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RECEIVED
RUIN 19 2012
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING DEPT.
INLAND WETLANDS, WATERCOURSES AND CONSERVATION APPLICATION
Application# I Z.-3 1 at Received 6 -
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Fifteen applications (15)with map and plans (2 copies) shall be submitted together with the fee set forth
in the Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations, Town of South Windsor. (See
Regulations, Section VII—X)
2. The South Windsor Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations should be reviewed with
respect to the standards and criteria for application Evaluation. (See Regulations, Sections VII—X)
3. The applicant understands that this application is to be considered complete only when all information and
documents required by the Agency have been submitted. The applicant shall also complete the state filing
form.
A. Applicant's Name: Ben Michaelson
Address: 89 Windrush Lane Andover, CT 06232
Phone: (home) 860-742-5914 (work) 203-786-3715 (fax) 203-782-2766
B. Legal owner's name: Catherine S. Collins&Deborah Collins Hagedorn
Address 8 Collins Lane South Windsor, CT 06074
Phone (home) 860-644-9912 {work) (fax)
(List additional owners, addresses, and phone numbers on back of application)
C. If the applicant is not the owner of the subject property; a letter by the owner(s) authorizing the proposed
regulated activity set forth in the application must accompany this form and will be part of the application.
D. Project Name and Location Michaelson Residence L008 Pierce Road
1. Contact Person(if further information is needed)
Andrew Krar,P.E.,LEED AP;Design Professionals,Inc. (work) 860-291-8755 (fax) 860-291-8757
E. The geographical location of the property which is to be affected by the proposed regulated activities
including a description of the land in sufficient detail to allow identification of the property on the Inland
Wetland and Watercourse Map.
Assessor's map # 75 Parcel# 14 Zone RR
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F. Names of all abutting property owners from records in Town Clerk's office. (use separate sheet if
necessary)
G. Have you notified all abutting property owners(from records in Town Clerk's office) by certified letter that
an application is pending before the Agency?
❑ ** (you are required to supply a copy of the letter with the list of the names of the abutters).
H. Purpose and description of all proposed regulated activity(s) including amount of disturbance in square feet
and types of fill and the time element involved:
Construction of a single-family residence with associated grading driveway,utilities and landscaping.
The residence will utilize public sewer and an on-site private well. The proposed work will use native
fill and will disturb approximately 15,000 SF of the site. Construction is expected to begin in 2012 and
finish in 2013.
1. A class A-2 map of the property drawn to 1"= 40', showing the area to be developed,extent of the wetlands
and watercourses affected,topography, existing and proposed activities and names and locations of adjacent
property owners must be submitted.
J. Amount of regulated area disturbance and types of fill (including wetlands and 80 foot Upland Review
Area). 12,500 SF+/-(0.287 acres+/-)of Upland Review Area disturbance.Fill:native material
K. Acreage of wetlands and watercourses in regulated areas to be altered: 0 SF
L. Acreage of wetlands and watercourses to be created: 0 SF
M. Lineal feet of proposed stream alteration: 0 LF
M Total land area of project and percentage, which is wetlands: 40,250 SF (0.924 acres)
15.8%wetlands
Q. Identify all other permits or approvals that have been issued, applied for, or required with respect to the
proposed activity set forth in this application. (These may include but not be limited to, local Planning &
Zoning, Zoning Board of Appeals, D.E.P., F.E.M.A., D.Q.T., The Army Corps of Engineers, and any other
State,Local or Federal Permits.) none
P. The applicant (or designated representative) hereby attests that a sign will be posted at the following
location(s) L008 Pierce Road
By Design Professionals,Inc. Name Ben Wheeler
on or before the following date At least 10 days prior to the meeting
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Signature:
These signs must be displayed continuously for at least ten (10) days prior to scheduled meeting (see
Regulations, Section 7.3a)
The undersigned hereby applies for the regulated activities listed in paragraph H above, for an Inland Wetlands,
Watercourses and Conservation permit for the property described herein and confirms that:
1. She/he is familiar with the currently effective Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations
of the Town of South Windsor.
2. She/he understands that at any time during the review period, the Agency may require the applicant to
provide more information about the wetlands and/or watercourses in question and/or any proposed activity.
3. All information submitted in the application for review shall be considered factual, or in the case of
anticipated activity, binding. A knowing failure of the applicant or any of her/his agents to provide correct
information, or performance exceeding the levels of activity anticipated, shall be sufficient grounds for
revocation of any permit under these regulations.
4. By making this application, the applicant gives permission to the Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and
Conservation Commission members and/or its representative to enter the portions of the premises which are
subject of the application for the purpose of inspection and investigation and otherwise evaluating the merits
of the application both before and after a final decision has been issued.
