Torrington commission upholds cease-and-desist for 516 Mountain Road, orders erosion controls and surveys

The Torrington Inland Wetlands Commission on April 1 voted to uphold and amend a cease-and-desist order for property at 516 Mountain Road, owned by Mary Jane Mazzarelli, requiring immediate temporary erosion-and-sediment controls, a complete wetland survey of the property and a formal soil-and-erosion-control plan prepared by a qualified professional.

Nate Nardi Cyrus, the city's inland wetlands enforcement officer and assistant city planner, reviewed recent site visits and aerial imagery and described extensive grading, new ponds and exposed soil around existing waterbodies. He said he had issued a cease-and-desist under section 14.4 of the Torrington Inland Wetlands Regulation and had mailed a notice to the owner. "You are hereby ordered under section 14.4 of the Inland Wetlands Regulation to cease all activity within the regulated areas of the property and attend a show cause hearing at the next…