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THIS APPLICATION IS FOR: (Check all that apply):
❑ Zone Change to (Public Hearing required and Certificate of Mailing)
❑ 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, Certificate of Mailing)
® Site Plan of Development
❑ General Plan of Development- State Hearing per Section 14-55 for
❑ 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)
❑ 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 Conunisdo
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Signature of Applicant a of Property Owner
PLEASE READ WHOLE FORM
PLANNING DEPARMENT
IN-HOUSE REFERRAL FORM
DATE: May 12,2009
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:
Appl#09-21P,Axle&Spindle Truck Repair
Location: 13 John Fitch Blvd
N Site Plan ❑ Subdivision No.Acres Zone RR
❑ Industrial ® Commercial ❑Residential No. Lots/Units
Water: ❑Public ❑Private Well Sewerage: ❑Public ® Septic System
Project Description: Dealers&Repairers license
Future Town-owned property involved? ❑Yes ®No
❑new street(s) ❑new detention area
❑new open space/recreation area ❑ active Rpassive
Planning Department notes:No information regarding public water vs well.Water main
in Burnham St. This site has been used as a trucking facility forever.Unless there are staff
stoppers,it will be on PZC agenda May 26—so we need to know soon if there are issues.
Please comment by 5-20-09 and return to the Planning Department.
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PERMITS/INSP PAYMENT RECPT#: 20334590
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE
SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074
DATE: 05/08/09 TIME: 10:49
CLERK: joycesval DEPT:
CUSTOMER#: 0
PARCEL:
CHG: PZ PLANNING AND ZO 95.00
AMOUNT PAID: 95.00
PAID BY:
PAYMENT METH: CHECK
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AMT TENDERED: 95.00
AMT APPLIED: 95.00
CHANGE: .00
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CERTIFIED MAIL 7008 1300 0001 4578 5287
May 28,2009
David Caron
13 John Fitch Blvd
South Windsor CT 06074
Dear Mr. Caron:
Re: Appl.#09-21 P,Axle& Spindle Truck Repair Site Plan Approval
We are pleased to advise you that the Planning& Zoning Commission voted on May 26, 2009 to approve with
modifications the above referenced application.
This approval is for the request for site plan approval for dealers&repairer's license at 13 John Fitch
Boulevard,GC zone shown on plans prepared by Design Professionals,Inc.,dated 12/13/93,as revised. This
approval is subject to the following modifications:
1. All plans used in the field by the developer must bear the stamp and authorized signature of the Town of
South Windsor.
2. The building street number must be included on the final plan.
3. Pavement markings must be maintained in good condition throughout the site drives and parking areas.
4. All free standing signs and/or building signs require the issuance of a sign permit before they are erected.
Sincerely,
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Patrick Kennedy, Chairman
Planning and Zoning Commission
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cc: Town Engineer
Chief Building Official
Assessor
Superintendent of Pollution Control
Fire Marshal
STANDARD APPROVAL MODIFICATIONS FOR SITE PLAN
PROJECT Axle&Spindle APPL.#09-21P
ENGINEER/ARCHITECT PROJ.#
Submit mylars of sheets: N/A
1. All plans used in the field by the developer must bear the stamp and authorized signature of the
Town of South Windsor.
2. The building street number must be included on the final plan.
3. Pavement markings must be maintained in good condition throughout the site drives and parking
areas.
4. All free standing signs and/or building signs require the issuance of a sign permit before they are
erected.
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October 2, 1998
CERTIFIED#P462497975
United Road Service,Inc '
d/b/a Caron Auto Works
c/o Christopher R. Stone
111 Founders Plaza,Suite 1403
East Hartford,CT 06108
Re: Appl #2415-98—United Road Service,Inc.,d/b/a Caron Auto Works,do Christopher
R.Stone,13 John Fitch Boulevard,GC Zone.
To Whom It May Concern:
At the meeting of the South Windsor,Zoning Board of A
approved your of
for a State Hearing under Section 145 of the General Statutes and the held On October 1, 1998, Board
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genes repairers license at property located at 13 John Fitch Boulevard,GC Zone..
The Board imposed the same condition on this application as it was written for the previous
occupant(applicant)on the property,which is as follows:
Any can left outside are to be parked in the fenced in area.
Very truly yours,
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Marjori�Anth�ony. hairperson
Zoning Board of Appeals
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cc: Building Department
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Appl #09-21P, Axle & Spindle Truck Repair LLC
Site Plan
Planning Department Report
1. Request for site plan approval for a 49ak" repairers license at 13 John Fitch
Blvd, GC zone. Prior to 1994, this site was used for warehousing/trucking. In
1994, a site plan was approved for a repair garage/auto transport business. Since
1994, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted several public storage and general
repairers licenses, the most recent in 1998. State statutes now require that PZC
grant the dealers and repairers licenses instead of ZBA.
2. ZBA and PZC have continually included an approval condition that any
vehicles stored outside must be within the fenced area.
3. There is a 25' buffer requirement along the upper west property boundary. If
there was buffering in the past, it does not appear to be there now. This needs to
be addressed by the owner.
