May 11) – This public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Ballard, to approve the Special Use Permit for division of merged lots at 5 and 7 Charles Street, zoned R-33 as heard in Public Hearing #2551 with the 14 conditions outlined in a memo dated April 6, 2006 from Jose Giner to the Commission. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternates Lefakis and Ladd voting.
d. PH#2552 – Subdivision to divide a 5.42 acre piece into 4 lots, one for an existing house and garage and three for new construction at 205 State Street (off Enfield Street) zoned R-33, Map 35, Lot 240, Carl Nelson Construction, Inc., Applicant/Owner. (Must close by May 11) – This public hearing was continued to April 20, 2006.
10. Old Business
11. New Business
12. Bond Releases
1. SPR#1253 – Bernie’s – Request for release of Engineering Bond in the amount of $1,294,700.00 and Erosion & Sediment Bond in the amount of $6,000.00 – Commissioner Duren made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Jones, to release the engineering bond in the amount of $1,294,700.00 and the erosion and sediment bond in the amount of $6,000 for Bernie’s, SPR#1253. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote with Alternates Lefakis and Ladd voting.
13. Other Business
Commissioner Jones made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Cooper, that the Commission approve and authorize the signing of Sheet 21.01 of the Stop & Shop plans. The motion was approved by a 7 – 0 – 0 vote.
a. Applications to be Accepted
The following applications were accepted by the Commission:
PH #2554 - Application for Special Use Permit for division of merged lots on the south side of Fairview Avenue, adjacent to the railroad, Zoned R-33, Map 20, Lots 90, 344, 345, 346, Mark & Edward Spazzarini, Applicant/ Robert F. Kelliher & Donald A. Fortin/Owners.
A public hearing will be scheduled for May 4, 2006.
SPR #1359 - Application for placing of Fiber Optic telecommunications at1365 Enfield Street, ( Post Office Rd. side), Zoned HR-33, Map 46, Lot 22, Fibertech Networks LLC, Applicant/Little Sister of the Poor,Inc.,Owner.
SPR #1360 - Application for temporary outdoor recreation event for a Coleman Brothers show, April 23, through April 30 at 90 Elm Street, Zoned BR, Map 6, 43, 45, 57,75,323, Lots 3, 16, 20 & 21, Zoned BR, Westfield Enfield Shoppingtown, Applicant/Owner.
SPR #1361 - Application for additional parking spaces at 4 Anngina Drive, Zoned I-1, Map 82, Lot 60, Precision Camera, Applicant/John P. & Martha A. O'Brien, Owners.
SPR #1362 - Application for a change of use from residential to retail use with coffee bar at 540 Enfield Street, Zoned BL, Map 33, Lot 63, Adspresso LLC, Applicant/Admedia LLC, Owner.
14. Adjournment
Commissioner Jones made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Cooper, to adjourn. Following a unanimous vote, the Commission adjourned at 10:58 p.m. |