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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication Connecticut Studios (2) e Application No: �' �' � �''0 � j -� x� Official Receipt Date: 1©-f?� RECEIVED Receipt No: ©Z0/ 7 �l/ @ Y➢ . vAz JUN 29 2012 � Connecticut Studios,LLC APPLICANT• PROJECT NAME: Connecticut Studios • co DiGennaro&Palumbo,LLP 13M Division Road,Suite 201 Wei Warwick,RI 02893 ADDRESS: OWNER OF RECORD ON LAND RECORDS: Connecticut Studios,LLC ADDRESS: c% DiGer macro&Palumbo,LLP 1300 Division Road,Suits 201 West Warwick,RI 02893 COMPLETE LOCATION OF PROPERTY: 240 Ellington Road and R008 John Fitch Soulevard ASSESSOR'S MAP# PARCEL# .ZONE 1.291 Corridor Development Zoe NAME,ADDRESS,TEL&FAX#OF PERSON TO WHOM INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED: Craig Stevenson,52 Miiwood Road,Eat Hartforxi,CT 0611E Tel: 860-306-8325 Fax 860.895-8242 Estimated presentation time: 10 min THIS APPLICATION IS FOR: (Check all that apply): ❑ Zone Change to (Public Hearing required and Certificate of Mailing ❑ Subdivision/Resubdivlsion ❑ 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) Aim Application Pending aign is required to be posted on the property for all applications ten(10)days prior to being heard by the:Conga Con k^LLC Studios,LLC 7t- of Applicant of Property Owner I Palumbo Palumbo Managing Director 9 Director 121- 34F PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR ZONING SEP 12 Jq REGULATIONS Purpose: To reduce the minimum lot size in the 1-291 Corridor Development Zone to 3 acres when the lot is part of a Consolidated Parcel. The following language would be added to Section 4 4 4 D Text of amendment D. Bulk Requirements Minimum lot frontage; 300 feet if located on Route 30 or Route 5 150 feet if located on an interior public street; no frontage requirement if located on a private street Maximum impervious coverage 65%* Minimum lot size 5 acres** Minimum yard setbacks: Front 50 feet Side 20 feet Rear 20 feet Maximum building height See Section 4.4.5.0 Required off-street parking See Section 4.4.6 *An additional 5% impervious coverage bonus will be granted for: (1) any single site in excess of 25 acres that is planned and developed as an integral site; or (2) any Consolidated Parcel (see Section 4.4.4). **The minimum lot size requirement is reduced to 3 acres if included in a Consolidated Parcel(see Section 4.4.4). APPROVED BY PZC (on 9/11/12) EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/17/12 Capitol Region Council of Governments 241 Main Street C�• oq Hartford, Connecticut 06106-531.0 Telephone: (860) 522-2217 •Fax: (860) 724-1274 01 Ir. vAm.crcog.org- Mary Glassman,Chairman Oot'FRNMEOIS' Lyle D. Wray,Executive Director ZONING REFERRAL FORM FOR: NOTIFICATION OF REFERRALS BY ZONING COMMISSIONS OF THE CAPITOL REGION Please fill in,save a copy for your records and send with appropriate attachments by certified mail or electronically to:zoningrefkcrcog.org. FROM: ❑Zoning Commission (Select one) ®Planning and Zoning Commission South Windsor ❑City or Town Council (acting as Zoning Commission) (Municipality) TO: Capitol Region Council of Governments Policy Development&Planning Department Date of Referral to CRCOG:7/6/12 241 Main Street Hartford,CT 06106 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-3b of the General Statutes of Connecticut,as amended,the following proposed zone change is referred to the Capitol Region Council of Governments for comment: NATURE OF PROPOSED CHANGE ❑Adoption of amendment of ZONING MAP ® Adoption or amendment of ZONING REGULATIONS for any area within 500 feet of another applying to any zone within 500 feet of another Capitol Region Municipality. Capitol Region Municipality. Attach map showing proposed change. Attach copy of proposed change in regulations. THE CHANGE WAS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED: ❑by municipal agency:Planning&Zoning Commission ®by petition (Specify) PUBLIC HEARING ON SAID CHANGE IS SCHEDULED FOR: 8/21/12 (Date) MATERIAL SUBMITTED HEREWITH: ❑ Public Notice ® Regulation Changes ❑ Supporting Statements ❑ Map of Change ❑ Other(Specify): HAS THIS REFERRAL BEEN SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY TO CRCOG? ❑YES -ON WHAT DATE? ® NO (FOR USE BY CRCOG) Name:Miche e ipe,AICP Date Received (Person Sending Referral) Date Email Receipt Sent Title: Town Planner If Needed,Was Follow-up Sent Certified? Address: Town of South Windsor CRCOG File Number 1540 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor