7575 Van Buren Road, Baldwinsville, NY 13027
November 2007 Planning Board minutes
November 5, 2007
The Regular meeting of the Planning Board of the Town of Van Buren, held at the Town building, 7575 Van Buren Road, Baldwinsville, New York, was called to order at 7:00p.m.
Those present joined in the Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call: Harold Crandon present
James Virginia present
James Ruddock present
Eric Knapp present
Fred Thomas present
Mary Frances Sabin present
Anthony Geiss, Chairman present
Also present: Brad Hunt, Attorney
Jim Billings, Town Engineer
Vera Cavallaro, Planning Board Secretary
MINUTES:
Minutes were approved as written
Motion #07-214 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to accept the October Minutes as written. Mr. Crandon moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously on a roll call vote that follows:
Mr. Virginia yes
Mr. Thomas yes
Mr. Knapp yes
Mr. Crandon yes
Mr. Ruddock yes
Ms. Sabin yes
Mr. Geiss, Chairman yes
BITZ FAMILY - SITE PLAN
Herman & Pottery Rd Tax Map Parcel ID# 055-01-10.1
Mr. Ruddock recused himself from this discussion.
Mr. Mark Bitz was present to address the Board.
Mr. Geiss read a summary of the County comments aloud.
Mr. Bitz stated that they have added the trees, lighting, and drainage to the plan and also have received a permit from County DOT for the driveway cut. They have moved the garage to the other side so that they have room to expand in the future if need be.
The Board and the applicant discussed the frontage on the remaining land.
Mr. Geiss said that the Fire Department is satisfied with the current plan.
Motion #07-215 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion in regard to SEQR in that the Board has previously taken lead agency for the Bitz Family Site Plan on Herman and Pottery Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 055-01-10.1. This is a site plan for a facility which shows an office and a garage with a road cut off of Pottery Rd. This site is approximately 28.35 acres in size and the facility is located at the southern end of the property along Pottery Rd. There is no significant adverse environmental impact with regard to this proposal. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried on a roll call vote that follows:
Mr. Virginia yes
Mr. Thomas yes
Mr. Knapp yes
Mr. Crandon yes
Mr. Ruddock recused
Ms. Sabin yes
Mr. Geiss, Chairman yes
Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 other
Motion #07-216 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to approve the site plan for the Bitz Family at Herman and Pottery Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 055-01-10.1 This is the site plan per the applicant's submittal which is dated 9/2007 with latest revision date of 10/2/2007. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Virginia. There was no further discussion. Motion carried on a role call vote that follows:
Mr. Virginia yes
Mr. Thomas yes
Mr. Knapp yes
Mr. Crandon yes
Mr. Ruddock recused
Ms. Sabin yes
Mr. Geiss, Chairman yes
Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 other
Mr. Ruddock returned to the Board.
CLEVERLY SUBDIVISION AMENDED 2 - PUBLIC HEARING
East Dead Creek Rd and Sheets Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 049-02-04.1
Motion #07-217 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to waive the reading of the public notice. Ms. Sabin moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Mr. Doug Reith was present to address the Board.
Mr. Reith stated that they are re-subdividing lot 1 and taking two pieces of that and adding them pieces to two existing lots. They are adding 4.72 acres to the lot fronting on Sheets Rd which is property owned by Mack Thomas Lathrup and they are taking a 0.914 acre piece and adding that to the piece owned by Thomas Sherman. In doing this they are eliminating an existing 25ft strip that goes down into the lot. They are upgrading the Sherman lot to where it is not exactly matching Town code but it is a lot closer than what it is right now.
Mr. Geiss asked if there was anyone that wanted to speak either for or against this project.
Motion #07-218 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to close the public hearing. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
CLEVERLY SUBDIVISION AMENDED 2 - SUBDIVISION
East Dead Creek Rd and Sheets Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 049-02-04.1
Mr. Virginia recused himself from this discussion.
Mr. Doug Reith was present to address the Board.
Mr. Geiss read a summary of the County comments aloud.
Mr. Geiss said that there will be no park fees because there are no new lots being created.
The Board discussed the County Planning Board's comment on wetlands and came to the conclusion that the wetlands do not need to be shown because the wetland is located on the farmland. Wetlands will need to be shown when a subdivision is done on the farmland.
