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Planning agency approves dealership site changes at 251 Commerce Drive with engineering and stormwater conditions
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Agency approved a special permit and site plan to continue outdoor storage and make floodplain and drainage improvements at 251 Commerce Drive, requiring BMP sizing, maintenance schedules, and preservation of a vegetation buffer along Ash Creek.
The Bridgeport Planning & Zoning Agency approved a special permit, site plan, and coastal site plan for site improvements and continued outdoor storage of motor vehicles at 251 Commerce Drive, subject to engineering and environmental conditions.
James McTig, a professional land surveyor with Arthur Howland Associates, presented details of the proposal for the owner (CDR-3328 LLC). He said portions of the property straddle the Bridgeport–Fairfield line and that both sites lie in FEMA flood zones. He said the service bay is at elevation 13.85 while the flood elevation on that side is 15, and described floodproofing to elevation 16 for parts of the building. McTig said the project proposes filling 377 cubic yards at 26 Commerce Drive and compensatory excavation of 394 cubic yards at 25501 and 65 Commerce Drive to balance flood storage.
To address stormwater and water-quality concerns, McTig proposed hydrodynamic oil separators and level spreaders to capture first-flush runoff and noted the site currently lacks a formal drainage system. He said the team has received comments from Bridgeport Engineering and Connecticut DEEP and committed to complying with Bridgeport’s Engineering Design Manual and DEEP’s CAM (coastal area management) recommendations.
Commissioners discussed engineering conditions and asked the applicant to demonstrate that proposed best-management practices (BMPs) are sized and sited to treat expected stormwater volumes, and to include a maintenance schedule. The commission also required that the vegetation buffer along Ash Creek remain undisturbed; McTig indicated agreement. Fairfield submitted comments asking that any changes resulting from their review be returned for administrative approval.
The commission approved the special permit/site plan with those conditions. The motion carried; the transcript does not include a detailed roll-call tally. The approval is conditioned on the applicant meeting the engineering and stormwater conditions and providing a maintenance plan for on-site BMPs.
