TOWN OF MACEDON
PLANNING BOARD
April 11, 2011
PRESENT: Members Suzanne
Airy, Mark McEwen,
Tom Morrison, Kevin
Rooney and Greg Whitney. Also present were Town Councilman David McEwen, Town Engineer Scott
Allen and Board Clerk Susan Bush. Absent were Doug
Allen and Mert Bartels.
Acting Chairman Tom Morrison called the meeting to order at 7:35
p.m. A motion to waive reading the Legal
Notice was made by Kevin Rooney,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING:
PB-03-11 DeHollander Chesterwood Drive
3-lot subdivision & residential site plans A motion to open the public
hearing was made by Kevin Rooney,
seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried. Applicant Scott DeHollander
was present to address the Board. He has
proposed subdividing a 8.55 acre wooded parcel into
three (3) residential lots of 2.0, 2.46 and 4.09 acres. All lots exceed zoning minimums and preserve
as much of the wooded area as possible.
Clearing limits are shown on the plan.
Water service will be supplied from a main along Chesterwood Drive,
and each residence will have a conventional septic system. Drainage issues were then discussed. Mr. DeHollander
stated the existing drainage swale along Chesterwood Drive
will be deepened to improve the drainage from the proposed lots and presented
photos of the areas to be addressed. A
resident from Chesterwood
Drive expressed concern with the drainage from his
lot and proposed Lot 6 and also presented
photos of problem areas. Discussion
followed regarding drainage revisions to be made prior to approval of the final
site plan with drainage work to be done prior to sale of the first residence.
There was no one else present to
speak for or against this application. A
motion to close the public hearing was made by Greg
Whitney, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor; motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
PB-03-11 DeHollander Chesterwood Drive
3-lot subdivision & residential site plans The Town Engineer advised
the Board that the SEQR has been noted as follows: drainage swale improvements to alleviate
localized ponding are required. A motion to grant a negative SEQR declaration
was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded
by Greg Whitney. All in favor; motion carried. A motion was made by Kevin
Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen,
to grant preliminary and final three-lot subdivision and residential site plan
approval for Chesterwood Lots 4, 5 & 6, subject
to Town Engineer review and approval of revised drainage plans. All in favor; motion carried.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the 03-28-11
minutes was made by Suzanne Airy,
seconded by Mark McEwen. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn the meeting
was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded
by Mark McEwen. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bush
Clerk to the Board