TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
December 14, 2009
PRESENT: Vice Chairman Mert
Bartels, members Suzanne Airy,
Tom Morrison & Greg Whitney.
Also present were Town Councilwoman Sandy
Pagano, Town Engineer Scott Allen
& Board Clerk Susan Bush. Absent
were Chairman Doug Allen, Mark McEwen & Kevin
Rooney.
Vice Chairman Bartels called the
meeting to order at 7:38 p.m.
A motion to waive reading the
Legal Notice was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
PB-19-09 – Robbins – Haak Road –
Residential site plan – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Suzanne
Airy. All in favor;
motion carried. Applicants Matthew &
Heather Robbins were present. There was
no one else to speak for or against this application. A motion to close the public hearing was made
by Tom Morrison, seconded by Greg Whitney.
All in favor; motion carried.
PB-23-09 – Murphy (Larkin) – Wilkinson Road – Two-lot realty
subdivision – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Greg
Whitney. Realtor James
Denniston was present on behalf of the applicant. There was no one else to speak for or against
this application. A motion to close the
public hearing was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-15-09 – Clark – 3185 & 3207
Route 350 – Three-lot realty subdivision – A motion to open the public
hearing was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant Howard Clark and surveyor Tim Vollinger were present.
There was no one else to speak for or against this application. A motion to close the public hearing was made
by Tom Morrison, seconded by Suzanne Airy.
All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-19-09 – Robbins – Haak Road –
Residential site plan – Preliminary & final – The Robbins plan to build a
single-family residence on a 5.9 acre parcel located on the north side of Haak Road
at the Palmyra
town line. Town Engineer Allen had no
engineering comments; perc test was good & sight
distances are acceptable. Wayne County
Planning Board found no countywide impact; however, they suggested the FEMA
flood zone and national wetland areas be delineated on the site plan. The Town of Palmyra was notified of the Public Hearing
date. A motion for negative SEQR
declaration was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried. A motion was made by Tom
Morrison, seconded by Greg Whitney
to grant preliminary & final site plan approval with FEMA flood zone and
national wetland areas to be delineated.
All in favor; motion carried.
PB-15-09 – Clark – 3185 & 3207 Route 350 – Three-lot
realty subdivision – This is the re-subdivision of two lots with existing
houses into three lots, establishing a vacant third lot in the middle (Lot 2). All three
lots meet current NCD zoning size requirements.
In a separate action, the applicant is seeking a setback variance due to
a sewer easement on Lot 2 before applying for
site plan approval. A motion for
negative SEQR declaration was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried. A motion to grant a three-lot realty
subdivision was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
PB-23-09 – Murphy (Larkin) – Wilkinson Road – Two-lot realty
subdivision – This request is for subdivision of a 54+ acre parcel which spans
both sides of Wilkinson Road.
Subdivision would be done at the road, creating lots of 28+ acres on the
south side and 25+ acres on the north side of Wilkinson Road. The applicant, Murphy, will be purchasing the
north lot from the current owner, Larkin. There is no site plan proposed at this
time. A motion for negative SEQR
declaration was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried. A motion to grant a two-lot realty
subdivision was made by Tom Morrison,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-22-09 – Zufelt – 1064 Wilson Road – Home
occupation – Laura Zufelt is a licensed massage
therapist and would like to provide therapy services from her home. Initially the business hours would be limited
to weekends but may be expanded to evenings if warranted. The Zufelts have a
spare room which they would convert for this use. Their home is located 700+ ft. from the road
on a 16 acre parcel. The driveway has a
turn-around, and there should be no problem accommodating additional cars as a
result of the business (one or two clients at the same time). No advertising/business sign will be
installed. A motion was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Suzanne
Airy, to approve this home occupation per business plan
submitted. All in favor; motion carried.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the 11-23-09
minutes was made by Mert Bartels,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn was made by Suzanne Airy, seconded by Tom
Morrison. All in
favor; meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bush
Clerk to the Board