37 apartments proposed on Oakland Street in Manchester

Skyler Frazer, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Nov. 30—MANCHESTER — Developers are expected to present detailed site plans for a projected 37-unit housing complex on Oakland Street at the next Planning and Zoning Commission after requesting extensions this month.

Trivik Builders LLC proposes a six-building, 37-unit housing community at 321 Oakland St. and 27 Lillian Drive with associated parking and entrance drive, a fenced-in play area, and water quality and detention basins, per plans submitted to the town.

According to information from Wentworth Civil Engineers LLC, the multiple parcels would be combined into one, 4.17-acre site on the east side of Oakland Street. There are two vacant single-family homes that will be removed.

The project is designed as an apartment rental development under single ownership and management.

The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously voted Nov. 15 that the proposed activity at the site would not have a significant impact on the wetlands in the area so it wouldn't require a public hearing.

David Laiuppa, environmental planner and wetland agent for the town, said there are no direct, temporary, or permanent impacts to the wetland as part of the project.

He said 0.25 acres of the upland review area would

be affected by the construction of a water detention basin.

"I think it's pretty straightforward what is happening where," Laiuppa said. "There's nothing directly impacting the wetland itself."

Last year, the commission approved the zone change from a "Residence A" zone to a "Planned Residential Development" zone and an accompanying preliminary site development plan from developers.

While the commission determined the project wouldn't have a significant effect on wetlands, Trivik Builders requested and was unanimously granted an extension to apply for an inland wetlands permit, a detailed site development plan, and an erosion and sedimentation control plan.

The extension allows them to present at the next Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13.

Also on the horizon for the commission are a series of proposed regulation amendments related to legal cannabis businesses.

One proposed change would revise the zoning regulations to add definitions for "Cannabis establishment" and other related terms.

Another amendment would add cannabis retailer, dispensary facility, hybrid retailer, cultivator, and micro-cultivator as special exception uses in the Comprehensive Urban Development zone.

Cannabis cultivator or micro-cultivator are proposed to be added as a special exception use in the industrial zone, and cannabis retailer, dispensary facility, or hybrid retailer are proposed to be added as a special exception use in the general business zone.

The town's Economic Development Commission discussed some of the potential regulation amendments with town staff in November.

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