West
Carthage Planning Board
Regular Meeting
February 6, 2013
Board Members Present: Ronald Blinebry, Chairperson
David Rohr, Tom Valentine
Absent: Paul Pierce, Joe Onyon.
Others Present: Kathy Amyot – RACOG, Mike Lundy and Kent Burto
– Northern Developers, LLC
Chairman Blinebry called the
meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes
for January 2, 2013 approval, motion by D. Rohr, second by T. Valentine,
carried
Kathy
Amyot hands out literature regarding training meetings that will be held to
introduce the new Urbanized Designation Area for area municipalities. The first
will be held at the West Carthage Municipal building Feb. 7th and
another on Feb. 12th at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office in
Watertown. Kathy invites any of the Planning members to attend one or both
meetings. R. Blinebry will attend the meeting at West Carthage, but is unable
to attend the meeting on the 12th.
Mike
Lundy presents a revised plan for the Family Dollar Retail Store showing the
signage and states that they will no longer be placing the storm water
retention basin on the Johnson property because of the possibility that
property may not be developed or purchased. M. Lundy states that Family Dollar
is not in favor of open retention basins so they will develop underground as
was done at the Northern Federal Credit Union site. The plan M. Lundy presents
will be attached to 102-R that was received at the December 5th
meeting. M. Lundy then explains to the members the direction flow into catch
basins and out. M. Lundy will have 2 of the addition plans stamped and
delivered to the Clerk’s Office to be added to the approved plans so that one
can be forwarded to Jefferson County and the other for the office files.
M.
Lundy presents a new plan for the NAPA Auto Parts store that will be located at
22 Broad Street. M. Lundy states that some property has been traded and an
easement agreement has been made with Tim O’Connor along Franklin Street. The Bank
on the corner lot has been eliminated on the new plan and has adjusted to show
that both lots will be conforming lots once a lot line change has been
approved. R. Blinebry asks if Mike
received a copy of the letter from DOT stating that the entrance drive off of
Broad Street wasn’t being approved. M. Lundy states he did and he will address
that issue with them, he is confident that DOT will approve the entrance once
the Site Plans are approved by the Planning Board. D. Rohr asks if he still
plans on a right in right out only entrance if the Broad Street entrance is
approved by DOT, M. Lundy responds yes and also states that there will still be
an entrance off Franklin St., it will be similar to the way the entrance is for
the Aldi’s and Advanced Auto store, both of those stores can be accessed either
from Broad Street or High St. M. Lundy states the entrance from Broad Street
will service the corner lot as well as the NAPA store. M. Lundy states the
utilities will be within the cross easement on Franklin Street. M. Lundy plans
on stabilizing the NAPA site so it will be ready when Lee Gill is ready to
build, which may not be this year. R. Blinebry reminds M. Lundy that if he is
looking for approval with Zoning Permits, the permits are only good for 6
months and if they lapse Lee Gill will have to start the process all over
again, M. Lundy asks if an extension can’t be given, R. Blinebry states he
would want to see the plans again and have the whole Board review them again.
M. Lundy asks if the plan can be considered a Preliminary Site Plan and have
them go to Jefferson County for review. R. Blinebry states the plan can be a
Sketch Plan, he would like to have a more formal drawing to submit to Jefferson
County. M. Lundy asks when the next Jefferson County Planning meeting is, R.
Blinebry states the submission would need to be in by Feb. 14th for
the Feb. 26th meeting. R. Blinebry states that he would like a good
hard copy of the plan and would set Feb. 13th to hold a Preliminary
Site Plan review, but the packet would need to be hand delivered to Jefferson
County to make the deadline for submissions. R. Blinebry also states that a
Public Hearing would need to be held and could be at the next Planning Board
meeting on March 6th, the comments should be received back from
Jefferson County and a final could be done if they are. M. Lundy agrees and
will have a new plan copy for the Feb. 13th meeting.
M.
Lundy asks what is needed to do the lot line adjustment for the two properties
on Broad Street. R. Blinebry will forward that information to K. Burto, and
states that mylar copies will be required. K. Burto states he will get all the
rest of the descriptions together for R. Blinebry and the mylar copies will be
dropped off at the Clerk’s office when they are ready.
K.
Burto asks about the curb cuts for the Franklin Street entrance, R. Blinebry states
that Don Monaghan will need to be involved and give his approval.
K.
Burto asks if the Zoning Permits for the Family Dollar can be issued, R.
Blinebry states when the new addition to the plans are received he will issue
one for the building and one for the signs.
T.
Valentine asks about the hand out that Kathy Amyot gave them on the urbanization;
R. Blinebry states again he will attend the 7th meeting to find out
what it is about and report back at the next meeting.
R.
Blinebry sets February 13th to meet to do a Preliminary Site Plan
review for the NAPA Auto store at 6:30 p.m. and the March 6th
meeting will be a Public Hearing for the NAPA Auto store at 6:30 p.m.
Motion
by T. Valentine, second by D. Rohr to close the meeting at 7:22 p.m., carried.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lou
Ann Smith
Recording
Secretary
