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Wolcott wetlands commission approves Arvida Road home permit with erosion-control condition
Summary
The Wolcott Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission unanimously approved a permit for a new house on Parcel 19Z on Arvida Road, imposing standard permit conditions and requiring a driveway swale or depression and erosion controls; several ongoing site compliance items were also reported.
The Wolcott Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Commission voted unanimously April 13 to approve a residential permit for Parcel 19Z on Arvida Road, subject to the commission’s standard permit conditions and a requirement that the applicant add a swale or depression at the bottom of the driveway to reduce runoff.
The decision followed a presentation by Mr. Panico of Cole Civil & Survey describing a proposed single-family house on a 2.04-acre lot in the R40 zone with public water and sewer. The site contains 0.26 acres of flagged wetlands and a 1.21-acre upland review area. Commissioners pressed the applicant on siting alternatives and tree removal; the applicant proposed minimizing tree clearing and said shifting the house would increase erosion risk on steeper slopes. Chairman William Tynan said the commission also expects a soil-and-erosion bond to be set by planning and zoning and that perimeter markers (4x4 posts with medallions) be installed as shown on the plot plan.
Commissioner Kenneth Wilson moved to approve the application; Commissioner Gary DeRosa seconded. The motion carried unanimously. The approval includes the conditions discussed at the meeting: the usual permit conditions, installation of a swale or depression at the driveway’s south end below the house, and the listed site-control measures.
Separately, the commission approved the March 9, 2026 regular meeting minutes (motion by Kenneth Wilson; second by Robert Pierpont) and adjourned at 7:20 p.m. (motion by Kenneth Wilson; second by Tom Komarzynski). No members of the public spoke during the meeting’s public-comment periods.
Chairman Tynan also reported updates on several older matters: incomplete soil-and-erosion controls were noted at Lot 3 Pimlico Road (North American Homes, LLC) and the owner agreed to correct them; a compliance report for 239 Wolcott Road (1033 Cooke Street LLC) is due June 1 and must address fill removal, pipe-height certification and additional plantings; and a restoration permit holder at 689 Spindle Hill Road must recertify planting survival at the end of the growing season. Tynan said he approved a site plan for Lot #1 on Pembrook Hill with wetland markers and silt sacks around adjacent catch basins.
The commission heard an announced presentation from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments on MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer systems) and low-impact development but the minutes do not record details of the presentation; NVCOG representatives Thomas Dougherty and Molly Johnson attended. Lance and Elizabeth Walsh introduced a separate permit application for a large parcel near North Street and Spindle Hill Road and said they will submit the plot plan required by commission regulations.
The commission’s summary minutes and an audio recording of the session are on file at Wolcott Town Hall.
