Commission continues hearing for Riverton Road storage and landscape yard proposal
June 09, 2025 | Winchester Town, Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Winchester — The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the public hearing for PCC25‑9, a special permit application to add outdoor storage and landscape construction yard uses at 103 Riverton Road, after the applicant and his planner agreed to revise plans with more detail.
Planner Martin Connor spoke for the applicants, describing the site as an underused gravel lot adjacent to an existing diesel mechanic business. Connor said the proposal would introduce concrete bins to organize stone, mulch and other bulk materials and would retain the existing office for sales. He said, “they’ll sell some earthen materials, using the existing office.”
Commissioners and staff requested more specifics before taking further action: exact bin locations and dimensions, paving and handicap‑parking details (including signage and pad construction), dumpster enclosure dimensions and gate details placed inside setbacks, hedgerow plantings located on the applicant’s property rather than beyond the fence line, and clear pavement versus gravel delineation so staff can inspect post‑approval. Staff asked that the applicant show the building service and overhead door dimensions on the plan and provide the concrete pad details for the bins.
The applicant agreed to shift bins into the currently disturbed gravel area and to move the dumpster inside setbacks; he also said the firm will add landscaping and adjust plan labels. A commissioner asked whether retail sales to homeowners would be permitted; staff and the planner agreed to add retail sales to the application to remove ambiguity.
Action: The commission voted to continue PCC25‑9 to June 23 so the applicant can supply revised plans and requested details.
Ending: The revision list includes: concrete bin dimensions and pad detail, dumpster enclosure design and placement inside setbacks, ADA stall and sign details and paving notation, hedgerow species and location, and inclusion of retail sales in the application.
Planner Martin Connor spoke for the applicants, describing the site as an underused gravel lot adjacent to an existing diesel mechanic business. Connor said the proposal would introduce concrete bins to organize stone, mulch and other bulk materials and would retain the existing office for sales. He said, “they’ll sell some earthen materials, using the existing office.”
Commissioners and staff requested more specifics before taking further action: exact bin locations and dimensions, paving and handicap‑parking details (including signage and pad construction), dumpster enclosure dimensions and gate details placed inside setbacks, hedgerow plantings located on the applicant’s property rather than beyond the fence line, and clear pavement versus gravel delineation so staff can inspect post‑approval. Staff asked that the applicant show the building service and overhead door dimensions on the plan and provide the concrete pad details for the bins.
The applicant agreed to shift bins into the currently disturbed gravel area and to move the dumpster inside setbacks; he also said the firm will add landscaping and adjust plan labels. A commissioner asked whether retail sales to homeowners would be permitted; staff and the planner agreed to add retail sales to the application to remove ambiguity.
Action: The commission voted to continue PCC25‑9 to June 23 so the applicant can supply revised plans and requested details.
Ending: The revision list includes: concrete bin dimensions and pad detail, dumpster enclosure design and placement inside setbacks, ADA stall and sign details and paving notation, hedgerow species and location, and inclusion of retail sales in the application.
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