Minutes
Design Review Board - Minutes - Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
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Page 1 of 2 Design Review Board1 Regular Meeting2 March 16, 2026 – 5:30 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Main Meeting Room4 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060705 6 MINUTES7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Lang called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.9 10 Present: Chair, Elaine Lang; Commission Members: William Clegg,11 Joleen Benedict, Andrew Tarpill; Alternate Commission Member, Kristin12 DuBois; and Code Compliance Officer, Joseph Hollis. Commission13 Member: Anca Dragulski joined the meeting at 5:33PM.14 15 Absent: Vice Chair, Polly Rice.16 17 Kristin DuBois was seated for Polly Rice.18 19 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES20 21 February 18, 2026, Regular Meeting22 23 MOTION: Commissioner Clegg made a motion, seconded by24 Commissioner Tarpill, to approve the Minutes of the February 18, 2026,25 Regular Meeting. The motion carried unanimously (5-0-0).26 27 Anca Dragulski arrived at 5:33PM.28 29 III. COMMISSION BUSINESS--PRELIMINARY and30 PREAPPLICATION REVIEW31 32 Preliminary Development Plan Review33 ZC 26-04, An Application of Farmington Valley Property Group LLC.,34 Owner, LADA PC, Applicant, for a Master Development Plan and Zone35 Change at Powder Forest Development, 1-3 Mill Pond Lane (Assessor36 Page 2 of 2 Map, Block, Lot, F11 103 005-23). The Application seeks to rezone37 approximately 3.4 acres from existing I-2 to the Planned Area38 Development Zone (PAD) in order to provide a uniform, flexible zone for39 existing development and add 14 multifamily townhouse units. As part of40 the PAD process, the review is preliminary and non-binding.41 42 Philip Doyle of LADA, Chris Hill of Blue Moon Design, and Property43 Owner Alex Ilchenko, presented the application to the Board.44 Commissioners recommended the addition of colored or wooden doors for45 each unit entrance and incorporating metal seam roofs to enhance the46 design.47 48 IV. ADJOURNMENT49 50 MOTION: Chair Lang made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Clegg to51 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (6-0-0).52 53 Chair Lang adjourned the meeting at 5:58 P.M.54 55 Respectfully submitted,56 57 58 Joseph Hollis, CZEO59 Acting Commission Clerk60