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18-Lot Subdivision Proposed For Sandy Hook

BY ANDREW GOROSKO

A Fairfield developer is proposing construction of an 18-lot residential

subdivision in Sandy Hook off Route 34 known as Pastures Farm.

Developer and property owner Sylvester Cocivi of Fairfield has submitted an

application for wetlands construction work for the project for Conservation

Commission review.

Conservation Official C. Stephen Driver said August 30 he expects the

commission will hold a public hearing on the application.

The 73-acre parcel, which has frontage on Route 34 and Paugussett Road, lies

across Route 34 from Chestnut Hill Road. The site includes 28 acres of

wetlands. The applicant proposes donating 23 acres, virtually all of which is

wetlands, to the town for use as open space for passive recreation. The

wetlands, which are comprised of a swamp, pond and watercourses, lie on the

eastern edge of the property near Paugussett Road.

"It's got a lot of wetland on it," Mr Driver said. He said he will be

inspecting the parcel.

Fifteen of the 18 proposed lots will fall under the review of the Conservation

Commission, he said. Less than one-tenth of an acre of wetlands would be

altered for construction.

Proposed wetland construction work includes a wetland crossing for road

construction, plus filling a wetland for driveway construction.

Mr Cocivi proposes creating a new dead end road, known as Pastures Farm Road,

extending northward into the parcel from Route 34. Fifteen of the lots would

have frontage on the new road. The remaining three lots would front on Route

34. The site is in an R-2 zone, meaning a minimum of two acres is required for

home construction.

McChord Engineering Associates, Inc, of Wilton represents the applicant.

If the development application gains Conservation Commission approval for

wetlands construction work, the proposal would be submitted for subdivision

review by the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z).