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Home My WebLink About09-13P Paint Paper and Pens / RECEIVED Official Receipt Date: o'�<l! �� I$ Receipt No: MAR 2 3 2009 NTH WINDSOR PLANNING DEPT. APPLICANT: Can n e�e Le J v re PROJECT NAME: PCxi Yt-} r �r ADDRESS: OWNER OF RECORD ON LAND RECORDS: �e Ctnyvh* La\& t' ,Cr _ c\GLL&w Aay% In- lei i/ ADDRESS: q CA ttVl3� Sri ver COMPLETE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: ASSESSOR'S MAP# PARCEL# ZONE NAME, ADDRESS,TEL&FAX# OF PERSON TO WHOM INQUIRIESSHOULD BE DIRECTED: �"G_Y V 1m"f Ltswe L A- ng). (_ N&t WA 10ye �VV, Estimated presentation time: THIS APPLICATION IS FOR: (Check all that apply): ❑ Zone Change to (Public Hearing required and Certified letter to abutters required) ❑ Subdivision/Resubdivision ❑ Open Space Subdivision(Public Hearing Required) ❑ Subdivision ❑ Minor ❑ Major ❑ Resubdivision (Public Hearing-Required) ❑ Minor❑ Major ❑ Conditional Approval ❑ 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) (Public Hearing Required) ❑ Temporary and Conditional Permit for(Public Hearing Required) ❑ In Law apartment/Accessory Apartment(Public Hearing Required) Major Home Occupation for(Public Hearing Required)Art Wn(V a ocrE. m.0, •I T ,n ❑ 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. ji;gnatture of Applicant *igtnature of Property Owner PLANNING DEPARMENT IN-HOUSE REFERRAL FORM DATE: 3/24/09 TO: Matt Galligan, Fred Shaw, Michael Gantick, Rich Bond, Walter Summers, Jeff Doolittle Ray Favreau, Karl Reichle, Mark Owens, Steve Lavigueur, Chris Dougan, Bob DeVito John Caldwell, Dennis Sheridan, Ron Asselin FROM: Marcia A. Banach, AICP, Director of Planning The Planning&Engineering Departments have received plans for the following projects: App109-13P,Paint,Paper, &Pens Major Home Occupation Location: 9 Cliffwood Drive Z Site Plan ❑ Subdivision No. Acres Zone A-30 ❑ Industrial ❑ Commercial ® Residential No. Lots/Units Water: ❑ Public ® Private Well Sewerage: ❑ Public ® Septic System Project Description: Major home occupation—art workshops Future Town-owned property involved? ❑ Yes ®No ❑ new street(s) ❑ new detention area ❑ new open space/recreation area ❑ active ❑passive Planning Department notes: Please comment by 4/2/09 and return to the Planning Department. A narrative describing the scope of the business is available in the Planning Department ht,t ALeem UVAd � L �' p cJj P cue iS C7 i 77 � o C e PERMITS/INSP PAYMENT RECPT#: 20332072 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 DATE: 03/24/09 TIME: 09:04 CLERK: joycesval DEPT: CUSTOMER#: 0 PARCEL: CHG: PZ PLANNING AND ZO 95.00 AMOUNT PAID: 95.00 PAID BY: PAYMENT METH: CHECK 0892 REFERENCE: A AMT TENDERED: 95.00 AMT APPLIED: 95.00 CHANGE: .00 Application for Major Home Occupation Paint, Paper&Pens(DBA) Jeannette L. LeSure, owner of business and residential property 9 Cliffwood Drive 648-2963 690-9883 (cell and business) Nature of Business • This will be creativity workshops involving drawing, water color and simple paper collage. The only materials we will be using will be: water colors, acrylics, gesso, glue, pencils, pens, and pastels/oil pastels. I do not want to use varnishes or glue guns in my home because of potential health risks to all. • I propose conducting no more than nine workshop sessions per week at any one time, preferably on weekdays. For this first session,I am limiting the weekly workshops to Tuesday, Wednesday,and/or Thursday, offering the potential for morning,afternoon,and evening workshops. Realistically, my goal is to run two or three workshops total this spring. • Maximum number of participants for any session at any time will be 8. • Through the summer,I would remain available for people to have independent"mini" workshop sessions through much of the summer,but only on Tu,Wed,and Thursday,with only one evening offered per week. Again, I will strictly limit the numbers of people here at any one time. • All materials are provided by me—nothing will be sold for use by the public or any participants. The cost includes materials and instruction. • All workshops will take place in the ground floor studio,called a(first floor family room in existing plans from 1990, when we purchased the home.) This is nowhere near 25% of the full dwelling. (It is approximately 300 square feet.) Parking and traffic concerns • The maximum number of people I want per session is eight,with six or seven being the optimal number. We have two driveways on the premises, one on each end of the house, so it