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Planning commission approves two‑lot subdivision at 140 Willow Street with drainage easement

5967982 · October 16, 2025
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Ridgewood Properties LLC received approval for a two‑lot rear‑lot subdivision at 140 Willow Street; the commission noted required easements, removal of structures over a town drainage pipe, infiltration testing and prior Inland Wetlands and WPCA approvals.

The Town of Cheshire Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday approved a two‑lot subdivision for Ridgewood Properties LLC at 140 Willow Street, a property in the R‑20 zone.

Applicant representatives told the commission the existing 1.56‑acre parcel would be divided into a 0.733‑acre frontage lot and a 0.826‑acre rear lot. The commission’s approval follows prior approvals from the Inland Wetlands Commission (granted 07/15/2025) and the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA feasibility approval, 07/24/2025), documents the applicant provided at the hearing.

Todd Ritchie, a licensed professional engineer with SLR representing Ridgewood, described the site as sloping roughly 20 feet from the north property line down to Willow Street, with an intermittent watercourse along the southern portion of the lot. Ritchie said the rear…

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