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PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 13, 2001
I. CALL TO ORDER
Pamela Katz, Acting Chairman, called the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Meeting Room of the Simsbury Town Offices. The following members were present: Susan Bednarcyk, Ernest Gardow and Alternates Cynthia Carey and Carol Cole. David Horowitz arrived at 7:35 p.m. Also present were William Voelker, Director of Community Planning and Development and other interested parties.
II. APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES
Acting Chairman Katz appointed Commissioner Carey to serve for Commissioner Popik and Commissioner Cole to serve for Chairman Howard.
III. PUBLIC HEARING Continued
a. Application of Joyce Snyder, Executrix - Estate of Olga Shaw, for a Special Exception for a rear lot on property at 15 North Canton Road.
Commissioner Bednarcyk said for the record that she had listened to the tape of the last meeting and also went over to the property. Commissioner Carey said that she had visited the property on her own. Commissioner Horowitz said that he also had listened to the tape from the last meeting and had visited the property.
Chairman Katz asked the applicant how the application applies to the regulation on the special exception for a rear lot. Mark Kement, Sanderson & Washburn, discussed items A through G of the regulations. He said a) the lot of record is prior to December 1, 1969, b) lot has met all of the frontage and yard requirements in the applicable zone. The zone is R40, c) access of the rear lot is provided across the portion of the original lot with street frontage and is within an easement of at least 20 feet wide and is constructed to accommodate fire apparatus and other emergency equipment. He said that the easement is greater than 20 feet wide, d) he showed the front lot line on a plan, e) there will be no additional subdivision or resubdivision of the lot (will be written in the deed and is on the plan), f) plan has been
submitted at 40 scale with A-2 certification showing the well and septic locations and g) showed the buildable lot for both the front and rear lots on the plan. They are both approximately 80 x 125.
Commissioner Carey questioned Mr. Voelker on the size of the turnaround area. Mr. Voelker responded said that it would be reviewed at the time of permitting. He said that the buyer of the lot has the choice of putting a residential sprinkler system in the home. If they put one in, the turnaround size could be reduced.
Commissioner Bednarcyk expressed concern about drainage from this site going down North Canton Road. Mr. Kement said that any drainage from the new home would flow into existing vegetation. Commissioner Bednarcyk asked if there was anyway to have just one driveway that could be used by both houses. Mr. Kement said that it had been looked into but decided that it would not be a good engineering point. He said that this had also been looked at on the site walk. Mr. LaBossiere said that one of the reasons that the driveway was being put there was to protect the neighbors from headlights. He showed on the plan another location where they had considered putting the driveway, but did not because of the headlights from traffic.
Chairman Katz opened the public hearing to public comment. No member of the public spoke.
Commissioner Gardow moved to close the public hearing. This was seconded by Commissioner Carey. The motion passed unanimously.
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MARCH 13, 2001
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IV. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE
a. Application of Joyce Snyder, Executrix - Estate of Olga Shaw, for a Special Exception for a rear lot on property at 15 North Canton Road. (May 17, 2001)
Commissioner Gardow moved to approve the application of Joyce Snyder, Executrix - Estate of Olga Shaw, for a Special Exception for a rear lot on property at 15 North Canton Road as shown on amended plans dated February 23, 2001 and meeting all the requirements of the regulations and also in compliance with all the notes and references on the plan. This was seconded by Commissioner Carey. The motion passed unanimously.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
NONE
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF February 27, 2001
Commissioner Gardow moved to approve the minutes of February 27, 2001 as amended. This was seconded by Commissioner Carey. The motion passed unanimously.
Change made on page 1, item III (public hearing) - paragraph 1 - curb to curve.
Change made on page 2, 1st paragraph - 2nd sentence - idea to ideal.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
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Pamela Katz, Secretary
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