P&Z Approves Two Residential Subdivisions

By Andrew Gorosko

Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members on December 2 approved two small residential developments totaling seven lots.

One four-lot project is adjacent to Mt Nebo Road and Hattertown Road. A three-lot project is next to Rockywood Drive and Wine Sap Road.

P&Z members approved applicant John Leibold, III’s, proposal for four lots on 14.6 acres at Mt Nebo Road and Hattertown Road. The land is in an area that has minimum two-acre lot sizes.

In approving the project, P&Z members required that a $36,275 performance bond be posted for certain land improvements. The bond will cover the installation of a 20,000-gallon underground tank for water storage for firefighting, the installation of building lot pins and monuments, and the placement of open space land markers.

The P&Z is requiring the applicant to permanently field mark the 2.2 acres of open space land during site development to allow potential homebuyers and the general public to identify open space land and easement areas.  

In the other development approval, P&Z members approved a three-lot residential resubdivision in Sandy Hook off Rockywood Drive and Wine Sap Road, known as Hemlock Hills, Section III.

P&Z members conditionally approved the project for land near Lower Paugussett State Forest. The applicants for the resubdivision of the 14-acre parcel are Charles S. Spath, Jr, and Susan Ann Spath. The parcel is in an area that has minimum two-acre lot sizes.

The P&Z is requiring the applicants to post a performance bond in the amount of $72,550 to ensure that the improvements planned for the resubdivision are completed.

Of that bonding, $40,000 would cover a shared driveway for two houses, $30,000 would cover the cost of installing a 20,000-gallon underground tank for water storage for firefighting, and $2,550 would cover the installation of building lot pins.

The P&Z is requiring the developer to change the proposed location of a domestic water well on one of the building lots to bring that well location into compliance with applicable health regulations.

Also, the P&Z is requiring the developer to use twin 36-inch-diameter culverts, instead of 30-inch-diameter culverts, for a stream crossing that would carry the shared driveway across a brook.

The open space reservations for Hemlock Hills were established during earlier phases of the development.