PLANNING BOARD

December 11, 2006

 

 

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

 

Chairman Allen called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.  A motion was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Suzanne Airy, to waive reading the legal notice as it appeared in the Times.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

PB-15-06 – Morell – Daansen Road – Two-lot realty subdivision and residential site plans – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor; motion carried.  There was no one present to speak for or against this application.  Motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor; motion carried. 

 

PB-16-06 – Henning – 1171 Route 31 – Fill – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Mark McEwen, seconded by Kevin Rooney.  All in favor; motion carried.  Property owner Ken Henning was present to explain this application.  Mr. Henning stated they would like to fill a low area on the east side of the house & barn, hoping to make the property more desirable.  Clean fill would come from the Route 31 reconstruction project in Egypt and from Wayside Garden Center.  The adjoining property owner on the east was present to state his concerns:  Establishment of legal property boundary; fill area to end at least 5 ft. west of property boundary with appropriate sloping; amount of water coming through drainage pipe under Route 31; drainage coming onto his property due to raised area affecting his septic system; source of fill and type of material.  Town Engineer Scott Allen explained the existing drainage pipe under Route 31 does not daylight on the Henning property, but on the adjoining property, and does not carry a large amount of water, even during recent high rain events.  Future development of the vacant parcel on the southwest corner of Route 31/Canandaigua Road would result in drainage going to the south instead of north through this pipe.  Motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels, to close the public hearing.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

PB-16-06 – Henning – 1171 Route 31 – Fill – The fill area is approximately .5 acres with fill depth ranging from 0 to 8 ft.  Board discussed various aspects of the project and the neighbor’s concerns.  Motion was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Kevin Rooney, to approve this request subject to the following conditions:  (1) Define property boundaries with agreement between property owners before fill operation begins; (2) Fill area to end at least 5 ft. west of property boundary with 1:3 sloping; (3) Erosion control to be installed (silt fence and/or straw bales); (4) Fill area to be topsoiled & seeded by November 1, 2007.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

Gananda Partnership – Pheasant Run Section 1 – Site plan modification – Relocation of sidewalks – Jeff Leenhouts and George DeRue from Home Leasing were present to explain this request.  They would like to move the sidewalks closer to the curb (average 10-1/2 ft. at present to a requested 4 ft.).  This would allow for the homeowners to have as much front lawn as possible and avoid disruption of existing landscaping.  Gananda Partnership would also like to amend the site plans for Sections 2 & 3 for this new sidewalk location.  Discussion followed on individual lots where the sidewalk could not be moved due to utilities and/or manholes and general snow storage during plowing operations.  The Town would be responsible for plowing the roadways and the sidewalks, and it was noted that having the walks closer to the curb could mean snow coming off the plow wings would land on the sidewalks.  Regarding the manholes and/or water valves, these could be located in the sidewalks if necessary.  Town Engineer Allen felt there was no problem with modifying the sidewalks for Section 1, but Sections 2 & 3 should remain as previously planned & approved.  Several homeowners had concerns regarding the sidewalks crossing their driveways and the need to allow for final blacktopping where it had not been done.  Mr. DeRue stated they would meet with the individual property owners to resolve this issue.  A motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen, to modify the site plan for Pheasant Run, Section 1 and Lots 39 & 41 only in Sections 2 & 3, for relocation of the sidewalks in accordance with plan submitted.   All in favor; motion carried.

 

PB-15-06 – Morell – Daansen Road – Two-lot realty subdivision and residential site plans – Preliminary & final – Scott Allen stated percs have been done and sight distances are satisfactory.  Motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels, for negative SEQR declaration.  All in favor; motion carried.  Motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen, to grant preliminary & final subdivision & site plan approval.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

 

ZBA REFERRAL:

 

Z-09-06 – Boscan – 2393 Cornwall Drive – Area Variance – Section 135 Schedule I (Attachment 1) – Front setback for garage addition – House is non-conforming due to Code change since subdivision was approved & houses built.  Addition location is complicated by existing pool and septic system.  Board members felt proposed plan was the best option available and gave a positive referral.

 

 

MINUTES:

 

Motion was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Mark McEwen, to approve the 11-27-06 minutes.  All in favor; minutes approved.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

Motion to adjourn was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney.  All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board