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City staff said the parcel is irregular and contains both upland parcels and areas with wetlands; initial field observations suggest some lots have little or no wetlands while others will require more detailed review. Staff recommended a site visit to reconcile the city’s overlay maps with current field conditions; commissioners agreed and proposed Saturday, Aug. 16 at 9:00 a.m. as a likely time for the walk (staff to confirm by email).

Staff also noted the presence of buried utilities in parts of the parcel—references during the discussion included Algonquin and a Frontier buried line in the southern portion—and said the site is difficult to traverse in places. Commissioners asked staff to coordinate a date, provide an access plan for commissioners and to ask the applicant’s engineer to flag key areas before the walk.

The commission recorded a motion to accept the application for review and set the site walk; all commissioners present voted in favor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-08-07 Inland Wetlands, Water Courses & Conservation Commission","oneSentenceSummary","The commission received an application for a 12‑lot subdivision on Canterbury Turnpike and Beebe Road (IWWCC 250889) and agreed to a site walk; staff noted some lots contain wetlands and coordination with utilities and on‑site conditions will be required.","taxTitle","Norwich, New London County, Connecticut","taxId",4639,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":75,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":76,"_40":77,"_42":78,"_44":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6504747,"Commission approves new elementary school at 280 Elizabeth St. Ext., with wetland mitigation",1134,1856010,2990535,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc&start=1856&end=2990","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc/thumbnail_1856010.jpg","/articles/6504747/Norwich/New-London-County/Connecticut/Commission-approves-new-elementary-school-at-280-Elizabeth-St-Ext-with-wetland-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504747-8ae2c2e013fdd0d4d63076c1fcf1f528/orig.mp4?Expires=1770042316&Signature=TvbYObOE0Y4xtNFQa2V6MEYiwj5UGiq8AoV1I19KrfqxdTLh0bIk3024AsbqRlXd3tdx8got7XNpmqi4EVSU8IaEWfsenyKETLwPlNrZ4fOAiGXuXrP3w0BBr0jXFkldTlZAlozH80DhhXS9XAtyT4P6PGTbcQI9ZArJaagoCu8sI3hw5x1g2ttT6-a93D0fZv-F0XJZQs3vQuyQGNrvSj7mq-x0q7DK9nxKmy~TUBmG0XktSTyyNdMNh7zgva99JqEiTHbAnHo8BGsGvkXJGYQ9emYBzRrS8zIM33GXvjtKCCKkBY~4ekRihR-a~HiEa2OKMVKYVBOYOm~lJdtefA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission approved an upland and wetland application for a new three‑story elementary school at 280 Elizabeth Street Extension (IWWCC 25‑07), agreeing to required mitigation and standard staff conditions.

Designers described a project that will demolish the existing school only after the new building is constructed and will serve about 550 pre‑K–5 students. The project footprint includes stormwater basins, an underground retain‑and‑treat system, and sediment controls intended to meet Connecticut’s 2024 stormwater guidance. Engineers said they designed the basin and outlet structures to limit erosive velocities and to provide pretreatment using a hydrodynamic separator and isolator rows.

Megan Fogarty presented the wetlands delineation and mitigation approach. She said the site contains three primary wetland systems and two intermittent watercourses occupying about half an acre. The project includes two wetland impact areas — one lawn‑dominated wetland area of about 2,321 square feet and a filling of the northwestern portion of a second wetland — and proposes about 2,150 square feet of compensatory wetland mitigation focused on enhancing Wetland C, which Fogarty identified as the highest functioning system on the property. She said the mitigation would be implemented by regrading to intercept groundwater, placing screened topsoil and planting native wetland vegetation to increase ecological function and educational value.

City staff and the design team noted construction will be phased so the existing school remains operational during most of the build. The commission required that staff memos and E&S details be included in the permit file and that revised plans address city engineer comments. After discussion the commission voted unanimously to approve IWWCC 25‑07 with staff comments.

