TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
December 10, 2007
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 7:35 p.m. A motion to waive
reading the legal notice as it appeared in the Times was made by Kevin Rooney,
seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING:
PB-14-06 – Conant/Frost – 2103/2123 Barnes Road
– Realty subdivision – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin
Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried. Linda Conant was
present to explain this request. No one
else was present to speak for or against the application. A motion to close the public hearing was made
by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney. All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-14-06 – Conant/Frost – 2103/2123 Barnes Road
– Realty subdivision – Preliminary & final – This is a land “swap” of equal
parcels between neighbors. A motion for
negative SEQR declaration was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in
favor; motion carried. A motion to grant
preliminary/final subdivision approval was made by Mert
Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney. All
in favor; motion carried.
PB-14-07 – Spectra Group – Route 31/North Wilson Road – Realty subdivision
& commercial site plan – Preliminary – Andy Hart of Bergmann Associates was
present on behalf of the applicant.
Macedon Marketplace has been suggested as the new name. Development will be done in two phases: Retail strip plaza & ABVI/Goodwill store
in Phase 1 and four (4) outparcels in Phase 2. Mr. Hart also presented a revised site plan,
grading plan, long-form SEQR and traffic study.
The parking layout for the retail center has been modified to eliminate
the center drive aisle. The traffic
study was briefly reviewed with various road improvements spread over the two
phases of development. Kevin Rooney
suggested all road improvements be done at one time with installation of a
traffic signal. Mr. Hart stated a signal
was not warranted at this time. Scott
Allen asked that all Board members review the traffic study for discussion at the
next meeting. SRF, who compiled the
study, will have a representative at that meeting to respond to any questions
or concerns the members may have. Also
in January, the applicant should have a full design of the project with a
landscaping plan. Chairman Allen cited
the work done for Lowe’s and Wal-Mart as examples of desired landscaping. The applicant is still seeking a possible
agreement with Wal-Mart for storm water management.
NEW BUSINESS:
PB-17-07 – Packard – Kittering Road – 2-lot
realty subdivision & residential site plans – Sketch – Applicant Ray
Packard and engineer Clancy Burkwit were present to
explain this proposal. Perc tests were done with good results; drainage pattern is
good; driveway sight distances meet standards.
A motion for sketch plan approval was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by
Kevin Rooney. All in favor; motion
carried.
Note: Member Brian Gagne entered the meeting at
8:25 p.m.
PB-18-07 – Keller/Kemp – Quaker
Road – Subdivision & commercial site
plan – Sketch – Applicant Joe Keller and engineer Dave Matthews were present to
explain this proposal. Parcel to be
subdivided is 225 ft. x 600 ft. Building
will be used to warehouse linens for internet sales. No customers will come to the site. Deliveries will be once or twice a day
through UPS or FedEx with an occasional 18-wheel truck. Front of the building will have a window, man
door & an overhead door. Board
members expressed concern over large trucks backing into the driveway and
having the overhead door on the front of the building. Mr. Matthews will redesign site to provide a
truck turn-around & a new placement for the overhead door. A motion for sketch plan approval was made by
Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor; motion carried.
TOWN BOARD REFERRAL:
Gottler – 3080 Kittering Road
– Expansion of non-conforming use – This is a request for expansion of a legal,
non-conforming pre-existing use (machine shop).
The applicant would like to build an office addition on the front corner
of the building. Board members were in
favor of this expansion; however, they would like to see an improvement in the
condition of the building exterior and installation of landscaping.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the 11-26-07
minutes was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert
Bartels. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bush
Clerk to the Board