BLACK POINT BEACH ASSOCIATION
NIANTIC CONNECTICUT
Special Meeting
Friday, July 16, 2010

Black Point Beach Clubhouse - Sunset Avenue, Niantic, CT

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1.Attendance & Quorum:

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Chairman John Sullivan, Secretary Marianne O’Neil, Ned Cosgrove, Randy Molloy, Steve Reed, Alternates John Manuck and Sharon Sklar

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:  Brian Ewings  

 

Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting at 6:03PM.  All regular members were present. A quorum was present.

 

2.  Announcements and Public Comment

 

Mr. Sullivan announced that he had spoken to Mr. Tom Kelly concerning hiring a paid recording secretary for the planned upcoming public hearing. Mr. Kelly said that he would approve the expenditure.

 

Mr. Sullivan stated that a letter from Barbara Johnston had been received by the Board of Governors requesting all emails relating to the current review of  Zoning regulations. Mr. Sullivan asked Mrs. O’Neil to read the letter to the Board. Ms. Johnston was concerned that meetings were being held electronically instead of in public session. Mr. Sullivan provided her with emails from Mr. Molloy, Mrs. O’Neil and Mr. Mullin. All emails were suggestions for wording or figures to be reviewed and discussed at the next meeting. No emails were discussed electronically.

 

Barbara Johnston, 35 Sea Crest Ave., thanked Mr. Sullivan for copies of the emails. She voiced her support for shower enclosures in setback areas.

 

Mary Cahill, 37 Indianola Rd., spoke on 3 issues:1) she would support looking into vertical expansion of non-conforming buildings on original small size building lots, 2) she favors allowing shower enclosures in setback areas, 3) she supports in ground flagpoles in setback areas.

She said she had spoken to the East Lyme Fire Marshall who stated that there were no regulations against fire pits. She stated the Board of Health addresses unsafe air issues.

 

Tom Kelly, 21 Billow Rd., stated he would propose and support a paid recording secretary for the Zoning Board, at the next Board of Governors’ meeting.

 

 

3. Old Business

 

Mr. Sullivan stated that the Commission was still planning on holding a Public Hearing to review and receive comments on Proposed Zoning Regulation changes and clarifications. The Public Hearing would be noticed in the New London Day on 2 days. It would be publicized in the Back Pointer for the next 2 weeks, The  notice and Proposed changes and additional figures will be posted at the East Lyme Town Clerk’s office, the BPBC Clubhouse and on the BPBC website, by July 20^th, 2010.

 

Three documents were reviewed by the Board: Proposed Changes-2010, Figure I-BH and Figure IV-4a. These are attached. Mr. Sullivan asked if there were any discussion on the 3 documents.  Mr. Manuch stated he felt that the words “allowed under these Zoning regulations”, should be added to the section listing what activities are allowed for which a Zoning permit is waived. The Board agreed to add these words.

 

Mr. Molloy made a motion, seconded by Mrs. O’Neil, to approve the changes detailed in the Proposed Changes-2010 , as amended, for recommendation to the BPBC members at a Public Hearing. The motion was carried by a vote of 4-1:Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. O’Neil, Mr. Molloy and Mr. Reed voted in favor of the motion; Mr. Cosgrove voted against the motion.

 

Mr. Molloy made a motion, seconded by Mrs. O’Neil, to approve the inclusion in the Zoning regulations of figure I-BH and figure   IV-4a   for recommendation to the BPBC members at a Public Hearing. The motion was passed unanimously.

 

Mr. Sullivan asked if there were any other issues to be addressed for the hearing. None were mentioned.

 

4.  Next Meeting

 

The Board discussed the date of the Public hearing and the next Zoning Commission meetings. The target date for the Public Hearing would be Wednesday, July 28^th, 2010, at 6PM, if all required notices can be published for this date. A special meeting of the Zoning Board would immediately follow the hearing on the 28th.

 

Post Meeting note: The notices could not be published in time for a July 28^th, 2010 meeting. The hearing will be held at 9AM in the BPBC Clubhouse on Saturday, July 31^st, 2010. A special meeting to vote on the changes will be held at 10AM or immediately following the Public Hearing, whichever is later. This will be held at the BPBC Clubhouse.

 

The next regular meeting of the Zoning Commission will be on Friday, July 30^th, 2010 in the Clubhouse at 6PM.

 

5.  Public Comment

           

Mary Cahill, 37 Indianola Rd., stated we should make sure the air conditioning is turned on for the hearing.

 

Barbara Johnston, 35 Seacrest Ave., stated that she felt the 31^st of July would be better for the hearing then July 28^th. She asked that the figure name and maximum height be added to the Building Height figure, Figure I-BH.

 

Marybeth Colella, 40 Sunrise, asked where she could obtain a Zoning permit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Executive Session

 

Mrs. O’Neil made a motion, seconded by Mr. Cosgrove, to enter Executive Session to discuss personnel issues. It was passed unanimously. Executive session was entered at 7:07PM. The Commission exited Executive session at 7:30.

 

7. Adjournment

 

Mr. Molloy made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Cosgrove. The motion was passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:38PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

                                                                          Marianne B. O’Neil

                                                                          Secretary