is possible to keep all cars off the street for workshops. The driveway in front of the studio and upper level garage alone will hold six vehicles at a time. • No extra vehicles will be used, and I expect no'extra traffic of any sort from deliveries. Visibility and Changing the Nature of the Neighborhood While there is a bay window in the studio, seating inside will begin a few feet from the window. Since the driveway is more than fifty feet from the street and it is a quiet neighborhood,this should not be an issue. I close the drapes in the evening whenever there is activity at that level anyway. Water,Sewers,Septic The residence has two septic tanks, one for each side of the house. I am the only family member who lives in the zoned in-family apartment above the garage and studio area. Because the sessions are just two hours in length, and there will be at least an hour between sessions,I do not foresee any undue strain on the system. The extra use of water will be only cleaning brushes and water-based products. There is no hazardous material involved. �eScNe �• C Miscellaneous • All materials will be stored in my home,not the garage, in shelving and closet space in the studio area. • There are three existing doors already (front,back,to the garage)and no change to the exterior has been necessary, or is there any structural change required inside. Future Growth As stated previously,I do not want this to grow beyond 9-12 workshops a week, and run about 9 or 10 months of the year. I would rather not run a full complement of workshops in the dead of winter, or in the month between Thanksgiving and New Year's. During winter months,if I do run workshops they will be limited to six participants,to allow for the reduction of space from plowing. The growth goals over the next five years would be to be able to include weekend workshops several times a year, and to lead equally small writers workshops. The mission is to create an ongoing artistic community in my home—not to create large classes. The intimacy of small groups is far more conducive to creativity than the more anonymous venue of classes of ten students and more. I am also a freelance promotional writer myself and will continue to pursue that aspect of my own career, which rules out making conducting workshops five days a week,year- round. {.UlY tG/tGUT 06084' LUOW►r- MA VZ-1 SZ ELuGA ------------------------------ ----------------------------------- �`zS•o C • tit _ .Q N . 0 oD , Q : tj12A1 h1/+�oE m� t /mat' B X tO yIL Q v 2 S 50 � 3 '�8• a s MnDT Qnc �.n�er .V"IGAGE SURVEY LOT 9 CLIFFWOOD - LAND OF ROGER F. & SANDRA M. BILLINGS TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT To be conveyed to DAVID & BERNADETTE SADOWNICK SCALE: 1 " = 40' I hereby certify to Hartford Federal Bank that the location, of the building as shown is substantially- correct and that there are no zoning violations `off-the' s - L.S. #•1083 March 9, 1982 9 REFERENCE: Plot Plan Cliffwood Property of Clifford Slicer South Windsor Conn. - Scale 1" = 40' - March 1966 - Reinhold Luther. Land Surveyor NOTE: This map is not a BOUNDARY SURVEY. It is compile other x To� O-P s.OU� ?d w� 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 SO co`'� TELEPHONE(860) 644-2511 CERTIFIED MAIL 7008 0150 0002 6256 2952 March 30, 2009 Jeannette LeSure Dba Paint, Paper & Pens 9 Cliff-wood Drive South Windsor CT 06074 Dear Ms. LeSure: Re: Appl # 09-13P, Paint, Paper& Pens Major Home Occupation Please be advised that the Public Hearing of the Planning & Zoning Commission in the above referenced matter has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue. Someone must be present at the hearing to represent the application. One sign advertising the hearing must be posted on the property for ten (10) consecutive days prior to the hearing and must be clearly visible from a town street. Please have one sign posted on 9 Cliffwood Drive by Friday April 3, 2009. Signs can be obtained in the Planning Department. Very truly yours, o ce S. Vallez A ministrative Secretary jsv STANDARD APPROVAL MODIFICATIONS FOR MAJOR HOME OCCUPATION PROJECT: Paint, Paper&Pens MHO APPL. #09-13P ENGINEER/ARCHITECT: PROJ. # This approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. The business must be operated by the homeowner. 2. The permit will expire on , and will have to be renewed at that time. 3. Only one non-resident employee can be hired. 4. The business is limited to conducting 9-12 workshops a week, 9 to 10 months of the year. The applicant may hold the workshops during the week-up to 3 times a day, with weekend classes?? 