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Town
of Clay
Approved
Planning Board Minutes
January 14, 2009
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 14th day of January, 2009. 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
John Dougherty
Deputy Chairman
Karen Guinup Member
Hal Henty
Member
Allen Kovac Member
James Sharpe 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
Organizational Meeting:
Chairman Lepkowski appointed John Dougherty as Deputy Chairman to the Planning Board, term to expire December 31, 2009.
A motion was made by Allen Kovac to appoint Jill Hageman-Clark as Secretary to the Planning Board, term to expire December 31, 2009. Motion was seconded by John Dougherty.
Motion Passed 6-0
A motion was made by Karen Guinup, appointing C & S Engineers/ Ron DeTota as Town Engineers for the Planning Board, term to expire December 31, 2009. Motion was seconded by Hal Henty.
Motion Passed 6-0
A motion was made by Hal Henty to appoint Scott Chatfield as Legal counsel to the Planning Board. Motion was seconded by James Sharpe.
Motion Passed 6-0
A motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by John Dougherty to approve the calendar for the planning board indicating that the meetings will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, the exceptions being November (3rd Wednesday), December (2nd Wednesday), June and August (4th Wednesday) when there will only be one meeting.
Motion Passed 6-0
Minutes of Previous Meeting
A motion was made by Allen Kovac, seconded by James Sharpe to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.
Motion Passed 6-0
Public Hearings:
2008-10-5 Empower Federal Credit Union, 8075 Oswego Road – Special Permit Advisory Referral – WITHDRAWN
Town Board did not refer it to the Planning Board.
2008-11-2 Buckley Clay Associates (3) - Site Plan, 4701 Buckley Road
Mark Weiss, Landscape Architect was present for the applicant. Mr. Weiss began by stating that they appeared before the Zoning Board of Appeals for an area variance, and that the Hearing was adjourned to the February meeting.
The applicant is proposing a 4000 square foot addition to the existing structure. There are 32 parking spaces, 31 are required. The current septic will be abandoned and a new one will be added. The applicant also presented a letter from the County stating that the hydrant on the adjoining property will be sufficient adding that the applicant has agreed to maintain said hydrant. Mr. Henty asked the applicant how he will maintain the hydrant. The applicant said that he will clear away snow making sure that it is accessible as well as draining the water. Mr. Weiss also stated that he will relocate the gazebo and will build a masonry enclosure for the dumpster. The landscaping will duplicate the existing landscaping.
The Chairman asked what type of business, and the applicant replied that it is construction business adding that there will be no warehousing in the addition. Mr. Henty asked if there will be any explosives and there will not. Mr. Dougherty asked if the applicant would pave around the trailers. The applicant stated that he will use gravel. There was a lengthy discussion about the ‘junk’ located on this property. The applicant said that he would clean it up to the best of his ability. They also discussed the existing trailers on the property and probed into if they would be considered construction materials as they are used as portable offices on the job site or if they should be classified as contractor’s storage. Mr. Chatfield suggested that the applicant may want to request a Zone Change to I-2 instead of a use variance.
Chairman Lepkowski stated that the Commissioner of Planning and Development will make a determination on the use. He also encouraged the applicant to discuss screening along the property.
Ms. Guinup asked about landscaping around the dumpster. She also stated that she was not in favor of the split faced block to be used for the dumpster enclosure. She would rather see it match the existing structure. Mr. Weiss said that he will bring samples to the next meeting.
A motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by Allen Kovac to adjourn this Hearing to February 11, 2009.
Motion Passed 6-0
Old Business: Adjourned Hearings
2007-12-3 Group One Development, LLC – Site Plan- Corner of Route 31 & Henry Clay Blvd. (Adjourned from 10 previous meetings.)
The applicant requested an adjournment.
A motion was made by James Sharpe, seconded by Allen Kovac to adjourn to February 11, 2009.
Motion Passed 6-0
2008-6-1 Clay South Development Co., LLC (3), Amended Site Plan – South side NYS Route 31 (Lowe’s outparcel) (Adjourned from 4 previous meetings)
The applicant requested an adjournment.
A motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by John Dougherty to adjourn to January 28, 2009.
