A.
Fusco: Two in the front and two in the back.
G.
Lake: So, you're going to use both buildings.
A.
Fusco: Yes, that's correct. Both buildings will have two apartments
in them and both will have real estate offices.
G. Lake: Are you doing work down there right now?
A.
Fusco: They are cleaning up and things of that nature.
A.
Dulgarian: I think it's a good use for that site but I would like
to see a more detailed plan on the exact use for the buildings
and getting towards Fair Avenue where you are clearing out now,
what is that going to be used for? As with any project that comes
before us we've had some sort of landscaping also. I don't see
anything on here other than removal of trees.
It looks one hundred times better already just with the clearing
that you are doing. I think it is a good location for that type
of business but we are just looking at a piece of paper with a
couple squares on it. I would like a little more.
V.
Werany: At the present time, there's not going to be any further
buildings put up?
A.
Fusco: No. Just renovations of the existing buildings. The only
real exterior work will be widening the driveways, putting in
some additional pavement and landscaping is proposed but it's
not shown on the plans. Handicap accessability will be added on.
P.
Owen: Nothing right now.
G.
Luenzmann: Nothing but comments from Mr. Dulgarian and Mr. McGoey
and paying particular attention to the landscaping.
G.
Lake: You have all of Dick's comments. There's quite a few of
them.
A.
Fusco: Yes I did.
G.
Lake: There's no sense in us running through each of them.
A.
Fusco: We agree to work with you on this.
G.
Lake: Dick, do you need another work session on this?
D.
McGoey: Yes.
G.
Lake: I think I'm safe in saying we all think it's a good project
for that area. We already have seen the amount of work going on.
You have to meet with Dick again, get it cleaned up and when you're
ready we will get you back in.
A. Fusco: I appreciate that. In fact Dick was good enough to get
it to us early and we were able to work out some of the comments.
G.
Lake: Set up another work session with Carol and we will try to
get you in as soon as possible.
TABLED.
1. WALLKILL DISTRIBUTION CENTER - SITE PLAN/SPECIAL USE PERMIT
East Main Street/Midway Park Drive (78-1-71.1) #013-000
A.
Russo: We are here tonight to discuss the SEQRA process and hopefully
the closure of the SEQRA process for the proposed Wallkill Distribution
Center. The last meeting which basically consisted of a work session
with the Board, myself, Mr. Simone, and TRC Raymond Keyes presented
a computer model for the Board members to address some key issues
of concerns with respect to peak hours impacts, traffic impacts
with and without the project. We seem to recall that we left that
meeting giving the Board members a wrong feeling with respect
to concerns that they had relative to traffic impacts. We then
scheduled a tentative brief meeting with Chairman Lake and Mr.
McGoey in November and we discussed some of the remaining issues
before we have the opportunity to wrap up the Environmental Assessment
Form package along with the Findings Statement. At that meeting
we provided a copy of a letter that we received from Mr. Garrison
who had completed Section 239 l & m report which indicated
that the applicant had favorably addressed their concerns satisfactorily.
We also discussed the need to provide some indication of impacts
resulting from building #2 along East Main Street. Some information
about some of the landscaping that would be completed on the project.
We also talked about some specifications. Mr. McGoey gave us some
specifications on the radius for Midway Park Drive as it meets
East Main Street. We were asked to prepare a Findings Statement
and get back to the Board. During the early part of December we
provided you with the most current Environment Assessment Form
package along with a draft Findings Statement. In the interim
we asked Mr. McGoey to provide us with any comments he may have
on the Findings Statement so that when we met with you tonight
we would be further ahead along of the SEQRA process. Last week
we received comments from Mr. McGoey and very quickly we think
we have addressed those comments and the Findings Statement we've
provided to the Board were the revised Findings Statement and
hopefully this will be the Final Findings Statement. We are here
tonight to hear from the Board on the SEQRA process to date.
G. Lake: Dick, you had fourteen additions you wanted put in.
D.
McGoey: They did submit on the 28th of December, 2001 a revised
Findings Statement incorporating everything that I noted in my
letter to them of the 21st of December, 2001. One additional issue
on Page 12 relates to the noise and the applicant refers to a
Local Law regulating unreasonable noise within the Town and my
reference had to do with the performance standards of the zoning
regulations and not the Local Law.
A.
Russo: Okay.
D.
McGoey: If you go back and revise that and refer to the performance
standards with respect to noise. That's all. Just keep in mind
that we're not approving a Site Plan. We are simply granting a
Negative Declaration on the basis of the Findings Statement.
G.
Lake: Any other comments from the Board?
V.
Werany: None.
A.
Dulgarian: I would be putting my trust in Dick because I did not
go through all the findings but I have confidence in that.
P.
Owen: I will agree to that.
G.
Luenzmann: I will agree to that.
G.
Lake: Anything else from the Board?
D.
McGoey: They were going to give us a CD on that which I didn't
get yet.
MOTION
to adopt the FINDINGS STATEMENT and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION made
by G. Luenzmann and seconded by P. Owen.
VOTING
AYE: G. Lake, A. Dulgarian, G. Luenzmann, P. Owen, V. Werany
MOTION
CARRIED. 5 AYES
2. HIGH BARNEY WOODS - 6 LOT SUBDIVISION - High Barney Road (65-1-11.22)
#039-001
J.
Tarolli: We are here to discuss a revised sketch plan. We were
here before you several months ago. We revised the plans and met
with Dick at a work session back at the end of November.
G.
Lake: If you remember this, they did have another work session.
I guess there are a couple of restraints here.
J.
Tarolli: I'm sorry. I didn't catch that.
G.
