Commission approves earth‑excavation permit for Road Realy LLC with detailed erosion and bonding conditions

On June 8 the Winchester Planning & Zoning Commission approved application PZC‑26‑5, granting a special permit for earth excavation at 0 Torington Road (Road Realy LLC) with a comprehensive set of environmental and procedural conditions.

Staff read the approval motion and recited the conditions that will govern construction: final plans must bear live signatures and seals of a Connecticut licensed professional engineer, soil scientist and surveyor; there shall be no storage of inoperable equipment on site; the zoning enforcement officer must issue a zoning permit certifying condition compliance prior to the start of work; the applicant must provide a 24‑hour emergency contact for erosion‑control maintenance; and the applicant must post an erosion and sedimentation control bond (amount to be reviewed and approved by the town's consulting engineer) before any work begins. The bond must remain until a permanent vegetated cover (70% turf establishment) is established and site work is completed; periodic review may require adjustments to the bond.

Additional requirements include a pre‑construction meeting with town staff, daily inspections and immediate repairs as needed, submission of an as‑built site development and grading plan before bond release and a final staff inspection under the town's engineering consultant prior to releasing the bond and issuing a certificate of occupancy. Commissioners also added a condition requiring immediate notification to the fire department for any hazardous material spills because runoff can reach the Still River and flow toward Winston.

The motion to approve carried, and staff will prepare the final signed permit documents with the additional condition language.