Motion Passed 6-0
2008-7-3 West Taft Road Associates (3), Preliminary Plat – 4820 West Taft Road (Adjourned from 5 previous meetings)
The applicant requested an adjournment.
A motion was made by John Dougherty, seconded by Allen Kovac to adjourn to February 25, 2009.
Motion Passed 6-0
Old Business: Hearings Closed
2008-10-4 Group One Development, LLC – Zone Change Recommendation,
RA-100 to R-15, north side of Maple Road (Adjourned from 1 previous meeting)
Chairman Lepkowski began by stating that he was in favor of this zone change, adding that the proposed 23 lots on 10.5 acres looked like a good plan. Mr. Henty agreed.
A motion made by James Sharpe, seconded by Allen Kovac to adopt a resolution using standard form # 50 Recommending to the Town Board that the Zone Change from RA-100 to R-15 as requested by Group One Development for the property located on the north side of Maple Road be approved for the following reasons:
1. That it fits in with the existing areas.
Motion Passed 6-0
Work Session
Woodside Developers, Inc. Woodside Runne, PDD Project Plan Discussion
Mike Bragman Jr. and Hal Romans were present for the applicant.
Mr. Bragman began by stating that the County reviewed this project and disapproved the subdivision name as well as all of the Street names.
There was a discussion about the progress of the stormwater plan and stormwater drains. Sidewalks were discussed, Ms. Guinup adding that she would like to see this project being pedestrian friendly.
The applicant discussed how they would blend the Commercial and Residential development. There was a discussion about the mailboxes and the need for uniformity. The applicant is proposing a decorative mailbox for each home as well as an agreement that the resident would only replace the mailbox to match the existing one.
Mr. Romans discussed that landscaping, outlining his plan to alternate trees. Mr. Romans added that he will use evergreens and deciduous shrubbery as landscaping to buffer the line between residential and commercial lots. In addition, he will add a landscape buffer around the commercial perimeter.
The applicant will return to the next meeting. The applicant will submit a Full Application for a PDD.
Recess
Chairman Lepkowski called a 10-minute recess at 10:15 PM.
Meeting resumed at 10:25 PM.
Elden Homes, Inc., The Estates at Wildflower, Cluster Subdivision
Dan Barnaba of Elden Homes and Doug Beachel were present for the applicant.
The applicant is proposing 10 lots to be developed in conjunction with the 20% green space (not including wetlands).Mr. Barnaba said that he would eventually like to bring in public sewers. He further stated that lots 2 & 3 will be flag lots and will contain a large area of preserved green space. Lot 5 will contain a detention pond. Mr. Barnaba explained that his reasoning for dividing the property in this manner allows him to advertise larger lots to builders despite the small amount that will actually be buildable.
Mr. Barnaba further said that he wishes to obtain a frontage reduction, Lot size reduction and have the setbacks reduced to a 40’ minimum from the road.
Mr. Henty explained that the applicant needed to accomplish a lot prior to a recommendation from this board to the Town Board. Mr. Barnaba stated that he thought that he was before the Planning Board for Site Plan approval. Chairman Lepkowski explained that the Town Board asked for a Recommendation from the Planning Board on Clustering. The Chairman also stated that the there were drainage issues to be addressed and that he green areas were a problem.
The Chairman stated that the Planning Board will make a Recommendation to the Town Board at the next meeting.
New Business: Signs
Malara Eye Care Sign # 40685 8395; Oswego Road
Ray Nasoni of Sign-A-Rama was present for the applicant.
Mr. Nasoni presented a 36.5sq’ wall sign. This sign is within the code.
A motion was made by Allen Kovac, seconded by Jim Sharpe to approve the sign as presented.
Motion Passed 6-0
Hunt Real Estate Sign # 40698; 8196 Oswego Road
Jim Williams was present for the applicant.
Mr. Williams is requesting a new wall sign. The original requested sign was 7’ x 6’ and the applicant already installed a 5’ x 6’ sign.
A motion was made by James Sharpe, seconded by Hal Henty to approve the sign as presented.
Motion Passed 6-0
ADJOURN MEETING
A motion was made by Hal Henty, seconded by John Dougherty to adjourn.
Motion Passed 6-0
Meeting adjourned at 11:16 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jill Hageman-Clark
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