P&Z Approves More Lots

At Winton Farm Subdivision

By Andrew Gorosko

The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has approved the second construction phase of the Winton Farm residential subdivision, off Pine Tree Hill Road, near the Monroe town line.

P&Z members April 6 unanimously approved creating 22 new lots for the second construction phase of Winton Farm.

In May 1999, the P&Z approved the initial construction phase of the home building project, endorsing the creation of 16 lots. The second construction phase involves 55 acres of the overall 95-acre parcel. 

In an earlier version, the project was known as Sentinel Ridge.

M&E Land Group is the applicant for the subdivision.

In approving Winton Farm, Phase II, P&Z members placed several conditions on the construction project.

The P&Z is requiring the installation of fire suppression water storage tanks; the posting of a $464,000 construction bond for road building, fire tank installation, and common driveway construction; the creation of marked easements for a bridle/pedestrian path; and the installation of guardrails and storm water drainage catch basins.

P&Z Chairman Daniel Fogliano said the applicant did a good job in creating open space areas on the site.

Second phase construction plans call for building two new streets in the site’s interior – Winton Farm Road and Jacobs Lane. The 2,000-foot-long Winton Farm Road would have 15 lots. Jacobs Lane would have six lots. One house lot would be created on Pine Tree Hill Road.

First-phase construction at the site involved home building on lots with frontage on Pine Tree Hill Road.

All houses planned for the second phase of the development would have four bedrooms. Buyers who want a five-bedroom house would need approval from the town health department concerning septic waste disposal requirements.

Blasting will be needed to develop the property. Besides creating places to put house foundations, such blasting is used for road building and the installation of drainage structures.

The hilly 95-acre parcel, which encompasses both construction phases, is basically wooded land that contains a wetland corridor running in a north-south direction. The land contains hardwoods such as oak, beech, and hickory. Stone walls run alongside Pine Tree Hill Road.

In February, some Pine Tree Hill Road residents complained that blasting done for new home construction had been disruptive.