CORNWALL INLAND WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES AGENCY
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING APRIL 1, 2008 CORNWALL TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
Present: Regular members D. Stevenson Hedden, William Hurlburt, Celia Senzer, alternates Andrew MacDavid and Roger Kane and IWEO Karen Griswold Nelson.
Absent: Regular members Doc Simont and Adam Fischer.
Chairman Hedden called the meeting to order at 7:30PM in Cornwall Town Hall with a quorum established. Mr. Kane was seated for regular member Doc Simont and Mr. MacDavid for regular member Adam Fischer.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March regular meeting
Motion Mr. Hurlburt, second Mr. MacDavid to approve the minutes of the March regular meeting as presented: unanimously approved.
PENDING APPLICATIONS:
App. 509 – Ralph and Thalia Scoville owners/Yelping Hill Assoc. applicant – Construction of a proposed parking area near Cream Hill Lake – off Town Street. Accepted at the February 4th regular meeting.
Jeremy Brecker and Brian Skarstad, representatives from Yelping Hill and Bart Clark, PE from Oakwood Environmental Associates, Warren CT. and engineering representative for the applicants addressed the maps presented for consideration. With note made by Mr. Skarstad of Yelping Hill’s wishes to keep the area as natural as possible, Mr. Clark addressed feasible and prudent alternatives considered in the overall design and design details for water management including the pattern and handling of sheet flow. In response to questions, Mr. Clark addressed the design for the 7 parking spaces as shown, the proposed use of the existing stone wall, the design details to address erosion in the parking lot, the perimeter swale as shown designed to protect the parking area and the direction of the sheet flow from the parking lot to the swale.
Abutting property owner Maria Bonetti and husband raised questions regarding the level of detail provided in the Yelping Hill plan as opposed to her site plan for the construction of a single family residence with clarification from staff of different requirements between zoning applications (Bonetti) and wetlands applications (Scoville/Yelping Hill). In response to questions regarding the plans requiring DEP approval, it was clarified that the application as proposed was under the jurisdiction of the local Inland wetland and Watercourse agency.
As part of the record, it was noted that commission members Celia Senzer, Roger Kane, Steve Hedden and Andrew MacDavid had conducted individual site walks of the subject property.
With agreement that all concerns had been answered with the normal conditions to be imposed as part of the approval:
Motion Mr. Hurlburt, second Mrs. Senzer, to approve the application of App. 509 – Ralph and Thalia Scoville owners/Yelping Hill Assoc. applicant – Construction of a proposed parking area near Cream Hill Lake – off Town Street as per the oral and written testimony of the applicant and their representative and as the site plans submitted, “Yelping Hill Association, Cream Hill Lake Parking Area, Town Street, Cornwall, “Overall View” dated 3/15.2008, “Sketch of Parking Area” dated 3/15/2008 and “Details” dated 3/15/2008, all prepared by Oakwood Environmental, Bart Clark PE. with the following condition:
The name and telephone number of the persons or entity responsible for the erosion and sedimentation control measures were to be provided and made part of plans on file.
The Inland wetlands enforcement officer/and or Agency was to be notified prior to the start of site work, to ensure that proper soil and erosion controls are in place prior to the start of site work. Such measures are to be inspected and approved by the Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer prior to and during all phases of the project
Accordingly, feasible and prudent alternatives were considered and the commission approval of the application is based on its finding that the application represents the most feasible and prudent alternative available. Motion unanimously approved.
App 511 – Einar Lindholm applicant/owner– Construction of a single family residence with activities within regulated areas– report to Planning and Zoning for subdivision approval.
Accepted at the March 4th regular meeting.
Deferred at the request of staff.
NEW APPLICATIONS: None. (As of 12PM 3/27/2008)
OTHER BUSINESS PROPER TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
INLAND WETLANDS OFFICER REPORT.
ADJOURNMENT.
Motion Mr. Kane, second Mrs. Senzer, to adjourn at 7:50PM; unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Griswold Nelson