FINAL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 PM
1. Update and progress report on POCD Implementation.
2. Former Cos Cob Power Plant Town of Greenwich; application FSP #4037-C for a final coastal site plan for placement of earthen cap, stabilization of existing shoreline for remediation, construction of turf field, playscape, open air pavilions, walking trail, amphitheater, parking, roadways, utilities and conceptual water access plan on a 9.678 acre property located at 22 Sound Shore Drive in the R-6 zone. (Staff: KB) (Must decide by 4/3/2010) (Maximum extension available to 4/3/2010) (Continued from the 1/5/2010 and 2/23/2010 meetings) (Seated: Heller, Farricker, Heimbuch, Maitland, and Brooks, [for Marchese]) (Page Number: 9)
3. Boxwood Trading Company; application PSP #4067 for a preliminary site plan for the alteration of the exterior area to the rear of the building that had been used for parking on a 3,482 sq. ft. property located at 33 Lewis Street in the CGBR zone. (Staff: CT) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must decide by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/13/2010) (Continued from the 2/2/2010 meeting) (Seated: Heller, Farricker, Heimbuch, Maitland, and Marchese) (Page Number: 111)
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
a) Greenwich Academy; 200 North Maple Avenue – discussion on changes to approved site plan due to removal of landscaping near tennis courts and drainage revision. (Page Number: 137)
b) 96 Lewis Street; confirmation of approval on revised building plans to allow 5 parking spaces instead of the 6 required to comply with Section 6-100. (Page Number: 163)
PUBLIC HEARING 6:30 PM
5. 382 Greenwich Partners, LLC; applications FSP #4070 and SP #4071 for a final site plan and special permit to construct a residential rooftop terrace on an existing mixed use building on a 16,019 sq. ft. property located at 382 Greenwich Avenue in the CGBR zone. (Staff: CT) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must open by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/15/2010) (Page Number: 169)
6. Arenz/Bernard; application FRSB #1982 for a final re-subdivision for a proposed equal area exchange of 3,790.67 sq. ft. on a 3.617 acre property located at 40 Beechcroft Road, and 44 Grahampton Lane in the RA-2 zone. (Staff: PL) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must decide by 3/15/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/14/2010) (Page Number: 201)
7. Peter M. and Patrick P. Buccieri; applications FSP #4074 and SP #4075 for a final site plan and special permit to demolish an existing 2-family residence, detached garage, and construct two structures with a total of 5 dwelling units per units on a 0.5707 acre property located at 24 Harold Street in the R-6 zone. (Staff: CT) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must open by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/15/2010) (Page Number: 213)
8. Luca’s Steakhouse, Inc., and Sherwood Plaza Realty, LLC, Luca Gabriele, Daniel Gabriele, and Eugena Gabriele; applications FSP #4045 and SP #4046, for a final site plan and special permit to make changes to the façade, rear entry roof equipment and surrounding sound enclosure and revise the landscaping plan and transformer location, which are revisions to the approved site plans and special permit (FSP #3996 and FSP #3463 and SP #3467) for changes to the restaurant and banquet facility building on a 1.89 acre property located at 35, 39, 43, and 47 Church Street, 2, 3, and 4 Putnam Court and 32, 36, and 42 Sherwood Place in the CGBR/CGB/R-6 zones. (Staff: DF) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must close by 3/10/10) (Maximum extension available to 3/25/10) (Opened at the12/15/09 meeting) (Seated DH, FF, RM, FB [for Heimbuch], MA [for Marchese]) (Page Number: 247)
9. 644 West Putnam Associates, LLC; applications FSP #4051 and SP #4052 for a final site plan and special permit to construct a new two story, 36,139 square foot commercial building with retail on the first floor to be used by a bank and a drug store, with drive-up windows (ATM only for the bank), and retail/office on the second floor with 191 spaces and 8 handicapped spaces on a 74,512 sq. ft. property located at 644 West Putnam Avenue in the LB and GBO zones. (Staff: DF) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must close by 3/16/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/20/2010) (Continued from the 2/9/2010 meeting) (Seated: DH, FF, RM, RH, MA [for Marchese]) (Page Number: 291 )
10. 429 Taconic Road, LLC; applications PSP #4068 and SP #4069 for a preliminary site plan and special permit to demolish the existing house, cottage, 2 garages, pool house, pool, and tennis court, and construct a new house, barn, garage, indoor riding ring, outdoor riding ring, and associated drainage improvements on a 13.295 acre property located at 429 Taconic Road in the RA-4 zone. (Staff: KB) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must open by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/15/2010) (Page Number: 318)
11. David Vitka; applications PSP #4076 and SP #4077 for a preliminary site plan and special permit for a proposed parking lot on vacant property located on a 6,799 sq. ft. property at 336 West Putnam Avenue in the GB zone. (Staff: PL) (Applicant’s Presentation: 5 minutes) (Must open by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/15/2010) (Page Number: 374)
12. Urstadt-Biddle Properties; applications PSP #4079 and SP #4080 for a preliminary site plan and special permit to convert 350 sq. ft. of an existing 18,186 sq.ft., building from Day Care to medical office on a 0.945 acre property located at 25 Valley Drive in the GBO zone. (Staff: MK) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must open by 3/11/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/15/2010) (Page Number: 391)
REGULAR MEETING CONTINUED
13. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
February 23, 2010
14. OTHER:
a. Executive Session on pending litigation or personnel matters.
b. Other items as may properly come before the Commission.
