Design Review Board - Minutes - 09/28/2021

Design Review Board
September 28, 2021
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES 2021 OCT -1 AM IO: 16
REMOTE MEETING :
Design Review Board Septeniber:2%
Waterford Town Hall 4:00 PM
Members Present: Robert Nye, Joy Merrill, Edward Pellegri (4:30)
Members Absent William McNulty, Chairman -John O’Neill
Staff Present: Abby Piersall, AICP, Planning Director
Mark Wujtewicz, Planner
ITEM #1 CALL TO ORDER AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES
Robert Nye acting as Chair noted that the only members currently attending were Joy Merrill
and himself. Therefore, a quorum was not established. Given that the applicant and the
design team were present, he requested that they review the plans with the understanding that
there can be no action taken until such time that a quorum was present.
ITEM #2 PLAN REVIEW
#PL-21-7 — Request of Walter John Senkow, owner, Safe Futures, Inc., applicant for site
plan approval to locate a Business Office and Class Rooms at 994 Hartford Tpke, I-G zone,
in accordance with Sections 11 and 22 of the Zoning Regulations and as shown on plans
entitled "Safe Futures, Inc. 994 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, Connecticut".
Project Engineer Mike Ott of Summer Hill Civil Engineers introduced the applicant and team
members to the Board.
Architect Mike Kleffner of Wallace Architects, presented an overview of the property and the
project to the Board. He stated that a similar project by the applicant is currently under
construction in East Lyme. He stated that solar panels will be installed along the south roof area of
the buildings. He described the use of architectural elements, colors and roof styles.
J. Merrill requested a more detailed explanation of the color schemes and siding styles. M.
Kleffner detailed the use of the colors and siding styles on the building.
J. Merrill expressed concerns with shutters only being installed for the second floor windows. She
would like to see the shutters placed on the first floor windows as well on the North side of the
buildings facing Hartford Turpike. M. Kleffner stated that he was agreeable to that.
She also stated that the light fixtures that are shown on the plans do not match well with the style
of the buildings. They are of a colonial style and the buildings are not constructed in a colonial
style. M. Kleffner responded that they are open to modifying the style.
At this time, Board member Ed Pellegri entered the call. R. Nye recognized the presence of Ed
Pellegri and that a quorum has been established with three members of the board present. R. Nye
calls the meeting to order at 4:30. A. Piersall and R. Nye updated E. Pellegri on the topics that
were discussed prior to his logging on to the meeting.
J. Tunsky, Landscape Architect reviewed the species and placements of landscaping elements on
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R. Nye expressed his concerns with the naming of the project as Pequot Apartments. He felt that
from the historical perspective, the use of the name Pequot would be more associated with New
London in that originally New London was known as the Pequot Colony. He felt that there was no
connection of the Pequot reference to the Town of Waterford. He stated that while it cannot be
required, he requested that the developer consider changing the name. E. Pellegri and J. Merrill
both concurred with R. Nye’s recommendation.
M. Kleffner, stated that the applicant will take the Board’s recommendation under advisement and
will consider changing the name of the project to something more appropriate for the Town of
Waterford.
MOTION:
VOTE:
ITEM #3
MOTION:
VOTE:
ITEM #4
MOTION:
VOTE:
Motion made by E. Pellegri, seconded by J. Merrill, to forward to the Planning and
Zoning Commission a positive report of approval of #PL-21-7, Request of Walter
John Senkow, owner, Safe Futures, Inc., applicant for site plan approval to locate a
Business Office and Class Rooms at 994 Hartford Tpke, I-G zone, in accordance
with Sections 11 and 22 of the Zoning Regulations and as shown on plans entitled
"Safe Futures, Inc. 994 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, Connecticut"., with the
following recommendations for consideration in their action:
1. Window shutters be placed for the first floor windows on the North Side of the
buildings facing Hartford Tpke.
2. Light fixture elements for the poles and building mounted lights be modified to
a style that is more appropriate to the style of the buildings rather than the
proposed “Colonial” style.
3. That the applicant consider changing the name of the project to one that is more
in keeping with the Town of Waterford community.
3-0
APPROVAL OF THE August 10, 2021 MEETING MINUTES
Motion made by J. Merrill, seconded by R. Nye, to approve the minutes of the
August 10, 2021 meeting as written.
2-0-1 (E. Pellegri abstaining)
ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by E. Pellegri, seconded by J. Merrill, to adjourn the meeting at 4:52
pm.
3-0
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Wujtewicz
Planner