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Harbor Commission raises no objection to 46 Shore Haven presubmission; schedules site inspection
Summary
The Commission reviewed a presubmission for a private dock at 46 Shore Haven Road, discussed shellfish and navigational impacts, and voted to submit standard-language comments and reserve review of the final application; vote recorded 4–1 with Commissioner Chris McDonald opposed.
The Norwalk Harbor Management Commission reviewed a presubmission for a private dock at 46 Shore Haven Road during its Jan. 22 meeting and recorded no objection to the project proceeding to a full application, while reserving the right to review the final submission.
Commissioners received a presentation and plans for a structure described in the presubmission as a 98-foot-long installation composed of a 3-foot-by-36-foot aluminum ramp, a 5-by-6-foot timber ramp loading float, and a 7-by-14.25-foot piling-anchored timber floating dock; an earlier summary in the meeting record said the applicant initially described a "4 by 54 foot timber pier." Applicant John Hiltz attended and described construction plans and access for a work barge.
Commissioners discussed environmental and navigational concerns, including that the proposed alignment crosses mudflats and known shellfish beds and that barges may need to work on multiple tides. The Shellfish Commission had received plans for review, the applicant said.
The Commission moved to forward the presubmission to the next step with the Commission's standard language noting requirements for barges to consult the harbor master, removal/placement conditions and that final review would occur on a complete application. The motion passed with a tally the meeting recorded as four in favor and one opposed (Commissioner Chris McDonald cast the lone recorded negative vote). Commissioners emphasized they would review the full application and noted they intend to do a site inspection at a low tide date before final consideration.
Clarifying details provided in the meeting record included the overall proposed structure length of 98 feet and the plan components listed above; the applicant said seabed substrate in the proposed location is largely mud with natural shellfish flats present in parts of the alignment.
Ending — The Commission said it had no objection to the presubmission moving forward and reserved review for the full application; a site inspection will be scheduled ahead of final consideration.
