Inland Wetlands Watercourse Agency

CITY OF WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT Inland Wetlands Agency City Hall | 355 Main Street | First Floor West Haven, Connecticut 06516-0312 Phone 203.937.3580 Fax 203.937.3742 CITY HALL 1898-1967 MEETING MINUTES OF INLAND WETLAND COMMISSION APRIL 16, 2019 The West Haven Inland Wetlands Agency held a Public Hearing and a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in the Harriet North Room, 2nd Floor, City Hall, and 355 Main Street, West Haven, CT at 6:30 P.M. PRESENT: Commissioners Kane, Beecher, Perrone and ZEO Conniff. Absent were Commissioners Carr and Gilbane. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Perrone made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of March 19, 2019, seconded by Commissioner Beecher and passed. New: 55 Industry Drive: An application for crushing stone, sand, topsoil , Processing stone and millings. No earth removal will be necessary for this activity. Storage bins to be constructed of precast blocks to store loose material. No watercourses or wetlands will be disturbed on the property. Owner/ Applicant: 55 Industry Drive, File # IW 013-19 ZEO Conniff read a letter into the record from Attorney Vincent Falcone dated April 15, 2019 asking for a continuance to the May 21, 2019 meeting. 350 Frontage Road: A proposed 3,250 sq. ft. ignitable material storage addition, to consolidate combustible materials into an adequate fire protected space. The newly constructed space will infringe upon the wetlands buffer zone. The applicant gave several feasible and prudent alternatives to their design. This will contain all existing fire hazards in a single area rather than dispersed throughout their facility. Owner/ Applicant : MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions: File # IW 014-19. Commissioner Kane stated unless the applicant has changed the plans there is adequate protection for leakage. Having all the materials housed in one building will provide the safety of the building. Richard Park, MacDermid Alpha representative, stated over the years it has been requested by the Fire Department to provide more sprinkle coverage. This application is to modernize the building and become more code compliant by adding more sprinklers. It has been suggested by the insurance company to house all the materials in one place. One option was to build a separate building; however, it would not have the proper spill protection and would be accessed daily by fork lifts. Another option would have been a 1,000 sq. foot addition. The Fire Marshall supports this application. Brian Phillips, civil engineer, explain the construction, site plan and the procedure if there was a spill. ZEO Conniff stated the mailings were submitted to the file. She also read the Fire Department comments into the record. Commissioner Beecher made a motion to approve File #014-19 with the following conditions: 1. 15 year site inspection without previous notice. 2. Applicant will notify staff of any changes to the approved plan. 3. Any leakages or spillage will be reported to staff immediately. Seconded by Commissioner Perrone and passed. Staff Reports: Colonial Blvd. – Commissioner Kane visited the site and found some soap suds but they are gone now. Industry Drive – ZEO Conniff and Commissioner Kane visited the area. Release of the bond issued from Eagle leasing Co. – ZEO Conniff notified the commission that everything has been completed therefore the bond will be released. Approvals – ZEO Conniff asked the commission when approving applications reasons should be stated why. ADJOURNMENT: 7:00 P.M. Commissioner Perrone made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Beecher and passed.