4-6-09
Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
April 6, 2009
Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Marilyn Moncsko, Judi Gould, Al & Alicia Armstrong, Bob Guynup, Randy Preston, Steve Corvelli and Shirley Lawrence.
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve March 2, 2009 minutes presented by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Judi Gould;
Carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Whiteface Outlook-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt
*Conditional approval was granted on March 2nd. All changes are due within 180 days.
*Conditional approval letter was faxed to the APA (Virginia Yamrick). She will be approving the R-3 district
*There are only a few small items left to complete (DOH & feasibility study).
Whiteface Overlook-Alan Openheim
*Town water and the water district for this project is an issue that needs to be resolved.
*The APA is requiring additional information from Alan at this time.
WFE VENTURES represented by Kiersten Devlin
*NJ letter from APA has been received.
*SEQR form has been filled out. The board reviewed the form and items that had questions.
*Some work has been started on the project. A road was cut in across the New Bridge Brook. There are temporary DEC permits for the stream crossing.
*NYSDOH application is incomplete.
*There are two lots that need a variance.
*The board agreed that the rear setback variance on the two lots should be approved.
*There was discussion on if any of the project needed to be reviewed by the towns engineer. It was agreed that if the plans for the bridge were signed by a licensed engineer they would probably be acceptable, but there may be a need for the town engineer for the SWMP.
*Bob Guynup had concerns over future development on Lot #9.
NEW BUSINESS
*Cameron Grady-Variance to locate a service station within 200’ of a residence.
*The majority of the board felt the variance should be denied with Bruce Huntington making “no comment”.
SIGN ORDINANCE
*Discussion was held on the sign ordinance. Previous comments had been made that the old sign ordinance is fine the way it is.
*Randy Preston stated that the Town Board wanted input from the businesses. He further thought that many of the signs should be grandfathered until they needed to be replaced or someone new took over the business.
*Bruce Huntington felt the ordinance should be written to get rid of the unwanted signs.
*Judi Gould felt the town should be looking forward to the kind of signs they would like to see 15 years from now.
April 6, 2009
Planning Board Meeting
*The Board agreed on the following:
The town should have a sign ordinance.
The town should establish a committee to develop the process and the working code to present to the Town Board for adoption.
The town should use the Visitors Bureau and other local business not attached to the Bureau to formulate a workable code.
The town should start with the “Original” regulations that appear in Article VI (page 601) of the town code.
The town should consult with the town attorney on the legality of the new and revised codes.
BOARD COMMENTS ON THE APA LOCAL GOV’T CONFERENCE.
*All attendees felt it was quite informative.
Meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
April 6, 2009
Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Marilyn Moncsko, Judi Gould, Al & Alicia Armstrong, Bob Guynup, Randy Preston, Steve Corvelli and Shirley Lawrence.
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve March 2, 2009 minutes presented by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Judi Gould;
Carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Whiteface Outlook-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt
*Conditional approval was granted on March 2nd. All changes are due within 180 days.
*Conditional approval letter was faxed to the APA (Virginia Yamrick). She will be approving the R-3 district
*There are only a few small items left to complete (DOH & feasibility study).
Whiteface Overlook-Alan Openheim
*Town water and the water district for this project is an issue that needs to be resolved.
*The APA is requiring additional information from Alan at this time.
WFE VENTURES represented by Kiersten Devlin
*NJ letter from APA has been received.
*SEQR form has been filled out. The board reviewed the form and items that had questions.
*Some work has been started on the project. A road was cut in across the New Bridge Brook. There are temporary DEC permits for the stream crossing.
*NYSDOH application is incomplete.
*There are two lots that need a variance.
*The board agreed that the rear setback variance on the two lots should be approved.
*There was discussion on if any of the project needed to be reviewed by the towns engineer. It was agreed that if the plans for the bridge were signed by a licensed engineer they would probably be acceptable, but there may be a need for the town engineer for the SWMP.
*Bob Guynup had concerns over future development on Lot #9.
NEW BUSINESS
*Cameron Grady-Variance to locate a service station within 200’ of a residence.
*The majority of the board felt the variance should be denied with Bruce Huntington making “no comment”.
SIGN ORDINANCE
*Discussion was held on the sign ordinance. Previous comments had been made that the old sign ordinance is fine the way it is.
*Randy Preston stated that the Town Board wanted input from the businesses. He further thought that many of the signs should be grandfathered until they needed to be replaced or someone new took over the business.
*Bruce Huntington felt the ordinance should be written to get rid of the unwanted signs.
*Judi Gould felt the town should be looking forward to the kind of signs they would like to see 15 years from now.
April 6, 2009
Planning Board Meeting
*The Board agreed on the following:
The town should have a sign ordinance.
The town should establish a committee to develop the process and the working code to present to the Town Board for adoption.
The town should use the Visitors Bureau and other local business not attached to the Bureau to formulate a workable code.
The town should start with the “Original” regulations that appear in Article VI (page 601) of the town code.
The town should consult with the town attorney on the legality of the new and revised codes.
BOARD COMMENTS ON THE APA LOCAL GOV’T CONFERENCE.
*All attendees felt it was quite informative.
Meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
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