Motion #07-219 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to approve the Cleverly subdivision on East Dead Creek Rd and Sheets Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 049-02-04.1. This is per the applicant's map which is dated 11/5/07 with no other revision date. The map shows that out of the larger lot the applicant is subdividing 4.872 acres to be combined with Mack Thomas Lathrup property which is immediately to the east of the acreage and the subdivision of 0.914 acres to be combined with the Thomas Sherman property which also is immediately to the east of that parcel. This subdivision is conditioned that any future development of proposed lot 1 will be accompanied by a plan showing full build out to ensure adequate sight distance towards the intersection of E. Dead Creek Rd. and Route 31 to provide for safer access to Route 31 and
E. Dead Creek Rd. and also that any future development of lot 1 which is referenced as the larger lot will show wetland boundaries delineated on that parcel. Mr. Crandon moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Ruddock. There was no further discussion. Motion carried on a roll call vote that follows:
Mr. Virginia recused
Mr. Thomas yes
Mr. Knapp yes
Mr. Crandon yes
Mr. Ruddock yes
Ms. Sabin yes
Mr. Geiss, Chairman yes
Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 other
Mr. Virginia rejoined the Board.
DANIEL KERMES - ZONE CHANGE
3272 Stiles Rd. Tax Map Parcel Id#056-01-01.0
Mr. Daniel Kermes was present to address the Board.
Mr. Kermes said that he is requesting a zone change from R-40 to Industrial use for their family plumbing business. Currently it is zoned R-40 and he would like to put a pole barn up for their equipment and they would need to store some equipment outside and that is the reason why they would need the zone change.
The Board discussed what is allowed and not allowed for storage within zoning districts in the Town.
Mr. Geiss asked about the house on the property.
Mr. Kermes said that there was an existing house on the property that he probably should have knocked down but he gutted it and now it is all sided and fixed up. He said that he would like to put the pole barn behind the house.
Mr. Kermes described the property to the Board.
Mr. Geiss said that Stiles Rd. is residential in nature and he questions that going to industrial because it is residential. One thing the Board did and he can't remember how long ago but someone was looking to put in a store across the road from this property at the corner of Jones & Stiles Rd and that was turned down because of the residential nature of the neighborhood when it was looked at previously and the Board was concerned about it because the other side of 690 is industrial and no industrial was bought to this side of 690. In the R-40 there is some indoor storage but no industrial outdoor storage and once it is there a lot of things can be put outdoors and screening it could be tried but it is awful hard to screen that and he has a concern with that because they are changing from the residential nature of that street to a
business nature.
Ms. Sabin said that she talked to a couple people when she was out there over the weekend and asked the people if they realized that the applicant was looking at going to an Industrial site and no one there had any problems with it.
Mr. Kermes said that it is relatively quiet and he is just looking at the convenience for their small family owned business. The hours of operation are Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm and the clause with the outside storage is the only reason that he would like to go to industrial but other than that he doesn't foresee having much of anything outside but he just didn't want to be in that predicament if there was a trailer outside it wouldn't be legal so to speak.
Mr. Geiss asked if they would be prepared to do the proper shielding if they did have outdoor storage such as a fence.
Mr. Kermes said yes, he would be for that because it would secure the property.
Ms. Sabin said the neighbors did say that they were pleased to see the work that has been done to the property and that the applicant is planning on keeping it looking like a residential facility.
The Board discussed the house becoming an office and that no one would be living there and where outside storage was allowed in the Town.
Mr. Geiss said that if the Board changed the zoning at this property it would be spot zoning and the Board has looked at this in the past and the Board was not in favor of turning that into a shopping area or gas station and there is residential there with industrial on the other side of 690 and there is a lot of area over there that is available for the industrial on both Jones Rd and Van Buren Rd.
Mr. Kermes said that there is really no one across from him and his other neighbors seem to be on the same page as him.
Mr. Virginia asked if the applicant intended to grow their business and add more equipment.
Mr. Kermes said no and the equipment that they have is a necessary evil for their sewer and water service repairs and owning that type of equipment makes work more convenient for them.
