P&Z Approves Two Industrial Buildings On Dusty Lane After Lengthy Review

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: May 26, 2006 12:00 am

By Andrew Gorosko

After lengthy review, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members have approved a developerâs controversial proposal to construct two industrial buildings on a dead-end residential street in Botsford, placing many conditions upon that approval.

On May 18, P&Z members unanimously approved an application from the Peter A. Spath Trust for a modified special permit to allow the construction of two industrial buildings at 5, 9, and 17 Dusty Lane.

The two new buildings would enclose a total of 9,000 square feet of floor area and would be leased out by the owner. Dusty Lane, which contains about ten small houses, extends northward from Botsford Hill Road.

The industrially zoned section of Dusty Lane, where the two new structures will be built, already contains two industrial buildings. The section of Dusty Lane nearer to Botsford Hill Road has residential zoning.

At a March public hearing, Dusty Lane residents had urged the P&Z to reject the construction project. The residents said that having four industrial buildings in their neighborhood would be even more disruptive to their lives than the presence of the two industrial buildings that are now there.

The residents cited increased industrial traffic on the dead-end street as a prime concern. They said that additional industrial uses there would not be in harmony with the residential character of the neighborhood. They said industrial growth would damage their property values.

At that session, traffic engineer Fred Greenberg, representing the applicant, said that a traffic study of Dusty Lane indicates there are about 350 vehicle trips daily on the dead-end street. The presence of two new buildings would generate approximately 100 additional vehicle trips daily, he said.

Among the many conditions of approval, the P&Z stated on May 18 that the two new industrial buildings must have horizontal vinyl siding, window shutters, and asphalt roof shingles.

The agency specified traffic-flow requirements for the building layout and is requiring that âChildren Playingâ traffic signs to be posted on Dusty Lane.

The property owner must file an aquifer protection policy with the town describing the management practices that would be used to protect water quality in the underlying Pootatuck Aquifer. The site is in the townâs Aquifer Protection District (APD).

The applicant had received an aquifer protection endorsement from the Conservation Commission, which is now known as the Inland Wetlands Commission.

Also, the P&Z is prohibiting outdoor multiday storage of commercial vehicles and construction equipment at the site. It also is prohibiting the maintenance of both commercial vehicles and construction equipment on the premises.

P&Z members decided that if the property owner adheres to the many environmental protection conditions that they placed on the approval, the project would have no significant impact on the aquifer.

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