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June 19,2012
Re: Michaelson Residence
Inland Wetlands&Watercourses Application
L008 Pierce Road
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Dear Abutting Property Owner:
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.The
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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 you so desire.For further information regarding the specific date this will heard
please contact Jeff Folger,Environmental Planner/Conservation Officer,Planning Department, 860-644-
2511,ext.229.
If you have any questions regarding the specifics of the plans,please feel free to contact our office at 860-
291-8755. Thank you.
Sincerely,
DESIGN PROFESSIONALS INCdo
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Director of Operations
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DIRECT ABUTTER LIST
• Michaelson Residence
L008 Pierce Road
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To: Design Professionals
425 Sullivan Ave.
South Windsor, CT 06074
From: Jeffrey H. Folger—Environmental Planner/Conservation Officer
Date: July 12, 2012
Re: App. #12-31 W—Michaelson Site Plan Review—Plans dated 06/19/2012.
I have reviewed the proposed plan with the following comments:
1. The current plan shows the house location within 1.7 feet of the wetland too the south and
proposed grading within 3 feet of the same wetland. The applicant should consider
relocating the house and corresponding grading farther to the north to maximize the
separating distance from each of the adjacent wetland areas.
I Based upon conversations with the design engineer the existence of Lot#1 is the result of
a statutory split. Evidence of this needs to be demonstrated to the Planning Dept. prior to
the approval of a building permit.
CC. Town Engineer
Town Planner
MEMORANDUM
To: South Windsor Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission.
From: Jeffrey H. Folger—Environmental Planner/Conservation Officer
Date: July 13, 2012
Re: Appl. #12-31 W Review of the proposed Michaelson house lot. Plans dated 06/19/12.
The project is to create a 0.92 acre single-family lot from a 25.28 acre parcel. Proposed regulated activities
include adding fill to create a raised area to accommodate the proposed house. Propose disturbance within the
URA is estimated at 12,500 sgft.
Site: The site is located in the Podunk River watershed. The overall parcel is comprised of 25.28 acres. A 0.92
acre house lot will be divided from it via a statutory split,meaning subdivision is not required. Currently the
site is a shrub field/early to mid successional forest. A NU power line is located in the southern portion of the
larger parcel.
The larger parcel is a mosaic of wetlands and uplands. Groundwater is high on the site with little opportunity
for infiltration. The topography is flat and undulating with many depressions occurring at irregular intervals
throughout the site. These depressions typically hold water or are very slow to drain due to the high silt content
in the soil. Upland areas within the subject parcel show signs of ponded water. This probably occurs during the
winter when frost will create an impervious layer in the soil near the surface. Dominant vegetation would be red
maple in the over story and highbush blueberry in the under story.
Two wetland areas that occur on the house lot are part of larger wetland areas contained within the surrounding
parcel; one along the southern property line and the second one in the north central portion of the lot.
The southern wetland would be classified as a shrub/scrub wetland type on the property that changes as it heads
to the south to become a wet meadow. Where it occurs on the subject parcel, it would be considered the
transitional edge between the upland and the wetland.
The second wetland would also be considered a shrub/scrub type that transitions to an emergent wetland type in
the low areas. This wetland is the southern portion of a larger wetland that has standing water in it most of the
year. The depressed portion of the wetland on the subject property has to potential of being a vernal pool during
normal to wet rainfall years.
Major functions of these wetlands would be nutrient and sediment trapping, wildlife habitat, and flood storage.
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Jeff Forger July 14,2012
Wetland Agent
Town of South Windsor
1540 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor,CT.06074
RE. BENMICIIAELSON
L008PIERCEROAD
SOUTH WINDSOR,CT
Dear Jeff:
The inland wetland boundaries on the above-referenced property were field delineated in
September 2005. The wetlands were field delineated in accordance with the standards of the
National Cooperative Soil Survey and the definition of wetlands as found in the Connecticut
General Statutes,Chapter 440,Section 22A-38. I have reviewed the prepared plans and have found
the representation of the field delineated wetlands to be substantially correct.
The proposed project,as presented is for the creation of a building lot along the west side
of Pierce Road just north of the existing overhead transmission lines. The property contains a mix
Of wooded wetland and upland areas as well as a series of permanent open water bodies. The
property lies in the watershed of the Podunk River.
