Town of Greenport Planning Board Meeting Minutes for September 26, 2017

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1 The Planning Board meeting of September 26, 2017 was called to order at 7:30 pm by Chairman Stiffler. We then proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance. There were 25 people in attendance. Present: X Edward Stiffler, Chairman X Robert MacGiffert, Co-Chairman X Michael Bucholsky, Member X Virginia Benedict, Esq. X Paul D Onofrio, Member X Sandy Kipp, Member X Ray Jurkowski, Engineer X Lisa Henry, Secretary Mr. MacGiffert made a motioned to approve the minutes of the August 22, The motion was seconded by Ms. Kipp. All in favor, Old Business: PRUDENCE PROPERTY NAPA AUTO PARTS Ms. Moldoff, Ms. Wild, and Mr. Moldoff were present on behalf of Prudence Properties. Ms. Moldoff gave a brief summary of the project to the Board and the public. Chairman Stiffler opened the public hearing at 7:34pm. He then proceeded to have the secretary to read the notice from the Register Star and then asked if there was anyone that wanted to speak for or against the NAPA Auto Parts for project. There was none. Mr. MacGiffert made a motion to close the public hearing. Ms. Kipp seconded it. All in favor Mr. Jurkowski stated that all the necessary issues have been resolved and the applicant provided a storm water management plan. The Highway, Water and Sewer, and Fire chief have all approved the site. The Board received a letter from the county stating that they are making a recommendation of local decision because they failed to identify any significant countywide or community impact. Mr. MacGiffert made a motion to accept the project. Mr. D Onofrio seconded it. All in favor Jack s Towing- At last month s meeting the applicant appeared but the Board could not review the case due to a violation, since then the Board received a letter stating that the applicant has cleared up the violation. The applicant brought in new plans and the deed indicating that there is no easement to the Werner property. The Board asked questions about what the applicant would be doing in the shop. The applicant told the Board they would be repairing vehicles on the property but would not be doing auto body work.. The Board also went over the parking spaces and how many cars would be in the 50 x100 fenced in area. The applicant told the Board that the all vehicles on the property would be registered no unregistered vehicles would be on the lot. Page 1 of 5

2 After SEQRA Review Mr. Bucholsky made a motion of a Negative Declaration. Mr. MacGiffert seconded it. All in Favor The Board will send the application to county and the public hearing was set for October 24, 2017 at 7:35pm Kipps Mobile Home Park Chairman Stiffler opened the Public Hearing at 7:50 pm and Ms. Kipp recused herself from the Board due to this being her project. The secretary read the notice as spublished in the Register Star. Chairman Stiffler asked if there was any public comment for or against this project, no one made any comment. Mr. MacGiffert made a motion to close the Public Hearing. Mr. D Onofrio seconded it. All in Chairman Stiffler asked if the Board had any comments on the project. None of the Board members had anything. Mr. Bucholsky made a motion to accept the project. Mr. D Onofrio seconded it. All in favor Greenport Land Partners- Ms. Poole was present on behalf of Greenport Land Partners. Chairman Stiffler stated there were a few things the Board wanted to discuss with her before they got started. Chairman Stiffler asked her if she has the application with the property owner s signature. She handed him one and stated that she would have the others by Monday. Mr. Bucholsky stated that the application is incomplete as far as the information requested. Chairman Stiffler also stated that Ms. Poole requested an application from us that was to be completed for review at this meeting and Mr. Bucholsky asked did we receive a completed application. Chairman Stiffler said that the application was missing the McDonald d property owner s signatures. Mr. Bucholsky stated that the application is still missing information and he believes that until received he doesn t think the Board should progress with this project any further because it may set a precedent for future applicants that come before the Board. This is the applicants 3 rd time coming before the Greenport Planning Board and still have not met the requirements. Chairman Stiffler asked if the Board wanted to hold off on 161 Fairview Ave until next month. Due to the application being incomplete the Board had decided not to discuss this project with the applicant at this time. Mr. Bucholsky made a motion to hold off until next month on this project. Mr. D Onofrio seconded it. All in Chairman Stiffler made a statement to Ms. Poole about the letter she had sent into the Board. He stated that the Board does not give approval on conceptual designs. He explained that at some point there would be a preliminary approval when the Board has a full and complete application. Conceptually we give comments but the Board does not have a conceptual approval process in our code. Chairman Stiffler told Ms. Poole that the Board received a letter Page 2 of 5