Lake: Didn't you say at the work session that there were a couple
of lots here that, landlocked, right?
D.
McGoey: Yes there is a landlocked parcel in the back which I referred
to in my previous comments. You didn't address it on the new Sketch
Plan.
J.
Tarolli: I think at the work session we discussed that an agent
for that property had called us.
D.
McGoey: Right.
J.
Tarolli: Wanted to know if we could provide access to them and
after discussing with them our viewpoints of that large tract
which is quite steep and did not have good soils that it would
not make much sense in our mind to extend the road to their property
if they couldn't utilize it. The other point was that if they
did, in fact, insist on an access it could be extended on High
Barney Road straight through lot #6. It would cut that lot less
than three acres. The soils in the zoning states that lot must
be three acres. Unless there was an absolute need and a desire
and a willingness for those people to come forth and discuss with
us the necessity to extend that. We don't want to offer it because
it took lot #6 out of the picture.
D.
McGoey: Maybe they would be interested in providing some compensation
to have that accomplished. I think it makes sense from a planning
issue for this Board to consider in providing access. I'm not
saying they should it gratuitously but certainly if something
could be worked out. Granted there are steep slopes there but
everybody finds a use for property if you can get to it. They
have an opportunity now to maybe provide access to it to serve
some use and purpose in the future. It may be a hiking trail for
the public or a nature area.
J. Tarolli: The only thing we could suggest would be that lot
#6 in its entirety would be available to those people.
D.
McGoey: It's cut already by this.
J.
Tarolli: Well, its not because that's just a road surface easement
for the Power Authority of New York to have access to the utility
line so we own across that right-of-way. Our parcel isn't cut
but certainly would be cut if somebody purchased fifty feet or
the Planning Board insisted that we open up fifty feet.
D.
McGoey: Maybe it will be simply allowing them access across that
on a private road. It doesn't necessarily have to be a public
road.
J.
Tarolli: Again, the area there is used for the Power Authority
but it isn't for them.
G.
Lake: This track of land has no access.
D.
McGoey: It doesn't look like it.
J.
Tarolli: It has access to another road to the north of here.
G.
Lake: It goes up the hill.
J.
Tarolli: Cul-de-sac and has a bunch of homes on it. It has frontage.
G.
Lake: And, that's the only access to that, you think. I think
Dick's right. That you should verify this. There is one hundred
some acres back there and people should be able to get to it.
Especially since you have the opportunity to do it now. If this
means an easement or through this fifty foot if you can verify
that for us by the time you come back.
V.
Werany: I see that this is not hooked up to any water and sewer
system. This is going to have drilled wells and septics.
J.
Tarolli: Correct.
V.
Werany: What's coming to my mind, is this going to involve a request
to go into Middletown water and sewer system?
J. Tarolli: Not at all.
V.
Werany: Is that the ultimate plan?
J.
Tarolli: No. We plan to individual wells and septic systems for
each of the six lots.
V.
Werany: That's right in line with that water and sewer down the
road there.
G.
Lake: On the other side.
V.
Werany: I just want to make sure that we're not going to get into
that.
G.
Lake: I agree with you, no.
V.
Werany: Other than that, I have no further questions.
A.
Dulgarian: I have nothing.
P.
Owen: I'm happier with this one. Just clarify for me, these are
three existing structures.
J.
Tarolli: Yes. This is a shed. One of them is being renovated,
the other is being lived in, correct?
J.
Huberth: Yes.
V.
Werany: At the present time, does he has access on the roads?
J.
Huberth: Yes on High Barney Road.
G.
Luenzmann: I don't have anything.
G.
Lake: Are you happy with the Sketch Plan?
G.
Luenzmann: It's better than it was before.
A.
Dulgarian: Let's find out more about the one lot.
J. Tarolli: Mr. Huberth has agreed that we can provide in line
with the fifty foot or forty foot, we can provide a fifty foot
access easement to that with certain conditions.
G.
Lake: Sure. When you come back.
J.
Tarolli: We will provide it whether or not they have access elsewhere
or not.
G.
Lake: That would be nice to know also.
J.
Tarolli: We're not in a position to talk with them. Their agent
calls us. We don't even know who they are. The agent hasn't called
us back since so, I think he is off track on this but we will
try and contact him. We could make the offer to the adjoining
property owner. They don't have to accept it. They can accept
it. We certainly can't force it upon them. We can make it available
to them through lot #6.
G.
Lake: Okay. Dick?
D.
McGoey: Yes.
J.
Tarolli: We will follow the Power Authority of New York right-of-way
so that both will have use of that.
D.
McGoey: When you're ready for formal action set up a work session
with Carol.
J.
Tarolli: Our next step assuming there is Sketch Plan is surveying
the property, do the topography and do the details.
G.
Lake: Are the Board members happier than you were?
V.
Werany: Yes.
A.
Dulgarian: A lot better.
P.
Owen: Yes.
G.
Luenzmann: Yes.
SKETCH
PLAN. No action.
MOTION to set a Special Meeting next Wednesday, January 9, 2002
at 5:30 P.M. to discuss Tetz made by V. Werany and seconded by
G. Luenzmann.
VOTING
AYE: G. Lake, A. Dulgarian, T. Hamilton, G. Luenzmann, P. Owen,
V. Werany
MOTION
CARRIED. 5 AYES
MOTION
to do the REORGANIZATION of the Planning Board on Wednesday, January
16, 2002 made by V. Werany and seconded by G. Luenzmann.
VOTING
AYE: G. Lake, A. Dulgarian, T. Hamilton, G. Luenzmann, P. Owen,
V. Werany
MOTION
CARRIED. 5 AYES
