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March 7, 2003
Mr. Alan Lamson
FLB Architecture&Planning, Inc.
19 Silver Lane
East Hartford, CT 06118
Dear Mr. Lamson:
Re: Appl#02-59P, Expo Design Center
We are pleased to advise you that the Planning&Zoning Commission voted on February 25, 2003,to approve
with modifications the above referenced application for a Site Plan of Development. This approval is for the
construction of a 90,250 square foot retail building on property located on the west side of Buckland Road,
north of Smith Street, GD Zone as shown on plans prepared by Fuss &O'Neill,Job No. 200048 LX10 dated
9/9/02, as revised. This approval is subject to the following modifications:
1. Prior to commencement of any site work, a meeting must be held with Town Staff.
2. No building permit will be issued until the final mylars have been filed in the Town Clerk's office.
3. This application is subject.to the conditions of approval of the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation
Commission, including a bond in the amount of$20,000 for erosion and sediment control, and a bond in the
amount of$50,000 for installation and establishment of stormwater structures. The stormwater bond will be
held for three growing seasons.
4. An as-built plan is required prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy per Section 8.1.10 of the Zoning
Regulations.
5. A landscape bond in the amount of$30,000 is required and must be submitted prior to filing of mylars.
6. All plans used in the field by the developer must bear the stamp and authorized signature of the Town of
South Windsor.
7. This approval does not constitute approval of the sanitary sewer, which can only be granted by the Water
Pollution Control Authority.
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8. If a State Traffic Commission partial opening certificate is required,no building permits will be issued until
the certificate has been issued(per CGS §14-311).
9. The building street number must be included on the final plan.
10. The Town Engineer's review comments dated 2/25/2003 must be addressed to the Town Engineer's
satisfaction.
11. No outdoor storage is permitted in the Gateway zone, per Section 5.8.6.c.1.g. All business, servicing, and/or
processing must be done inside the building,per Section 5.8.6.c.Le.
12. A reduction of 64 parking spaces is granted in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.4.1.
13. The adequacy of roof screening will be reviewed prior to granting of a Certificate of Occupancy. If the
proposed and approved roof screening is not adequate to substantially screen the flat roof and roof hardware
during all seasons, the applicant must provide to the Commission a plan for additional screening. The
Commission may require additional surety to guarantee that any additional screening is implemented..
14. Selection of plant materials must be performed by the site's Landscape Architect. The Landscape Architect
must also verify in writing to Town staff that landscaping was installed in accordance with the approved
plan prior to release of the landscaping bond.
15. The berm along Smith Street must be constructed prior to construction of the building. Landscaping on the
berm must be installed during the first planting season after construction of the berm is completed.A C.O.
will NOT be granted if the berm landscaping has not been installed or was not installed during a proper
planting season.
16. Iron pins are required on lot corners.
17. Impervious coverage must be calculated as a percentage of the entire site. The calculation must be included
on sheet CS 1.1, which will be filed in the Town Clerk's office.
18. The shopping cart management plan submitted by the applicant must be implemented and adhered to, in
accordance with Section 5.8.6.c.2.f.
19. Applicant must provide a durable educational plaque at one of the rain gardens, describing its purpose and
environmental functions.
20. Parking spaces must be hairpin-striped in accordance with Section 5.8.6.d(c).
21. Any easements required for location of traffic control equipment or other purposes must.be shown on the
plans.
22. Two stone wall sections, one at the south end of the site and one at the north end, must be incorporated into
the plans. The northerly wall will extend from the Evergreen Walk entrance south to approximately the
northeast corner of the building. An Expo sign may be incorporated into the southerly stone wall; the sign is
not to exceed 8 feet in height. The free-standing sign shown on the current plan 65 feet from the intersection
of Buckland Road and the Evergreen access drive is to be eliminated from the plans.
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23. The 30"maple north of the Evergreen Walk access drive must be protected during construction to the
satisfaction of Town staff.
Black and white transparent mylars of Sheet Numbers CS 1.1 and CG 1.3 with the above modifications,
together with three blueprint copies of the entire set of plans must be submitted to this Commission within 30
days to be stamped and signed. The letters of approval of this Commission as well as the Inland Wetlands
Agency/Conservation Commission must be reproduced on the mylars.
After the mylars have been signed by the Commission, they will be returned to you for filing in the Office of the
Town Clerk. After filing these plans, a copy of the receipt must be submitted to the Planning Department.
Sincerely,
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Kevin McCann, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
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cc: Town Engineer
Chief Building Official
Assessor
Superintendent of Pollution Control
Fire Marshal