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COMPOSITE REPORT - CUP No. 1483 Public Hearing 03/24/98 Town of Westport 1. ANALYSIS A. Portion of the Property Outside the B-1 District The property is a rectangle with a frontage to the highway of 208 feet and a side of 299 feet. Approximately 70 feet of the rear of the property fall outside of the B-1 district and in the Al-EX district. The proposed CUP is requested for the entire property and buildings are proposed in the portion of the property that falls outside the B-1 district. A rezone would be required for the portion of the property that falls in the Al-EX district. In addition,the portion of the property in the Al-EX district is delineated as an environmental corridor(Conservancy)in the map on page 36 of the Town Plan. On page 40,the Town Land Use Plan states the following policy: • "To disapprove development in areas designated as environmental corridors." Therefore, no development can occur in the portion of the property that falls outside the B-1 district. B. Need for public sewer and water- Urban Service Area Town Plan Policies The site plan shows a well at its eastern entrance and no septic system. Currently the property has a holding tank and a well that services the Inn. The Town Land Use Plan shows the property within the Central Urban Service Area boundary and states that any significant addition to the urban service area shall have public sanitary sewage system and public water supply(page 34, 5.b and c). Additionally,on page 39 the Plan specifies under chapter A. the criteria and process for changing the Central Urban Areas: • "To require any division of land within the Central Urban Service Area to be laid out in a manner that would provide for the efficient construction of streets,sewer,and possible future water services." And finally,the plan states the policies for the Development District(Central Urban Service Area)and on page 46 item 3, it refers to the previous statement of need for efficient construction of sewer and future water services. • "All new development must meet the Urban Service Area policies on page 39." Following the Town Plan Urban Service Area policies and the Town Plan goal: • "Protect and preserve natural resources in the Town including wetlands, floodplains, drainage ways, wildlife habitats, and other similar environmentally significant areas.", it is clear that a proposal of this magnitude and in this location- surrounded by wetlands-would be required to be served by public sewer and public water. C. Part of the Conservancy District/Existing Park& Natural Resource Lands The Land Use Plan Map on page 42 shows the entire property in the Conservancy District(shaded in green). On page 47,to follow the goal of protecting wetlands,