4. The Fire Marshal reviewed the plans and had no comments.
5. The site is served by public sewer and a private well. The Town Sanitarian has
reviewed this application and has no issues.
If this application is approved, Planning Dept requests an approval modification
addressing the buffer requirement.
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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: January 29, 1996
TO: Matthew Galligan, Town Manager,t'�
FROM: Marcia Banach, Director of Planning
RE: Complaint re: 13 John Fitch Boulevard, received from
Gregory Neary of East Hartford
CC: Jeffrey Folger, Zoning Enforcement Officer
Ralph Alexander, Town Attorney
In response to correspondence received from Gregory C. Neary, 147 Burnham Street,
East Hartford, regarding zoning violations at 13 John Fitch Boulevard(Caron Auto
Works), following are the results of my investigation.
Caron Auto Works applied to the Planning &Zoning Commission for site plan approval
for operation of a repair garage and auto transport facility. The Planning&Zoning
Commission approved the site plan on January 25, 1994,with some approval
conditions, including:
1. Overhead doors on south side(Burnham Street side) shall remain closed
with the exception of entering and exiting the building.
2. No outside diesel repair in the front of the building on the Burnham Street
side.
3. Number of vehicles to be stored overnight outside limited to 75.
4. Exterior lighting on the Burnham Street side of the site is to be limited.
The above four conditions are the only site-specific approval conditions attached to this
approval.
The site is screened with a slatted chain link fence. When the gate to the fence is open, '
there is some visibility into the site. When the gate is closed, visibility is limited to items
that are taller than the fence.
Mr. Neary's correspondence cites many issues to be addressed. Response to each
item, in the order listed In Mr. Neary's correspondence, follows.
1. Removal of jersey barriers to allow truck traffic to tum in Caron Auto Works
driveway. This area has a historical problem with trucks parking on Burnham Street
to use the convenience store located at the comer of John Fitch Boulevard and
Burnham Street. The tracks using the convenience store are unrelated to Caron
Auto Works business, but appear to use this site to turn around after visiting the
convenience store since Caron Auto Works is the first driveway encountered that is
large enough for the trucks to turn around in. Caron Auto Works, as well as the
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commercial property owner directly east of Caron Auto Works, have both posted
their property with signs prohibiting vehicles from using their driveways as turn-
around points; but it appears that convenience store customers continue to use
these driveways as turn-around areas. Unfortunately, while this is definitely a
problem, it is not a Caron Auto Works problem. It is also not a zoning violation for
Caron Auto Works. The Planning&Zoning Commission did not include an approval
condition requiring Caron Auto Works to allow unrelated trucks to use their driveway
for a turn-around.
2. Landscaping. The Planning Department has not released the landscaping bond for
this site as yet. That notwithstanding, it is difficult to characterize the proposed
landscaping on the approved site plan as"elaborate shrubbery"as indicated by Mr.
Neary. Virtually the entire frontage of this site Is pre-existing pavement. The
approved site plan includes only three white pines and five dwarf alberta spruce in
front of the building. Three additional white pines (5' height) are shown at the east
side of the site, next to the driveway. (There is additional evergreen screening
buffering this site from the residential property to the northeast, but this screening is
not visible from Burnham Street.)A subsequent change order modifies the three
white pines directly in front of the building to ornamental shrubs. The landscaping
bond will not be released by the Planning Department until (1)the plantings are in
accordance with the approved site plan and change orders, and{2) a growing
season has demonstrated that the plantings are alive.
3. Dumpster screening, outdoor storage of part0junk. The site plan does not show
plantings around the dumpster, but does depict it as screened (generally a
stockade fence or screened chain link fence).Our on-site Investigation corroborates
the presence of outdoor storage of various materials, Including truck parts, tires,
junk vehicles, and trailer boxes being used for storage. A Notice of Zoning Violation
has been Issued for the outdoor storage. The Notice of Violation requires
compliance by February 6, but also has a provision for the owner to contact the
Zoning Enforcement Officer to work out details of compliance In the event that the
deadline is too short. If one of the above courses of action does not occur, the
violation will be forwarded to the Town Attorney for action. It should be noted that
our Zoning Enforcement Officer was unable to corroborate this part of the complaint
without going Into the site itself, since the dumpster and outdoor storage are not
visible from Burnham Street.
4. Oillgas leaks. The Zoning Enforcement Officer indicates that he was somewhat
hampered by snow cover, however, he notes that he was unable to detect oil/gas
leaks other than the routine signs of vehicles parked on pavement.
5. Closing of overhead doors,number of vehicles stored.. Two written complaints were
received from Mr. Neary, one in October 1994 and one in April 1995. Both included
complaints of excessive noise plus other issues(see attached). However, neither of
the complaints references open overhead doors as the problem. It is my recollection
that the overhead doors were discussed by our Zoning Enforcement Officer with
both Mr. Neary and Mr. Caron of Caron Auto Works. Since the closing of the
overhead doors was a condition of PZC approval, a Notice of Zoning Violation was
issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer on July 24, 1995. Our Zoning
Enforcement Officer has observed open overhead doors on several occasions
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during the summer months and thus has cited it as a violation based on the
complaints received.
