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HomeMy WebLinkAbout26IWC9 - Maple Ave - Staff Report 1 6-18-2026 Town of Montville, Connecticut Department of Land Use & Development Planning & Zoning Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Economic & Community Development 310 Norwich-New London Turnpike Uncasville, CT 06382 www.montville-ct.org www.townofmontville.org/department-services/planning-department/ P: 860.848.6779 F: 860.848.2354 Planning & Zoning Commission STAFF REPORT APPLICATION# 26 IWC 9 REGULAR MEETING – THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2026 Prepared by Stacy Radford, Zoning & Wetlands Officer Applicant/Property Owner: Town of Montville Address: Maple Avenue (Parcel ID: N/A), Montville, CT Submitted: June 11, 2026 Date Received by IWC: June 18, 2026 (DRD – August 22, 2026) Applicant Request: Regulated activities with the upland review area in conjunction with a roadway improvement project. Activity Description: Wetland Disturbance Area 0 SF (Per Applicant) Watercourse/Waterbody Disturbance Area 0 LF (Per Applicant) Upland Review Disturbance Area 25,575 SF (Per Applicant) STAFF COMMENTS: • This Application is for regulated activities within the upland review area in conjunction with a roadway improvement project for the final portion of Maple Avenue from Route 163 to the Department of Public Works Maintenance Garage located at 225 Maple Avenue. The project site consists of approximately 5,850 L.F. • This section of Maple Avenue lies within multiple zoning districts, including residential districts, light-industrial, industrial and government; and is mostly comprised of single- family homes, industrial buildings and commercial businesses. • There are flat grades between the DPW Maintenance Garage and Bridge Street which cause poor drainage and localized ponding, which can be unsafe for the motoring public. • The Applicant states that this project would consist of a full depth reclamation of the existing asphalt roadway in the area between the DPW Maintenance Garage and Bridge Street and the remainder of the project would be milled and overlaid with new asphalt. • The Wetlands have not been flagged but have been located using aerial imagery and field observation by Certified Soil Scientist Kyle Lynch of CLA Engineers, Inc. on behalf of the Town of Montville in April of 2026. • The Applicant states there are two identified areas of inland wetlands within the vicinity of the project area. One is located at the northwestern limits of the project where Maple Avenue follows the outline of Rockland Pond and the other lies in a low-lying portion of Maple Avenue. All wetlands drain into Oxoboxo Brook, which is a tributary to the Thames 2 River and Long Island Sound. All proposed work is above and upslope of the regulated wetlands. • The Applicant states “no direct impact to wetlands is anticipated.” • The Applicant also states that “the project proposes no change to the drainage regime but seeks to make minor stormwater improvements including the replacement of a section of existing drainage pipe which is thought to be compromised. New catch basin tops are proposed for several existing drainage catch basins. No new catch basin structures are proposed.” • The Applicant states that “erosion and sedimentation measures will be managed by implementing erosion control devices including inlet sedimentation controls at catch basin locations and a compost sock downgradient of disturbed soils adjacent to Rockland Pond. Provisions for seeding and site stabilization after construction are also included in the plans.” • Work is expected to begin in the Summer of 2026 and take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. • The Applicant finally states in part that “we do not anticipate the proposed development will have any impact on the functionality of the onsite and nearby wetlands.” AGENCY COMMENTS: • Town Soil Scientist – No referral for comment was obtained being that this is a Town Project and all work has been reviewed and approved by the Town Soil Scientist, Robert Russo and Kyle Lynch of CLA Engineers, Inc. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the IWC receive Application 26 IWC 9, set a date for a site walk (if desired), and table the application to the next regularly scheduled meeting on July 16, 2026. If the Commission would like to schedule a site walk, a Motion is set forth below: MOTION “A” (to set a site walk and continue to the next meeting) I make a Motion to set a Site Walk for Application #26 IWC 9 – Maple Avenue, Montville, CT – Owner/Applicant: Town of Montville for regulated activities within the upland review area in conjunction with a roadway improvement project, on ______________________ at _______________ a.m. / p.m. and to continue this Application until the next regularly scheduled meeting on July 16, 2026. 3 If the Commission does NOT want to schedule a site walk, a Motion is set forth below: MOTION “B” (to continue to the next meeting) I make a Motion to continue Application #26 IWC 9 – Maple Avenue, Montville, CT – Owner/Applicant: Town of Montville for regulated activities within the upland review area in conjunction with a roadway improvement project, until the next regularly scheduled meeting on July 16, 2026.