CT 06074 BY LAW(Section 8-3b of the CGS,Effective October 1,2011):When the zoning commission of a municipality proposes to establish or change a zone or any regulation affecting the use of a zone any portion of which is within five hundred feet of the boundary of another municipality,the zoning commission shall give written notice of its proposal to each regional planning agency of the region in which it and the other municipality are located.Such notice shall be made by certified mail,return receipt requested,or by electronic mail to the electronic mail address desienated by the regional �l nnine ae�ncv on the agency's Internet web site for receipt of such notice not later than thirty days before the public hearing to be held in relation thereto.If such notice is sent by electronic mail and zonin commission does not receive an electronic mad from a re i nal Tannin a enc confirmin recei t of such notice then not later than twenty-five days before the public hearing,the zoning mission shall also send such notice by certified mail return receipt rea nested,to such planning agency.CRCOG's email address for submitting zoning referrals is:zoningrefQcrcog.ore. aue questions or experience difficulty subrnitting your referral electronically,please contact Lynne Pike DiSanto at(860)522-2217 ext.211 CRCOG-9/2011 A voluntary Council of Governments formed to initiate and implement regional programs of benefit to the towns and the region 4PQ`IO,pEGIOry. Capitol Region Council of Governments 241 Main Street • Hartford • Connecticut • 06106 g 09 Telephone(860) 522-2217 . Fax(860) 724-1274 o� www.crcog.org 00 VERNMENtS* Mary Glassman, Chairman Lyle D. Wray,Executive Director MEMBERS July 26, 2012 Andover TO: TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Avon Bloomfield REPORT ON ZONING REFERRAL Z-2012-59: Proposed amendment to the zoning Bolton regulations regarding minimum lot size in the I-291 Corridor Development zone. Canton COMMISSIONERS: Receipt is acknowledged of the above-mentioned referral. Notice of East Granby this proposal was transmitted to the Planning Division of the Capitol Region Council of East Hartford Governments under the provisions of Section 8-3b of the Connecticut General Statutes, as East Windsor amended. Ellington COMMENT: The staff of the Regional Planning Commission of the Capitol Region Council of Governments has reviewed this referral and finds no a Enfield apparent conflict with .f Farmington regional plans and policies or the concerns of neighboring towns. Glastonbury Questions concerning this referral should be directed to Lynne Pike DiSanto. Granby t ord In accordance with our procedures this letter will constitute final CRCOG action on this Har f referral. The public hearing date has been scheduled for 8/21/2012. Hebron Manchester DISTRIBUTION: Planner: Hartford, Windsor,East Windsor, Ellington,Vernon, Marlborough Manchester,East Hartford Newington Rocky Hill Respectfully submitted, Simsbury Sandra Bobowski,Chairman Regional Planning Commission Somers South Windsor Karl Robert Profe,Vice Chairman Stafford Regional Planning Commission Suffield Tolland Vernon West Hartford nn Pike DiSanto AICP Wethersfield RECEIVE® f eni r Planner and Policy Analyst Windsor JUL 3 Q 2012" Windsor Locks SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING DEPT. A voluntary Council of Governments formed to initiate and implement regional programs of benefit to the towns and the region PLANNING DEPARMENT IN-HOUSE REFERRAL FORM DATE: 7/5/12 TO: Matt Galligan, Fred Shaw, Michael Gantick, Rich Bond,Walter Summers, Jeff Doolittle Ray Favreau, Karl Reichle, Mark Owens, Chris Dougan, Sherry McGann, Ron Asselin, John Caldwell,Dennis Sheridan FROM: Michele Lipe, AICP, Town Planner The Planning&Engineering Departments have received plans for the following projects: Appl 12-34P, CT Studios LLC text amendment Location: ❑ Site Plan ❑ Subdivision No. Acres Zone I-291 CD ❑ Industrial ❑ Commercial ❑ Residential No. Lots/Units Water: ❑ Public ❑ Private Well Sewerage: ❑ Public ❑ Septic System Project Description: Text amendment to Section 4.4.41) Future Town-owned property involved? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ new street(s) ❑ new detention area ❑ new open space/recreation area ❑ active ❑passive Planning Department notes: Request to reduce the lot size from 5 acres to 3 acres when lot is part of a consolidated development Please comment by 7/25/12 and return to the Planning Department. APPROVAL CONDITIONS FOR ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT PROJECT CT Studios Zone Text Amendment APPL. #12-34P 1. The Planning and Zoning Commission finds that the zone text amendment in conformance with the Town Plan of Conservation and Development. 