The approval includes monitoring and sequencing requirements and a condition that silt fence and sediment traps be installed along the limit of disturbance nearest the eastern wetland corridor. The design team said sediment and erosion controls will be adjusted through construction phases and that the sediment forebay and trap near the underground system will be used during installation and later removed or modified as the project moves to final stabilization.

Numbers on the record: the lawn/mowed wetland impact area described as an impacted wetland was 2,321 square feet; proposed wetland mitigation area was 2,150 square feet; the stormwater basin is approximately 5 feet deep and the underground retain system uses approximately 140–146 units (engineers provided a unit count during the presentation).","Norwich IWWCC approved a three‑story replacement elementary school at 280 Elizabeth Street Extension (IWWCC 25‑07), authorizing upland disturbance and two wetland impact areas with a proposed 2,150‑square‑foot mitigation plan to enhance the most ecologically valuable wetland on site.",{"_32":87,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":88,"_40":89,"_42":90,"_44":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6504751,"Norwich OKs stormwater and upland controls for new Moriarty Elementary School; no direct wetland take",973,687295,1661030,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc&start=687&end=1661","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc/thumbnail_687295.jpg","/articles/6504751/Norwich/New-London-County/Connecticut/Norwich-OKs-stormwater-and-upland-controls-for-new-Moriarty-Elementary-School-no-direct-wetland-take","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504751-a3a262a393c884e4336eb8c1d9133928/orig.mp4?Expires=1770042316&Signature=SKq3KWoajR9kTFqi9yjOXrg90U2bBjPdlbky0kTi63FVxCBnr3X9nnWNUZ~IACNKN3Rw0njWz7GHKaeKF5EO8Wqxn18K-77CFZOKZZmtjoGosxSLrJ9dvcS4lMC~zz0msU6txJxLAFVwdfK2I5gLTQvOq6ZMPDtlxKVAgGmS22Vb-85MqYDCk4s2QFHUnEt73sdu5ngjkeTGSbGHfz1ltyLNSQ7pioO3EjQ5mXlzTZnnrfJTnuEqBxkLyw9xM0LG7ebRooQGA8w8gfOtjolO4Mqq45tPK3UlmDcwTqL4Z6hFVlqghUlSrKJpXlhT9xCdRZFSi~zjvxvP75L4fxAPVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission approved an upland review application (IWWCC 25‑06) for a two‑story, roughly 81,600‑square‑foot replacement Moriarty Elementary School at 20 Lawler Lane. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the project with staff conditions and required plan revisions.

The design team told the commission the new facility will be built while the existing school remains operational and will serve about 550 pre‑K–5 students when complete. Consultants described a stormwater approach that reduces or matches existing peak runoff rates for the 2‑, 10‑, 25‑, 50‑ and 100‑year storms using an underground detention system, rain gardens and water‑quality features.

Megan Fogarty, project environmental scientist with SLR, told the commission the work in the upland review area totals about 6,210 square feet and that the project would cause \"0 square feet\" of direct wetland impact. SLR’s civil engineer said the design includes roughly 132 underground detention chambers with an isolator row and rain gardens to capture the first inch of runoff. The underground chambers and associated outlets are sized to convey the 100‑year storm, engineers told commissioners.

Commissioners and staff discussed construction staging because the existing school will remain in use during building. City engineering staff provided memo comments that the project team said they were addressing; staff asked that the memos be incorporated in the revised plan set. Dan Daniska, city engineer/wetlands agent, told the commission the proposed E&S measures met current expectations for protecting regulated resources.

The commission recorded a unanimous vote to approve IWWCC 25‑06 with staff notes. The motion required submission of revised plans addressing city engineer comments, routine E&S monitoring during construction and the inclusion of the E&S control details in the permit record.

The approval included standard follow up: revised plans to show responses to staff comments, monitoring and maintenance requirements for the stormwater features, and coordination on construction staging so school operations continue during construction.