The Board and the applicant discussed what time the equipment would be moved on and off the property and what equipment would be stored outside.
Mr. Geiss asked the applicant if it was feasible to have a second barn to accommodate enclosed storage.
Mr. Kermes said that would be quite an expense to undertake and asked if it was possible to talk to the neighbors and get the neighbor's support because he is pretty sure they are all in favor of this and they like that the site is cleaned up.
Mr. Geiss said once the zone change is made the restrictions are only what is in the code and the applicant or whoever the applicant sells this property to can do anything that is in the code and that is what the Board needs to look at because later on someone could put whatever they want out there because it would be an industrial site and that is the problem that he sees because this is a residential area.
Mr. Kermes said that he understands the Board's concern but looking at the property all to the south is the interstate and it is very noisy with the tractor trailers and jake brakes and he understands it is a residential setting down the road but he doesn't think it would be very intrusive to the neighborhood because it is only affecting a handful of people right in that vicinity and the people seem ok in respect to what he would like to do.
The Board discussed the consequences of changing this property to industrial such as the rest of the road going to industrial and affecting the residential areas.
Mr. Kermes asked if there were any exceptions such as going to Local Business and having limited outside storage that could be monitored by the Codes Office.
Mr. Geiss said that the applicant could request a variance but the applicant would have to show that there is no other place that can do the job that they want, that there is an economic hardship, and there is quite a long list of items because it would be a Use Variance.
The Board discussed which zoning allows for commercial use and told the applicant that the Planning Board only makes a recommendation and the Town Board makes the decision so the applicant can still ask the Town Board for the zone change regardless of the recommendation.
Motion#07-220 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to send a negative recommendation with regard to the Daniel Kermes Zone Change request for 3272 Stiles Rd. This is a zone change request from R-40 to Industrial and that Stiles Rd. is a residential area of the Town and the Planning Board does not see that it should be changed to an Industrial site at this location. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried on a roll call vote that follows:
Mr. Virginia no
Mr. Thomas yes
Mr. Knapp yes
Mr. Crandon yes
Mr. Ruddock yes
Ms. Sabin yes
Mr. Geiss, Chairman yes
Vote: 6 yes, 1 no, 0 other
HYACINTH LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC - ZONE CHANGE
Van Buren and Ellsworth Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 031-02-03, 031-02-4.1 & 031-02-6.2
Mr. Jim Giancola was present to address the Board.
Mr. Giancola said last time he was in front of the Board a committee was established and the committee met on three occasions to review a design for PUD and he is here to update the Board and to request a recommendation to the Town Board that this property be rezoned to a PUD.
Mr. Giancola said the first section on Van Buren Rd would be reserved as a commercial lot zoned Local Business, the 35 acre section would be single family residential which will include single family homes and patio style duplex homes and in the 7.41 acre back section they are looking to put apartment buildings.
The Board and the applicant discussed the code requirements for the types of uses that the applicant was asking for.
Mr. Geiss asked how many floors the apartments would have.
Mr. Giancola said that originally they spoke about the apartments being two floors.
Ms. Sabin said that she is on the committee that dealt with this PUD and she remembers the apartments being two floors and she doesn't remember them asking for anything for height not meeting the Town Code.
Mr. Geiss said the Residential A which has the small single family with 6500sf minimum area they have a side yard setback of 10ft and that is where they are going to have 0 and 10ft. They will have 0 lot line buildings there and that is where they looked at the duplexes and he believes what the Board did with Harbour Heights was 10 and 14ft which was 0 in the middle but they varied the outside of each building to 10 and 14ft so there was a little more width. While one side might be as low as 20ft, the other side would have 24ft or 28ft so there was a little bit of change as they went.
Mr. Giancola said that they weren't looking to be outside the code on that either and after they revisit this a final time he thinks those numbers are going to exceed the code because they would like to spread them out. They originally wanted 12 duplexes and from the original design they had to actually spread it out along that back road and it is going to give them more space.
The Board agreed that this section would be 10ft minimum 24ft total and a 25ft minimum from the road.
Ms. Sabin said that the applicant did adjust many of the lot lines based on the comments that came out of the committee and she believes that they varied the closeness of the building to the lot lines and the committee looked at spreading those around as well and they also took into account the side yard setbacks. Most of these duplexes also had two car garages.
