TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
April 14, 2014
PRESENT: Chairman Doug Allen, members Suzanne Airy, Mert Bartels, Tom Morrison, Kevin Rooney and Greg
Whitney. Also present were Town Engineer
Scott Allen, Town Councilman David McEwen (via Skype) and Board Clerk Susan
Bush. Absent was Mark McEwen.
Chairman
Allen called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-13-13 Four
Points Land Development Wayneport Road &
Carlson Lane (Capital Hill Subdivision) Totally
Planned Development (TPD) Site Plan Phase I Single-family homes Bob
Cantwell of BME Associates was present to speak on behalf of the applicants. The overall project encompasses single-family
homes, townhomes and an office building.
At present the applicant is seeking final approval for Phase I comprised
of 24 single-family homes on 14.8 acres and accessed through Carlson Lane. TPD rezoning was approved by the Town Board
in October, 2013, and negative SEQR declaration was done at that time. Royal Lee Boulevard from Carlson Lane to the
traffic circle and all of Andrews Terrace will be town-dedicated roads. Residential lots on the east side of Andrews
Terrace will be approximately 22,000 sq. ft., and lots on the west side will be
approximately 13,500 sq. ft. Lot widths
will be a minimum of 90 ft. The
applicant is now requesting final Planning Board approval for Phase I. If received, they will then request final
approval from the Town Board.
The
Board also discussed the following items:
·
Plantings in the
Andrews Terrace turnaround and the Royal Lee Boulevard
traffic circle Mr. Cantwell explained that using plantings
would have more
aesthetic and green infrastructure value (less pavement). Royal Lee traffic
circle would be maintained by the townhome HOA, and the
Andrews
Terrace turnaround could be adopted by individual
homeowners.
·
Stormwater management ponds will be part of the HOA.
·
Applicant will need
to apply for a sewer district extension.
·
Street lighting
along Royal Lee will be in a lighting district.
Lighting along
Andrews Terrace will be driveway post lights (governed
by photosensors)
on each residential lot and will be the responsibility
of the individual
homeowners.
·
Driveways will be
20 ft. wide.
·
Conditions could
be added to the individual building permit for lights,
trees, etc.
A
motion to grant final approval for Four Points Land Development, Capital Hill Phase I, was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by
Suzanne Airy. All in favor; none opposed
(McEwen absent); motion carried.
Mr.
Cantwell noted that Phase II will be driven by market demand, either townhomes
or the office building.
TOWN BOARD REFERRAL:
PB-04-14 Cool Blue Enterprises
384 East Avenue (Unit A) Change
of use Canine conditioning center Applicant Michael Wager was present to
explain his request. The subject
property is a 9,000 sq. ft. building which was previously used as a woodworking facility. Mr. Wager (Unit A) will have approximately
half of the building (4,000 sq. ft.).
The other tenants are a gym (Unit B 2,200 sq. ft.), and a mason (Unit
C) who uses the remaining space for storage.
Mr.
Wager is proposing a canine conditioning facility which will use water and dry
land activities to bring dogs into fitness and/or improve fitness. He stated there is only one other facility in
the area which primarily handles post-operative animals and is not accepting
new clients. The space he will be
leasing on East Ave. will include a portable swim exercise pool, an underwater
treadmill, agility training and a small amount of retail. He will have two vet techs on staff, but
emphasized that no surgical rehab services will be provided. They expect their clientele to be high-energy
dogs that need exercise and older dogs that need to improve their
conditioning. There will be no canine
daycare, no outside kennels, no overnight stays or boarding, and no animals
will be at the facility beyond business hours.
However, they would like to have an outside fenced area to provide their
customers with a safe place to walk their pets prior to or after a visit. Fence would be 4 ft. dog-eared wooden or
vinyl fence.
The
hours of operation will be 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday thru Saturday. Mr. Wager expects a maximum of 20 vehicles
per day, with 3-4 animals using the facility at one time. Services will be offered by appointment only,
no drop-ins. The exercise pool will be a
48 commercial grade, above-ground pool similar to those used for dock diving
training. The pool will use salt water
which is better for the animals and sanitation.
If the proper chemistry is maintained, the pool should not have to be
drained and refilled. If it becomes
necessary to drain the pool, an outside disposal company would handle the
water. The treadmill water will be
self-contained, and if necessary, would be drained into the septic system (approx.
200 gallons).
A
motion was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin
Rooney, to give a positive referral to the Town Board for this change of use. All in favor; none opposed (McEwen absent);
motion carried.
ZBA REFERRAL:
Z-02-14 Zaretsky
1035 Mayflower Drive Area
Variance Section 135 Schedule I Side & front setbacks and Section
135-162-B Expansion of non-conforming building The Board once again
recognized a modified request and the homeowners need for additional storage
space. However, they felt there was insufficient
side setback, and this action could set a precedent.
MINUTES:
A
motion to approve the 03-10-14 minutes was made by Mert
Bartels, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All
in favor; none opposed (McEwen absent); minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A
motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Suzanne Airy, seconded by Greg
Whitney. All in favor; none opposed
(McEwen absent); meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Susan
Bush
Clerk
to the Board