Key technical notes supplied during the hearing: the site’s soils have limited infiltration capacity and groundwater is present, so the detention chambers are non‑infiltrative; the underground system includes pre‑treatment (hydrodynamic separator and isolator row) to remove floatables and the first flush of sediment and oils; rain gardens will serve both stormwater treatment and educational uses.","The commission approved plans for a new two‑story Moriarty Elementary School at 20 Lawler Lane after hearing engineers and wetland specialists describe underground detention, rain gardens and a 6,210‑square‑foot upland disturbance with zero direct wetland impact.",{"_32":99,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":100,"_40":101,"_42":102,"_44":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6504756,"Norwich commission approves wetlands controls for new home on Sabrina’s Court",691,89760,781060,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc&start=89&end=781","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5555427-834b559e93f7568421999ae9aefb29dc/thumbnail_89760.jpg","/articles/6504756/Norwich/New-London-County/Connecticut/Norwich-commission-approves-wetlands-controls-for-new-home-on-Sabrinas-Court","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504756-53d4bb23276bad113cac00029a62c4d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770042316&Signature=Fd5Be-1Qc3CsMv~vtAe4AeZgHftyhKGuKBiaJLgy~uW706FYqDBaDIamfumi7RCmBkHHe2sjgaW3GiUmZeo-G7GrjhlafkucvYI1NFhEFSPLhyZ-vTeN9zabaUEKoKA9CS8JfeLR2bnRz6OtcQYk8yp13vp1V7gnr1aBZrqUEFxVilasbbhHK7C~pf~vSjDVrtxwAjlBN2P-EUGMmLbyz9pjmnoRKlLTwXC9BtDWnwi-ErM4CAwvuIJRTclR9or-GD2rBlX5RCgS9lrq-WTuHIRJOoK~9J9DOmABo2UBfXEuwxvRmW~wXRfhT1XZ6tzhVwqIwBGHbr8wbxjo85LOuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission on Monday approved an upland review application for a new single‑family house on Sabrina’s Court (IWWCC 25‑04), with staff conditions including updated erosion‑and‑sediment (E&S) controls and a required $800 E&S bond.

Commission members voted unanimously after hearing staff and the applicant. The commission also determined the proposal did not require a public hearing and adopted standard conditions to limit construction impacts to the nearby regulated area.

The applicant, represented by David Smith of Dependable Contract LLC, said the proposed site plan locates the house, driveway and most of the septic system outside the conservation/restricted area. City staff noted the material stockpile location is shown outside the upland review area. Dan Daniska, city engineer/wetlands agent, told the commission the project met the commission’s typical requirements and that planned protections were adequate: \"It's just a typical house construction. They've got silt fencing, clearing limits. We're pretty good with it, really.\" The commission asked that the project update its E&S control details to match the newest guidance and add winged silt fencing where appropriate.

Conditions recorded in the motion require compliance with staff comments and E&S procedures, coordination with city staff if archaeological resources are encountered, and reasonable removal of invasive vegetation within the construction limits \"working with staff\". The commission recorded unanimous votes in favor of (1) finding no need for a public hearing and (2) approving IWWCC 25‑04 with staff conditions.

Clarifying details provided to the commission included that the septic tank and most disturbed features are in the upper review area, that the material stockpile is shown outside the upland area, and that an $800 E&S bond was discussed and requested in staff notes. The commission's approval included the requirement that the applicant address the city engineer’s comments on a revised plan set.

The commission recorded no public opposition during the item and asked staff to include the standard memo notes and E&S details in the permit record. The project will return to staff as revised plans are submitted and monitored during construction for compliance with the approved controls.","The Norwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission approved a wetlands review for a single‑family home on Sabrina’s Court, imposing E&S requirements, an $800 bond and a condition to remove invasive plants where feasible.","actionData","errors"]

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