TOWN OF MACEDON

PLANNING BOARD

April 18, 2016

 

 

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

 

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

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

 

PB-03-16 – Geoca Homes – Pheasant Run Section I Extension – Phase 2 – Tanaberry & Spragbrook Circles – 5-lot realty subdivision & residential site plans – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.  Eric Geoca of Geoca Homes and Gary Smith of Parrone Engineering were present to address the Board.  There was no one else to speak for or against the application.  A motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

PB-04-16 – Rothfuss – 2555 West Walworth Road – One-lot realty subdivision – A motion to open the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.  Martha Flower, daughter of the applicants, was present to address the Board.  There was no one else to speak for or against the application.  A motion to close the public hearing was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

PB-04-16 – Rothfuss – 2555 West Walworth Road – One-lot realty subdivision – Preliminary & final – This request is for a simple realty subdivision of 10.0 acres from a 141+ acre parcel.  A motion for negative SEQR declaration was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mark McEwen.  All in favor; motion carried.  A motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy, to grant preliminary & final subdivision approval as submitted in the application.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

PB-03-16 – Geoca Homes – Pheasant Run Section I Extension – Phase 2 – Tanaberry & Spragbrook Circles – 5-lot realty subdivision & residential site plans – Preliminary & final – Eric Geoca of Geoca Homes and Gary Smith of Parrone Engineering were present to address the Board.  Sketch approval for both phases (10 lots) was granted on 09-14-15 (App. PB-10-15), and the first five lots in Phase I received final approval on 10-12-15.  This application encompasses the final five lots.  Mr. Geoca explained  work on the construction of the roadways and installation of utilities for both phases is currently under way.  A motion for negative SEQR declaration was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; motion carried.  A motion was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy, to grant preliminary & final subdivision/site plan approval per the application.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

PB-05-16 – Izzo Golf – 1635 Commons Parkway – One-lot realty subdivision & commercial site plan (storage buildings) – Log-in & sketch – Kevin Martin of Izzo Golf, Jacob Dan of Premier Packaging and Don Lewis of AEY Engineering were present to address the Board.  Mr. Martin explained that Premier Packaging & Izzo Golf are both in the same building and will be operating as Premier Retail, Inc., for this mini-storage project.  They are proposing multiple (8) mini-storage buildings on 10 acres of currently vacant land.  Plan would include a storm water management area.  Development would be done in phases, possibly two (2) buildings at a time.  Applicant explained the site would be fenced/gated; buildings would not be climate controlled; outdoor storage would be provided but not in the first phase; and, the existing water service would be extended to provide fire protection.  Access to the site would have to be clarified prior to final approval.  A motion was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Mark McEwen, to grant sketch plan approval.  All in favor; motion carried.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

PB-05-15 – Lakeview Health Services – Route 31 – Multiple-family residence – Architectural detail – Harry Merryman of Lakeview Health Services and Mark Pandolf of PLAN Architectural Studios were present to address the Board.  At the time of final approval for the Lakeview facility, the Board requested architectural changes:  A bump-out on one section of the building, additional plantings in front and corner boards on the “barn” sections of the building.  The applicant would now like to have the corner board requirement removed.  Mr. Pandolf explained eliminating the white corner boards would be more historically accurate compared to old barns.  He presented renderings illustrating the building with and without the corner boards.  After further discussion, it was the opinion of the Board that the requirement for white corner boards would remain.

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

Town Engineer Scott Allen asked the Board members to consider one of them becoming Macedon’s representative on the Wayne County Planning Board.

 

MINUTES:

 

A motion to approve the 02-08-16 minutes was made by Mert Bartels, seconded by Kevin Rooney.  All in favor; minutes approved.

 

A motion to approve the 03-07-16 minutes was made by Tom Morrison, seconded by Greg Whitney.  All in favor; minutes approved.

 

ADJOURNMENT:

 

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Mert Bartels.  All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board