Design Review Board - Minutes - 04/25/2023

Design Review Board
April 25, 2023
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DESIGN REVIEW BOARD — RECEIVED POR REGARD
MEETING MINUTES WATERFORD,
Remote Meeting 2023 HAY -2 P 2 Ub
Design Review Board ‘TEST: Jind EG , 2023
Remote Meeting 4:00 PM
Members Present: Chairman -John O’Neill, Robert Nye, Joy Merrill, Edward Pellegri
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Jonathan Mullen, AICP, Planning Director
Mark Wujtewicz, Planner
ITEM #1 CALL TO ORDER AND APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATES
Chairman, John O’Neill called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
ITEM #2 PLAN REVIEWS
#PL-23-5 — Request of Mago Way Realty, owner & applicant for a Site Plan/Special Permit
approval for New Pickleball Court & Clubhouse at 358 & 360 Mago Point Way, MPD zone, in
accordance with Sections 14a.3(9),14a.3(15), 22 and 23 of the Zoning Regulations and as shown
on plans entitled "Site Development Plans, New Pickleball Court & Clubhouse, 358-360 Mago
Point Way, Waterford, CT 06385, Prepared for Mago Way Realty LLC, Date February 6, 2023".
Atty William Sweeney of TCORS, representing the applicant described the overall project to the
Board. He reviewed the existing conditions of the site and described the proposed improvements
to the existing building and to the site itself in order to accommodate the proposed use as a
Pickleball Court Clubhouse Facility. He stated that the property is located within the FEMA
Coastal AE Flood Hazard Zone and that improvements to the building would be limited in cost to
no more than 50% of the appraised value of the structure in order to maintain exemption from
FEMA requirements to elevate or flood proof the building.
The proposed landscaping as well as other site improvements was reviewed with the Board. The
landscaping and site improvements is designed to promote a more pleasing visual experience in
Mago Point.
The Board expressed their appreciation to the details and the effort in the part of the applicant to
provide a visually appealing improvement to the property and to the Mago Point Area as a whole.
MOTION: Motion made by E. Pellegri, seconded by J. Merrill to submit a positive report to
the Planning and Zoning Commission.
VOTE: 4-0
ITEM #3 APPROVAL OF THE March 23, 2023 MEETING MINUTES
MOTION: Motion made by J. Merrill, seconded by B. Nye to approve the March 23, 2023
meeting minutes as written

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VOTE: 4-0
MOTION: Motion made by B. Nye, seconded by E. Pellegri to add the review and approval of
the January 10, 2023 meeting minutes to the agenda.
VOTE: 4-0
MOTION: Motion made by B. Nye, seconded by E. Pellegri to approve the January 10, 2023
meeting minutes as written
VOTE: 4-0
ITEM #4 ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Motion made by B. Nye, seconded by E. Pellegri, to adjourn the meeting at 4:36
pm.
VOTE: 4-0
Respgctfully Sybmitted,
ark Wineniod
Planner