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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZone Change (55) TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION `S APPLICATION FORM Application No: S ' 19 Official Receipt Date: /-�/- DEC 2 3 2004 Receipt No: SOUTH 1'IP;'DSO PL AjMNlI1VG DFIPT, APPLICANT: Vanco Associates ADDRESS: 417 John Fitch Boulevard South Windsor Ct. 06074 OWNER OF RECORD ON LAND RECORDS: Charles A. Jurgelas ADDRESS: 415 John Fitch Boulevard South Windsor Ct. 06074 COMPLETE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: Chapel Road ASSESSOR'S MAP # 22 PARCEL # 29 ZONE A-40 NAME, ADDRESS, TEL& FAX # OF PERSON TO WHOM INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED: Jay Ussery J.R. Russo & Assoccates 1 Shoham Road East Windsor. Ct 06088 623-0569 Fax 623-2485 THIS APPLICATION IS FOR: (Check all that apply): a Zone Change to GC (Public Hearing required and Certified letter to abutters required) ❑ Subdivision/Resubdivision ❑ Subdivision ❑ Minor ❑ Major ❑ Resubdivision (Public Hearing Required) ❑ Minor ❑ Major ❑ Conditional Approval ❑ Open Space Subdivision (Public Hearing Required) ❑ Special Exception to Article (Public Hearing, Certified letter to abutters required) ❑ Site Plan of Development ❑ General Plan of Development ❑ Earth Filling (Sec. 15) and/or Earth Removal (Sec. 14 - Public Hearing required) ❑ Regulation Amendment: ❑ Zoning ❑.Subdivision (Attach proposed amendment) ❑ Amendment to Town Plan of Development ❑ Temporary and Conditional Permit for ❑ Major Home Occupation for ❑ Other(explain in detail) An Application Pending sign is required to be posted on the property for all applications ten (10) days prior to being heard by the Commission. Signature of Applicant Sig a re of Pr rty O er (See reverse side for additional information) Vanco Associates Zone Change Public Hearing 2-22-05 Planning Department Report 1. Request for zone change from residential to General Commercial for property located behind and abutting 417 John Fitch Boulevard. The total area of the request is 21,275 square feet. The minimum lot size in the new zone is 1/2 acre, the combined area of all Vanco GC property is 4.5 acres. 2. We have provided aerial photos of the area for the Commission's use. You can see from the aerial photo that the area for which the zone change is requested is already in use for RV storage. This application, along with the site plan application, will alleviate that issue if approved. 3. The Town Plan depicts this area generally as an economic development area. The site is bordered by General Commercial zone to the south, Industrial zone to the north and east across Route 5, and A,40 residential zone to the:west. The Podunk River flows through the property with the proposed zone change. A topographic feature like the river generally makes a good natural barrier between the commercial and residential zones; however, we do note that this site is visible from Chapel Road due to topographic differences and sparse vegetation. 4. Section 16 includes criteria for zone change: ♦ How the zone change compares with the Comprehensive Plan of Development; ♦ How the land shall be secured from flooding and other dangers; ♦ How the land upstream and downstream in the same watershed shall be secured from flooding and other dangers; ♦ How the land shall be served by water, sewerage, transportation, and other public utilities; and ♦ How the proposed zone change will affect any wetlands in the area. 5. The possible uses in this zoning category include retail and wholesale sales, hotels and restaurants, laundry, printing, offices, theaters and bowling alleys, gas stations. 6. A zone change is the appropriate time to discuss traffic impacts. It does not seem likely that this zone change will impact traffic on Route 5, particularly in i light of the fact that the RVs have been parked in the proposed zone change area for several years, according to the aerial photo. 7. There is a buffer requirement between the GC and A-40 zones. The applicant has proposed to plant a buffer of eastern red cedar trees spaced 10' on center. The eastern red cedar is a rapid grower that grows to about 30 feet high, 20-25 feet wide, thus should provide an adequate buffer. 8. There are regulated wetlands on this site. IWA/CC approved a site plan on February 2, with a $5,000 bond for erosion & sediment control and no unusual approval conditions. 9. Site plan of development is required prior to any commercial use of this site. The site plan application was submitted simultaneously with this zone change application. 10.If this zone change is approved, the Commission must state on the record that you have found the zone change to be consistent with the plan of conservation and development. 2 10*N se4 T-a� aps-o� �i v 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 CERTI '�&soR-Cox MAIL TELEPHONE(860) 644-2511 February 28, 2005 7004 1160 0007 4128 1181 Mr. Mark Van Ostrand Vanco Associates 417 John Fitch Boulevard South Windsor, CT 06074 Re: App105-06P,Vanco Associates Zone Change Dear Mr. Van Ostrand: We are pleased to advise you that at its February 22,2005 meeting,the Planning and Zoning voted to approve your request for a zone change from A-40 to General Commercial zone at the rear of 415 John Fitch Boulevard. Within ninety days,by May 23,2005, a zone change map (1"=40')with an A-2 certification must be filed, showing all boundary lines and the acreage of the land where the zone change was granted. 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It is the Small Fast Growing y g Hedge Sip most windbreaks.The wood of the Red Cedar is fragrant ai Hydrangea We!gela extensively for furniture.The foliage is bright green to dart Large White Flowers http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/productdetails.aspx?proname=Eastern+Red+Ced... 2/17/2005 December 3, 2004 459 John Fitch Boulevard LLC 55 Ridgefield Drive South Windsor, CT 06074 CERTIFIED MAIL Dear Property Owner: Re: Zone Change Chapel Road/Rear of 417 John Fitch Blvd. South Windsor,CT In accordance with Section 7.3b of the "Town of South Windsor Inland Wetlands, Watercourses, and Conservation Regulations", we are required to notify you that an application has been filed on the property abutting yours and is subject to a hearing by the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission and the Planning & Zoning Commission. The application and plans are on file with the South Windsor Planning Department. As an abutting property owner you are invited to the hearing to ask.questions and/or give comments, however, you are not required to attend. . You may also submit written comments regarding the application prior to the hearing if so- desire. For further information regarding the specific date this will be heard please contact the South Windsor Planning Department, 644-2511, ext. 253. -- Sincerely Mark Van Ostrand Vanco Associates Van's RV Center 417 John Fitch Boulevard South Windsor, Ct. 06074 t Inland Wetlands Application For Vanco Associates Names and addresses of adjacent property owners Patricia Mulholland& Sandra Brescia 459 John Fitch Boulevard LLC 54 Pine Crest Drive 55 Ridgefield Drive East Hartford, Ct. 06108 South Windsor, Ct. 06074 Anne B. Starr Richard D. Nicolson 178 Chapel Road 105 South Mill Drive South Windsor, Ct. 06074 South Glastonbury, Ct. 06073 Mac Keeber Associates LTD Partnership C/o Reed National Corporation 260 North Elm Street Westfield,Ma. 01085 RECEIVE[) DEC 2 9 2004 SOUTH WINDS-OR PLANNING DEPT. RECEI E0, DEC 2 9 2004 South tV;"--- INLANDVVFTLA:iD,:.� CONSERVATION CC`:vie.5:o,—N d