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City Plan Commission actions Aug. 19: special permits approved, bond released, letter ordered on cell tower
Summary
The commission approved two school special permits, released a $5,000 road bond and authorized staff to draft a negative comment letter on an AT&T cell tower proposal; one hearing was postponed to Sept. 16.
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Norwich City Plan Commission took several formal actions summarized below.
• Special Permit 25‑0420 (Lollar Lane): Approved. Motion to approve the special permit for a new elementary school on Lollar Lane passed by voice vote. Approval is conditioned on addressing city engineer and planning office comments in subsequent construction documents.
• Special Permit 2505280 (Elizabeth Street Extension): Approved. Motion to approve the special permit for a school at Elizabeth Street Extension passed by voice vote; approval includes conditions that outstanding city engineer comments be addressed in post‑approval construction documents.
• Special Permit (100 West Bain Street, SP 25‑02): Postponed. The applicant requested tabling to the Sept. 16 meeting and the commission voted to postpone the public hearing.
• Bond release (233 Rogers Road, Right‑of‑Way bond): Approved. The commission voted to release a $5,000 right‑of‑way bond tied to an older subdivision; public works staff indicated a future developer will be required to post replacement security when the property is developed.
• AT&T monopole (577 West Main Street): Action to prepare letter. The commission directed planning staff to draft and circulate a negative comment letter to the Connecticut Siting Council opposing the proposed 130‑foot monopole at the former car‑wash site. The letter will be circulated to commissioners for review before submission.
• Executive session: The commission scheduled an executive session at the end of the meeting and moved into closed session after staff reports.
Vote tallies were recorded as voice votes in the meeting record; individual roll-call votes were not read into the public record during the meeting for the items above.
The planning office will track implementation tasks: applicants for approved permits must resolve city engineer comments in construction documents and the planning office will verify compliance before issuing permits. The bond release will be processed by public works.
