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Middletown agency approves permit for single-family home at Patterson Drive
Summary
The Middletown Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency granted permit W2024-13 for a single-family house at 130 Patterson Drive with conditions, including an erosion-control bond and a requirement to preserve an existing leak-off so the cul‑de‑sac does not pond.
The Middletown Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency on Dec. 4 approved permit W2024-13 to allow construction of a single-family dwelling, driveway, grading and a well within the town’s 100-foot upland review area at the end of Patterson Drive.
Staff presented a draft motion finding the project consistent with Connecticut General Statutes §22a-41 and the city’s inland wetlands regulations, and recommended approval with standard conditions. The motion, which the agency adopted by voice vote with no opposition recorded on the transcript, includes requirements that a bond for erosion controls be posted before work begins and that the leak-off area east of the driveway remain to prevent cul‑de‑sac ponding. Staff said the permit will be valid for five years to commence construction.
Applicant Adrian Gajor told the agency the lot is roughly 4.83 acres and that the proposed house and associated grading are within the upland review area but will not disturb wetlands. “We’re not disturbing any of the wetlands,” Gajor said, adding that roof gutters would discharge to a scupper away from wetlands and that silt fencing would protect undisturbed areas. Staff noted the health department had signed off on the septic system and the town engineer had approved the plans. The inland-wetland delineation on the plan is credited to Eric Davidson, professional soil scientist, August 2024.
City engineer Tom Negosante’s memo, dated Dec. 4, 2024, flagged a single concern: the leak-off area east of the driveway must remain to prevent ponding at the cul-de-sac. The agency’s motion incorporates that recommendation and standard erosion-control conditions; staff said the town engineer will calculate the required bond amount.
The applicant thanked the commission before the meeting moved to new business. The agency’s action grants permit number 2024-13 with conditions; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally, only that the motion passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
