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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 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD July 25, 2023 PZC Meeting
Prepared by Liz Burdick, Director
on 7/24/23
Property Address: 669 Route 163 (Oakdale Rd – Parcel ID 038-056-000), CT Application: PZ #23 SITE 8 Applicant(s): VCP Montville LF, LLC C/O James Cerkanowicz Property Owner(s): Town of Montville Attorney: N/A LS/PE: Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. Lot Size: 29.09 acres (1,267,160SF) Lot Frontage: 1,051-feet +/- on CT Route 163 (Needs verifying by LS) Zoning District: Government Public Water/Sewer: Municipal sewer and well Wetlands/Watercourses: Yes. Flood Hazard Zone: Yes. CAM Zone: No. Public Water Supply Watershed: No. Proposed Public Improvements: No. Legal: Submitted to Land Use Dept. on 6/7/2023. Date of Receipt 6/27/2023, DRD 8/30/202, Tabled from the 6/27/2023 meeting. PROPOSAL: Applicant states “Proposed 600 KW AC ground mounted solar array to be
installed on the capped town landfill & interconnected to the Eversource grid via a new primary metered service.”
INLAND WETLANDS COMMISSION: Application for regulated activities approved by IWC
on 7/20/23. STATE OF CT DEPT. OF HEALTH: N/A. UNCAS HEALTH DISTRICT: See comments received 6/12/23 – “No comments.” TOWN ENGINEER: See comments dated 7/24/23. Outstanding comments addressed. FIRE MARSHAL: See (verbal) comments dated 6-23-23 – “No comments.” BUILDING DEPT.: See comments dated 6/21/23 - “N/A.” WPCA: See comments dated 6/12/23 - “No concerns.” ASST. PLANNER: See outstanding comments dated 7/21/23.
STCT DOT: N/A. OFFICE OF THE STATE TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION (OSTA): N/A. STCT DEEP: Please submit copies of and advise status of CT DEEP permits required for this
project (CT Stormwater Construction General Permit and Landfill Disruption Authorization). BOND: A Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (SESC) bond estimate in the amount of
$26,500 has been reviewed and approved by the Town Engineer. PLANNER: The Applicant has addressed the comments in my memo dated 7/12/23
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve with conditions.
The following MOTION is suggested for any favorable approval:
“I make a MOTION to APPROVE 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 7-19-23, comply with all applicable sections of the Montville Zoning Regulations, with the following conditions:
1. Final plan Cover Sheet shall be revised to 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 7/21/23.
3. Final plan sheet C001 “Project Decommissioning/Removal” notes shall be revised
to show responsible party.
4. Erosion and Sediment Controls & Post Construction Maintenance of Vegetation
shall be monitored by Weston & Sampson (or other third party) engineers as shown on
plan sheet C001, as revised and approved by the Land Use Department.
5. 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. 6. 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. 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. 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.