Town of Clay
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                                   Planning Board Minutes                                                                                                               

                                     October 8, 2008


The regular meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga was held at the Town Hall located at 4401 Route 31, Clay, New York on the 8th day of October, 2008. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Lepkowski at 7:30 PM and upon roll being called, the following were:

PRESENT:   Walter Lepkowski        Chairman
                        Bruce Johnson             Deputy Chairman 
                        Karen Guinup                Member
                        Hal Henty                        Member
                        James Sharpe               Member
                        John Dougherty           Member
                        Allen Kovac                   Member
                        Scott Chatfield              Planning Board Attorney
                        Ron DeTota                   C&S Engineers
                        David Balcer                  Town Planner
                        Mark Territo                   Commissioner of Planning and Development
                       Jill Hageman-Clark       Planning Board Secretary



Minutes of Previous Meeting

A motion was made by James Sharpe, seconded by Bruce Johnson to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

Motion Passed 7-0


Public Hearings:

2008-8-5 HDL Property LLC (3) Site Plan, 7256 Buckley Road (Walgreen’s)

Hal Romans surveyor and Seth Johnson of Clough Harbour were present for the applicant. 

The applicant has been granted the zone change for retail use and plans to use Lot 1 for the Walgreen’s Pharmacy and Lot 2 will be used for future retail development. The access directly across Buckley Road will line up with the Hafner’s business, in addition there will be access from Allen Road to the rear of the property reducing the will be traffic on Taft Road. They have depicted the access for emergency vehicles on the plan.

Mr. Romans reminded that the applicant will not need dumpsters on this site, as the refuse will be stored within the building. Mr. Romans further explained that they have added ‘extensive’ landscaping around the perimeter. 

There was a discussion about the illuminated sign within the glass and as to whether or not it was allowable with the sign code. Mr. Henty asked if the sign would be lit, and it will. There was a discussion about the masonry materials to be used. The applicant stated that the proposed building would be like the Cicero store, which is the average prototype. The applicant said that he would like some feed back from the Board on what they are looking for. Mr. Balcer circulated a photo of a Walgreen’s store that was considerably more aesthetically pleasing to the board, resembling more of a colonial type of residential feel than a retail store. Walgreen’s had offered that for a proposed site on Route 57. Ms. Guinup suggested that perhaps the applicant could add some hanging baskets from the walls or roof, adding color without compromising the walkways. Again the discussion reverted to the photo of the ‘colonial’ type structure. Mr. Romans expanded on the heating and air-conditioning costs that would ensue with the wasted space in a two level store. Mr. Kovac asked a pitched roof might be a possibility. The applicant said that perhaps they could create a faux-pitched roof, reducing costs. Ms. Guinup said that she would not be satisfied if the applicant were to just add peaks to this existing plan.

Mr. DeTota said that he would review the drainage and all of the other engineering concerns at a later date. 

There was a discussion about the photometric plan. The Chairman reminded that the lights should not extend beyond the roofline. There will not be any wall packs; the lighting within the canopy will be used instead.

The Fire Marshal found the plan to be acceptable. The building will be sprinkled.

The Chairman said that this was an open Public Hearing and asked if there were any questions. Russ Mitchell said that he agreed with Ms. Guinup that the applicant should add more landscaping to the walkway. He continued by stating that the ‘typical store prototype’ was not what he was looking for and hoped that the applicant would have presented a better plan.

The Chairman suggested that the applicant make some changes and return on October 22. 2008.

A motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by John Dougherty to adjourn to October 22, 2008.

Motion Passed 7-0



Old Business: Adjourned Hearings

2007-8-9 Truax & Hovey (3), Site Plan – 4483 Buckley Road (Adjourned from 11 previous meetings)

A motion was made by Bruce Johnson, seconded by Karen Guinup, to adjourn the Public Hearing to November 12, 2008.

Motion Passed 7-0


2007-12-3 Group One Development, LLC (3) Site Plan– Corner of Route 31 & Henry Clay Blvd. (Adjourned from 8 previous meetings)

A motion was made by Allen Kovac, seconded by James Sharpe, to adjourn the Public Hearing to December 10, 2008.

Motion Passed 7-0


2008-2-2 Cannon Pools (3) – Site Plan , 5210 West Taft Road (Adjourned from 7 previous meetings)

Peter Crissey, Architect and Bob Ventre, Attorney for the applicant, were present.

Mr. Ventre began by stating that the Zoning Board of appeals had granted the applicant all the variances that he had requested. The applicant has moved three parking spaces and states that the site is in compliance now. The Chairman asked the applicant to describe all of the variances on the Site Plan as well as describing the changes made and revising the date. He suggested that perhaps they could approve the plan conditionally. Mr. Henty said that he would like to see the correct Site Plan prior to approval. The Chairman established that the plan would be corrected with the new date, approved variances and a description of the changes and given to the Commissioner of Planning and Development so that it can be approved at the next meeting. He than reminded that this was an open Public Hearing and asked if there were any questions. There were none. The Chairman stated that he would adjourn this Public Hearing until October 22, 2008 to approve.

A motion was made by Karen Guinup, seconded by Hal Henty to adjourn this Public Hearing to October 22, 2008.

Motion Passed 7-0



2008-7-3 West Taft Road Associates (3), Preliminary Plat – 4820 West Taft Road (Adjourned from 2 previous meetings)

No one was present for the applicant.

A motion was made by James Sharpe, seconded by Karen Guinup to adjourn this Public Hearing to October 22, 2008.

Motion Passed 7-0


Old Business: Hearings Closed

NONE


New Business: Signs

NONE



ADJOURN MEETING


A Motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by John Dougherty to adjourn.

Motion Passed 7-0


Meeting Adjourned at 8:34 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,



Jill Hageman-Clark

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