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Town of Montville
DEPARTMENT OF LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT
310 Norwich New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT. 06382
Telephone: (860) 848-6779
Email: lburdick@montville-ct.org
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
August 23, 2023
James Cerkanowicz, Manager of Permitting
VCP Montville LF, LLC
124 LaSalle Road, 2nd Floor
West Hartford, CT 06107
RE: 23 SITE 8 – 669 Route 163, Oakdale, CT – Applicant: VCP Montville LF, LLC
Owner: Town of Montville for installation of a 600 KW AC ground mounted solar array
and associated site improvements.
Dear Mr. Cerkanowicz: The Montville Planning and Zoning Commission, at its regular meeting on August 22, 2023,
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS the above-referenced application (#23SITE8) for site plan
approval for the installation of a 600 KW AC ground mounted solar array and associated site
improvements. Enclosed is the Certificate of Notice of Decision.
Please contact me with any questions. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Liz Burdick, Director
Department of Land Use & Development
C. Brad Parsons, PE, PMP, Director of Design& Permitting, Verogy
Robert Bukowski, P.E., Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.
Adam Teff, GM, TitanGen
Meredith Badalucca, Asst. Planner
John Carlson, Public Works Director
Doug Colter, C.F.M., Building Official
Paul Barnes, Fire Marshal
Lucy Beit, Assessor
Ronald K. McDaniel, Mayor
Certified Mail # 7012 3460 0002 3844 4655
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TOWN OF MONTVILLE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE OF DECISION
APPLICATION: PZ #23 SITE 8 LOCATION: 669 Route 163 (Parcel ID 038-056-000), Oakdale CT APPLICANT: VCP Montville LF, LLC OWNER: Town of Montville REPRESENTATIVE(S): Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. PROJECT: Installation of a 600 KW AC ground mounted solar array and associated
site improvements DATE OF APPROVAL: August 22, 2023 EXPIRATION DATE: August 22, 2028 COMMISSION ACTION: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS as follows:
Application #23 SITE 8 – 669 Route 163 (Parcel ID 038-056-000), Oakdale, CT –Applicant: VCP
Montville LF, LLC, Owner: Town of Montville, for a 600kw AC ground mounted solar array and
associated site improvements in that the application, supporting documents and a plan entitled
“Town of Montville Landfill Solar PV Development, 669 Route 163, Montville, CT, Prepared by
Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc., Dated June 6, 2023, Revised to 8/4/23”, comply with all
applicable sections of the Montville Zoning Regulations, with the following conditions:
1. Final plan Cover Sheet shall be revised to show “Proposed Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
Development, Town of Montville Landfill, 669 Route 163, Oakdale, CT.”
2. Final plan shall be revised to comply with outstanding comments of the Asst. Town Planner, dated 8/22/23.
3. Erosion and Sediment Controls & Post Construction Maintenance of Vegetation shall be
monitored by Weston & Sampson, or other third party, engineers.
4. Prior to issuance of a zoning permit to start work, a soil erosion & sediment control bond
shall be posted by the Applicant in the amount of $26,500 in a form acceptable to the Finance
Director.
5. Final revised plan sets, along with a digital copy of the final plan, shall be submitted to the
Land Use Dept. & shall be signed and sealed with original signatures by P.E., LS & Soil Scientist as
required.
6. 17.3.1 (GIS) Digital data in accordance with this section shall be submitted to the Zoning
Officer prior to issuance of a zoning permit to start work.
7. An approved Zoning Permit is required prior to the start of any work.
8. The Zoning Officer must be contacted and a pre-construction meeting shall be held at least
24-hours prior to start of any work. Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls shall be installed in
accordance with the approved plan set and inspected by the Zoning Officer prior to the start of any
work.
9. After work has commenced, any substantive changes to the approved site plan require
review and approval by the Land Use Director and/or the Planning & Zoning Commission.
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10. A final As-Built plan, including finished grades, shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer for
review and approval prior to issuance of a certificate of zoning compliance.
11. Applicant shall meet all of the requirements of the State of CT DEEP, Montville WPCA,
Land Use Department, Building Department & Office of the Fire Marshal for required permitting
and inspections prior to issuance of a Certificate of Zoning Compliance/Certificate of Occupancy.
12. Prior to commencement, all approved work shall be coordinated with the Montville
Director of Public Works.
Each and every condition is an integral part of the Commission decision. Should any of the conditions, on appeal from this decision, be found to be void or of no legal effect then this conditional approval is likewise void. Should any of the conditions not be implemented by the applicant or his successors within the specified permit time period, then this conditional approval is void.
Elizabeth Burdick, Director
Department of Land Use & Development