Special Town Meeting
REVISED AND AMENDED CALL OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a Special Town Meeting of the electors and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Old Saybrook will be held at the Old Saybrook Middle School, 60 Sheffield Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, on July 13, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. for the following purposes:
1. To act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen to amend the provisions of Chapter 128 of the Old Saybrook Town Code Flood Plain Management Ordinance to add required standards for development in areas of shallow flooding In AO and AH Zone (new Section 5.3.8), amend existing text to clarify standards for mechanicals, connections, fuel tanks, fully-enclosed areas below the base flood elevation, and make clear that substantial improvement, including repairs to the damages. Also, to amend Section 5.3 (Specific Standards) to require for residential construction and non-residential construction to have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated from the present 1-foot requirement to a 2-foot requirement above the base flood elevation. Also, Section 5.3.3 is changed to clarify construction standards in fully-enclosed areas below base flood elevation. Base Flood Elevation is defined under Section 2.6.as follows:
“Base Flood Elevation (BFE)” means the elevation of the crest of the base flood (100-year flood). The height in relation to mean sea, level North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988, expected to be reached by the waters of the base flood at pertinent points in the floodplains of coastal and riverine areas”.
Copies of the proposed changes are on file with the Old Saybrook Town Clerk’s Office, the Town of Old Saybrook website, and the Old Saybrook Acton Library.
2. To act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen, and as authorized under the provisions of Connecticut General Statute 22a-220, to amend the following: Chapter 181 Solid Waste Articles I through V. The proposed changes update language that is outdated, redacts language that no longer applies and aligns fines with state statute.
Copies of the proposed changes are on file with the Old Saybrook Town Clerk’s Office, the Town of Old Saybrook website, and the Old Saybrook Acton Library.
3. To act upon the recommendation of the Board of Selectmen, and as authorized under the provisions of Connecticut General Statute 8-1 (c ), to amend Article I of Chapter 118 of the Town Code to establish a new Fee Schedule for activities of the Town of Old Saybrook Land Use Department.
Copies of the proposed changes are on file with the Old Saybrook Town Clerk’s Office, the Town of Old Saybrook website, and the Old Saybrook Acton Library.