2. The effective date of the zone text change is 9/17/12. �J ' Appl #12-34P, CT Studios Zoning Amendment Public Hearing 9-I 1-12 Planning Department Report 1. Request for amendment to Section 4.4.4.D of the zoning regulations to reduce the minimum lot size from 5 acres to 3 acres when the lot is included in a consolidated development proposal. 2. The current frontage requirement in the I-291 zone is 150 feet along a public road; however no frontage is required if located on a private street. The front yard setback is 50 feet; side yard setback is 20 feet, and rear yard setback is 20 feet. Setback lines can be ignored when the lot is a part of a consolidated parcel. 3. The Town Plan of Conservation and Development is silent to desired lot sizes in this; however encourages rehabilitation and redevelopment along Route 5 and notes that non-residential development should be compatible with the physical context of the surrounding area. 4. CRCOG reviewed the proposed amendment as required and found no apparent conflict with regional plans and policies or the concerns of neighboring towns. If this text amendment is approved, the Commission must state on the record that you have found the zone change to be consistent with the Town plan of conservation and development. PERMITS/INSP PAYMENT RECPT#: 20556439 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 DATE: 07/02/12 TIME: 10:03 CLERK: laurenlza DEPT: CUSTOMER#: 0 PARCEL: CHG: DEP DEP FEE 125.00 AMOUNT PAID: 125.00 PAID BY: STEVENSON CRAIG PAYMENT METH: CHECK 1196 REFERENCE: AMT TENDERED: 125.00 AMT APPLIED: 125.00 CHANGE: .00 10*N Se Town O-P SotiA ?V�� m � w� 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 SOR-C° TELEPHONE (860) 644-2511 CERTIFIED MAIL 7011 1570 0000 6337 2959 September 17,2012 Craig Stevenson 52 Millwood Road East Hartford, CT 06118 Dear Mr. Stevenson: Re: Appl. 12-34P, Connecticut Studios, LLC, request an amendment to section 4.4.4.D of the zoning regulations to reduce the minimum lot size in the I-291 Corridor Development'Zone to 3 acres when the lot is part of a Consolidated Parcel We are pleased to advise you that at its meeting on September 11, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve your request for a Zoning Amendment. A copy of the Amendment is attached, along with the Legal Notice. The effective date of the Zoning Amendment is September 17, 2012. Very truly yours, , , I Patrick Kennedy, Chair Planning&Zoning Commission PK/llz Enclosure ARTICLE 4—COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES In the interest of promoting development continuity, the consolidation of contiguous parcels is encour- aged. "Consolidation" is defined here as the integration of 2 or more individually-owned parcels into a single Consolidated Parcel for the purposes of creating a shared-use arrangement of selected site compo- nents, e.g. common points of access/egress, drive passage,parking, loading/unloading,building coverage and yards. Side or rear yards may be ignored along common boundaries of consolidated lots. B. Procedure 1. A consolidated parcel shall be developed with an integrated plan of buildings,parking, load- ing and unloading,and open space. 2. The owner of each lot shall give to the owner of each lot in the consolidated parcel by deed, easement, or agreement filed in the Office of the Town Clerk,the right of entrance, exit,pas- sage,parking,and loading. C. Access The Commission may require or limit the number of access/egress drives and/or direct the placement of same within a Consolidated Parcel such that only 1 or more of several individually or commonly owned "sub-parcels"within the Consolidated Parcel would have a point of access/egress. Such restriction would be in accordance with current access management policies and plans. D. Bulk Requirements Minimum lot frontage 300 feet if located on Route 30 or Route 5; 150 feet if located on an interior public street; no frontage requirement if located on a private street Minimum lot size 5 acres** Minimum yard setbacks: Front 50 feet Side 20 feet Rear 20 feet Maximum impervious coverage 65%* Maximum building height See Section 4.4.5.0 Required off-street parking See Section 4.4.6 *An additional 5% impervious coverage bonus will be granted for: (1) any single site in excess of 25 acres that