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February
19, 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 7:15 PM, Chairman Jeffrey Boyer called the
meeting to order.
Attendance:
Those
in attendance were:
Chair
Member
Member
Member
Attorney
Secretary |
Jeffrey
Boyer
Judy Sabin-Watson
Francis Dellamano
Lee Phillips
Kevin Caraccioli (Sat in for Stephen Greene, Jr.)
Marjorie Best |
Absent was:
Member
Member
Attorney |
Barry Pritchard
James Finn
Stephen Greene, Jr. |
Old
Business:
Approval of January 15, 2007 Minutes:
Judy Watson made a motion to approve the January 15, 2007 Minutes.
Lee Phillips seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
New Business:
Jeff Smetana - United Group - College Housing on Johnson Road
- Informational Only
Jeffrey Smetana of United Group was welcomed by Chairman Jeff
Boyer to give his presentation. Along with the Board Members,
Scott Pritchard and Greg Herrmann appeared at the meeting for
the Fire Department.
Mr. Smetana explained the project, and showed drawings, including
the location, the lodge, apartments - Phases 1 and 2, and floor
plans. He said he is in the process of getting the Site Plan
ready to present to the Planning Board. He said the property
along the back and south side is owned by Mike Hagenmayer. There
are 3 homes at the bottom on Johnson Road. Mr. Frank Mazzoli
owns two of them, one being rental property.
Jeff Smetana explained there will be a 4 story lodge at the
top of the hill. The lodge would house an equipment room, a
little convenience store, a coffee shop with pizzas and subs.
Phase 1 and 2 which are the apartments, will be down the hill
in front of the lodge. He said there will be parking in the
back for the students, and private access roads for buses.
Lee Philips asked what type of construction will be in the buildings,
and Jeff said wood frame, hard pine. He also asked if there
would be an outside fire escape, like metal stairs, and Jeff
said no. There are several safe ways the students can get out
of their apartments.
The furnished apartments will be 3 floors, being 6 apartments
per floor. The apartments will house a laundry room, exercise
room as well as a study room. Phase 1 will have a little over
100 apartments. They will have 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. Jeff
also explained that there will be a General Manager of the complex,
as well as security service and an RA. There will be a License
Agreement, not a Lease Agreement.
Kevin asked if there will be free standing units, and sprinkler
systems, to which Jeff stated yes. Judy asked if the facility
would be for upper classmen, and Jeff said it would.
The subject of fire protection came up. Scott Pritchard and
Greg Herrmann were in attendance. Scott said for the 4 story
lodge building, it may be necessary to buy more equipment. They
don't have equipment to reach the 4th floor. Fran asked about
a sanitary sewer. Jeff said he has talked with Barton and Loguidice,
who did Ontario Heights.
Jeff Smetana pointed to one of the roads on the drawing, and
said it would be a pedestrian road.
Greg Herrmann pointed to a dark spot on the drawing and asked
what it was. Jeff said it is a retention wall. It will face
the wetlands, and there will be a grassy area. The wall will
be 20 feet high. He said they would plant some ivy along there.
The whole area will be beautifully landscaped, and area would
have a rustic look.
Lee Phillips asked Jeff when he would like to start building,
and he answered this coming summer, and the first phase would
be completed in August, 2008. Lee also asked who they would
hire, and Jeff said they have general contractors. Part of it
will be union scale. He said he would like to get all the necessary
Planning and Zoning Board Applications ready for the March meetings,
along with the SEQR process, Site Plan and all other documentation
needed. Kevin said as far as the SEQR process is concerned,
there are several agencies that will get involved, and hopefully
it will be determined that the Planning Board will be the lead
agency. The neighbors will received letters to be notified.
Fran said according to Zoning Regulations, the building height
is 35 feet - 2- stories, and Scott Pritchard stated the reason
for that is fire protection. Fran asked if they have adequate
equipment for 35 feet high, and Scott said they did
Fran also asked Jeff about sports - will they use open areas
for a ball field or soccer field. Jeff said they have sports
facilities across the road - Johnson Road. He also asked what
is in back of the proposed project, and Jeff said it is all
woods. He said there would be lighting by the woods.
Jeff was asked again about parking, and he said there are going
to be 3 parking spaces per apartment. Lee Phillips asked if
the house there now is going to go, and Jeff said it is.
Fran suggested that maybe the Town should hire an Engineer as
far as code enforcement.
Mr. Smetana finished his presentation by stating he would submit
his applications and documentation in a timely manner.
Public Comment:
There was no one from the public present.
Open Board Discussion:
Chairman Jeff Boyer drew up a sketch of the Mandatory Training
Sessions for members, with various titles - Description; High
Points, Planner Hours, Attorney Hours, and a column for each
board member. He asked the members to check what they felt were
their first priorities. After some discussion it was decided
that 4 categories were most important, namely: #3 - Site Plan
Review and Special Use Permits; #4 - SEQR - Introduction to
the State Environmental Quality Review; #7 - ABC's of SUPs -
Special Use Permits; and #9 - Subdivision Review. Jeff said
he would get together with Marge and draft a letter to be sent
to David Turner, the Director of Oswego County Dept. of Community
Development, Tourism and Planning.
Adjournment:
At approximately 8:45 PM, Lee Phillips made a motion to adjourn
the meeting. Judy Watson seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie Best,
Secretary to Planning Board
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