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Commission tables Marion Street teardown/rebuild after septic and site-plan questions
Summary
The Danbury Environmental Impact Commission heard a near‑total demolition and rebuild proposal at 124420 Marion Street, pressed the applicant for septic, footprint and erosion-control details, and tabled the application pending a site walk and requested reports.
The Danbury Environmental Impact Commission on July 23 heard a proposal for 124420 Marion Street that would demolish most of an existing single‑story house and replace it with a larger, two‑story dwelling and associated septic system. Cliff Ritter, the project's general contractor, told the commission the rebuilt house would be a four‑bedroom home and include a new engineered septic system.
Commissioners focused on whether the application described a simple deck or a near‑total demolition and rebuild, and on the relationship of the new septic to the nearby waterway. "We're gonna demolish part of the existing structure and do a two story house there," Cliff Ritter said, describing the work as essentially a tear‑down rebuild. He added, "We certainly don't wanna do any damage environmentally to this lake." The applicant confirmed parts of the first floor and decking will remain while the majority of the structure is replaced.
Staff and commissioners requested clearer plans and on‑site review. A staff member noted a septic plan was received the morning of the meeting and recommended staking and a walk of the property so the commission could verify erosion controls and staging. Commissioners asked that the builder identify the location of a proposed porous stone retaining wall and clarify whether the new house footprint would move any closer to the water. One commissioner emphasized that the proposed septic is an engineered 1,200‑gallon system intended to accommodate the new four‑bedroom layout and asked staff to confirm required setbacks from the water's edge.
After questions and a site‑inspection recommendation, a motion to table the application until the commission's next regular meeting on Aug. 13 — pending the requested reports and a site walk — was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.
The commission did not vote on any permits; the application remains tabled pending the supplemental materials and a site inspection scheduled by staff.
