To our neighbors, 3/12/15 Thurs 7:00 PM EDT

I have just received informal information which I am passing along to you.

Below is what I have been told is a brief summary of the final decision by the Noank Zoning Commission on the matter of Ford’s Lobsters as of Wednesday night, March 11, 2015.

If you need further info or any confirmation of details, contact the Zoning Office directly.

Ed J

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1) Expansion of parking into the previous grass area, resulting in a total of 36 parking spaces on the site, will be permitted (see # 2 below). No parking will be allowed on Riverview Avenue or on the hill covering the underground fuel tank.

2) The new parking area is to be surfaced with crushed seashells or crushed stone.

3) A new hedge of dense foliage is to be added along Riverview Avenue from the boundary with the Halsey property to the south end of the concrete pad, not to exceed 4 ft high. (This, or a fence, is required by the regulations.)

4) Expansion of outdoor restaurant seating will be increased from 34 to 49.

5) Permission is being temporarily granted to operate (the previously created) indoor restaurant and patio with a combined seating of 49….which had never been approved previously (see # 6 below).

6) The two restaurants are not to be in operation at same time – and if there is inclement weather during the outdoor restaurant season, there will be no food service, indoor or outdoor.

7) Delivery truck hours will be from 8-11 AM, and trucks can unload either on the site itself or over on Main Street, where these is more room to unload. No trucks can unload from Riverview Avenue, with the only exception being fuel trucks which will be allowed to park next to the concrete pad (as has been done historically) without blocking Riverview Avenue traffic.

8) Outdoor lighting shall be turned off at 9:30 PM and the big light pole shall be removed.

9) An Odor Scrubber for the indoor kitchen exhaust system is to be added.

10) An Application for Architectural Design Review of the previous modifications made to the indoor restaurant building must be submitted by June 1, 2015.