Planning & Zoning Commission (linked)

January 11, 2026 
Dear Planning and Zoning Commission members: Mr. Wujtewicz, Ms. Kotfer, Mr. Massad, Ms. 
Barnett, Mr. Bleasdale, Mr. Ebersole, Mr. Conderino, Mr. Elbaum, Ms. Crum, and Mr. DiBuono, 
 
I am writing to formally express my concerns regarding the proposed plan for 2 Forest Street, 
submitted on November 18, 2025, at the Waterford Planning and Zoning meeting. The property 
is a non-conforming lot directly adjacent to my home at 4 Forest Street. 
My primary concern is the presence of exposed ledge on the property and the risks posed by 
excavation, foundation work, or utility trenching. As documented in the 2006 Zoning Appeal 
application, the environmental review concluded that the ledge on this property “presents 
significant restrictions for site construction and development since the ledge appears to extend 
under the proposed house.” About 90 years ago, my home was built directly into this ledge. Any 
disturbance of this ledge poses a real and potentially irreversible risk to the structural integrity of 
my home and its foundation. 
The current application does not clearly describe how the foundation will be attached to the 
ledge, nor does it address whether blasting, mechanical rock removal, or deep trenching, will be 
required.  
The engineer’s plan indicates that rainfall will be managed through an underground infiltration 
system approximately 20 feet by 1 foot. Installation of such a system requires subsurface 
excavation and assumes sufficient soil depth and permeability. Given the documented presence 
of shallow ledge on this property, I am concerned that excavation for this system may require 
mechanical rock removal or blasting and that infiltrated water could travel laterally along the 
ledge, potentially altering subsurface drainage patterns and affecting my foundation. 
I respectfully request that the Commission carefully evaluate whether the proposed development 
can be constructed without adversely impacting adjacent properties. I urge the Commission to 
require detailed geotechnical information addressing ledge disturbance, excavation methods, and 
vibration impacts before any approval is considered. 
 
If blasting or mechanical rock excavation is proposed, I respectfully request that the Commission 
require a pre-construction condition survey and continuous vibration monitoring at my home, 
conducted by a licensed third party and measured against U.S. Bureau of Mines residential peak 
particle velocity standards. 
It is also important to note that 2 Forest Street is approximately 0.09 acres in size, roughly half 
the minimum lot size required for a buildable residential lot under current zoning standards. 
Correspondence submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals in 2006 and 2007 notes that the lot