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Staff Report
Application # 22 IWC 5
Regular Meeting – Thursday 17, 2022
Prepared by Tiffany E Williams, Zoning & Wetlands Enforcement Officer
Applicant: Austin Burrows, Hull Forest Products Inc.
Owner: Lynette S. Crowley Et Al.
Engineering Info: N/A
Soil Scientist: N/A
Attorney Info: N/A
Address: 320 Maple Ave (023-027-000)
Submitted: March 2, 2022
Date Received by IWC: March 17, 2022 (DRD – 5/20/2022)
Applicant Request: As of Right Determination for Timber Harvest
Activity Description:
Wetland Disturbance Area 0 sqft
Watercourse/Waterbody Disturbance Area 0+/-LF
Upland Review Disturbance Area 50+/- sqft
Staff Comments:
Application is for an As of Right Determination for a Timber Harvest in accordance with
Montville Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Regulations Section 4.1.a and C.G.S. Section
22a-40.
320 Maple Ave is a 57.06 acres of undeveloped property in the R-40 Zone and contains regulated upland & wetlands areas and an intermittent watercourse.
The property has 327-feet of frontage on Maple Ave and 69-feet of frontage on Gay Hill Rd,
from which the site will be accessed (ingress/egress).
Hull Forest Products, Inc. is proposing to conduct a timber harvest on approximately 50-acres.
There is two intermittent drainage crossing, which will be reinforced with corduroy and/or portable timber bridges that will be removed upon completion of the project, which is estimated
at two (2) months.
Attached are the narrative and map from Applicant. - The Commission will need to make a finding as to whether or not the proposed activities
are “As of Right” activity and, therefore, do not require a permit.
Staff Recommendation:
- There is no proposed relocation of watercourses with continual flow or filling or reclamation of wetlands or watercourses with continual flow associated with the proposal associated with the timber harvest and, therefore, staff recommends approval of the proposal as an “ As of Right” activity.
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M O T I O N (A Motion to Approve)
After giving due consideration to all relevant factors, including those in Section 4 of the
Montville Inland Wetland Regulations and Section 22a-40 of the Connecticut General Statutes, I
move that Application # 22 IWC 5, submitted by the Applicant, Austin Burrows, Hull Forest
Products, Inc. on behalf of the property owner, Lynette S. Crowley ET AL. for a Timber Harvest
at 320 Maple Ave (023-037-000), Uncasville, CT as more fully described in the Application,
dated 3/1/2022 and supporting documentation including map entitled “Crowley Timber Harvest
Map, 320 Maple Ave, Montville, CT 06382 MLB: 023-027-000 57 +/- acres, Prepared by Hull
Forest Products, Inc.. using assessors maps & field reconnaissance, dated: January, 2022” is a
Permitted Use As of Right and, therefore, no permit is required.