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COASTAL SITE PLAN REVIEW
WRITTEN FINDINGS & DECISIONS
Date: January 13, 2026
ORIGINAL To: 
COASTAL SITE PLAN REVIEW TRIGGER:
Mikhail Yevsyuk {@) Zoning Compliance (Site Plan)
[_] Special Exception or Permit
[_] Variance
[_] Municipal Improvement
APPLICANT NAME: Mikhail Yevsyuk
PROJECT ADDRESS: .
2 Forest Drive
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
[The applicant proposes to construct a new single-family dwelling on a vacant parcel located at 2 Forest
Drive. The parcel is located within the Coastal Area Management Boundary so therefore a Coastal Site
Plan review by the Planning and Zoning Commission is required for the construction of the new
dwelling. The parcel is an unimproved lot that was created prior to the enactment of zoning in Waterford.
[The parcel meets the definition of a pre-existing non-conforming lot for area, lot width and frontage. A
previous application for variances for a proposed house was approved by the Waterford Zoning Board
of Appeals (ZBA) on January 4, 2007 through application ZBA2006-031. Variances granted run with the
land and are not extinguished. The variances that were granted by the ZBA were for a side yard setback
from the east and west property lines. Those variances are reflected in the site plan submitted in this
application.
In addition to the variances that were granted for this property in 2007, a previous coastal site plan
application was also granted by the Commission on June 23, 2008 through application PZ2008-004.
hile the previous Coastal Area Management (CAM) approval was granted by the Planning and Zoning
(Commission, that applicant did not file the approval within the required time frame, therefore that
approval had become null and void. The proposal that is currently under consideration by the
(Commission is for a dwelling with a similar footprint and location as previously approved through ZBA
approval ZBA2006-031 and the CAM approval PZ2008-004.
(One of the conditions of approval for PZ2008-004 was that a bond be provided to ensure the
construction and maintenance of erosion and sedimentation controls. That condition was never
satisifed.

Coastal Site Plan Review Comment Checklist
Page2
The parcel contains 3,765 square feet of lot area and is located within the VR-7.5 Zone District,
which requires a minimum lot size of 7,500 square feet. The parcel is a pre-existing nonconforming
lot relative to lot area. In accordance with Section 24.3 of the Zoning Regulations, a single-family dwelling is a
permitted use on a nonconforming lot provided it conforms to all other provisions of the zoning regulations.
The site plan submitted indicates that the proposed location of the dwelling on the property complies with the
variances that were previously granted for side yard setback. A FEMA designated special flood hazard zone
AE-10 occurs across the southwesterly corner of the parcel. The proposed structure and all site improvements
will be located outside of the FEMA regulated flood zone. The dwelling will be connected to existing municipal
water and sewer service and utilities.
Plan title: " Site Plan of 2 Forest Street, Waterford, Connecticut, Prepared for : Mikhail Yevsyuk, “ dated
October 9, 2025.”
COASTAL RESOURCES AND RESOURCE POLICIES:
General Coastal Resources*
Beaches and Dunes
Bluffs and Escarpments
Coastal Hazard Area
Coastal Waters and/or Estuarine Embayments
Developed Shorefront
Freshwater Wetlands and Watercourses
Intertidal Flats
Islands
Rocky Shorefront
Shellfish Concentration Areas
Shorelands
Tidal Wetlands
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* — General Coastal Resources and General Development policies are applicable to all proposed activities.
** Policies that are not applicable are not checked in this chart.

Coastal Site Plan Review Comment Checklist 
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ADVERSE IMPACTS ON FUTURE WATER-DEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES: 
Acceptable 
Unacceptable 
Applicable 
Replaces an existing water-dependent use with a non-water-dependent use 
✔ 
Reduces existing public access 
✔ 
Locates a non-water-dependent use at a site that is physically suited for a 
water-dependent use for which there is a reasonable demand 
✔ 
Locates a non-water-dependent use at a site that has been identified for a 
water-dependent use in the plan of development or zoning regulations 
✔ 
ISSUES OF CONCERN (SEE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS BOX FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL): 
Insufficient information 
Potential increased risk to life and property in coastal hazard area 
Adverse impacts on future water-dependent development opportunities 
Proximity of disturbance to sensitive resources/need for additional vegetated setback 
✔ 
Potential to cause erosion/sedimentation; need for adequate sedimentation and erosion control 
measures 
✔ 
Water quality and/or stormwater impact 
Other coastal resource impacts: 
Other: 
ADVERSE IMPACTS ON COASTAL RESOURCES: 
Appears 
Acceptable 
Potentially 
Unacceptable 
Not 
Applicable 
✔ 
✔ 
✔ 
✔ 
✔ 
Degrades tidal wetland, 
beaches and dunes, 
rocky shorefronts, or 
bluffs and escarpments 
Degrades existing 
circulation patterns of 
coastal waters 
Increases coastal 
flooding hazard by 
altering shoreline or 
bathymetry 
Degrades natural or 
existing drainage 
patterns 
Degrades natural 
shoreline erosion and 
accretion patterns 
Degrades or destroys 
wildlife, finfish, or 
shellfish habitat 
Degrades water quality 
Degrades visual quality 
✔ 
COASTAL USE POLICIES:** 
Applies 
Potentially 
Inconsistent 
✔ 
General Development* 
Boating 
Coastal Recreation and 
Access 
Coastal Structures and 
Filling 
Cultural Resources 
Fisheries 
Fuels, Chemicals, or 
Hazardous Materials 
Ports and Harbors 
Sewer and Water Lines 
Solid Waste 
Transportation 
Water-dependent Uses 

