TOWN OF MACEDON

PLANNING BOARD

September 10, 2012

 

 

PRESENT:  Chairman Douglas Allen and 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 was Mert Bartels.

 

A motion to waive reading the Legal Notice was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

PB-11-12 – Lawler – Kittering Road – Single-family residential site plan – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.  Fred Shelley of Shelley Associates was present on behalf of the applicant.  There was no one else to speak for or against this application.  A motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

PB-08-12 – TJJK Properties, LLC (Maxwell) – 997 Route 31 – One-lot realty subdivision & campground site plan – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.  Don Lewis of AEY Engineering and Barbara & Kevin Heald (TJJK Properties) were present in support of this application.  There was no one else to speak for or against this application.  A motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

PB-11-12 – Lawler – Kittering Road – Single-family residential site plan – Preliminary & final – Fred Shelley of Shelley Associates reviewed the application.  This proposal is for a single-family residence with private septic, public water, 15 ft. driveway with emergency vehicle turnaround and pull-off area.  The Town Engineer stated the site plan was complete and met the requirements for approval.  A motion for negative SEQR declaration was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.  A motion to grant preliminary & final residential site plan approval was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Tom Morrison.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

PB-08-12 – TJJK Properties, LLC (Maxwell) – 997 Route 31 – One-lot realty subdivision & campground site plan (Twilight on the Erie) Phase 1 preliminary & final – Don Lewis of AEY reviewed the plans.  The applicant has previously received sketch plan approval for the overall campground site and is now requesting final approval for Phase 1.  This application was referred to the Wayne County Planning Board for review, and that board recommended approval with the following comments:  Marina Drive extension should be constructed to Town specifications; handicapped accessible sites should be designated near ADA compliant bathroom facilities; any/all necessary outside agency approvals should be obtained.  Mr. Lewis indicated that all bathroom facilities would be ADA compliant. 

 

Board members discussed the future caretaker’s residence.  This would be a year-round residence and part of the Special Use Permit approval.  Setback for the residence would be an issue; location would have to be changed or a variance obtained.

 

Other items reviewed: 

(1)    There will be no gate at the campground entrance; however, the driveway will

       be barricaded in the off season. 

(2)  Owner’s sites will be for use by their family/friends.

(3)  Town will have a right-of-way across Bullis Park.

(4)  IDA application for funding on the roadway now being prepared.

(5)  Dept. of Health application has been made for various approvals.

(6)  SWPPP submitted to DEC; complies with current standards; will need 5-acre

       waiver.

(7)  SEQR is for all three phases and the road construction.

(8)  Final site plan approval is for Phase 1 only.  Concept approval has been

       granted on all phases.

(9)  Town Board is responsible for Special Use Permit approval.

 

A motion was made by Greg Whitney, seconded by Suzanne Airy, for negative SEQR declaration (long-form) for TJJK Properties, LLC, Application PB-08-12 for Twilight on the Erie per the attached resolution.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

A motion was made by Greg Whitney, seconded by Mark McEwen, to grant one-lot realty subdivision for TJJK Properties, LLC, and preliminary & final site plan approval for Twilight on the Erie, Phase 1, per Application PB-08-12.  All in favor (Bartels absent); motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

PB-12-12 – Alpco Recycling, Inc. – 846R Route 31F – Industrial site plan (transfer station) – Sketch – Al Plumb, Jr. of Alpco Recycling and Engineer Greg Petereit were present to explain this application.  Mr. Plumb would like to build a transfer station on property he owns behind Townsend Oil (922 Route 31F) with access via an existing easement over Townsend’s driveway.  He is proposing a 40,000 sq. ft. building, which would not be visible from the road due to topography, wooded areas and distance.  The transfer operation is currently being performed in an outside area (approx. 37,000 sq. ft.) on Alpco’s property.  By moving the operation inside a building, it will reduce noise and should eliminate the seagull population.  Materials brought in would be separated into recyclables vs. trash.  Trash would be consolidated and hauled out for disposal.  The recyclables would be moved to Alpco’s current facility for processing.   With the new building, handling capacity would be 750 tons/day vs. 250 tons/day at the present time. 

