West
Carthage Planning Board
Regular Meeting
January
6, 2010
Board Members Present: Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
David Rohr, Paul Pierce, Tom
Valentine, Joe Onyon
Recording Secretary: Lou Ann Smith
Others Present: no guest
Chairman Blinebry called the
meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
Minutes
for the Planning Board regular meeting on December 9, 2009 were reviewed. On
motion by D. Rohr and seconded by P. Pierce minutes were approved and carried
unanimously.
R.
Blinebry opens with the proposed Pleasant Night Inn Hotel sign sketch plans,
showing placements and dimensions. Existing sign #1, placed at the corner of Franklin St and Broad
St. will not be an
issue, it will only be upgraded cosmetically, no permit is needed. Sign #2
placed at the entrance to the complex off Franklin Street appears to be one solid
sign on a single pole. R. Blinebry asks the Board members if they would agree
to: if the sign is solid then the Zoning Permit should be denied and referred
to the ZBA for approval on the fact that it does not comply to size for the
area. Board members agree. R. Blinebry states if the sign is not solid and it
will contain individual signage and each sign can be easily replaced then would
the Board agree to this, Board members agree. R. Blinebry will meet with Mike
Lundy on January 7, 2010 to discuss this issue. Sign #3 placed on Broad Street (Route
26) in front of the Hotel does not meet code which was discussed with M. Lundy
at the December planning meeting. Sign is 34 feet high, 14 feet more than is allowed
in the area. Board members agreed that the extra height is needed for visual
purposes for oncoming traffic. M. Lundy agreed at the December meeting he would
be denied a Zoning Permit and would have to go before the ZBA for approval of
sign #3.
R. Blinebry
next discusses an e-mail he received from Assistant Fire Chief Larry Hall
regarding new business construction. L. Hall is concerned with the positioning
and internal floor plans of any new buildings for fire fighting purposes and
that the Fire Department should be informed of this information and have a
chance to view plans that are before the Planning Board. R. Blinebry agrees
with the content of L. Hall’s e-mail but he believes the information he is
requesting should come from the contractor/owner after the build is complete,
because site plans change, sometimes several times before the actual building
is complete. R. Blinebry believes all the Fire Department needs from the
Planning Board are what are on the Site Plan as far as where a building will be
positioned on the site. D. Rohr suggests that an invitation should be extended
to the Fire Chief to attend a Planning Board meeting when a new Site Plan is
going to be presented so he can review the plan as well. All Board members
agree.
No
closing comments from the board members.
Next
regular meeting will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
D.Rohr
motions to adjourn, second by J. Onyon. The meeting is closed at
7:10 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lou
Ann Smith
Recording
Secretary
