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Milford wetland agency asks for more stormwater, bioswale and flood-zone details on 674 Naugatuck parking expansion
Summary
The agency asked the applicant for cross-sections and stormwater design details for a proposed parking-lot expansion at 674 Naugatuck Ave, requested the applicant's engineer and wetland scientist attend the next meeting, and required a snow-storage plan as an amendment.
Staff presented a permit application (I W 260038) submitted by 674 Naugatuck Avenue LLC proposing to expand the parking area, add a second driveway and install stormwater infiltration features within 100 feet of regulated wetlands near the Housatonic River watershed. The closest proposed work is approximately 12 feet from the wetland line.
Mary Rose told the agency that updated plans were uploaded the afternoon of the meeting and had been submitted to the city engineer for review; she said hard copies would follow. William Kenny Associates delineated the wetlands in 2023, and the packet included a stormwater report, although commissioners said the relevant stormwater materials needed to be flagged and presented more clearly.
Commissioners sought additional technical detail. Questions included whether the new feature is a true bioswale or a planted retention area, whether it will include an overflow or liner, how captured stormwater will be pretreated before leaving the site, and how the nearby off-site detention basin (created by DOT during a boat-ramp project) factors into upland-review-area mapping and flood elevations. Commissioner Ray Gradwell also asked the applicant to confirm FEMA elevation relationships on the site and requested clearer existing-conditions information and survey data in the plan set.
Applicant Chris Salie said he had dug a stone-lined swale and installed several dry wells and downspout tie-ins before this submittal, and said he is prepared to maintain the features and to install dry wells at his risk if the agency permits. He and staff agreed the applicant should provide construction details and a cross section for the proposed bioswale, plus a stormwater design narrative and weekly/after-rain inspection reporting if work continues while the agency reviews the application.
To accelerate review, the agency voted to invite the project engineer and wetland scientist to the next meeting; commissioners also moved to require a snow-storage plan. The motion to seek those clarifications and to have experts present was made, amended to add a snow-storage plan requirement, and carried on roll-call vote.
