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24SITE12 - Applicant Response
PropertyAddress:25ChurchLaneParcelID:095-003-001Apphcation:24S1TE12PropertyOwner:MTlCAcquisitions,LLCSubmittedbyApplicant:LindaAcampora,EsqonbehalfofownerMTICAcquisitions,LLCRESPONSETOSTAFFTECHNICALREVIEWCOMMENTS(datedNovember25,2024)I.Includelotsizeandtotalacresonapplication.Response:Applicationresubmittedtoincludelotsizeof75,825sfwithanacreageof1.74acres.2.PerZRsection17.2.6,providean8½”x11“photocopyofaUSGSQuadMapResponse:Submitted3.Clarifyifanysignageisproposed.Response:Therewillnoexteriorsignageexceptforasigntodesignatethehandicapparking.4.Clarifytheparkingneedsof27ChurchLaneandhoursofoperationandindicatehowtheparkingdemandforboth25&27ChurchLanewillbemetandnotconflictwithoneanother.Response:Siteplanhasbeenrevisedtoincludetwelveparkingspaces.Tenparkingspacesareinadifferentlocationthantheinitialsiteplan,WestoftheMoheganChurchalongtheEastsideofdriveway.TheseparkingspacescurrentlyexistandarelocatedontheMoheganReservation.ThesespacesarenotusedbyMoheganChurch.TheMoheganTribeofIndiansofConnecticutisthesolememberofMTICAcquisitions,LLCtheownerofthesubjectparcel.Thereareanadditionaltwospacesalongthedrivewayadjacenttothestructure,onebeingaccessible.5.Clarifyhowtrashremovalwillbehandledasnodumpsterisindicatedonthesiteplan.Response:Therewillbeastaffoffivepeoplewithminimaltrash.TrashremovalwillbehandledbythestaffoftheMoheganTribeofIndiansofConnecticutandwillberemovedfromthestructureonaregularbasis.6.Showanyoffsiteparkingthatrequirestheuseofaccessdrive.Seelastpictureforfurtherexplanation.Response:Therevisedsiteplanshows10“offsite”parkingspacesWestoftheMoheganChurchalongtheEastsideofthedriveway.Theparkingarea,ontrustland,isapermeableparkingsurfaceconstructedwithanengineeredhigh-densitypolyethylenegridwithintegratedturf.7.Provide“Location,size,height,lighting,andorientationofallsigns.”PerZRsectionPage1of3 17.4.14.Ifnoneareproposed,pleaseindicate.Response:Nosignsareproposedexceptforthehandicapparkingsignwhichwiltbeonthegaragedoor.(seedetaRonplan.)8.ProvideinteriorlayoutperZRsection17.4.18“Buildingelevationsorpreliminaryarchitecturaldrawingsshowingthegeneraltypeofbuildingproposedforconstruction.”Response:Buildingconstructionisnotproposed,usewillproposedcurrentstructureandlayoutofmainlevel.9.PerZRsection18.5asquotedabove,parkingspacesshallbelocatedonthesamelotoralotunderthecontroloftheapplicant/owner.Theydonotappeartobeunderthatcontroloftheapplicant/owner.Pleaseclarify.Response:RevisedsiteplanshowstenparkingspacesinanewlocationwhichisontheMoheganReservationandtheownerofthesubjectpropertyisMTICAcquisitions,LLCwhichtheMoheganTribeofIndiansisthesolememberof.TheMoheganTribeofIndiansofConnecticuthasappliedtotheDepartmentoftheInteriortoplacethesubjectparcelintoTrust.10.Reviseplanstoshowaminimumof24’widthaccessdrivesandclearlymarkentrancesandexitsperZRsection18.8.1“Theentrancesandexitstoallparkingareasshallbeclearlymarked.Accessdrivesforonewaytrafficshallhaveminimumwidthoffourteenfeet(14’)whereonewaytrafficisanticipatedandaminimumwidthoftwenty-fourfeet(24’)wheretwo-waytrafficisanticipated.”Response:FireMarshalhaswaivedtherequirementforFireDepartmentaccess.ApplicantrequestsapprovaloftheFireMarshal’swaiver,astherewillessentiallybenotwo-waytraffic.I1.Reviseplantoshow5’extensionofdead-endparkingperZRsection18.8.2“Allparkingspacesinparkingareasofmorethanfifteen(15)carsandallloadingspacesshallbesolocatedthatvehiclesenteringorleavingsuchspacesdonotblockanyentrancedrivetotheparkingfacility.Inaddition,allparkingspacesshallbeenteredandexitedalonginteriordrivesarrangedperpendiculartoaccessdriveswhereverpossible.Noparkingshallbepermittedalongaccessdriveswithinfortyfeet(40’)ofthestreetlineandatgreaterdistancesasmayberequiredbytheCommissiondependingonthetrafficgenerationandparkinglotsize.Deadendparkingaisleinteriordrivesshallbeextendedfivefeet(5’)furtherthanthelastparkingspacetoallowmovementofavehicleinandoutofaparkingspace.”Response:Thesiteplanhasbeenrevisedtoreflectonlytwospacesinthedeadendparkingareainadjacenttothestructure.The5’extensionisreflectedontherevisedsiteplan.Page2of3 5ofthe10parkingspacesprovidedwestoftheMoheganChurcharewithin40’ofthesoutherystreetUneofChurchLane.Thesespacesarepre-existingspacesconstructedduringtherenovationofMoheganChurchin1998.12.RevisenotestoincludepropertymaintenanceperZRsection18.10“Theownerofthepropertyusedforparkingand/or‘oadingshaltmaintainsuchareaandallrequiredsidewalksandbufferareasingoodconditionswithoutholesandfreeofalldust,trash,andotherdebris.”Response:Reflectedontherevisedsiteplan13.ReviseplantoshowlightingperZRsection18.14“Adequatelightingshallbeprovidedinalllotsofmorethanfifteen(15)spacesexceptwheretheCommissionmaydeterminethatsuchparkingareaswillneverbeusedatnight.Requiredlightingshallbearrangedandinstalledtominimizeglareonadjacentproperty,andadjacentstreetsandhighways.FullcutoffluminariesshallbeinstalledwherecommercialorindustrialusesabutresidentialDistrictsoruses.Inthisinstanceallexternallightsshallbefittedwithopaqueshillingwhichshallpreventdirectlightemissionaboveahorizontalplanethroughtheluminaire’slowestlightemittingpart.”Response:Revisedsiteplanshowslighting(parkingislessthan15spaces).Thereislightingintheparkingareaandonthestructurewhichwillprovideproperillumination.14.Providedetailsheetforsignage,lighting,ADAparkingrequirementsanddumpsterenclosure.Response:TherevisedplanwillshowonlysignageisoneHandicapparkingspacedesignationandlighting.Thereisnodumpster,astherewillbeminimaltrashandregularpickupbytheMoheganTribeofIndiansofConnecticut,solememberoftheowner.Page3of3