 

The building would be four-sided with 4 to 5 employees and one machine to sort materials and load trucks.  Building will be on virgin ground; old landfill is to the east of this area.  Truck staging area and turnaround would be 200 ft. wide, going up to the property line.  There will be scales with a scale office.  Bathrooms and a break room will be included in the building design.  Tom Morrison questioned if a berm could be included to reduce visibility from the Townsend property and catch any blowing debris.  Drainage will be handled through existing ponds.  Finish grading will improve overall site appearance.

 

Town Engineer Scott Allen indicated the current application does not meet minimum requirements for sketch approval.  It will also need DEC approval and a long-form SEQR.  Mr. Allen will review the application, determine the approval process and provide his written comments to Mr. Plumb.

 

MINUTES:

 

A motion to approve the 08-13-12 minutes was made by Suzanne Airy, seconded by Greg Whitney.  All in favor (Bartels absent); minutes approved.

 

Minutes of the 08-27-12 meeting could not be approved due to lack of correct quorum.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Suzanne Airy, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor (Bartels absent); meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT

 

 

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 8 OF THE

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW

 

NEGATIVE DECLARATION

 

 

 

Name of Applicant:       TJJK Properties, LLC

                                    2637 Walworth-Marion Road

                                    Walworth, NY 14568

                       

Location of Project:      997 NYS Route 31 – Tax ID# 62112-00-055042

 

Description of Project:        Site plan and 2 lot Subdivision approval for construction of three phase, 250 site campground, including offsite extension of Marina Drive and municipal water and sewer service.

 

Lead Agency:               Town of Macedon Planning Board, 32 Main Street, Macedon, NY 14502

 

Contact Person at Lead Agency for additional information:        Scott Allen, Town Engineer, 32 Main Street, Macedon, New York 14502 (315) 986-5932.

 

Based on a resolution and findings made by the Town of Macedon Planning Board at a regularly scheduled meeting on September 10, 2012, the Lead Agency has determined that the implementation of the action as proposed will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts.  A Negative Declaration has been declared by the Town Planning Board, and the Board hereby directs the Planning Board Clerk to immediately file the determination in accordance with section 6 NYCRR 617.12

 

Dated:  September 10, 2012

 

 

By Order of the Town Planning Board:

 

 

 

 

Susan Bush, Planning Board Clerk

 

 

 

Twilight on the Erie Camping Ground – TJJK Properties, LLC

Site Plan and Subdivision Approval

SEQRA Negative Declaration

 

September 10, 2012

 

WHEREAS, TJJK Properties, LLC, has applied to the Town of Macedon for site plan and subdivision approval to construct a 250 site camping ground;

 

AND WHEREAS, the subject parcel of land is located at 997 NYS Route 31in the Town of Macedon, Wayne County, New York;

 

AND WHEREAS, the project includes an offsite extension of Marina Drive in addition to municipal water and sewer service;

 

AND WHEREAS, the Developer has prepared and submitted the following items as attachments to the long form EAF:

 

·         Site Development Engineering Plans prepared by AEY Engineering

·         Offsite Highway and Utility Extension Plans prepared by AEY Engineering

·         Stormwater Management SWPPP prepared by AEY Engineering

·         Archeological, wetland and cultural resource evaluations

 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Board of the Town of Macedon, does hereby find and resolve as follows:

 

1.       The proposed action is subject to the State Environmental Quality Review Act.

 

2.       The proposed action does not involve a Federal agency.

 

3.       The proposed action involves other agencies, including NYSDEC and NYSDOH.

 

4.       Using the information available and comparing it with the thresholds set forth in section 6 NYCRR 617.4, the action is found to have a classification of Type 1.

