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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-25P Costco Wholesale Amendmt App Proposed Amendment to Section 4.2.11.F.2: F. Loading Docks/Receiving Areas 1. Loading docks/receiving areas shall not be visible from Buckland Road or residential zones. Sufficient on-site vehicular maneuvering area must be provided; trucks destined to, or coming from, loading docks shall not require maneuvering movements within the public highway. The number of loading spaces shall be sufficient to accommodate the anticipated loading requirements of building users, which requirements shall be in accordance with industry practice, but not to exceed said requirement. 2. No loading, trash removal or compaction, or other such operations shall be permitted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the applicant submits evidence that sound barriers between all areas for such operations effectively reduce noise emissions to a level of 45 db, as measured at the lot line of any adjoining property. No truck deliveries or pickups are allowed between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Hours of truck deliveries or pickups and trash removal for times between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. may be allowed only as a Special Exception use if the Commission determines that the criteria in Section 8.4, Special Standards and Procedures, as well as the following criteria, are satisfied. a. There shall be no truck delivery or pickups between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. b. A truck routing plan shall be submitted showing truck movements for the site that access the site only from Buckland Road and Deming Street without passing by any residentially zoned dwellings. c. The loading dock shall be located at least 1,320 feet from the nearest residentially zoned dwelling unit and at least 500 feet from any residential building within the Gateway Zone. d. The modified hours of operation are permitted only with regard to a retail sales and inventory use which has a minimum gross floor area of 150,000 square feet. e. The loading area shall be appropriately screened to reduce sound by recessing the loading area or orientation of the building and location of the loading area, etc. unless the Commission determines that the screening is not necessary because there are no residentially zoned uses that would be affected. 5/11/20 ZONING REFERRAL FORM CAPITDL REGIONCRCOGWomng:agemy Ior a berm region COUNCIL OF GUVEHNMENTS BY LAW,THE ZONING COMMISSION SHALL GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF ITS PROPOSAL TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS NOT LATER THAN THIRTV DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD IN RELATION TO THE SUBJECT SUBDIVISION. NOTICE SHALL BE MADE BY CERTIFIED MAIL,RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED OR BY EMAIL TO loningref@£rcog.org. CRC0672017 Andover/Avon i Berlin l BIoomReId /Bolton/Canton l Columbia /Coventry /East Granby i East Hartford I EastVWndsor/Ellington /Enfieid /Farmington Glastonaury l Granby/Hartford l Hebron /Manchester/Mansfield l Marlborough l New Britain /New‘ngton/Plainville l Rocky Hill /Simsbury/Somers South Windsor l Southington /Stafford /Sumeld /Toliand /Vernon /West Hartford /WethersReld /Willington /Windsor /Windsor Locks A voluntary Council of Govemmenis formed [o initiate and implement regional programs of benefit to the towns and the region FOR:NOTIFICATION OF REFERRALS BY ZONING COMMISSIONS Please fill in,save a copy for your records and send with appropriate attachments by certified mail or eIectrDnicaIIy to: 10ningref@crcog.org FROM:a Zoning CommissionEPlanningandZoning Commission Dcity or Town Council (acting as Zoning Commission) Municipalityz South Windsor TO:Capitol Region Council of Governments Poiicy Development &Planning Department 241 Main Street Hartford,CT 06106 Date of Referral:05/1 2/2020 Pursuant to the provisions ofSection 8-311 of the General Statutes ofConneoticut,as amended,thefollowing proposed zoning amendment is referred to the Capitol Region Council ofGovernmentsfor comment: NATURE OF PROPOSED CHANGE: B Adoption of amendment of ZONING MAP for any area within 500 feet of another Capitol Region Municipality‘ Attach map showing proposed change. Adoption or amendment of ZONING REGULATIONS applying to any zone within 500 feet of another Capitol Region Municipality Attach copy of proposed change in regulations. THE CHANGE WAs REQUESTED BY:E Municipal Agency: Petition DATE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR:06/09/2020 MATERIALSUBMITTED HEREWITH: Regulation Changes B Map of Change D SupportingStatements E Public Notice B Other (Specify): HAS THIS REFERRAL BEEN SUBMITTED PREVIOUSLY TO CRCOG?D YES m N0.1F YES,ON WHAT DATE: (FOR USE BY CRCOG)Name:Michele M.Lipe,AICP Title:Director of Planning AddreSS;1540 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor,CT 06074 Phone:880—644-2511 Ext.252 Emaili michele.