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Wetlands Agency tables several residential proposals, schedules hearings and approves federal-road debris removal permit
Summary
At its meeting the Danbury Wetlands Agency tabled multiple residential applications pending site staking and inspections, scheduled a March 26 public hearing for an industrial storage application, and approved an administrative permit to remove decades of floating debris near Federal Road with a fee deadline.
The Danbury Wetlands Agency handled a cluster of routine and technical land-use items and several votes at its recent meeting.
In residential permitting, the commission reviewed multiple applications and generally asked applicants to stake proposed features in the field so commissioners can perform site walks. The agency tabled:
- Regulated activity for 9 Flintridge Road (application 12359) to the March 12 meeting after the applicant agreed to have engineers stake stormwater features and permit staff said commissioners would walk the site.
- Regulated activity EIC 12 36 (Mountainville Road) pending staking and inspection; commissioners pressed the applicant to explore alternatives to reduce wetland impacts and asked for rough staking so they can visualize the driveway and house footprint in the field.
- Regulated activity 12:37 (Terry Wylde Lake Road, application 12375) was tabled until March 12 pending inspections; commissioners asked for rough stakes for new amenities and prioritized safety-driven grading and retaining-wall work.
Saddle Rock Road (application 123845) generated a longer technical briefing from the applicant's engineer and environmental team; after revised wetland flagging reduced proposed impacts the commission scheduled a public hearing for March 26 to consider the industrial site's regulated activities.
Administrative approval: Commissioners added regulated activity 12:39 (87-99 Federal Road) to the agenda and approved an administrative permit to remove a long-standing logjam and floating debris with crane equipment. The permit was approved with standard conditions and an additional condition: the permit would be invalid if the applicant's fee check was not received by the end of business on 2025-02-27.
Enforcement items: The commission authorized Chairman Matt Rose to sign a final agreement on a Barnum Road cease-and-desist matter (Hallis) with corporation counsel; the agreement extends the application-submission period to 60 days.
Votes at a glance: Several tabling motions and hearing-scheduling votes were carried by voice vote; many were unanimous in the record. Where precise roll-call tallies were not recorded, the minutes reflect voice approval.
Ending: Commissioners closed the meeting after handling enforcement correspondence and other routine business.
