Zoning Commission Agenda 12/17/2018

Date: 
Monday, December 17, 2018 - 7:00pm

AGENDA

ZONING COMMISSION – REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018

 

SIMSBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION – 7:00 P.M. – CONFERENCE ROOM

933 HOPMEADOW STREET, SIMSBURY, CONNECTICUT

 

I.             CALL TO ORDER

 

II.            ROLL CALL

1.            Appointment of Alternates

 

III.           APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the December 3, 2018 regular meeting

 

IV.          PUBLIC HEARINGS

1.            Application #18-63 of Brennan White, Kaestle Boos Architects, Agent; Town of Simsbury, Owner; for a Special Exception pursuant to Article Seven, Section A.4 for alterations and additions to Henry James Memorial School on the property located at 155 Firetown Road (being located on the west side of Firetown Road between Simscroft Road and Branch Brook Drive). Zone R-15. (public hearing must be closed by 01/07/2019)

2.            Application #18-64 of Michael Glidden, CFM, CZEO, Director of Planning & Community Development, Applicant on behalf of the Simsbury Zoning Commission, for Text Amendments to Chapter 4, Section 3.2.I and Chapter 4, Section 3.4.d of the Simsbury Center Code reclassifying distilleries, wineries, and breweries in the Simsbury Center Code Area as restaurant/bar uses instead of light industrial. (public hearing must be closed by 01/21/2019)

 

V.            OLD BUSINESS

1.            Applications

a.            Application #18-62 of Milton Gregory Grew, AIA, Architect, Agent; Storage Pros Simsbury LLC and JA-Simsbury LLC (TC), Owners; for a Site Plan Amendment to convert Building #1 to climate-controlled self-storage use on the property located at 1280 Hopmeadow Street (Assessor’s Map I05, Block 439, Lot 002+2AA). Zone I-2. (decision must be rendered by 01/23/2019)

b.            Application #18-63 of Brennan White, Kaestle Boos Architects, Agent; Town of Simsbury, Owner; for a Special Exception pursuant to Article Seven, Section A.4 for alterations and additions to Henry James Memorial School on the property located at 155 Firetown Road (being located on the west side of Firetown Road between Simscroft Road and Branch Brook Drive). Zone R-15. (decision must be rendered within 65 days of closing public hearing)

c.             Application #18-64 of Michael Glidden, CFM, CZEO, Director of Planning & Community Development, Applicant on behalf of the Simsbury Zoning Commission, for Text Amendments to Chapter 4, Section 3.2.I and Chapter 4, Section 3.4.d of the Simsbury Center Code reclassifying distilleries, wineries, and breweries in the Simsbury Center Code Area as restaurant/bar uses instead of light industrial. (decision must be rendered within 65 days of closing public hearing)

 

VI.          NEW BUSINESS

1.            Receipt of New Applications

a.            Application #18-65 of Joe Buda, Agent;  Simsbury Historical Society, Owner; for a Site Plan Amendment to add a wigwam and brick sidewalks on the property located at 800 Hopmeadow Street (Assessor’s Map G10, Block 227, Lot 001). Zones SC-1 and SC-3. (to be received 12/17/2018; decision must be rendered by 02/20/2019) 

b.             Application #18-66 of Jerome Shea, PE, Town Engineer; Town of Simsbury, Owner; for a Special Exception pursuant to Article Seven, Section M, of the Simsbury Zoning Regulations for construction in the floodplain on the property located at 1 Old Bridge Road (Assessor’s Map H11, Block 144, Lot 007). Zone R-15. (to be received 12/17/2018; schedule public hearing for 01/07/2019)

c.            Application #18-67 of Jerome Shea, PE, Town Engineer; Town of Simsbury, Owner; for a Site Plan Amendment for development of the site at 1 Old Bridge Road (Assessor’s Map H11, Block 144, Lot 007). Zone R-15. (to be received 12/17/2018; decision must be rendered by 02/20/2019)

 

VII.         REFERRALS

1.            Referral from Zoning Board of Appeals on ZBA Application #18-06 of Hoffman Enterprises Limited Partnership, Owner, for a variance pursuant to Article Ten, Section C.7.d, of the Simsbury Zoning Regulations for the use of internal lighting of an existing sign on the property located at 36 Albany Turnpike (Assessor’s Map H11, Block 144, Lot 007). Zone B-3.

 

VIII.        GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS

1.            Correspondence

2.            Zoning Regulations – Amendments

a.            Short-term residential rentals

 

IX.           ADJOURNMENT