TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
June 9, 2008
PRESENT: Chairman Doug Allen, members Suzanne Airy, Mert Bartels, Brian Gagne, Mark McEwen, Tom Morrison and
Kevin Rooney. Also present were
Councilman Ken Nawrocki, Town Engineer Scott Allen
and Board Clerk Susan Bush.
Chairman Allen called the meeting
to order at 7:31 p.m. A motion to waive
reading the Legal Notice was made by Mert Bartels,
seconded by Kevin Rooney. All in favor;
motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING:
PB-07-08 – Caler – 1345 Canandaigua Road – One-lot
realty subdivision – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin
Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried. Brian Caler was
present to explain his application.
There was no one else present to speak for or against this
application. A motion to close the
public hearing was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by
Kevin Rooney. All in favor; motion
carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-07-08 – Caler – 1345 Canandaigua Road – One-lot
realty subdivision – Preliminary & final – This realty subdivision is a
transfer of property between neighbors.
Motion for negative SEQR declaration was made by Mert
Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney. All
in favor; motion carried. A motion to
grant preliminary & final realty subdivision was made by Kevin Rooney,
seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-04-08 – Littlefield – Quaker
Road – One-lot realty subdivision &
residential site plan – Preliminary & final – Mr. Littlefield explained the
existing house on the property is being subdivided off with 1.276 acres (Lot 2). A new
driveway will be constructed on the remaining 72.973 acres to access the
proposed single-family residence (Lot 1). A motion for negative SEQR declaration was
made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne.
All in favor; motion carried. The
Wayne County Planning Board comments were reviewed, and the Board discussed the
driveway for Lot 1 and the need for adequate land for septic replacement, if
necessary, on Lot 2. A motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by
Brian Gagne, to grant preliminary/final site plan and subdivision approval as
presented and subject to Wayne County Planning Board comments. All in favor; motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
PB-08-08 – Borkhuis – 3260 Evergreen Hills Drive – Fill
– Mr. Borkhuis was present to explain his application. He is currently building a fourth
self-storage building and has also cleaned up the corner of the property at Gananda Parkway and
Evergreen Hills Drive. He now has an opportunity to get fill
material and would like to place it in the northeast section of the property
between the outside storage area and the Parkway. The area to be filled is less than one (1)
acre and could possibly be used for future expansion. Fill area drains north to Gananda Parkway, and Tom Morrison
suggested silt fence be installed along the eastern woodline
and Gananda Parkway. Filling operation may not be completed before
the end of this year, and Board members were concerned that the fill area be
stabilized & seeded before winter. A
motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne, to grant a fill
permit as submitted for a period of 18 months with adequate erosion control to
be installed on the north and east sides where appropriate and stabilization
before inclement weather. All in favor;
motion carried.
PB-09-08 – Schweiger – 3169 Mill Road – Home occupation
– Lisa Schweiger would like to use the bottom floor
of her barn for a small shop to sell used merchandise (furniture, linens, etc.)
and country décor. Hours of operation
will be Tuesday through Saturday (no Sunday/Monday hours). A sandwich-board sign will be placed at the
end of the driveway when the shop is open.
A motion was made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Kevin Rooney, to grant
approval for this home occupation as submitted.
All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-14-07 – Spectra Group – Route 31/North Wilson Road – Realty subdivision
& commercial site plan – Final – Brad Hill of Spectra Group and Andy Hart
of Bergmann Associates were present to review the final plans and the Town
Engineer’s comments.
Items discussed were:
·
Easement with adjoining property owner (Filer)
is being finalized.
·
Light pole height reduced to 28 ft. total (26
ft. poles + 2 ft. bases).
·
All three-sided dumpster enclosures on both
sites to match using
colored vinyl material
proposed for ABVI/Goodwill.
·
Town’s SWPPP costs will be borne by the
applicant.
·
Landscaping plans: Trees to be added to the two islands between
strip
plaza parking lot
& access road in exchange for removing 4 trees from
the extreme north
of ABVI/Goodwill site.
·
Areas to be mowed: Both sides of North Wilson Road; transition strip
between plaza &
ABVI/Goodwill and strip along north boundary of
ABVI property from North Wilson Road
to front line of ABVI building.
From front line of building back may be
planted to low ground cover.
·
Outparcels will be
seeded, mowed & maintained until developed.
·
Strip plaza curbed islands will be stoned.
A motion was made by Tom
Morrison, seconded by Kevin Rooney, to grant final site plan and subdivision
approval based on Town Engineer’s comments and items discussed. All in favor; none opposed; motion carried.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Pride Signs – 1900 Route 31
(West Wayne Plaza)
– Replacement pylon sign – Applicant has recently received a variance from the
ZBA for a replacement sign and is now seeking design approval from the Planning
Board. Nick Johnson of Pride Signs was
present on behalf of the applicant. Mr.
Johnson stated the property owner is trying to revitalize this plaza with new
exterior paint/color, repaving the parking lot & a new sign. Mr. Johnson presented three renderings for
the proposed sign. Board member did not
feel these options were in line with other signs in the Town such as Wal-Mart
and Lowe’s. They would like to see more
masonry with a more “substantial” look, possibly using block that would match
the color to be used on the building façade.
Applicant will return at the 6-23-08 meeting with new renderings.
NEW BUSINESS:
PB-10-08 – Jordan – 2431 Magog Road
– One-lot realty subdivision & residential site plan – Log-in & sketch
– Applicant is subdividing a 2.84 acre lot from his current 13.99 acre parcel
to build a new home. A motion to grant
sketch plan approval was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; motion carried.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the 05-12-08
minutes was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Suzanne
Airy. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bush
Clerk to the Board