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Memorandum for the Record
Application # 22 IWC 26
IWC Regular Meeting – Thursday, January 19, 2023
Prepared by Meredith Badalucca, Zoning & Wetlands Enforcement Officer
Applicant: Brian McNamara
Owner: Brian and Brenda McNamara
Address: 207 Doyle Road (MLB 057-030-001)
Submitted: December 1, 2022
Date Received by IWC: December 15, 2022 (DRD – 2/18/2023)
Applicant Request: Regulated activities to remove approximately 133 cubic yards of
accumulated organic material and sediment from dock area along the lake frontage.
Activity Description:
Wetland Disturbance Area 0 sqft
Watercourse/Waterbody Disturbance Area +/- 133 cubic yards Upland Review Disturbance Area 0 sqft
Review of Staff Comments:
The property is located on 2.85 acres in the R-120 zoning district and is developed with a
single-family residence which is accessed via a shared driveway.
The property is also improved with a driveway constructed of millings which extends
down the slope to the shore of Gardner Lake.
The applicant is proposing to remove approximately 133 cubic yards of accumulated
organic material and sediment from dock area. The applicant states the area of the
waterfront has become increasingly compromised by the accumulation of organic
material resulting from leaf litter decomposition and from natural erosion and
sedimentation of the area.
The proposed maintenance area is approximately 30 feet wide by 40 feet long (1,200
square feet) with an average depth of 3 feet. The applicant states in part, that this will
require approximately ten (10) truckloads and a temporary disturbance of approximately
one (1) week.
The applicant proposes to remove the material with a small excavator and dump truck.
Only the reach of the excavator will be introduced into Gardner Lake. The material will
be loaded into a dump truck and disposed on the applicant’s property in an area exterior
to any regulated inland wetland and watercourse or regulated upland review area.
The applicant proposes to conduct the removal during the winter months when the State
of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection lowers the level of
Gardner Lake.
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Considerations for Action: If the Commission is inclined to approve the request of the Applicant for a permit for proposed activity, the following language for a motion of approval is suggested: After giving due consideration to all relevant factors including those in Section 10 and/or Section
6 of the Montville Inland Wetland Regulations and Section 22a-41 of the Connecticut General
Statutes, I move to approve application 22 IWC 26 – Owner: Brian & Brenda Lee McNamara,
Applicant: Brian McNamara for regulated activities in conjunction with removal of 133 CY of
organic material and sediment to restore depth of dock area at 207 Doyle Rd (057-030-001),
Oakdale, CT as depicted in the application dated December 1, 2022 and narrative dated
November 30, 2022.
Standard Reasons for Approval apply as follows:
1. The environmental impact of the proposed project does not have a significant effect on the
inland wetland's and watercourse's capacity to support fish and wildlife, to prevent flooding, to
supply and protect surface and groundwater, to control sediment, to facilitate drainage, to control
pollution, to support recreational activities, and to promote public health and safety.
2. The Commission has determined that the relationship between the short-term uses of the
environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity will have no impact
on the surrounding wetland system
3. The proposed activity will not have irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources.
4. The proposed project will not change the character and or add degree of injury to, or interference
with, safety, health, or the reasonable use of property, including abutting or downstream property.
5. The proposed activity use is suitable to the area.
6. The applicant has taken all feasible measures to mitigate the impact of any aspect of the proposed
regulated activity.