TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
April 2, 2018
PRESENT: Chairman Doug Allen, members Mark McEwen, Suzanne Airy, Tom Morrison, Kevin Rooney, Greg Whitney, and Mert Bartels. Also present were Town Engineer Scott Allen and Board Clerk Brandi Schutt. Absent was Town Councilman David McEwen.
Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to waive the reading of the legal notice, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-02-18 Baker Near 1238 Wilson Road
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to open the public hearing, seconded by Tom Morrison. All in favor; motion carried.
No one present to speak in favor or against.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to close the public hearing, seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-03-18
Hughes 835 Victor Road
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to open the public hearing, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.
No one present to speak in favor or against.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to close the public hearing, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-05-18 Ayers 106 Wilkinson Road
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to open the public hearing, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
No one present to speak in favor or against.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to close the public hearing, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-06-18 First Baptist Church 58 Main Street
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to open the public hearing, seconded by Tom Morrison. All in favor; motion carried.
Linda Braun was present to speak against the application. She stated her concerns about losing the historical aspect in that area of Town.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to close the public hearing, seconded by Tom Morrison. All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-02-18 Baker Near 1238 Wilson Road
Mike Green was present to address the
board on behalf of the applicants. He reminded the board that the applicants divided
off 5 acres of land to build a single family home and left the remaining 54
acres to be farmed like they have been.
Motion made by Mert Bartels to issue a negative declaration on SEQRA, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to grant final site plan approval, seconded by Tom Morrison. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-03-18
Hughes 835 Victor Road
Mike Green was present to address the
board on behalf of the applicant. He stated that the application was for a
single family home on Victor Road. The previous home was south and closer to
the road than the new purposed home.
Motion made by Greg Whitney to issue a negative declaration on SEQRA, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to grant final site plan approval, seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-05-18 Ayers 106 Wilkinson Road
Don Lewis was present to address the
board on behalf of the applicant. He explained that the property has an
existing horse farm, barn, and driveway where the owner boards horses but lives
in Walworth. Town Engineer Scott Allen mentioned the original site plan
approval for the lot did include a house that was never built and just had to
be updated to meet current requirements.
Motion made by Mert Bartels to issue a negative declaration on SEQRA, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.
Motion made by Kevin Rooney to grant residential site plan approval, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.
PB-06-18 First Baptist Church 58 Main Street
Richard Knowles was present to address the board on behalf of the application. He stated
a few reasons why the Church would like to upgrade their sign to a 4X6
electronic sign standing 9 feet tall and facing traffic rather than the road.
He said it would eliminate the tedious work of replacing the letters to make
sentences on the current sign and eliminate someone standing outside in bad
weather to add the letters. He also mentioned that the congregation has gotten
smaller and the new sign may help attract the younger crowd being a more
modernized sign. Town Engineer Scott Allen stated that there is a village code
and an overlay district that the village has followed. Per Village code, all
sign permits have to go in front of the Planning Board. The overlay district
excludes religious sanctuarys which led back to the Village code that states
no flashing or changing lights. Some concerns were voiced from the board such
as the brightness of the sign, the historic features of the church, whether or
not it needed to be LED, and the height of the sign.
A motion was made by Kevin Rooney to table the application pending further review, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the 03-19-18 minutes was made by Mark McEwen, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Brandi Schutt
Clerk to the Board