PLANNING BOARD

July 11, 2005

 

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

Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. and turned the public hearings over to Vice Chairman Bartels. Due to a conflict of interest, Chairman Allen recused himself from discussions and votes for applications PB-09-05 (Allen/Lawrence - Route 350) and PB-10-05 (Allen/Lawrence - Macedon Center Road).

Motion 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-06-05 - Keller - Wayneport Road - One-lot subdivision & residential site plan - Motion to open the public hearing made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; motion carried. David Matthews, Matthews Consulting, was present on behalf of the applicant. There was no one else 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-09-05 - Allen/Lawrence - Route 350 - One-lot realty subdivision - Motion to open the public hearing made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant Doug Allen and surveyor John Greene were present regarding this application. There was no one else present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-10-05 - Allen/Lawrence - Macedon Center Road - One-lot realty subdivision - Motion to open the public hearing made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant Doug Allen and surveyor John Greene were present regarding this application. There was no one else present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

PB-06-05 - Keller - Wayneport Road - One-lot subdivision & residential site plan - Preliminary & final - Dave Matthews, Matthews Consulting, presented this proposal. Town Engineer had no concerns. Sight distance is acceptable. Motion for negative declaration on short-form SEQR made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried. Motion to grant preliminary/final subdivision and residential site plan approval made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.

Clerk's Note: Vice Chairman Bartels conducted the meeting for the next two applications. Doug Allen, as the applicant, did not participate in Board discussions and/or votes.

PB-09-05 - Allen/Lawrence - Route 350 - One-lot realty subdivision - Preliminary & final - Doug Allen explained this plan to subdivide a 31 acre parcel using Route 350 as the dividing line. Resulting parcels would be approximately 18 and 13 acres. Town Engineer had no concerns; lot meets Town requirements. Motion for negative declaration on short-form SEQR made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; motion carried. Motion to grant preliminary & final approval for one-lot realty subdivision made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-10-05 - Allen/Lawrence - Macedon Center Road - One-lot realty subdivision - Preliminary & final - Doug Allen explained this plan to split a 31 acre lot from a 100+ acre parcel. It was noted the width to depth ratio does not apply when there is more than 300 ft. of frontage (409 ft. in this case). Town Engineer had no concerns. Motion for negative declaration on short-form SEQR made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; motion carried. Motion to grant preliminary & final approval for one-lot realty subdivision made by Tom Ferreri, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; motion carried.

Clerk's Note: Chairman Allen returned to conduct the meeting for the remaining business.

PB-31-04 - Wal-Mart Supercenter/APD Engineering - Route 31 - Present on behalf of the applicant were Neil Madden of Harter, Secrest & Emery, Steve Cleason of APD Engineering, Tom Thill of Core States Engineering and Anthony Dodson of Wal-Mart. Mr. Cleason reviewed changes to the site plan: (1) Route 31 entrance has been moved to the west by 8 ft. to accommodate the gas main (change has DOT approval); (2) Grading changes to remove water quality area from wetland mitigation area (Army Corps request); (3) Garden center will be returned to original design. Applicant has received verbal approvals from the power authority, gas company and Wayne County Water & Sewer. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Tom Morrison, to modify the site plan approval for Route 31 entrance/driveway changes required to accommodate gas pipeline and grading changes for wetland mitigation and driveway shift. Such changes do not affect findings of the SEQR review process. Roll vote taken as follows: Bartels - yes; Ferreri - yes; Gagne - yes; Morrison - yes; D. Allen - yes.

Mr. Madden then reviewed the sign package for the main store as approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Building-mounted Wal-Mart sign will be the only internally lit sign. Pylons to be externally lit. Motion made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Mert Bartels, to approve the sign package as submitted. All in favor; motion carried.

Tom Thill, Core States Engineering, presented the gas station site plan. The station will consist of five (5) gas islands and a small kiosk containing the cashier's area, employee restroom & mechanical area. He noted that no goods other than gasoline will be sold at this location. Storage tanks have been moved from the site's west end to the east end. Exterior colors will match those of the store. Canopy will have metal fascia. Sign package was reviewed. No pylon sign is proposed. Wal-Mart logo and electronic price signs will be mounted on the north and south sides of the canopy. The east and west ends will remain blank. Board members had no planning concerns regarding the sign package. Submission should be made to Zoning Board of Appeals for necessary variances.

Board requested that new detailed site plans be submitted for their review.

 

MINUTES:

The 06-27-05 minutes could not be approved due to lack of proper quorum.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

Motion to adjourn made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Tom Ferreri. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board