The Board discussed the duplexes having either a garage or a two car driveway and that the front yard setback for the houses be 35ft and 50ft front yard setback for the commercial portion.
The Board and the applicant discussed the road cut off of Van Buren Rd and that the commercial parcel would access off of that road cut and not Van Buren Rd.
Mr. Billings asked if they spoke with County DOT about the road cut.
Mr. Giancola said that Mr. Clark spoke with County DOT and the impression that they got was that the County would be favorable to one cut not two and that is why they went with the entrance way.
The Board discussed what the setbacks and lot coverage would be for this development and also the parking for the apartment buildings.
The Board asked the applicant to correct the lot coverage as well as the setbacks on the map.
Motion#07-221 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to send a positive recommendation regarding the Hyacinth Land Development, LLC which is located at Van Buren and Ellsworth Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID#'s 031-02-03, 031-02-4.1, and 031-02-6.2. According to the applicant's map and the following changes which the applicant has agreed to:
" The commercial area that is referenced will be Local Business.
" The minimum area is going to 15, 000sf for Residential A, and a combination of 15, 000sf and 6,500sf 70% maximum of the total detached and single family lots in the Residential A area will be of the 15,000sf minimum and 30% minimum of the lots in the Residential A area will be the single family attached buildings which will be lot sizes of the 6,500sf.
" With regard to lot coverage for Residential A it is 20% for 15,000sf, 25% for 6,500sf, 25% for residential B and 30% for commercial.
" With regard to front yard setback the only change would be to the commercial which will now be 50ft for the setback.
" With regard to the side yard setbacks the 6500sf lots will be a combination of 10 minimum 24 totals for the combining of the two lots; there is a zero lot line between the lots and the others will remain the same.
" With regard to the height; the Residential A will have a height limit of 30ft, Residential B which is the apartments will have a maximum height of 40ft and the Commercial/Local Business will be 30ft.
Mr. Ruddock moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
WARNER - SUBDIVISION
New State Route 31 Tax Map Parcel Id# 032-01-06
Mr. Scott Warner was present to address the Board.
Mr. Warner said that he would like to subdivide a 5.2 acre parcel out of the 17.29 acre parcel for the purpose of a building lot.
Mr. Geiss asked if the remaining lot would then be attached to the applicant's property along Route 31.
Mr. Warner said yes.
Mr. Geiss said that they would have 115ft of frontage on the parcel that they would like to subdivide.
Mr. Geiss said that this has been clarified by the ZBA and the ZBA set the front building line back to 260ft from the road and if the applicant requires the building line before that 260ft mark then the applicant must apply for a variance.
Mr. Billings said that the applicant also needs a variance for the 2.5 to 1 ratio for width to depth on this parcel.
The Board and the applicant discussed how the applicant could adjust the lot lines on the parcel so the variance would not be needed.
Motion#07-222 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to declare the Town of Van Buren Planning Board as lead agency a single agency uncoordinated review for the unlisted action under SEQR for the subdivision proposed as Warner subdivision New State Route 31 Tax Map Parcel Id# 032-01-06. This is subdivision as proposed on the applicant's plan which is dated 8/2/2007 which shows lot 1 of 5.29 acres and the remainder of the parcel which is 10.8 acres to be combined with the Scott Warner property located on New Route 31. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Virginia. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-223 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to refer the Warner subdivision to the ZBA for their review in that the proposed lot 1 of 5.29 acres does not meet the width to depth ratio and the applicant is in need of a variance which the Planning Board finds no problem with granting the variance to the applicant. Ms. Sabin moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Ruddock. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-224 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to refer the Warner subdivision to County Planning for review. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Virginia. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
VERIZON WIRELESS - ZONE CHANGE
O'Brien Rd. Tax Map Parcel Id# 051-01-1.1
Mr. Jared Lusk was present to address the Board.
Mr. Lusk said that they obtained a lease with the CAMEX property that is next to the OCWA tower and they are proposing a tower immediately adjacent to the OCWA tower.
Mr. Geiss said in the PUD for Village Green there is no provision for a cell tower so the Board needs to make a recommendation to the Town Board that the Village Green PUD be adjusted to allow for a cell tower on this property and he believes the Board should be specific to this property.