is planned and developed as an integral site; or(2)any Consolidated Parcel(see Section 4.4.4). ** The minimum lot size requirement can be reduced to 3 acres if included in a Consolidated Parcel (see Section 4.4.4). Page 4-31 SEP 12 2012 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER 3;34 (-� SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,2012 SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING&ZONING COMMISSION At its September 11, 2012 Regular Meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to take the following action: 1. Approved Appl. 12-34P, Connecticut Studios, LLC—request an amendment to section 4.4.4.D of the zoning regulations to reduce the minimum lot size in the I-291 Corridor Development Zone to 3 acres when the lot is part of a Consolidated Parcel. Effective date 9/17/12 2. Approved with modifications Appl. 12-38P, 1049 John Fitch Boulevard LLC—request for zone change from Restricted Commercial to Route 5 Travel Zone(TS) for 4.3 +/- acres at 1049 John Fitch Boulevard(northwesterly corner of John Fitch Boulevard and Governor's Highway) 3. Approved release of certain bonds. 4. Staff approved with modifications Appl. 12-39P, CT Studios, LLC—request for site plan of development modification to construct a 600 square feet office building, on 40-acre property located at R011A and 245 Chapel Rd, R008 John Fitch Blvd, and 240 Ellington Rd, I-291 Corridor Development zone Patrick Kennedy, Chairman ARTICLE 4—COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES In the interest of promoting development continuity, the consolidation of contiguous parcels is encour- aged. "Consolidation" is defined here as the integration of 2 or more individually-owned parcels into a single Consolidated Parcel for the purposes of creating a shared-use arrangement of selected site compo- nents, e.g. common points of access/egress, drive passage,parking, loading/unloading,building coverage and yards. Side or rear yards may be ignored along common boundaries of consolidated lots. B. Procedure 1. A consolidated parcel shall be developed with an integrated plan of buildings, parking, load- ing and unloading, and open space. 2. The owner of each lot shall give to the owner of each lot in the consolidated parcel by deed, easement, or agreement filed in the Office of the Town Clerk,the right of entrance, exit,pas- sage,parking,and loading. C. Access The Commission may require or limit the number of access/egress drives and/or direct the placement of same within a Consolidated Parcel such that only 1 or more of several individually or commonly owned "sub-parcels" within the Consolidated Parcel would have a point of access/egress. Such restriction would be in accordance with current access management policies and plans. D. Bulk Requirements Minimum lot frontage 300 feet if located on Route 30 or Route 5; 150 feet if located on an interior public street; no frontage requirement if located on a private street Minimum lot size 5 acres** Minimum yard setbacks: Front 50 feet Side 20 feet Rear 20 feet Maximum impervious coverage 65%* Maximum building height See Section 4.4.5.0 Required off-street parking See Section 4.4.6 *An additional 5% impervious coverage bonus will be granted for: (1) any single site in excess of 25 acres that is planned and developed as an integral site; or(2)any Consolidated Parcel(see Section 4.4.4). ** The minimum lot size requirement can be reduced to 3 acres if included in a Consolidated Parcel(see Section 4.4.4). Page 4-31 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR ZONING REGULATIONS Purpose: To reduce the minimum lot size in the I--291 Corridor Development Zone to 3 acres when the lot is part of a Consolidated Parcel. The following language would be added to Section 4 4 4 D. Text of amendment D. Bulk Requirements Minimum lot frontage; 300 feet if located on Route 30 or Route 5 150 feet if located on an interior public street; no frontage requirement if located on a private street Maximum impervious coverage 65%* Minimum lot size 5 acres** Minimum yard setbacks: Front 50 feet Side 20 feet Rear 20 feet Maximum building height See Section 4.4.5.0 Required off-street parking See Section 4.4.6 *An additional 5% impervious coverage bonus will be granted for: (1) any single site in excess of 25 acres that is planned and developed as an integral site; or (2) any Consolidated Parcel (see Section 4.4.4). **The minimum lot size requirement is reduced to 3 acres if included in a Consolidated Parcel(see Section 4.4.4).