|ipe@southwindsor.org Date Received: Sent certified/e-mail? File Number ‘IJUi'F.r H L:W-X,H$E© Proposed Amendment to Section 4.2.11.F.2: F.Loading Docks/Receiving Areas 1.Leading docks/receiving areas shall not be visible from Buckland Road or residentiai zones. Sufficient on>site vehicular maneuvering area must be provided;trucks destined to,or coming from,loading docks shall not require maneuvering movements within the public highway.The number of loading spaces shall be sufficient to accommodate the anticipated loading requirements of building users,which requirements shall be in accordance with industry practice,but not to exceed said requirement. 2.No loading,trash removal or compaction,or other such operations shall be permitted between the hours of 10:00 p.m.and 7:00 a.m.unless the applicant submits evidence that sound barriers between all areas for such operations effectively reduce noise emissions to a level of 45 db,as measured at the lot line of any adjoining property.No truck deliveries or pickups are allowed between the hours of 10:00 p.m.and 7:00 a.m.Hours of truck deliveries or pickups for times between 10:00 pm.and 7:00 a.m.may be allowed only as a Special Exception use if the Commission determines that the criteria in Section 8.4, Special Standards and Procedures,as well as the following criteria,are satisfied. a.There shall be no truck delivery or pickups between the hours of 12:00 a.m.and 4:00 a.m. b.A truck routing plan shall be submitted showing truck movements for the site that access the site only from Buckland Road and Deming Street without passing by any residentially zoned dwellings. c.The loading dock shall be located at least 1,320 feet from the nearest residentially zoned dwelling unit and at least 500 feet from any residential building within the Gateway Zone, d.The modified hours ofoperation are permitted only with regard to a retail sales and inventory use which has a minimum gross floor area of 150,000 square feet. e.The loading area shall be appropriately screened to reduce sound by recessing the loading area or orientation ofthe building and location of the loading area,etc, unless the Commission determines that the screening is not necessary because there are no residentially zoned uses that would be affected, 5/18/20 App.20-25P Costco Text AmendAlternativewordingsubmitted by Commissioner Steve Wagnerat6/9/20 Public Hearing 4.4.11.F.2 2‘a‘Residential protected sleep hours are defined to be between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM The Commission may permit truck arrival and departure,and separately,loading and unloading of parked trucks outside of residential protected sleep hours based on an engineering assessment that noises and lights from such operations are unlikely to interfere with sleep in any nearby existing,planned or allowed residence with closed windows during residential protected sleep hours Conditions may be imposed on equipment (such as back-up warnings)to ensure compliance. b.A 241 Main Street / Hartford / Connecticut / 06106 Phone (860) 522-2217 / Fax (860) 724-1274 www.crcog.org Andover / Avon / Berlin / Bloomfield / Bolton / Canton / Columbia / Coventry / East Granby / East Hartford / East Windsor / Ellington / Enfield / Farmington / Glastonbury / Granby / Hartford / Hebron / Manchester / Mansfield / Marlborough / New Britain / Newington / Plainville / Rocky Hill / Simsbury / Somers / South Windsor / Southington / Stafford / Suffield / Tolland / Vernon / West Hartford / Wethersfield / Willington / Windsor / Windsor Locks A voluntary Council of Governments formed to initiate and implement regional programs of benefit to the towns and the region June 9, 2020 TO: SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REPORT ON ZONING REFERRAL Z-2020-41: Proposed zoning regulation amendment petition to modify Section 4.2.11.F (2) to allow, by Special Exception, changes to hours of loading activities, deliveries or pickups provided certain requirements are satisfied, specifically: minimum size of the facility, distance from residential zones/area, truck routing plan avoiding residentially zoned areas; and