Coastal Site Plan Review Comment Checklist Page 4
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
The construction and use of a single family residential structure within the VR-7.5 Zone
District is consistent with the Town Zoning Regulations and 2012 Plan of Conservation and
Development. The placement of the structure as far from the coastal resource as practical
and still within the zoning setbacks as established by approval of the Zoning Board of
Appeals through application ZBA2006-031 issued on January 4, 2007 which remain in full
force and effect, reduces the effect of proposed grading on the coastal resources.
The coastal hazard FEMA designated Flood Zone AE-10 is identified on the site with the
remainder of the site located in the 500-year Shaded X-Zone. The 500-year Shaded X-
Zone is not considered a Special Flood Hazard Area. All work and associated site
improvements in support of the single family dwelling to occur outside of the FEMA
designated Flood Hazard Area AE-10.
> Potential to cause erosion/sedimentation; need for adequate sedimentation and erosion
control measures:
The project as presented identifies the proximity of site disturbance to the coastal
resources. This disturbance is of a temporary nature during the construction of the
single family dwelling. Erosion controls shall be incorporated as identified on the plan
and as conditioned in order to mitigate any erosion that may occur from surface runoff
during construction. The erosion controls shall be constantly inspected and left in
place until the site has been permanently stabilized.
> Water quality and/or storm-water impact:
There is a potential for a temporary negative impact to water quality during the
construction phase of the project. This potential will be mitigated through the
installation and maintenance of erosion control measures as modified on the site plan.
The site plan indicates roof drains installed and discharge into a subsurface crushed
stone infiltration system located beneath a pervious patio. The infiltration system is
designed to mitigate the amount of roof and surface storm water generated on the
site post construction. The use of this system is a Low Impact Stormwater element
that is supported by the Zoning Regulations and reduces the potential for negative
impact to the adjacent coastal resources.

Coastal Site Plan Review Comment Checklist Page 5
This project as approved with conditions 1 thru 6 is consistent with all applicable coastal policies and
includes all reasonable measures to mitigate adverse impacts.
1. Erosion control measures during construction shall be installed and remain on site for the duration of
the project and until the establishment of vegetative cover on disturbed areas.
2. Clearing limits as referenced in Land Disturbance Note 1 shall be depicted on the site plan prior to filing
the plans on the land records.
3. Silt fence as depicted on the site plan shall be backed by haybales for its entire length. The detail on
the site plan shall be modified to reflect this modification.
4. No work covered by this permit including the stockpiling of materials as shown on the site plan shall be
conducted outside of the proposed silt fence.
5. A foundation location certification shall be provided to the Zoning Official prior to framing in order to
verify the location of the foundation complies with the setback requirements as established through
ZBA2006-031.
6. An as-built survey shall be submitted and approved by the Zoning Official prior to issuance of a
Certificate of Zoning Compliance. This requirement is to verify that all improvements have been constructed in
accordance with the approved site plan.
FINDING: (Please see summary and recommendations section on page 3 for discussion)
(_ CONSISTENT WITH ALL APPLICABLE COASTAL POLICIES, COMMENTS INCLUDED
[H)_ CONSISTENT WITH MODIFICATIONS OR CONDITIONS
(| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED PRIOR TO COMPLETE CSPREVALUATION
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED TO THIS CHECKLIST:
i] Copies of photographs of the site dated:
O Copies of aerial photographs dated:
GIS maps depicting:
Oo Coastal resources maps dated:
oO OLISP Fact Sheet(s):
oO Other:
Please be advised that, separate from the municipal review, the following
Department of Environmental Protection permits may be required:
(_] _ Structures, Dredging, and Fill in Tidal Coastal or Navigable Waters
(1 Tidal Wetlands
(]_ Stormwater General Permit ( construction / industrial / commercial )
(Other
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Proposed Motion
To approve Site Plan CAM Application PL-25-19 located at 2 Forest Street with conditions 1 thru 6
and to find that the project as approved with conditions is consistent with all applicable coastal policies
and includes all reasonable measures to mitigate adverse impacts as shown in the written findings and
conditions dated January 13, 2026.