Proposed Naugatuck Solar Farm Gains Zoning Commission Approval

NAUGATUCK, CT — The proposed solar panel facility on Bosco Drive in Naugatuck recently received Zoning Commission approval and is moving forward.

The project calls for California-based TRITEC Americas, LLC, to build a 1 megawatt solar farm using 3,000 panels on about 5 acres, reported My Citizen's News.

Trees will be planted and fencing installed as a buffer to the nearby residential homes in the area, and the developers also must meet the following 11 conditions, which were imposed by the Zoning Commission:

1. The applicant shall submit to the DEEP a general permit registration for the discharge of storm
water and dewatering from construction activities as required by DEEP. The required inspection
reports shall be submitted to the Land Use Office.
2. The applicant shall attend a Pre-Application meeting with the DEEP regarding the purposed
detention ponds and shall submit the DEEP required applications to the Naugatuck Land Use
Office to have on file.
3. The Applicant shall place a signature box as depicted in Section 36.3 of the Naugatuck Zoning
Regulations for certification by the Borough Engineer as required by section 32.4 of the said
Zoning Regulations on the sediment and erosion control plan.
4. The applicant shall provide the Borough of Naugatuck a Sediment and Erosion Control and
Landscaping Bond as approved by the Acting Town Engineer and the Borough of Naugatuck
Zoning Commission.
5. The applicant, contractor and engineer shall attend a pre-construction meeting with the Borough Land Use and Engineering Staff prior to the start of any construction for the project.
6. The Applicant shall submit quarterly project progress reports to the Borough Land Use Office until the project has been deemed completed by the Naugatuck Land Use Office Staff.
7. The galvanized fencing surrounding the property shall be black in color as to blend in with the
landscaping of the project.
8. A final as-built plan must be submitted to the Naugatuck Land Use Office for review, acceptance
and closure of the construction process.
9. Special Permit Approval Form must be recorded on the Land Records in the Naugatuck Town
Clerk’s Office within 90 Days of the Zoning Commission Approval Vote.
10. The DEEP approved decommission plan shall be submitted to the Naugatuck Land Use Office
prior to construction together with the scope and amount of decommissioning bond determined by the DEEP or the Borough of Naugatuck.
11. Applicant shall investigate the feasibility of underground power lines from the utility equipment area to the new pole located near the gate and installed if found feasible.