incorporation of design criteria to mitigate noise from loading areas, for properties located in the Buckland Road Gateway Development Zone COMMISSIONERS: Receipt is acknowledged of the above-mentioned referral. Notice of this proposal was transmitted to the Policy and Planning Division of the Capitol Region Council of Governments under the provisions of Section 8-3b of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended. COMMENT: The staff of the Regional Planning Commission of the Capitol Region Council of Governments has reviewed this zoning referral and finds no apparent conflict with regional plans and policies or the concerns of neighboring towns. The public hearing date has been scheduled for 6/9/2020. In accordance with our procedures this letter will constitute final CRCOG action on this referral. Questions concerning this referral should be directed to Caitlin Palmer. DISTRIBUTION: Planner: Hartford, Windsor, East Windsor, Ellington, Vernon, Manchester, East Hartford Respectfully submitted, Jennifer Bartiss-Earley, Chairman Regional Planning Commission Brendan Malone, Vice Chairman Regional Planning Commission Caitlin Palmer Senior Community Development Planner Appl 20-25P,Costco Text Amendment Public Hearing 6/9/20 1.This is a request t0 modify Section 4.2.1 1.F (2)to allow,by Special Exception,changes to hours of loading activities,deliveries or pickups provided certain requirements are satisfied,specifically:minimum size of the facility,distance from residential zones/area,truck routing plan avoiding residentially zoned areas;and incorporation of design criteria to mitigate noise from loading areas,for properties located in the Buckland Road Gateway Development Zone 2.As the PZC may recall,you recently denied a text amendment changing hours oftruck deliveries that was much broader in scope and allowed by right. 3.This proposal would require a special exception application as a part of the site plan approval process.The review 0f this request would be subject to the Special exception criteria in Section 8.4 as well as the specific criteria identified within the text of the amendment. 4.The applicant’s proposal would allow hours oftruck deliveries or pickups and trash removal during the hours of 10 PM i 7 am provided with the following criteria: -No deliveries between 12 am and 4 am -Truck routing plan submission with accessing the site only from Buckland Road and/or Deming St Loading dock a minimum of 1320 feet from residential zoned dwellings and 500 from residential buildings Proposed building size in excess of 150,000 sf Loading dock screening required to reduce impacts (unless deemed unnecessary by the PZC) 5.I have provided the Commission a copy of the zoning map because,as you aware,this amendment would affect the entirety of the Buckland Gateway Deve one I would note there are some area where single family f\residential properties do abut the Buckland Gateway Development Zone. 0V4 \1 Some Commissioners may recall that this requirement was created to’\.i address potential impacts on residential properties. X \6,The Business Development section ofthe Town Plan has one ofits goals for the town to “attract additional business development that is consistent withdb'\/M .7 the character and scale of its surroundings with a strategy to maintain current business zones,with updates.” 7.The Capitol Region Council of Govemments has reviewed the amendment as required and has offered the following report:to be read into the record .If this application is approved,the Flaming Department would request thattrashremovalNOTbeallowedtooccurduringthenighttimehours. 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THESE DRAWINGS SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED BY ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BL COMPANIES.CEXHIBIT 06-09-2020 PROPOSED 130 UNITSENOR LIVING COMMUNITYB WING24 STALL GARAGE 2A WINGTAMARACK AVEEVERGREEN WAYHEMLOCK AVE13 STALL GARAGE 1BUCKLAND RDCEDA R AVE TAMARACKD E M I N G S T SULLIVANAVE.ELLINGTON RDOA K L A N D R D HEMLOCKAVE ALDI'SGILBERT LANESELE RIDGE RDDRD E M I N G S T CLARKSTCLARK STTARGETLOWESSTOP &SHOPPOSTOFFICE100.00199.00256.85273.91232.00292.00203.84130.00170.00142.41128.00130.00100.00137.67112.80117.00115.62153.01124.00240.0092.0087.0087.006/8/2020, G:\JOBS13\13C\13C4718\DWG\EXH13C471812.DWG.FIGURE 10 11X17 500SC.1"=500'JUNE 9, 2020SOUTH WINDSOR TEXT AMENDMENT PUBLIC HEARING2020 BL COMPANIES, INC. THESE DRAWINGS SHALL NOT BE UTILIZED BY ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BL COMPANIES.CEXHIBIT 06-09-2020