Two distinct parts of a large wetland area are within the project area. The fast wetland
area lies to the west and north of the proposed lot and associated activity. This wetland contains a
mix of wetland types as well as a diverse assemblage of vegetation. The main feature of the
wetland is a shallow permanent water body with a mapped water elevation of 65.5 feet above sea
level. In the late fall through early spring the pond area contains an open water surface. As the
growing season commences the surface of the pond quickly closes in with a thick accumulation of
shallow rooted and floating aquatic plants. The pond itself is ringed with a fifteen to twenty foot
wide mat of floating Sphagnum Moss. Beyond the open area associated with the pond is a lightly
wooded area with a diverse community of woody species that include Arrowwood,Poison Sumac;
Silky Dogwood,Red Maple,Swamp Azalea and Winterberry. This wetland community transitions
into the uplands which are dominated by Ash,Red Cedar,White Pine and Black Cherry. The
upland species and wetland woody species form a nice natural barrier to the pond/marsh
community.
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The outlet to the pond is via a sluggish drainage way that drains to the east toward a culvert
in Pierce Road. There are some indicators that the drainage way has either been created by or
maintained by human activity. Small spoils piles were noted along the edges of the drainage way.
The drainage way is dominated by Red Maple in the canopy and Dogwood and Highbush
Blueberry in the under story. The ground cover includes Sensitive Fern and Rice Cutgrass. A small
breeding area of the Wood Frog was noted in a limited area of the drainage way near Pierce Road.
Although the area contains an active outlet it was identified as a Vernal Pool in a study conducted
by Dr.Frank Dirrgl. I conducted a spring survey of the area and confirmed that a portion of the
wetland(wetland flag#242)serves as a breeding area for obligate amphibian species.
The large pond area was also studied by Dr.Dirrgl and was concluded not to be Vernal
Pool habitat due to the presence of a large population of Bull Frogs and Green Frogs. The two frog
species predate on Wood Frog eggs and tadpoles. It appears that the presence of the predator
species preclude the pond from being viable Vernal Pool habitat.
It should be noted that the pond/marsh wetland is a very productive habitat for invertebrate
as well as amphibian species. It is a unique habitat that is transitioning from an open water pond to
a deep to shallow marsh. The area is teaming with a wide variety insects,birds and amphibians.
The second area of the large wetland system is along the southern limits of the proposed
lot. This area is buffered by a lightly wooded area of both wetland and upland woody vegetation.
The main body of the wetland is mostly open and contains sedges and grass species. This area
drains to the east to a culvert in Pierce Road.
The initial instructions to the design engineer were to place the house and associated
activity to the southern limits of the upland area along Pierce Road to avoid conflict with the Vernal
Pool. Upon review of the initial plot plan it was determined that the house could shift to the north
to provide a greater separating distance to the wetlands to the south. The southern wetlands did not
have the same habitat value as the pond and its outlet.
In my opinion a good balance has been reached in the placement of the house. No activity
is within the critical 100 foot envelope around the veinal pool. In fact,the house and its clearing
limits are over 150 feet to the Vernal Pool.
A conservation easement has been suggested for the on-site wetlands.
If you have any questions,or require additional information,please call meat(860)742-
5868.
Ve tru yours,
—John P.Ianni,M.S.
Professional Soil Scientist
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July 20, 2012
Ben Michaelson
89 Windrush Lane
Andover, CT 06232
RE: Appl. #12-31 W—Michaelson Residence, Pierce Road
Dear Mr. Michaelson:
At the July 18, 2012 regular meeting, the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission approved
Appl.#12-31 W—Michaelson Residence—Pierce Rd— Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission
application for the creation of a single family house lot and site plan. Located westerly of Pierce Rd.
Rural Residential (RR)Zone,with the following conditions:
1. The final approved copy of the entire set of plans and this letter reproduced thereon must be
submitted to the Planning Department. This must be completed within 65 days of approval prior
to any construction activity on the site. Plans submitted to Planning & Zoning Commission shall
be considered having met this requirement.
2. The application shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town of South Windsor against any
liability,which might result from the proposed operation or use.
3. The permit is valid for five years and shall expire on July 18, 2012. It is the
Iandowner(s)/applicant(s) responsibility to track expiration dates and notify the Commission of a
renewal request at least 65 days prior to expiration.
4. A bond shall be collected in the amount of$3,000 to ensure proper placement and maintenance
of erosion and sediment controls.
5. All approvals required must be obtained and submitted prior to any activity on the site.
6. A contact person shall be identified on the plans.
7. A note to be recorded on the deed regarding the placement of the wetlands.
8. If there will be any activity in the wetlands, an application must be made to the Inland Wetlands
Agency prior to any regulated, unregulated or permitted activity.
Very truly yours,
INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY/
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Elizabeth Warren, Chairperson
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