The Board and the applicant discussed what was allowed in this particular PUD.
Mr. Lusk discussed with the Board the portion of the property that they are leasing and the road that they will be putting in to service the tower.
Mr. Geiss asked how far they would be off the property line.
Mr. Lusk said that they are 204ft from the right of way and 53ft from the Town/OCWA parcel line.
Mr. Geiss asked why they are so close to the property line.
Mr. Lusk said that the landlord wanted them in that area and it is also the high point of the property and he also stated that they have a report from their engineer stating that the tower is designed to fall within 52ft of the base of the tower. He thinks the landowner's intent was that the land owner wanted to be able to utilize the property for whatever other use it could be used for in the future.
The Board discussed only allowing for a cell tower at this PUD site and not all of Village Green.
Mr. Thomas asked if this tower would be capable of accommodating more people on it.
Mr. Lusk said yes and they have planned for three additional cabinets for three different co-locators depending on the height that is needed and that they meet the variables.
The Board discussed the applicant applying for a use variance versus a PUD modification.
Motion#07-225 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to send a positive recommendation to the Town Board for the Verizon Wireless Zone Change request on O'Brien Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 051-01-01.1. This is to provide for a cell tower to be located on this property. This is originally the Board's understanding to be a PUD for residential uses so this would add the single cell tower to this property per plans submitted by the applicant. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-226 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to submit the application for Verizon on O'Brien Rd. to the Town's consultant for review. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
SYRACUSE SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - SITE PLAN
105 Button Shores Rd. Tax Map Parcel Id# 38-02-7.2
Mr. Geiss asked the Board to review the consultant's report for the next Board meeting.
Motion#07-227 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to accept the report from Robert Graiff for SMSA Limited Partnership on Button Shores Rd. and a copy of the consultant's report be forwarded to the applicant to review and address. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
CLEARWIRE US, LLC
7463 Canton St. Tax Map Parcel ID# 032-06-07.2
Mr. Geiss asked the Board to review the consultant's report for the next Board meeting.
Motion#07-228 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to accept the report from Robert Graiff for Clearwire and a copy of the consultant's report be forwarded to the applicant to review and address. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Knapp. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
JR CLANCY INC EXPANSION - SITE PLAN
7041 Interstate Island Rd Tax Map Parcel ID# 056-03-07.1
Mr. Roger Whelan was present to address the Board.
Mr. Whelan said they would like to add an 11,440sf addition on the west side of the property. Their parking is on the east side and they have a large easement across the back of the property where the Niagara Mohawk power lines come through so this would be the only place that they can really expand. This meets all the zoning requirements for the Town with two exceptions. The first exception is the side yard setback which is supposed to be 25ft and they are asking for 20ft so they would have to have a variance for that and right now there is a 20ft wide drainage easement that goes right through that area and they would like to ask the Board to recommend to the Town that they relocate that easement to the western property line by adding another catch basin and picking up the drainage from the road and taking it along the same route and same
drainage area that exists today.
Mr. Whelan explained to the Board how the drainage currently is managed in this area and what their drainage plan will be after the expansion.
Mr. Whelan said they would like to add a few extra parking spots which exceed the requirement for the Town but based on the employees they need the extra spots for future employees. There is also a future development in their master plan to expand their offices in the front south east corner of the building that is on their plan.
Mr. Geiss asked if they are adding any other employee entrances out in the front.
Mr. Whelan said that if they expand the offices they will be relocating where the employees would come in to the side.
Mr. Geiss asked who the neighbor to the side is where they are proposing the expansion.
Mr. Whelan said that it is the Meyer's RV parking where they park all of the RV's.
Mr. Geiss said that there are no buildings in that area so the expansion will not be going closer to any buildings just a parking lot.
The Board discussed lot coverage and decided that the applicant is not exceeding the maximum coverage per Town code.