 

5.       As a Type 1 action, Part 1 of the Long Form EAF has been prepared by the Applicant and reviewed by the Town Engineer, and Part 2 of the Long Form EAF has been prepared by the Town Engineer to determine the significance of the proposed action.

 

6.       The proposed action is not located in a coastal area.

 

7.       The proposed action is located in an agricultural district.

 

8.       A coordinated Review for Type 1 actions involving a multiple agencies has been performed.

 

9.       The Macedon Town Planning Board is the lead agent.

 

10.   The Macedon Town Planning Board hereby determines that the proposed action is in general conformance with the adopted town-wide Master Plan, and will not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts, a Negative Declaration is declared, and the Town Board hereby directs the Clerk to immediately file the determination in accordance with section 6 NYCRR 617.12.

 

11.   In reaching this finding, the Town Planning Board has:

 

(a)  Considered the action as defined in sections 6 NYCRR 617.2 (b) and 617.3 (g),

 

(b)  Reviewed the EAF, the criteria contained in subdivision 6 NYCRR 617.7 (c) and any other supporting information to identify the relevant areas of environmental concern,

 

(c)  Thoroughly analyzed the identified relevant areas of environmental concern to determine if the action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment; and,

 

(d)  Set forth its determination of significance in this resolution, in addition to the corresponding long environmental assessment form.

 

12.   In determining significance, the Town Planning Board has determined whether the proposed Type 1 Action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment, the impacts that may be reasonably expected to result from the proposed action compared against the criteria in 6 NYCRR 617.  The criteria considered indicators of significant adverse impacts on the environment were:

 

(a)   A substantial adverse change in existing air quality, ground or surface water quality or quantity, traffic or noise levels; a substantial increase in solid waste production; a substantial increase in potential for erosion, flooding, leaching or drainage problems;

 

(b)   The removal or destruction of large quantities of vegetation or fauna; substantial interference with the movement of any resident or migratory fish or wildlife species; impacts on a significant wildlife habitat area; substantial adverse impacts on a threatened or endangered species of animal or plant, or the habitat of such a species; or other significant adverse impacts to the natural resources;

 

(c)   The impairment of the environmental characteristics of a critical environmental area as designated pursuant to section 617.14 (g);

 

(d)   The creation of a material conflict with a community’s current plans or goals as officially approved or adopted;

 

(e)   The impairment of the character or quality of important historical, archeological, architectural, or aesthetic resources or of existing community or neighborhood character;

 

(f) A major change in the use of either the quantity or type of energy;

 

(g) The creation of a hazard to human health;

 

(h)   A substantial change in the use or intensity of use, of land including agricultural, open space or recreational resources or in its capacity to support existing uses;

 

(i)    The encouraging or attracting of a large number of people to a place or places for more than a few days, compared to the number of people who would come to such place absent the action;

 

(j)    The creation of material demand for other actions that would result in one or the above consequences;

 

(k)   Changes in two or more elements of the environment, no one of which has a significant impact on the environment, but when considered together result in a substantial adverse impact on the environment; or

 

(l)    Two or more related actions undertaken, funded or approved by an agency, none of which has or would have a significant impact on the environment, but when considered cumulatively would meet one or more of the criteria of this subdivision.

 

13.  For the purposes of determining whether an action may cause one of the consequences listed above, the Town Board considered reasonably related long-term, short-term, direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts, including other simultaneous or subsequent actions, which were;

 

(a)    Included in any long range plan of which the action under consideration is a part;

 

(b)    Likely to be undertaken as a result thereof, or

 

(c)    Dependent thereon.

 

14.  In addition, the Town Planning Board considered the significance of a likely consequence (i.e., whether it is material, substantial, large or important) should be assessed in connection with:

 

(a)    Its setting (e.g., urban or rural);

(b)    Its probability of occurrence;

(c)    Its duration;

(d)    Its irreversibility;

(e)    Its geographic scope;

(f)     Its magnitude; and

(g)    The number of people affected.