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Commission hears administrative updates: redevelopment, school turf, retaining wall, and pool applications
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Summary
Staff reported on active projects including a redevelopment at 995 South Avenue, two New Canaan Country School fields proposed to be converted to synthetic turf (about 150 feet from wetlands and under administrative review), a retaining wall at 40 Lakeview Avenue, and multiple residential pool projects resubmitted after winter delays.
Director Kathleen Holland reviewed a set of administrative actions and projects during the Inland Wetlands Commission's March 16 meeting.
Holland said staff are working on a redevelopment proposal at 995 South Avenue with demolition applications in process. She also reported that New Canaan Country School submitted plans to convert two fields at 635 Frogtown Road to synthetic turf; Holland estimated the activity is roughly 150 feet from wetlands and said that because of the cumulative nature of the work, she required an administrative review. At 40 Lakeview Avenue, staff described a modest retaining/upland project. Holland also noted that several residential pool applications have reappeared after winter and had been delayed by snow.
Why it matters: These projects represent routine land-use reviews where the commission or staff will consider whether proposed work impacts regulated areas and whether mitigation or permit conditions are needed.
Next steps: Projects will continue through the standard review process; the New Canaan Country School turf proposal is being handled through administrative review and additional department reviews (planning and zoning, health, DPW, engineering) were noted.
