West
Carthage Planning Board
Regular Meeting
December
9, 2009
Board Members Present: Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
David Rohr, Paul Pierce, Tom
Valentine, Joe Onyon
Recording Secretary: Lou Ann Smith
Others Present: Mike Lundy, Frank Davis – Pleasant Night
Inn/Lunco, P.I.G. students.
Chairman Blinebry called the
meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes
for the Planning Board regular meeting on October 7, 2009 were reviewed. On
motion by J. Onyon and seconded by T. Valentine minutes were approved and carried
unanimously.
Mike
Lundy presents a sketch plan of the proposed signs for the Pleasant Night Inn
Hotel and explains the sizes and location placements. Three signs have been
proposed, one on Broad Street in front and between the hotel and the strip mall
building, one will be added to the Franklin Square sign on the corner of Broad
and Franklin Streets and one on Franklin Street at the new entrance to the
Hotel, Professional Bldg. and Lube Express w/small directional signs along the
driveway pointing to each individual business. The entrance driveway will be illuminated
with low level lighting.
R.
Blinebry indicates that the Broad
Street roadside sign will not be within code so a
Zoning Permit must be applied for, denied and then go before the ZBA for a
variance. M. Lundy agrees.
M.
Lundy explains that the corner Franklin
Street sign will be renovated by removing the
business name panels, replacing them with illuminated name panels and adding
the new Hotel sign. R. Blinebry explains that approval will not be needed as
long as no changes to the size of the present sign are made, because approval
had been granted when the strip mall was constructed.
M.
Lundy indicates that the sign at the entrance on Franklin Street will be within village
code.
No
comments/questions are made by the planning members. R. Blinebry asks for a
motion to accept the proposed sign sketch plan as indicated, T. Valentine
motions to accept, second by D. Rohr, carried unanimously.
R.
Blinebry opens the work session with the issue of residential wind power
alternatives. T. Valentine presents information on small wind systems from the
American Wind Association. J. Onyon also presents information on alternative
power systems. P. Pierce comments on information he has been looking into for
residential power systems as well as for businesses.
R.
Blinebry suggests that at the next meeting maybe he or T. Valentine can get in
touch with someone familiar with these power systems to come and do a
presentation for the Planning Board.
R.
Blinebry opens a discussion on the recently adopted Comprehensive Plan and ways
that changes might be made making it possible for either the Planning Board or
the Village Board to regulate what and how many of the same types of businesses
would be allowed in areas of the Business district. R. Blinebry will
investigate these possibilities and report back to the board.
Finally,
R. Blinebry commented on the possibility of developing the village owned
property on South Main Street
where the Missing Link Snowmobile Club is currently leasing from the village
and making some sort of walking trail/park along the village trail for
residents to enjoy. P. Pierce commented that he and R. Blinebry had been on a
committee regarding this same issue but nothing had come of it. R. Blinebry
would like to see if there would be any interest in pursuing something again.
The board members agree.
No
closing comments from the board members.
Next
regular meeting will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
R.
Blinebry asks for a motion to adjourn, motion by T. Valentine, second by P.
Pierce. The meeting is closed at 7:36 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lou
Ann Smith
Recording
Secretary
