PLANNING BOARD

July 12, 2004

 

PRESENT: Chairman Doug Allen, members Mert Bartels, Tom Ferreri, Brian Gagne, Mark McEwen and Tom Morrison. Also present was Town Engineer Scott Allen. Absent were Kevin Rooney and Town Councilman Ken Nawrocki.

Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. A motion was made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to waive reading the Legal Notice as it appeared in the Times. All in favor; motion carried.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

PB-12-04 – Gawel – 1102 Wayneport Road – Residential conversion – Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to open the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant Mark Gawel was present to explain his request. No one else was present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-14-04 – Lanni – Magog Road – One lot subdivision – At Mr. Lanni's request, this public hearing has been postponed. Application is being revised.

PB-15-04 – Morell – 945 Wayneport Road – One lot resubdivision – Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to open the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant John Morell was present to explain his request. No one else was present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-19-04 – Baldwin-Richardson Foods – 3268 Blue Heron View – Expansion/site plan – Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to open the public hearing. Applicant was represented by Christopher Kulp, Project Engineer, and Douglas Haasis, Director of Manufacturing. No one else was present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-20-04 – Penta-Tech Coated Products – 1610 Commons Parkway – Expansion/site plan – Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to open the public hearing. Joel Hall of LeChase Design Services, was present to explain this application. No one else was present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

PB-12-04 – Gawel – 1102 Wayneport Road – Residential conversion – Applicant Mark Gawel would like to convert his single-family residence into a duplex. 850 sq. ft. will be added for the use of a family member. Each unit will have separate water, electric, heat & septic. A detailed floor plan was reviewed. Town Engineer Scott Allen stated that a perc test and engineered plans for the septic system will be required prior to obtaining a building permit. Motion for negative SEQR declaration made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mark McEwen, to approve this residential conversion from one family to two family contingent upon perc test and septic design. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-15-04 – Morell (Brosnan) – 945 Wayneport Road – One lot resubdivision – Mr. Morell is purchasing 6+ acres from his neighbor James Brosnan and merging it with his adjoining property on Wilkinson Road. Motion for negative SEQR declaration made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; motion carried. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to grant this one-lot resubdivision. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-19-04 – Baldwin-Richardson Foods – 3268 Blue Heron View – Expansion/site plan – This 4,266 sq. ft. addition is to be used for office space and R&D. Motion for negative SEQR declaration made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Morrison. All in favor; motion carried. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Morrison, to approve this expansion site plan. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-20-04 – Penta-Tech Coated Products – 1610 Commons Parkway – Expansion/site plan – This 10,000 sq. ft. addition will be primarily warehouse space. Penta-Tech currently has 12 employees and may add 3 more with the expansion. Planned parking (19 regular + 1 handicapped) will be adequate. Building will be sprinklered. Drainage around the building was discussed. Downspouts are to be piped & tied into the swale. Care needs to be taken when grading around the existing building (corner footer). Erosion control measures need to be in place during construction. Excess fill will be removed from site. Town Engineer will work with applicant on these issues. Motion for negative SEQR declaration made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; motion carried. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to approve this expansion site plan subject to resolution of drainage issues and consultation from Town Engineer. All in favor; motion carried. It should be noted that this expansion was part of the original site plan approval.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Mert Bartels entered the meeting at 8:29 p.m.

PB-21-04 – LeFrois Development (Constellation Energy) – Research Forest – Site plan – Log-in & sketch – Steve Schultz of MRB Group, Rich LeFrois of LeFrois Development and Boyd Shearer and Peter Polfleit of Constellation Energy were present to explain this application. Constellation Energy would like to build a 19,000 sq. ft. facility on a 7.3 acre parcel on Research Forest. This will be used for staff training and facility monitoring for the Ginna nuclear power plant. If needed, press conferences and service coordination with local, county, state & federal authorities will be done from this facility. Building will not be in constant use. Sufficient parking will be provided for any peak usage times. Building will be steel and masonry. Water, electric & sewer are available for this site. Sewer line placement, site grading/drainage, signs and landscaping were discussed. A neighboring resident's concerns were discussed regarding an existing tree line and salvaging as many trees as possible. Mr. LeFrois responded that building could be moved 10-15 ft. to the east to allow plantings along the property line. Applicant is seeking sketch plan approval so they may begin site preparation work. Public hearing for final approval will be August 9th. Board members would like to see grading plan for the site to determine sewer access (gravity vs. pump). Obtaining an easement from Proven Design for the sewer line is a possibility. Applicant should also meet with George Schaller, Walworth Sewer Dept.

Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mert Bartels, to grant approval of sketch plan only contingent upon resolution of concerns expressed and receipt of grading plan. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-18-04 – Karalia – Farmington Road – One lot subdivision & site plan – Sketch – Application is for a single-family residence on a 1.3 acre lot. Site distances for the driveway were discussed. Motion to grant sketch plan approval made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-16-04 – Hilton – Walworth Road – One lot subdivision & site plan – Sketch – Application is for a single-family residence on a 1.2 acre lot. The overall parcel (95+ acres) is part of farmland preservation, a portion of which may be reserved as the homestead and for heirs. The subdivided lot is for the use of an heir (granddaughter).

PB-17-04 – Weber – Daansen Road – Three lot subdivision & site plans – Sketch – Dave Matthews explained this application. Three lots of 3.0 acres, 2.5 acres & 12.2 acres are being subdivided from a 50+ acre parcel. No plans at present for remainder of parcel, which includes a flood plain. Driveway for Lot 2 will be shifted to the north to accommodate site distance requirements. House locations will be moved back another 100 ft. to allow for walk-out basements. Motion to grant sketch approval for this 3-lot subdivision & site plan made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; motion carried.

 

MINUTES:

Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mark McEwen, to approve the 4-12-04 minutes. All in favor; minutes approved.

Motion made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Tom Ferreri, to approve the 6-28-04 mniutes. All in favor; minutes approved.

 

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS:

1) Scott Allen presented the Board with a concept letter from Metropolitan Properties,

LLC, for a Route 31 parcel east of McDonalds. Concept fits within the GC zoning

for this area.

2) Another proposal for a temporary farm stand on the Golf Cars parcel at the corner of

Route 31 and Alderman Road was discussed. The board members felt a temporary

use permit would be required for this endeavor.

3) Feasibility of expanding the mini-storage facility on Route 31 at Yellow Mills was

discussed.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

Motion to adjourn made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mert Bartels. Meeting adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board