Westport Conservation Commission To Review Residential Projects, Docks At Upcoming Hearing

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Conservation Commission is scheduled to review several residential construction projects and proposed docks during a public hearing Wednesday, Nov. 18, while a proposal to redevelop part of an office park into multifamily housing is slated for a later meeting.

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave. The meeting will be held in person and livestreamed on the town's website. It also will be broadcast on Optimum Government Access Channel 79, subject to availability.

Click here to view the agenda.

Among the applications scheduled for public hearings is a proposal for 12 Hedley Farms Road, where Moon Gardens LLC, representing Christine Gould and Alexander Christon, is seeking approval to construct an accessory dwelling unit and garage and legalize an existing pergola and patio.

The proposed work is within an area regulated by the town's Waterway Protection Line Ordinance along an unnamed tributary of Sasco Creek.

At 28 Morningside Drive South, Kousidis Engineering, representing HBW Holdings LLC, is proposing residential additions, an attached garage, a new driveway, an in-ground swimming pool, a patio, retaining walls, grading and associated drainage improvements.

Portions of that work would take place within the regulated waterway protection area of Muddy Brook.

The commission also is scheduled to continue its review of an application for 12 Center Street. B&B Engineering, representing Diana Blau, is proposing renovations and an addition to an existing residence, along with an in-ground swimming pool, patio, driveway and subsurface drainage system.

Parts of the proposed improvements fall within the waterway protection area of Muddy Brook.

Another continued application involves 276 Bayberry Lane, where Kousidis Engineering, representing Vishal and Gabriella M. Brown, is seeking approval for a patio, driveway expansion, retaining wall and subsurface drainage system.

Portions of the proposed work are within the upland review area setback and waterway protection area of an unnamed tributary to the Aspetuck River.

Two proposed residential docks also are on the agenda.

At 28 Owenoke Park, Moon Gardens LLC, representing Elizabeth Robins, is seeking approval to install a new residential dock within the regulated waterway protection area of Gray's Creek.

At 79 Riverside Ave., John Hilts, representing 79 Riverside Westport LLC, is proposing a new dock within the waterway protection area of the Saugatuck River.

A separate application involving a proposed multifamily housing development at 55 Greens Farms Road is scheduled to be continued until Dec. 16 without testimony.

The application, submitted by Timothy S. Hollister on behalf of TC Greens Farms LLC, calls for subdividing the property into two lots, redeveloping the southern portion of an office park to accommodate a new multifamily residential building, and renovating the existing northern building.

The proposal also includes associated site improvements within the upland review area setbacks and waterway protection area of Pussy Willow Brook.

Following the public hearings, the commission is scheduled to hold a work session that includes receiving applications, considering approval of its Oct. 21 meeting minutes, reviewing a compliance report and addressing other business.

The commission may amend its agenda by a two-thirds vote to add items that do not require a public hearing.

Meeting materials are available on the Westport Conservation Commission's website.