Conservation Commission - 1081 (05/22/2025)

FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD 
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
TOWN OF WATERFORD, CT
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
Date: 
May 5, 2025
To: 
Waterford Conservation Commission
From: 
Maureen FitzGerald, Environmental Planner
Re: 
Application #C 25-05 — 18 Cinderella Lane
Application Review Comments
Proposed Regulated Activity
The application requests authorization to construct a residential on-site septic system within the upland
review area of a forested wetland corridor to support a new residence at 18 Cinderella Lane. The parcel is
2.6 acre in area consisting primarily of wooded hillside west of the wetland and disturbed lightly wooded
land east of the wetland, where the residence is proposed.
The proposed activity will involve clearing, grading and fill within @ 6,400 square feet of upland review
area east of the wetland for installation of the sub-surface leaching area and septic tank and construction
of a residence.
Wetland Description
The wetland area is described in the assessment report prepared by CLA Engineers as a forested wetland,
with seasonally saturated/flooded hydrology. The proposed grading and silt fence limit extends to within
50 feet of the eastern boundary of the wetland. The wetland continues south onto the adjacent property
and discharges to a man-made pond. [Refer to attached GIS location map].
Application Review Comments:
1. The proposed limits of permanent clearing and disturbance should be included on the plan.
2. The referenced 100 ft. wetland buffer limit labeled on plan sheet #2 should be changed to 100 ft.
upland review area.
3. The scale on plan sheet #1 is 1” = 40 ft., not 1” = 20 ft.
4, The area of wetland present on the property is indicated on the application form to be 0.21 acre. The
wetland assessment report indicates the area of the palustrine forest is 17,372 square feet or 0.40 acre.
Clarification is required.

5. The on-site wetland extends south off the property and discharges to an excavated pond. During wet
weather and high ground water, it may also have a surface water connection to this off-site waterbody.
The wetland is part of a drainage system consisting of intermittent watercourses and man-made ponds that
eventually discharges to Smith Cove and the Thames River.
6. Measures to provide long-term vegetative buffers to the forested wetland are recommended to be
provided at this site and indicated as a wetland non-encroachment area on the final plan. Activity within
a designated wetland non-encroachment area is subject to review and approval by the Conservation
Commission in accordance with the Waterford Inland Wetlands & Watercourses regulations.
Maintenance of a vegetated buffer adjacent to the wetland boundary would serve to filter surface run-off,
stabilize soils, and provide habitat connectivity.
7. The application should explain the status of the “existing gravel drive” that parallels and lies within 12
to 24 feet of the wetland corridor on the property. Is the applicant proposing to maintain this drive and as
such is it a part of the proposed regulated activities in the upland review area.
Maureen FitzGerald
Environmental Planner
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