Motion#07-229 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to declare the Town of Van Buren Planning Board lead agency, a single agency uncoordinated review for the unlisted action under SEQR for JR Clancy's proposed facility expansion on their site which is an 52ft expansion the length of the building to the west and also filling in an office expansion in the front corner of the building along Interstate Island Rd. Mr. Crandon moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Thomas. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-230 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to send a positive recommendation to the Town Board for consideration of the request for the JR Clancy Expansion site plan and recommend that the 20ft drainage easement be moved that currently crosses just north of the building to the northern edge of the property. The easement size would remain 20ft. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-231 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to submit the JR Clancy plan to the Zoning Board of Appeals and recommend that the ZBA consider a side yard setback reduction from 25ft to 20ft along the northern edge of the applicant's property to accommodate the building expansion of JR Clancy and it should be noted that the adjacent property is the parking lot for Meyer's Campers so this reduction in setback would not affect a building in the neighboring property. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the notion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-232 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to submit the JR Clancy proposal to Onondaga County Planning for their review. Mr. Virginia moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Thomas. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
HEADRUSH, INC - SUBDIVISION
Walters & Winchell Rd Tax Map Parcel Id# 055-04-2.1
Mr. Jacob Wright was present to address the Board.
Mr. Wright said that he would like to extend the lot line and cut off the corner.
Mr. Geiss said that they are dividing the old lot which was called lot 5 into lot 5 and lot 8.
Mr. Wright said that he is securing the loan to expand his paintball facility and he doesn't want that portion of the lot tied into that because it will lock up that portion of the property and he will not be able to further develop it.
The Board discussed what area of lot 8 is developable since the lot also contains a lot of the drainage.
Mr. Geiss said that the applicant will have to have an agreement drawn up that states that the lot will be maintained and an agreement for parking and drainage.
Motion#07-233 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to declare the Town of Van Buren Planning Board as lead agency a single agency, uncoordinated review for the unlisted action under SEQR for the Headrush Inc subdivision which subdivides the existing lot 5 into lot 5 and lot 8. Lot 5 would now be 4.233 acres and lot 8 would be 4.783 acres. An entire SEQR was done for this entire water park project which includes lot 1 thru 8 and was completed previously with a finding of no significant adverse environmental impact. Reviewing this current subdivision which divided an existing lot in half there is a finding that there is no adverse significant environmental impact with regard to this action. Mr. Knapp moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Crandon. There was no further
discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-234 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to call for a Public Hearing for Headrush Inc for December 3, 2007 at 7:05pm. Mr. Virginia moved to accept the motion, seconded by Mr. Thomas. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Motion#07-235 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to refer this to the Onondaga County Planning Board for their review. Mr. Virginia moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
RIVERIDGE DEVELOPMENT, LLC - SCOPING SESSION
River and Daboll Rd. Tax Map Parcel ID# 045-01-01.2
Mr. Geiss stated that he received a phone call from Mr. Mastroianni that said that the draft scoping document was being dropped off and that they would not be attending this evening so the Board could have time to review the draft scoping statement.
Mr. Hunt said the purpose of the scoping document is to give guidance as to what should be in the environmental impact statement. The regulations spell out some particular things that have to be in scoping document and the draft scope that Riveridge has submitted tracks those regulations when it talks about 617 8 F 1 those are references to the SEQR regulations and provisions that say what is supposed to be in a scoping document.
Mr. Hunt explained the draft scoping statement to the Board and what the next step the Board would have to take in this process.
Motion#07-236 Mr. Geiss asked the Board to entertain a motion to send out the draft scoping statement to involved agencies and that it also be published in the legal notices for public comments concerning this notice that it is available for their review and request that the public submit written comments and the comments should be received by November 28, 2007 to the Town of Van Buren so the Board can review it and have it ready for the December 3rd meeting. Mr. Thomas moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Mr. Geiss asked that all Board members review the draft scoping statement and have their comments available for the next meeting.
The Board asked that the applicant change the inaccuracies within the Draft Scoping Statement.
The Board discussed the last scoping session and entertained the idea of having a special meeting for the next session and decided that they would entertain this at the next meeting so that the public and other involved agencies have time to submit their comments.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion
Mr. Geiss called for a Motion to adjourn at 11:37 p.m. Mr. Virginia moved to accept the motion, seconded by Ms. Sabin. There was no further discussion. Motion carried, unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Vera Cavallaro
Planning Board Secretary
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