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COASTAL SITE PLAN REVIEW 
COMMENTS CHECKLIST 
 
This checklist is used by the Land and Water Resources Division (LWRD) to assess the consistency of the 
proposed activities with the relevant policies and standards of the Connecticut Coastal Management Act 
[(CCMA), Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) sections 22a-90 through 22a-112, inclusive].   
ORIGINAL TO: 
 
Mark Wujtewicz, Planner 
Waterford Planning and Zoning Department 
 
 
COASTAL SITE PLAN REVIEW TRIGGER: 
 
 Zoning Compliance 
 
 Subdivision 
 
 Special Exception or Permit 
 
 Variance 
 
 Municipal Improvement 
 
Date sent/delivered 6/28/24 by (indicate all that apply): 
 hand   
 fax   
 e-mail   
 U.S. mail 
 
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 
 
Applicant is proposing to construct a single-family home on the property located at 31 Riverside Drive.  The property 
is delineated by FEMA as mostly within an Unshaded X-zone with a small portion of the property along the Niantic 
River as being within an AE 12 flood zone.  The Applicant is proposing to construct the home completely within the 
Unshaded X- zone portion of the property. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
APPLICANT NAME: 
James O’Leary  
MAILING ADDRESS: 
122 Oswegatchie Road, Waterford 
PROJECT ADDRESS: 
31 Riverside Drive, Waterford  

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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. 
 
LWRD reviewer 
KAM 
 
Date plans were received by LWRD: 
6/20/24; 
Date Comments are Due: 7/8/24 
 
Date LWRD review 
completed: 6/27/24 
 
Most recent revision date on plans: 
11/14/22 
 
Plan title: Site Development Plan 
 
 
COASTAL RESOURCES AND RESOURCE POLICIES: 
 
ON-SITE 
ADJACENT  
TO SITE 
POTENTIALLY 
INCONSISTENT 
NOT 
APPLICABLE 
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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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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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ADVERSE IMPACTS ON FUTURE WATER-DEPENDENT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES: 
 
Appears 
Acceptable  
Potentially 
Unacceptable 
Not 
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): 
 
No Concerns Noted 
 
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:  
 
Analysis and Recommendations Section: 
 
Analysis: 
 
Applicant is proposing to construct a single-family home on the property located at 31 Riverside Drive.  The 
property is delineated by FEMA as mostly within an Unshaded X-zone with a small portion of the property along 
the Niantic River as being within an AE 12 flood zone.  The Applicant is proposing to construct the home 
completely within the Unshaded X- zone portion of the property. 
 
Comments/Recommendations: 
 
a. 
There are no comments at this time for the proposed project.   
 
 

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FINDING: (Please see summary and recommendations section on pages 4-5 for discussion) 
 
CONSISTENT WITH ALL APPLICABLE COASTAL POLICIES, COMMENTS INCLUDED 
 
CONSISTENT WITH MODIFICATIONS OR CONDITIONS  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDED PRIOR TO COMPLETE CSPR EVALUATION  
 
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED TO THIS CHECKLIST: 
 
Copies of photographs of the site dated:  
 
Copies of aerial photographs dated:   
 
GIS maps depicting:   
 
Coastal resources maps dated:   
 
Coastal Management Fact Sheet(s):       
 
Other: FEMA Firmette attached and DEEP LWRD Data Viewer showing the FEMA delineation line  
 
Please be advised that, separate from the municipal review, the following DEEP permits may be required: 
 
Structures, Dredging, and Fill in Tidal Coastal or Navigable Waters 
 
Tidal Wetlands 
 
Stormwater General Permit:  
 
Other:  
 
 
Please direct questions or comments  
regarding this checklist to: 
Karen Michaels, EA III 
Planning Section, 
Land and Water Resources Division 
CT DEEP 
Karen.Michaels@ct.gov  
 
 
 
copy/ies provided to 
  
 
 
 
LWRD Reviewer Initials: KAM   
Date: 6/27/24 
 
 
 
 
This checklist is intended to replace a comment letter only in those instances where LWRD comments can be 
readily conveyed without the background discussion that would be provided in a letter. 
This checklist is not used for projects that LWRD recommends should be denied. 

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