Commission accepts James Farm Road wetlands application as complete, schedules full hearing

Barry Knott, attorney for Calcar LLC, told the Stratford Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission that Application 2024-23 would create a three‑lot subdivision at 335 James Farm Road and would include construction of two new single‑family homes and renovation of an existing house. Knott said the parcel previously had approval for an eight‑lot subdivision that lapsed and that the subject wetland is "approximately 0.11 acres" in the rear corner of the former lot.

Knott asked the commission to accept the filing as substantially complete so he could return next month with a fuller presentation of engineering and hydrology details. "I will make a full presentation including, engineering aspects, hydrology aspects at the meeting, next month," he said. He also stated the proposal is designed to place the new houses as far from the wetland as practical and that "there is no significant impact to the wetlands."

Staff confirmed they had reviewed the application and found it substantially complete. The commission then voted to accept Application 2024-23 as complete and to continue substantive review at the commission's next scheduled meeting, when Knott will present the detailed engineering and hydrology information. No formal determination of significant impact or any permit was issued at this meeting; that determination remains pending the next hearing.

What happens next: The commission will review the forthcoming engineering and hydrology materials at the next hearing and then decide whether the proposed activity constitutes a significant impact needing further procedures or conditions. If the delineation, plans, or additional materials change the wetlands analysis, commissioners said they will address that information at the continued hearing.