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August
20, 2007
Planning Board Minutes
Oswego Town Hall |
Chair:
Jeffrey Boyer
Town Board Members: Judy Sabin-Watson, Francis
Dellamano,
Lee Phillips, Barry Pritchard, James Finn
Attorney To The Board: Stephen Greene, Jr. |
Call
to Order:
At approximately 7:10 PM, Chairman Jeffrey Boyer called the
meeting to order. He went down through the items on the Agenda.
Those
in attendance were:
Jeffrey
Boyer
Lee Phillips
Barry Pritchard
James Finn
Steve Greene, Jr.
Marjorie Best |
Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Attorney to the Board
Secretary |
Those absent were:
Judy
Watson
Francis Dellamano |
Member
Member |
Approval
of July 12, 2007 Committee Meeting Minutes:
Since there were no comments or corrections, Jeff asked for
a motion to approve the July 12, 2007 Committee Meeting Minutes.
Barry Pritchard made the motion. Jim Finn seconded the motion.
All Ayes. Motion carried.
Approval of July 16, 2007 Minutes:
Jeff asked if there were any comments or corrections to the
minutes of July 16, 2007. Barry Pritchard stated that on Page
2, under Tom Dunsmoor's public comment "When the Board
is all done with the documentation that is necessary, will this
create a positive declaration? Jeff Boyer states Yes".
This is not true. Jeff said it should state "That a determination
will be made". Lee Phillips made a motion to approve the
minutes with the modification, and Barry Pritchard seconded
the motion. All Ayes. Motion carried.
New Business:
Application #2007-10 - Joshua DeLorenzo - Special Permit - Used
Car Business - Public Hearing - 7:10 PM:
Jeff asked Mr. DeLorenzo to step up front and talk about his
proposal. The site is 347 Wall Street, and Jeff asked just where
that is. Joshua said it is right off 104A, just prior to the
Cayuga County line, technically right on the border of Oswego
County. It is a R-4 Agricultural Zoning. He said he applied
for the necessary paperwork from the DMV, and was told by the
Code Enforcement Officer would reject my application because
of the zoning out there, and would have to file for a special
permit. He is talking about a part time job. He needs a place
to park vehicles, and call a licensing facility. There will
be no changes to the property as it currently stands. He won't
be constructing on the premises, and the signage requirements
fall under the current guidelines as far as the town is concerned.
He has to put up a sign on the building 30î x 30î
under New York State Law. He said he wouldn't be installing
any other signs, or lights, or anything like that. There is
access to parking, and there is a 4-car garage on the premises,
which he could use for storage. Jeff asked if there would be
any modifications to the existing property, and Joshua said
no. Jeff asked where the access to the property would be from
, and Joshua said from Wall Street there is a driveway. Jeff
asked the Board if they had any comments on this matter. Barry
asked if there is office space on the property? Joshua said
unlikely, as he is not living at that property. We would be
mostly talking over the phone. There will be no staff. He said
he already has a full time job, so this would be a side line
job. Barry asked how many vehicles would be parked at one time
maximum. Josh said half a dozen at the most. The garage is accessible,
so maybe outside, two or three. Barry suggested to Steve that
we put a limit of the number of cars parked there to protect
the neighbors. Joshua said he has no problem with that. Barry
asked how many vehicles do the tenants have, and Josh said a
minimum of 4. He said he has a tenant there now that has 1 vehicle.
Barry said if he had 6 in the driveway, that would be odd for
the neighbors to see. Steve said it would be under a conditional
use approval. A Use Permit in an R-4 - under Section d, at no
time should you have any more than 6 vehicles on the premises
at any time. Jeff asked Marge if she had received any comments
from neighbors, and she said no. Joshua said he had received
a couple of phone calls from neighbors, as the letter was generic,
and he didn't get any objections from them. They just wanted
to know what he is planning to do. Jeff asked if he is going
to put a sign by the road advertising his business. Joshua said
he does have to have a sign that identifies the name of the
business - any of the signage he will have will be under the
16 square feet. It will be affixed to the garage. Jeff asked
for a motion to approve the Special Use Permit which will limit
the number of visible cars of 6 that are out of doors - six
vehicles maximum on the business property. That would be excepting
any vehicles owned by the residents of the house. Steve said
if a lot of cars show up there, you will have he Code Enforcement
Officer showing up asking what is going on here. If they start
storing friends cars there, it would be a problem. Joshua said
if that were the case, he would have a problem. That will not
happen. Barry made a motion that we approve the Special Use
Permit, and Lee Phillips seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Old Business:
Application #2007-03 - United Group - Oswego College Suites
- Site Plan Review:
Jeff said it has been very quiet this month. None of us have
received anything. Steve gave Jeff a letter from Michael J.
Stanley, who is the attorney for United Group, and he quoted
the letter written to Kevin Caraccioli:
I have discussed your letter of July 26, 2007 with my client.
It understands the need for the Planning Board to have adequate
time following completion of the SEQR process, and therefore
United Group is in agreement with your suggestion that the sixty-two
(62) day timeframe will commence at the time of the completion
of the SEQR process.
As you know, United Group is available and willing to furnish
any additional information required by the Planning Board o
assist in its review of any aspect of the project, including
environmental matters. Accordingly, if there is information
that would be helpful, we would request that it be communicated
to us as soon as possible.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter."
So when approval of the SEQR is finished, the 62 day clock will
start at that point. My discussion with Steve is that we get
what information that we do have to the County to allow the
County some time to review and get back to us with any additional
information that they need as well. So I make a motion that
in parallel to waiting for information from United Group that
we get out our information to the County and start review from
that prospective. Barry asked which one has the limitation of
having the SEQR process done, going to the Zoning Board or to
the County? Barry thought it couldn't go to one or the other
without the SEQR being completed. Steve said because we have
had the request out there for so long for additional information,
we are going to get a guidance from the County. If they throw
it back to us saying we need this done, or that done, our clock
is not starting at that point. We are just trying to get the
ball rolling. Jeff made a motion that we get the information
to the County that we have thus far, site plan, application
to get the County Review. Lee Phillips seconded the motion.
All ayes. Motion carried.
Public Comment:
None
Open Board Discussion:
Jeff said Judy was going to find out about the training sessions
for September. He said he would give her a call. The sessions
will be before our next meeting which is September 17th.
Barry Pritchard brought up a question that Mr. DeLorenzo had.
The letter to the neighbors just mentioned a Special Permit.
It did not explain what the purpose of the special permit was.
In the future, we should be more specific in the neighbor's
letter. It was specified in the Legal Notice, which is a different
document than the neighbor's letter.
Adjournment:
At approximately 7:30 PM, Lee Phillips made a motion to adjourn
the meeting Barry Pritchard seconded the motion. All Ayes. Motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie Best,
Secretary to Planning Board |
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