PLANNING BOARD

June 12, 2006

PRESENT: Chairman Doug Allen, members Suzanne Airy, Mert Bartels, Brian Gagne, Mark McEwen, Tom Morrison and Kevin Rooney. Also present were Councilman Ken Nawrocki, Town Engineer Scott Allen and Board Clerk Susan Bush.

Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Motion made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels, to waive reading of the Legal Notice as it appeared in the Times. All in favor; motion carried.

PUBLIC HEARING:

PB-03-06 – Macedon Land Associates, LLC – Route 31/Macedon Parkway – Realty subdivision & commercial site plans (Shoppes at Macedon/Lowe’s) – Motion made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney, to open the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried. Ron Bronstein, Macedon Land Associates, LLC, Taylor McDermott, Lowe’s, and Robert Murphy, landowner, were present to explain this application.

Mr. Bronstein provided an overview of the project, encompassing a 139,410 sq. ft. Lowe’s store with a 31,649 sq. ft. garden center. Additionally there will be a 14,000 sq. ft. retail strip and 4,800 sq. ft. restaurant. Rezoning was done in March, 2006, with Planning Board submission in April. Zoning variances were approved for building height, number of parking spaces and signs. Traffic improvements will include right turn lane westbound on Route 31, traffic signal at Macedon Parkway and widening Macedon Parkway to 4 lanes. Applicant is working with involved utilities and State & local departments during the approval process. Archeological, geotechnical and environmental studies have been done. Architectural elevations were presented including changes previously requested. The driveway off Macedon Parkway has been moved north to align with East Park Drive facilitating truck entrance and increasing the distance from the overhead power lines.

Taylor McDermott, Senior Site Development Manager for Lowe’s, explained hours of operation, expected employment (175 employees, 75% full-time) and payroll ($5.9 million). Store elevations were reviewed. Columns and additional lighting have been added to the front, and the fencing changed from chain link to tubular. Sample board of building materials was presented.

Mr. Bronstein presented the landscaping plan and noted it was well beyond the standard for other Lowe’s. Mr. Murphy then explained landscaping details and stated this should make a very favorable impression as an “entrance” to Macedon from Monroe County.

There was no one else present to speak for or against this application. Motion made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Brian Gagne, to close the public hearing. All in favor; motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

PB-06-06 – Weber – Haak Road – Two-lot residential subdivision & site plans – Sketch – Dave Matthews, Matthews Consulting, explained this proposal. Eastern lot will be 15 acres; west lot 22 acres. Perc tests have been done. Sight distances for west lot need to be done. Flood plains were discussed. Motion to grant sketch plan approval made by Brian Gagne, seconded by Kevin Rooney. All in favor; motion carried.

PB-07-06 – Littlefield (Altom, LLC) – 1140 Route 31 – Commercial site plan – Mini-storage – Sketch – Thomas Littlefield was present to explain his application. He presented architectural elevations as viewed from Macedon Commons Plaza. Building exteriors will be split-face block with brick and/or stucco with building-mounted lighting and tubular fencing between buildings and across the entrance. Entire lot will be paved. Customer access will be 24/7 through use of coded keypad gate. Other items discussed were shielding of any outside storage, landscaping and maintenance of lot between the plaza and applicant’s property. All landscaping should be shown on final plan. Motion to grant sketch plan approval made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.

ZBA REFERRAL:

Z-04-06 – Hauser – 3139 Walworth Road – Area Variance – Section 135 Attachment 1 – Front setback for garage/barn – Board members gave a positive referral.

OTHER BUSINESS:

Councilman Nawrocki stated the Town Board will be reviewing the sign ordinance for possible changes. As part of this process, he requested the Planning Board provide him with recommendations. Sample sign ordinances from other towns will be provided for comparison purposes.

MINUTES:

Motion made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney, to approve the 5-22-06 minutes. All in favor; minutes approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

Motion to adjourn made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Brian Gagne. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:32 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board