5. Hours of operation?? 6. Refuse from the business cannot be disposed of with residential refuse. Adequate arrangements must be made for business refuse disposal. 7. Any new building, or alteration/additions to existing buildings, requires a building permit prior to start of construction. du � , 4-- Yl N Sf -own aps-outs � C x r w` 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 SOR-CO TELEPHONE (860) 644-2511 CERTIFIED MAIL 7008 1300 0001 4578 5133 April 17, 2009 Jeannette L. LeSure 9 Cliffwood Drive South Windsor CT 06074 Dear Ms. Lesure: Re: Appl 09-13P, Paint, Paper&Pens Major Home Occupation We regret to advise you that the. Planning & Zoning Commission voted on April 14, 2009, to deny without prejudice the above referenced application. The reasons for denial are as follows. 1. The proposed home occupation is too big for the residential neighborhood and does not meet the following major home occupation requirements: • the home occupation is compatible with other permitted residential uses in the residential district • the occupation can not create a volume of passenger or commercial traffic that is inconsistent with the normal level of traffic on the street; • the residential character of the dwelling and the neighborhood are preserved, and; 2. There are sight line issues on this property (forsythia hedges) that create safety concerns at the intersection of Lawrence Road and Cliffwood Drive. The Commission also voted to waive the application fee if you wish to resubmit an application for a home occupation that is more compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood. Very truly yours, Patrick Kennedy, Chai n Planning and Zoning Commission PK/jsv cc: Town Engineer Chief Building Official Assessor Superintendent of Pollution Control Fire Marshal 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR. CONN. 06074 R•Co�� AREA CODE 203/644-2511 May 27, 1992 CERTIFIED MAIL Jeannette L. LeSure Mark A. Foley Jean Ellen LeSure 9 Cliffwood Drive South Windsor, Ct 06074 Dear Mesdames/Sir: Re: Appl. #92-11P, Accessory Apartment Please be advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission, at its meeting on May 26, 1992, approved application #92-11P - Special Exception to Article 4 .7. for an accessory apartment on property located at 9 Cliffwood Drive, RR zone. This approval is subject to the following modifications: 1. Recreation room of the main house is not considered part of the accessory apartment. 2. When the property changes owners an outside entrance to the accessory apartment may be needed. The enclosed Special Exception form must be completed and filed in the Town Clerk's office. The special exception will take effect upon filing. very truly yours, Louise C. Evans Chairman LCE/pmm cc: Director of Planning Town Engineer Building Department Zoning/Wetlands Enforcement Officer Assessor Fire Marshall Registrars LeSure/Foley Accessory Apartment 1. Application for an acessory apartment under 4.7 of the zoning regulations for property located at 9 Cliffwood Drive, RR zone. The applicant has an existing temporary and conditional permit for a mother-in-law apartment (which has been in place approximately 8 years) and is requesting to make it an accessory apartment. 2. The criteria which must be met includes the apartment can not exceed 700 sq ft- this apartment is approx. 950 sq ft. (including the family/laundry area which is used by all occupants of the house) . The accessory apt regulation allows the Commission to grant a waiver to this provision after considering the impact on existing uses in the area, surrounding property values, and consideration of historic factors. The applicant has provided a sketch of the layout of the apartment. The main house was built in 1965. A single- family appearance must be maintained; the appearance of the house is not changing as the apartment is on the second floor of the house. There is adequate water and sewage disposal- there is a seperate septic system for the accessory apartment. The applicant is aware that the owner must occupy one of the two dwelling units at all times. 3. There are two separate driveways that exist and can accomodate three cars as required in the regulations . Tt;--' appl:leant acldessc tk�e—au:nber r�� A�^��Q•,,��apaen e. The planning department has no further modifications to request, and there are no engineering comments on this application. � Q'er,t'ovy 11i ems✓ /.efr