West
Carthage Planning Board
Meeting
August
7, 2012
Board Members Present: Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
David Rohr, Tom Valentine, Joe
Onyon
Paul Pierce - excused
Recording Secretary: Lou Ann Smith
Others Present: Mike
Lundy and Kent Burto – Northern Developers, Elaine Avallone – CRT,
Chairman Blinebry called the
meeting to order at 6:42p.m.
Minutes
for the Regular Meeting held August 1, 2012 were reviewed. On motion by J.
Onyon and seconded by D. Rohr minutes were approved and carried unanimously.
R. Blinebry asks Mike Lundy
how he would like to proceed. M. Lundy begins with the Discount Retail Store
Site Plan. As requested by the Board members at the August 1 meeting M. Lundy
shows the final grades, with the building pushed back to allow for required
front setback. Changes to drainage are shown and explained. The road is shown
to be extended a little farther back than first plans showed and the parking
elevation is slightly higher than the Vanier property, M. Lundy still plans on
meeting with the Vanier’s to review with them his plans. M. Lundy shows more
green space in the front of the store and along the Vanier side property line,
creating a well landscaped buffer area with trees and shrubbery. Light poles
are shown moved from the perimeter to the interior parking lot and wall pack
lighting on exterior walls. R. Blinebry asks about placement of the fire
hydrants, M. Lundy states there is one that he is aware of close to the
property. R. Blinebry states that if a new water line is installed, new hydrant
placement will be made; M. Lundy states the new water line will be contingent
to the PDD development, but if DOT decides to make road improvements the
village will most likely do the water line anyway. R. Blinebry asks about
parking spaces, M. Lundy states there are 47 spaces. R. Blinebry states that
may not be enough a few more may need to be added for employees. M. Lundy
states they could be added in the rear if necessary. Water/Sewer utilities are
shown. M. Lundy states he is still not able to reveal the store chain but has
advised the chain that the name will need to be revealed at the Final, and they
have agreed. R. Blinebry asks if a SWPPP will be prepared, M. Lundy planned on
doing a SWPPP for all four projects. R. Blinebry asks what if Jefferson County
asks why there is none, M. Lundy states he will consider this project as
independent from the others and will have a SWPPP available before final
approval. R. Blinebry states the property meets all the requirements and asks
M. Lundy if these plans should be considered Preliminary Site Plans, M. Lundy
states yes. R. Blinebry will draft a letter to Jefferson County and submit the
Plans for their review. R. Blinebry asks for 3 full size sets, M. Lundy agrees.
Motion to accept Preliminary Site Plan as presented is made by T. Valentine,
seconded by J. Onyon, carried. R. Blinebry asks if the parking requirements can
be clarified, M. Lundy agrees.
M. Lundy continues with the request
to change the entire Johnson property from Arterial to PDD. R. Blinebry states
that with the absence of P. Pierce he wants to make aware that at first P.
Pierce wasn’t convinced that the entire property should be changed, that maybe
the front commercial should stay Arterial, but after the August 1st
meeting and discussing it with Ron, Paul
believes it would be beneficial to change entire property to
PDD. T. Valentine asks how many subdivisions will be applied for in the
first parcel, M. Lundy states 4 and they will be maintained by Mike’s company,
the housing parcel, will be maintained by that developer. M. Lundy states that
with each building that goes into the commercial parcel he will need to bring
each individual plan to the Planning Board for approval. M. Lundy states it is
not his intention to have many local businesses located in the commercial
parcel, he would be looking to fill with either national or regional
businesses, with only a few local businesses in the small strip mall area. M.
Lundy states that changing to PDD will provide more flexibility for him as well
as the Planning Board. R. Blinebry reviews the procedure stating a letter will
be drafted to the Village Board with the Planning Board’s recommendation that
the parcel be changed from Arterial to PDD as the first step. It will then be
the Village Board’s responsibility to hold a Public Hearing; forward the
request to Jefferson County for review and then the Village Board will approve
the change. M. Lundy states he is having a full SEQR done before the transfer
of property as he wants to address any problems that may arise before
proceeding.
R. Blinebry asks if there are
any questions or comments, none given. R. Blinebry asks for a motion to
recommend to the Village Board that the entire 72 acres be rezoned from
Arterial to PDD, J. Onyon motions to recommend the rezone, seconded by D. Rohr,
carried. R. Blinebry will draft a letter to the Village Board with the
recommendation and will forward to Jefferson County a copy.
R.
Blinebry asks if any board members have any comments, none given.
The
next regular Planning Board meeting will be held September 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
T.
Valentine motions to adjourn, seconded by D. Rohr; the meeting is closed at 8:00
p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lou
Ann Smith
Recording
Secretary
