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Avon wetlands commission pauses review of pool, pavilion and sports court at 77 Far Hills Drive
Summary
The Inland Wetlands Commission voted to hire a second soil scientist and continued review of APPL. #807, a proposal for an inground pool, pool house, pavilion and sports court at 77 Far Hills Drive (Parcel #5040077). The commission will revisit the application after the additional review.
The Inland Wetlands Commission of the Town of Avon continued its review of Application #807 on Dec. 2, 2025, a proposal by property owners Eric Jay and Tracey Epstein Patel to build an inground pool, pool house and pavilion with an impervious deck and a sports court at 77 Far Hills Drive (Parcel #5040077).
Marcus Puttock, civil engineer and land surveyor with Godfrey, Hoffman, Hodge, LLC, presented the project on behalf of the applicants. During deliberations Vice Chair Michael Sacks moved to "invoke Section 19.5 of the Town of Avon Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations which allows the IWC to hire another soil scientist for a second opinion, at the Applicants’ expense." The motion passed 6–1, with Commissioner Carol Hauss recorded as the sole opposing vote. Following that vote the commission voted to continue the application; Commissioner Hauss made the motion to continue and Commissioner Robert Breckinridge seconded, and the continuation passed unanimously.
The continuation preserves the commission's ability to request additional field work or expert analysis before taking a final permit decision. The application file lists the owners as Eric Jay and Tracey Epstein Patel and the subject parcel as #5040077 at 77 Far Hills Drive.
Next steps: the commission’s action to seek a second soil‑scientist review means the applicants are expected to cover the cost of the additional delineation, per the Section 19.5 motion. The commission did not issue a final approval or denial at the Dec. 2 meeting; the matter will return to a future IWC agenda after the second opinion is obtained.
