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Home My WebLink About30 Clark St Earth Filling Staff Approval SpV1N 3r t- To� ap Sou ?d&U&01t G ' a 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE• SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 r�Osox•c°` TELEPHONE (860) 644-2511 August 31,2015 Chaponis Farms,LLC Charlie Chaponis 63 Burnham Street Extension Manchester,CT 06042 Dear Mr. Chaponis: Re: Section 7.6 Earth Filling,7.6.2 Staff Approval for 30 Clark Street We are pleased to advise you that staff approval has been granted per Section 7.6.2 Earth Filling,to bring fill and topsoil to 30 Clark Street to fill low spots for better drainage and to replenish the topsoil. This approval is based on plans prepared by Alford Associates,Inc.,Project M13073,dated 8/20/15 as revised. The following conditions must be adhered to: 1. Silt fence will be installed to protect the stream to the north. 2. Area will be seeded immediately after soil has been put in place. Sincerely, Michele R.Lipe,AICP Director of Planning MRL/llz cc: Zoning/Wetlands Enforcement Officer Town Engineer Mannarino Builders,Inc. Chaponis Farms, LLC RECEIVED Charlie Chaponis 63 Burnham Street Extension �uGp�J Manchester, Ct. 06042 � ,p , 860-644-0131TMy�NDSAR Town of South Windsor Jeffery Doolittle,Town Engineer 1540 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor, Ct. 06074 Re: Section 7.6 Earth Filling , 7.6.2 Approval ( Exemption from Commission Approval) Dear Mr. Doolittle, I , Charles J Chaponis executor of the estate of Chaponis Farms do formally request to bring fill and topsoil to our property at 30 Clark Street for the following purposes. 1. Fill in low spots for better drainage 2. Replenish topsoil that has been depleted over the years of operation This will allow for better tilling and growth of future plantings. We have an opportunity to obtain free fill and topsoil in amount about 2500 yds.We would spread this along the North side of the property from East to West. In doing so we will install silt fence to protect the stream to the north and immediately seed.We would like to start this as early as the week of August 17,2015. The regulations allow for you to review and approve. I am hoping we can do this in a timely fashion as I know its short notice. I have provided a map showing where we will place the fill and silt fence. We will be only placing fill in existing cleared farmed areas. Please contact me with any questions. Sincerely, Charlie Chaponis ARTICLE 7—SPECIAL REGULATIONS 7. The surrounding environment must be reasonably physically and verbally non-threatening to children and staff at the time of application; and there must be a reasonable expectation that the surrounding area will remain non-threatening in the future. 8. If the Day Care Center is to be a separate building, the site must be screened from adjoining sites to the standards established in paragraph 6.2.4.B.2 Buffer Standards and Design. Screening may be located within the required yards. If the Day Care Center is located within a multiple tenant facility, any outdoor play area must be screened from adjoining uses to the standards established in Sections 6.2.4.B.2. Section 7.5 Duplex Dwelling Units 7.5.1 Provisions A. Duplex dwelling units may be permitted as a Special Exception use after public hearing,provided the following conditions are satisfied: 1. No more than 1 duplex dwelling is allowed per lot. 2. The subject lot is either: j a. Contiguous to or across the street from a commercial or industrial zone, i.e., it serves as a transitional parcel between single-family residential and commercial (or industrial) zones; and/or b.. Contiguous to another lot containing a multifamily dwelling. 3. The lot must meet or exceed the minimum lot size requirements of the zone. 4. The duplex dwelling must have the exterior appearance(from the street)of a single-family home. Section 7.6 Earth Filling 7.6.1 Purpose The purpose of this Section is to control any fill operations that may create a safety or health hazard to the public or to adjacent property-owners. A. Special Exception/Site Plan approval shall be required by the Commission for any fill operation of more than 250 cubic yards not related to an approved site development or subdivision. B. The following activities are exempt from Commission approval: 1. Filling of up to 250 cubic yards on any 1 parcel during any 1 12-month period, subject to the re- view and approval of the Town Engineer; 2. A sanitary landfill operation carried on by the Town of South Windsor; 3. Construction of a building for which a Building Permit has been duly issued; Page 7-8 ARTICLE 7-SPECIAL REGULATIONS C4)Agriocultural or landscaping operations,including farm pond operations, subject to the review and apprval of the Town Engineer; ' 5. Where such filling or grading operations have been approved by the Commission as a part of a I subdivision or a site plan; or If 6. Within the rights-of-way of the State of Connecticut and of the Town of South Windsor. C. The filling of more than 250 cubic yards of material may be permitted by the Commission as a Spe- cial Exception after public hearing under the following conditions: f. u;. 1. The applicant shall submit a site plan as required by Section 8.5 Site Plan Standards and Proce- dures. In addition to the requirements of Section 8.5, the site plan shall show the areas to be !' filled/re-graded and the existing and proposed grades at 2 foot contours. 2. The plan shall provide for proper drainage of the area of the operation after completion; and no i bank shall exceed a slope of 1 foot of vertical rise in 2 foot of horizontal distance. 3. At the conclusion of the operation, or of any substantial portion thereof, the whole area where removal takes place shall be covered with not less than 4 inches of topsoil, and seeded with suit- I able cover crop. k; 4. Safety measures necessary to protect vehicular and pedestrian traffic may be required including, but not limited to, pavement of access roads to reduce dust and relieve traffic problems, and A'. paths to insure pedestrian safety. 5. In passing on such applications, the Commission shall consider the effect of such fill/re-grading on surrounding property and the future usefulness of the premises when the operation is com- pleted. !; 6. A permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed 1 year from the effective date of approval. i Section 7.7 Elderly Housing 7.7.1 Purpose :I 1LThe purpose of this special use is to provide housing particularly suited to the needs of the elderly citi- zens; such use to be located in reasonable proximity to such shopping and services as are required by elderly persons; such use to be designed to provide a pleasant environment for habitation; and such use shall be in conformity with the general framework and intent of the Town Plan of Conservation and De- velopment for South Windsor. II 7.7.2 Procedure A. Application for this use may be filed only by the Public Housing Authority of South Windsor indi- vidually or in conjunction with a proprietary entity. B. The Commission shall be guided by the requirements of this section when reporting on the manda- tory referral for acquisition of the housing sites under the General Statutes of Connecticut. C. The Public Housing Authority individually, or in conjunction with such proprietary entity, shall ,I submit to the Commission a site development plan in accordance with Article 8 Zone Change, Spe- Page 7-9 is