TOWN OF MACEDON

PLANNING BOARD

August 10, 2009

 

 

PRESENT:  Chairman Doug Allen, members Suzanne Airy, Mert Bartels, Brian Gagne, Tom Morrison & Kevin Rooney, Town Councilwoman Sandy Pagano and Board Clerk Susan Bush.  Absent were Mark McEwen and Town Engineer Scott Allen.

 

Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.  A motion to waive reading the Legal Notice was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

 

PB-14-09 – Sapp – Route 350 – 3-lot realty subdivision & 2-lot residential site plan – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne.  All in favor; motion carried.  Applicant Fred Sapp and his engineer, Mike Sponable of John Greene Associates, were present to explain this request.  There was no one else present to speak for or against the application.  A motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

PB-14-09 – Sapp – Route 350 – 3-lot realty subdivision & 2-lot residential site plan – Preliminary & final – Mr. Sponable explained this is a two-part application.  Two lots with site plans (FS-1 of 1.78 acres & FS-2 of 1.87 acres) are being subdivided from an 11.5 acre parcel with the balance of the land to be merged with an adjoining parcel owned by the applicant.  The merged parcel (34± acres) is being retained by Mr. Sapp for his own residence (previously approved site plan).  In addition, a 50’ x 150’ parcel at the rear of 2889 Route 350 is being subdivided from the 34 acres and will be merged with 2889 as an accommodation between neighbors.  The site plan features were then reviewed:  Water service/pressure, landscaping (trees to define property lines), walk-out basements, drainage, driveway sight distances and house elevations.  Questions were raised regarding the sight distance on the north lot (FS-1).  Even though the driveway meets requirements, Mr. Sapp stated he would be raising the elevation by 18” to increase the sight distance.  Another concern was the drop in grade from the basement walk-outs.  Mr. Sapp responded that if there is not sufficient drop a retaining wall will be added around the walk-outs.  It was requested that a note to that effect be added to the final plan.  In addition, a misprint on the grading elevation around the house on FS-1 will be corrected on the final mylar.  A motion for negative SEQR declaration was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney.  All in favor; motion carried.  A motion was made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Morrison, to grant preliminary and final approval for a three-lot subdivision and two-lot residential site plan, contingent upon grading to be changed on plan as discussed.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Murphy Funeral Home – 1040 Route 31 – Parking lot expansion – Mike Murphy was present to request approval for a 75’ x 75’ addition to the west end of their parking lot.  Parking spaces will be configured to match those in the existing lot, and traffic flow will remain the same.  With the expansion, the distance from the pavement to the west property line would be 50± ft.  Board members had no concerns, pending the Town Engineer’s review for setback requirements along Route 31.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

PB-07-09 – Javorowsky – 1207 Victor Road – Dog kennel – As requested by the Board, a letter of acknowledgement has been received from the neighbor at 1215 Victor Road.

 

ZBA REFERRALS:

 

Z-06-09 – Depew – 1501 Victor Road – Area Variance – Section 135 Schedule I – Side & rear setback for shed – Board members had no concerns with this application.

 

Z-07-09 – Townsend Oil Corp. – 922 Route 31F – Area Variance – Section 135-89-B-6-b – Setback for bulk petroleum storage facility – Board members had no concerns with this application.

 

Z-08-09 – Lupien – 2351 Canandaigua Road – Area Variance – Section 135 Schedule I – Board gave a positive referral with concerns to be noted regarding input from the adjoining neighbors, possible buffering if none exists (trees) and discharge of water from garage roof (not directed onto neighbors’ properties).

 

MINUTES:

 

A motion to approve the 07-13-09 minutes was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney.  All in favor; minutes approved.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

A motion to adjourn was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Suzanne Airy.  All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board