The issue of vehicles stored overnight is less straightforward.There is no limitation
included in the Planning&Zoning Commission's approval letter that vehicles cannot
remain stored for more than 24 hours. Mr. Neary's complaint form from April 1995
reflects, "We were told at the meeting that the vehicles were.not going to be parked
more than a couple of days."One of the components of Caron Auto Works
business is the storage of heavily damaged vehicles until the insurance claims are
settled. This inevitably means that there will be vehicles that appear to be"junk"
vehicles stored on site. The site is screened from Burnham Street, in accordance
with the site plan approval.
6. Extedorlighfing on Bumham Street. This issue has arisen previously also, and was
included In the complaints submitted by Mr. Neary in October 1994 and April 1995.
Notes from the zoning file regarding the October complaint indicate that the Zoning
Enforcement Officer investigated the complaint about lighting and found that the
lights were indirect lighting and did not violate the zoning regulations.
7. Hours of operation. Caron Auto Works indicated to the Planning &Zoning
Commission that, in addition to their normal working hours, they would also be
bringing in vehicles late at night on occasions. it appears that Mr. Neary has
selected the appropriate mechanism in contacting the police department for late-
night noise infractions.
Previous complaints to zoning enforcement officer As noted above, the Planning
Department did receive complaints from Mr. Neary on two occasions. The first
complaint in October 1994 resulted in at least four site visits by our Zoning Enforcement
Officer(see attached documentation). The notes kept by the Zoning Enforcement
Officer indicate that resolvable items were resolved (including completion of the
screening fence). The second complaint in April 1995 resulted in a Notice of Zoning
Violation Issued in July 1995. Some of the issues,while they may be problems for the
residents, are not enforceable by the Zoning Enforcement Officer, as they are not
violations of any zoning regulation or Planning&Zoning Commission approval
condition. These unenforceable issues include work hours different from originally
proposed, and convenience store customers turning around in Caron Auto Works
driveway and on residents' lawns.
The final item contained in Mr. Neary's correspondence concerns a tree on neighboring
property that was cut down by Caron Auto Works. This issue is outside of the purview
of zoning enforcement.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer has and will continue to address the zoning
enforcement issues at 13 John Fitch Boulevard.
Please contact me if you need further information.
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February 81 1994
CERTIFIED NAIL
David A. Caron, President
Caron Auto Works
115 Park Avenue
East Hartford, CT 06108
Dear Mr. Caron:
Re: Appl. #93-54P, Caron Auto Works Site Plan
We are pleased to advise you that the Planning & Zoning Commission
voted on January 25, 1994 to approve with modifications the above-
referenced application for a Site Plan of Development for property
located at 13 John Fitch Boulevard (frontage on Burnham Street also)
GC zone as shown on plans prepared by Design Professionals, Inc. ,
Job. No. 93-715, dated December 13, 1993 and revised through December
28, 1993. 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 permits will be issued until the final mylars
have been filed in the Town Clerk's Office.
3. An as-built plan is required prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Occupancy per Section 8.1.10 of the Zoning
Regulations.
4. Footing drains are required if the building has a basement.
5. A landscape bond in the amount of $2000 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. Engineering comments of January 3, 1994 must be addressed.
S. Parking formula must be added to the key map.
9. Dempster pad must be labeled as concrete, with screening.
10. Overhead doors on south side (Burnham Street side) shall
remain closed with the exception of entering and exiting the
building.
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David A. Caron - 2 :. FebruaEy 8, i994
Application #93-54P
11. No outside diesel repair in the front of the building on the
Burnham Street side.
12. Number of vehicles to be stored over night outside limited to
75.
13. Exterior lighting on the Burnham Street side of the site is
to be limited.
Black and white transparent mylars of Sheet #2 with the above
modifications, together with four blueprint copies of the entire set
of plans., must be submitted to this Commissionwithin 30 days to be
stamped and signed. The letters of approval of this 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.
Very truly yours,
PIpNING & ZONING COMMISSION
Thomas A. Murrin, Chairman
TAMlpmm
. cc: Chief Building Official
Assessor
Town Engineer
Supt. Of Pollution Control
Registrars
Fire Marshal
Design Professionals, Inc.
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1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE . SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. 06074
AREA CODE 203 J644.25n
August 9, 1988
Attorney Edwin ,Lassman
Rogin, Nassau, Caplan, .Lassman & Hirtle
City Place
Hartford, CT 06103-3460
: 13 John Fitch Boulevard
Dear Mr ,asoman:
Pursuant to your letter dated July 13, 1988, regarding
continuance of the legally nonconforming use at the above
referenced address, it does appear that General Building Supply
has been utilizing the premises as a warehousgltrucking center.
Thus, based on your statements in your letter that (1) the
shipping and trucking terminal is a legally non-conforming use,
and (2) that General Building Supply is using the terminal for
the same purpose.. I would concur that the use of the building as
a shipping and trucking facility may continue.
If you require any further clarification, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours,
.Marcia A. Banach
Director of Planning
MABlpmm
cc: John R. Collins, Chief Building Officially