APPLICATIONS HEARD PREVIOUSLY THAT WILL BE HEARD ON SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS
Greenwich High School Music Instruction Space and Auditorium Expansion; applications PSP #4035, SP #4036 and MI #0578 for a preliminary site plan/special permit, and municipal improvement to increase the floor area from 412,945 square feet to 450,253 square feet through the construction of a new Auditorium and stage house, create a secondary entrance plaza, maintain the 663 parking spaces on site, realign bus loop and student parking along east side of the school, add handicapped accessible parking spaces, realign entry drive currently adjacent to the north of the science wing, restripe northern parking lots, enlarge and reconfigure western parking lot, and minimize footprint of southern parking lot on a 54.87 acre property located at 10 Hillside Road in the RA-1 and RA-20 zones. (Staff: DF/PL) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (Must close PSP and SP by 5/13/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/13/2010) (Must Decide MI by 5/3/2010) (Continued from the 2/2/2010 meeting) (Seated: Heller, Farricker, Heimbuch, Maitland, and Marchese)
Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut; applications FSP #4057 and SP #4058 for improvements and additions to the Aquarion Water Company Treatment Plant including the construction of a new clearwell for increased capacity, construction of a new chemical storage facility, and the construction of a temporary sound barrier during construction so as to mitigate noise impact on the southerly neighbors on a 5.75 acre property located at 10 Dekraft and Butternut Hollow Roads in the RA-2 zone. (Staff: PL) (Applicant’s Presentation: 30 minutes) (Must close by 5/13/2010) (Maximum extension available to 5/13/2010) (Continued from the 2/2/2010 meeting) (Seated: Heller, Farricker, Heimbuch, Maitland, and Marchese)
Planning and Zoning Staff; for amendment AM #10-0001 to amend sections of the Town of Greenwich Building Zone Regulations as follows: TEXT IN BOLD TO BE ADDED, STRIKETHOURGH TO BE DELETED. (Page Number: 132)
6-5 (3.1)-Bank shall mean… Federal Government of Connecticut Department of Banking. Bank locations are subject to site plan and special permit approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(3.2) Bank –Drive-In – shall mean any… A Bank Drive-In is permitted only as an accessory use to a principal bank use and structure on the same site and is subject to site plan and special permit approvals from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The terms drive –in, drive-up and drive-thru and similar variations shall be synonymous.
SEC. 6-100 ADD TO USE GROUPS 1, 4, AND 8
BANKS - (INCLUDING DRIVE-INS) WHEN AUTHORIZED BY SPECIAL PERMIT
USE GROUP 4 - DRIVE IN BANKS – when authorized by Special Permit.
USE GROUP 8
Banks (not including drive-in banks) (Note A)
6-5 (13.1) Drive-In, Drive-Thru Establishments - Conversion from one Drive-thru, Drive-in establishment to another type of Drive-thru establishment requires site plan and special permit approval. This includes Fast Food establishments, banks and other types of uses with drive-ups.
Sec. 6-103- LBR Zones
(E) Ground Floor Uses – Except for access to and egress from upper floor permitted uses, uses on the ground floor shall be limited to uses listed in Use Group 8, except for Sales Agencies of real estate, employment, insurance or travel firms, which are not permitted on first floor of the LBR zones. These uses are considered office uses and not retail uses. Other Use Group 8 uses shall occupy…
Sec. 6-103.1 - CGBR zone
(B) Ground Floor Uses
Except for access to and egress from upper floor permitted uses, uses on the ground floor shall be limited to uses listed in Use Group 1 except for sales agencies of real estate, employment, insurance or travel firms, which are not permitted on first floor of the CGBR zone and only on the upper floors if parking is provided on site, since these uses are considered office uses and not retail uses. Other Use Group 1 uses shall occupy…
Sec. 6-98 - Use Regulations for R-6, Multi family and RMF zones
a) (1) All uses permitted in the R-7 zone and a two-family dwelling
(2) The following Uses as Special Permit uses …
(A) The building of a two-family dwelling, conversion from a single-family to a two-family dwelling, addition or alteration to a single-family dwelling to create a two-family dwelling, the building of one or more multi-family dwellings…
6-5 (2.1) Animal day care and animal grooming establishments are not permitted in any residential zone nor retail zones (CGBR and LBR), but are allowed in the LB, CGB, GB and GBO zones subject to site plan and special permit approvals, and licensing from the state. These facilities are not considered kennels.
Renumber 6-5 (2.1) (2.2) Attic
(Staff: DF) (Left open at the 2/23/2010 meeting) (Seated: Heller, Farricker, Heimbuch, Maitland, and Marchese)
Richard Jablonski and Maria DelPilar - T-Mobile Northeast, LLC; applications FSP-TELE #4088 and SP #4089 for a final telecommunications site plan and special permit to construct an 80 foot tower with two sets of T-Mobile antennas concealed within and related ground equipment cabinets, within a 600 sq. ft. leased area of residential property per Section 140.1 of the Building Zone Regulations and Section 16-50(l)(e) of the Connecticut General Statutes on a .3202 acre property located at 44 Talbot Lane in the R-6 zone. (Staff: KB) (Applicant’s Presentation: 10 minutes) (T-Mobile tabled this application and granted an extension)
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