Canton commission amends K Street project approval; modification passes with two abstentions

The Canton Planning and Zoning Commission approved a modification to a previously granted site-plan approval (file 505, application 253181 for K Street) at its Jan. 14 special meeting. The motion amended multiple standard conditions to clarify when construction drawings, bonds and health-district approvals are required and to authorize the CEO to allow limited early tree removal necessary for erosion controls.

Chair moved the modification and a second was recorded. The revised conditions read, in part, that construction drawings must be submitted to the building official prior to issuance of a building permit; no site-preparation work (grading, tree removal, on-site storage or excavation) may commence until required bonds are posted, erosion and sediment controls are installed and a pre-construction meeting has been held with town staff; and that the Farmington Valley Health District approvals required prior to building-permit issuance must be submitted to the CEO. The amendment also added language allowing the CEO to authorize site-work not specific to a building permit in limited circumstances.

The commission voted to approve the modification; the chair announced the motion passed with "2 abstentions." The motion was recorded as effective upon filing the certificate of action with the town clerk. No further details on the identities of abstaining members were recorded in the meeting transcript.

The commission then moved on to other business, including training reminders and scheduling.