3 from the Highway Superintendent stating that he will not sign any permits allowing any work to be done for ingress or egress from Joslen Blvd. He also stated that ideally he would like the Highway Superintendent, Water and Sewer, Fire Chief, DOT and as many Board members as possible in a room to talk about this project as a whole, both Smokers choice and 161 Fairview Ave. Prior to next month s meeting when you come back the Board would like to see a single plat showing both Smokers Choice and 161 Fairview Ave on a single map at the same scale. Mr. Jurkowski stated that the reason for this is because of the traffic and meeting with DOT. Smokers Choice- Mr. Stellato gave the presentation for Smokers Choice. He stated that the building was going to be a 4,000 sq ft. building with a drive thru window on the west side of the building. He stated that with the move of the drive thru they are better directing the traffic flow. They will be restriping they will lose 9 parking spaces. Mr. Bucholsky asked who the owner of the property was and if we had a letter on file? He also asked about who owned Burger King Parcel. Ms. Poole stated the same company did. Chairman Stiffler said a concern he had was the traffic flow going on to the Burger King space. The Board asked to see the lease agreements so that they could make sure they have permission to be on the property. The Board made suggestions to move the building to make the traffic flow better. The Board has many concerns of the pattern of the way traffic flow is. The Board gave the applicant suggestions about moving the building to help with the traffic flow. The applicant was told to come back with new layout and site plan with 161 Fairview Ave. included. Dzubelski Apartments The applicant sent a letter. No one was present. Joslen Apartments Mr. Bianchine gave an update on the project. He told the board that they were finally able to get the easement from the abutting land owner that was needed. He also stated that they met with the Highway Superintendent, Water and Sewer and Mr. Jurkowski. He stated the access point is between two center lines, and there will be a 4 foot paved shoulder as asked by the Town. He stated that they redid the detention basin to include the whole site to incorporate together for the Storm water Management Report. There will be sidewalks installed from Joslen Commons to the community pool, putting up screening and berm along the site. The Board asked if the Community Center was for the Tenants of both portions of the project and they said yes. They were asked about snow storage and asked to show the storage areas on site plan. The Board discussed moving the pool to the other side to allow for moving the buildings back away from the road a little more. The applicant talked about taking 4 units off of the building to move it away from the road. The Board mentioned getting with the fire chief and getting his input on the drive radi. Mr. Jurkowski said he would like to meet with them and go over the technical aspects of the current engineer plans. Chairman Stiffler asked for revised plans for next month s meeting. S.T. Omi Realty Mr. D Onofrio recused himself due to be involved in this project as an abutting land owner. Mr. McEvoy was present on behalf of S.T. Omi Realty. The Planning Board Lawyer told Mr. McEvoy that he needed to incorporate the easement descriptions into the plans. Mr. McEvoy and Mr. Whitbeck will complete the descriptions by next meeting. Page 3 of 5

4 After SEQRA Review, Mr. Bucholsky made a motion to declare a Negative Declaration on this project. Ms. Kipp seconded it. All in The public hearing is set for October 24, 2017 at 7:45pm New Business Meisner Heritage Farm Mr Prendergast and Mr. Meisner were both present on behalf of Meisner Heritage Farm. Mr. Prendergast gave a brief overview of how Mr. Meisner came to the former Building Inspector and asked him if he could have a permit to build for a farm stand or would he need a site plan review. The former building inspector didn t think he would so Mr. Meisner built the building. He stated that the DOT curb cuts have been finished. He stated that Mr. Meisner wants to use the building for a Farm Store. There will be no septic use as of now, but may in the future for a restroom. The Board asked about the permit from DOT on the curb cuts and Mr. Prendergast said that he has a copy. Chairman Stiffler made a motion to waive any futher review of this project with the condition that Mr. Prendergast brings in the work permit from DOT. Mr. Bucholsky seconded it. All in Don Baker Family Farm Mr. Russell was present on behalf of the Baker farm, he presented new plans with one driveway instead of two. Mr. Baker wants to subdivide 100+ acres into and The reason for the change in the driveway, the county approve the second drive but it will require some work. The Board asked about NYSDEC wetlands and Army Corp wetlands. Mr. Russell stated at the north side of the parcel there are ACOE Wetlands and a NYSDEC check zone. Mr. Jurkowski feels that NYSDEC should look at the wetlands and the applicant will have to do EAF long form. He told the Applicant to identify the potential wetland check area on the map, fill out the long form EAF. The Board also wants the applicant to submit deeds, for the properties having access over the existing farm road. The Public Hearing is set for 8:00 pm October 24, 2017 Public Comment- There was no public comment this time. Mr. D Onofrio made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 pm. Ms. Kipp seconded it. All in The next regularly scheduled meeting is October 24, 2017 at 6:30 pm for the workshop and 7:30 pm for the regular meeting.. Respectfully Submitted, Page 4 of 5

5 Lisa Henry CC: Edward Stiffler, Chairman Sandra Kipp Robert MacGiffert Paul D Onfrio Michael Bucholsky Ray Jurkowski Virginia Benedict, Attorney Page 5 of 5