TOWN OF LEE PLANNING BOARD

MINUTES OF JANUARY 5, 2016

PRESENT:  Dennis Sexton – Chairman, James Jones – Deputy Chairman, Edward Davis, Patrick Pomento, John McMahon and Amanda Grimm

EXCUSED: Brad Davis

ABSENT: N/A

PUBLIC HEARING:  Daniel Pfendler seeks to subdivide an approximate 16.12 acre parcel from an existing 95.8 acre parcel at property located at 10100 Harris Road, Town of Lee, designated as Tax Parcel 133.000-1-8.1.

No one was present for the public hearing.  Patrick Pomento made a motion to close the public hearing. The motion was seconded by Ed Davis and carried.

CALL TO ORDER:  The regular meeting was called to order at 7:32 pm.  The roll was called by Chairman Dennis Sexton and all members were present with the exception of Brad Davis.  The minutes of December 1, 2015 were reviewed.  Ed Davis made a motion to approve the Minutes of December 1, 2015 as presented.  The motion was seconded by John McMahon and carried.

OLD BUSINESS:  Andy Bailey presented the Board with the maps to review in connection with the Pfendler proposed subdivision.  James Jones made a motion to approve the subdivision as presented. The motion was seconded by Ed Davis and carried.

NEW BUSINESS:  Steve Kinley, Real Estate Representative for Stewarts Shops Corporation, was present to discuss rebuilding the store located at 9128 Turin Road.

Mr. Kinley presented sketches of the redevelopment plan.  The acreage expansion will be from 1 acre to 2.7 acres. There will be two additional gas dispensers and 31 parking spaces. The expanded parking lot will allow ease for the delivery trucks to drive around the site for deliveries of products and gas. The outdoor appearance of the store was also presented.

Ed Davis asked about the location of the entrances. Mr. Kinley responded that the southern entrance on Route 26 will remain open and the current entrance (located closer to the intersection) will be closed. The second entrance will be located on Stokes Westernville Road (approximately 120 feet from the intersection). Both entrances will also be used as exits.

Dennis Sexton asked about the timeline for rebuilding the store – Mr. Kinley replied that it will be this summer or fall (a 12 week window is anticipated for the reconstruction) and the existing store will remain open while construction is taking place.

The lighting will be LED (pointed downward).

Mr. Kinley stated that landscaping, lighting and stormwater management plans will be included in the next submittal (and presented to the Board at the February 2, 2016 meeting).

Dennis Sexton stated that the site plan review is a 3-step process (Sketch and Concept Review; Preliminary Site Plan Review and Final Site Plan Review {which includes a public hearing as well as the review by the County and State}).

Ed Davis requested more distances be annotated on the next submittal.

Patrick Pomento made a motion to approve the Sketch and Concept Review plan as presented. The motion was seconded by John McMahon and carried.

David Sweet was present and presented sketches in connection with a proposed subdivision of land located on Kiwanis Road. The Board stated that the property will need to be surveyed and those full size maps presented at the next meeting. Mr. Sweet was also instructed to show the septic and well on the survey.

Wayne Towne and his representative, Attorney David Rapke, were unable to attend the meeting to discuss a proposed lot line extension in connection with property located on Golly Road. However, Dennis Sexton stated that he spoke with Town Attorney David Rapke who explained what Mr. Towne proposes. A map was presented to the Board portraying the proposed lot line extension. The son currently owns a parcel and has been mowing and taking care of a portion of the bordering lot that belongs to his father. Wayne Towne Jr. is selling his lot and the father has agreed to convey the portion which the son has been mowing and maintaining (.7 acre in size – there is no road frontage or buildings located on the .7 acre parcel) and the plan is to coalesce it into the son’s lot. Patrick Pomento made a motion to approve the lot line extension for Wayne Towne. The motion was seconded by James Jones and carried.

Michael Houghton and Justin Gualtieri were present to discuss property located at 6506 Elmer Hill Road. It is currently mixed used (residential and commercial). They would like to make it all residential. It is currently unoccupied at this time. Mr. Gualtieri stated they would not be adding anything to the structure, but would like to incorporate the lower square footage into residential units. There would be 7 units with no commercial use in the facility. Patrick Pomento asked if there was any zoning ordinance regarding number of units. Ivan Pritchard stated that the septic would need to be sufficient to handle all of the proposed units. Mike Houghton stated that research has been done and presented a letter from Tim Hogan regarding the septic systems. All units will have their own heating and air conditioning units (all energy efficient). The water is a 2 inch main coming into the facility along with a 400 amp service. The entrance would remain the same as it currently is. The parking lot will remain gravel with the exception of the sidewalk to the building.

Dennis Sexton stated that the Planning Board will need to do a site plan review, which is a 3 step process (Sketch and Concept Review; Preliminary Site Plan Review and Final Site Plan Review).

Patrick Pomento made a motion to approve the Sketch and Concept Review plan as presented (converting existing structure from mixed use to all residential use). The motion was seconded by Ed Davis and carried.

DISCUSSION:  Ed Davis discussed the proposed cemetery on the Dan Miller farm located on Belcher Road. Mr. Miller is proposing to take one acre and create a cemetery for the Amish community. Ed Davis researched the New York State Department of Health and only found two rules relating to private cemeteries – the cemetery cannot be within 200 feet of municipal water source or within 100 feet of any watercourse. Ed Davis made a motion that the Planning Board take no action based on the site visit and refer it back to the Zoning Board. The motion was seconded by Patrick Pomento and carried.

NEXT MEETING:  There being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Ed Davis seconded by John McMahon and carried to adjourn the meeting at 9:25 PM. The next meeting of the Planning Board will be held on February 2, 2016.

                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                    Judy E. Tallarino

                                                                                    Secretary