Planning Board Minutes

3-1-2010

2010-03-01T13:08:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
March 1, 2010

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Marilyn Moncsko Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, and Glen Gebel.

Public present: Randy Prestson, Steve Corvelli, Bill Skufca, Doug Stoner, Alan Oppenheim, Rarilee Conway, Kathleen Suozzo and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:03 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the February 1, 2010 meeting were approved with motion made by Marilyn Moncsko seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
VFE VENTURES
· Preliminary approval was granted at the November 2, 2009 meeting. Based on our timeline Peter Coffrin has six months to complete his task. (May 2, 2010)
· Still outstanding is a letter or form from the State Department or other proper entity, that the HOA has been accepted and granted for use.
· An email was received stating that the letter from the State Department is about 2 months away.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.
*The APA is the lead agency.
*Preliminary approval was granted on July 6 and an extension was granted by the Wilmington Planning Board on January 4, 2010. Based on our timeline Alan Oppenheim has six months to complete his task. (July 4, 2010)
*Alan has APA approval
*The final set of drawings include everything and have been approved by the APA.
*Alan is asking this board for final site plan approval.
*There are a few engineering details that might have changed.
*The legal form of ownership has changed. The original application was for a town house complex and is now a condominium concept.
*Condos were recommended by the DOH due to an issue regarding the septic and the formation of a transportation corporation.
*The Inn at Whiteface has been included in the water district extension. No other neighbors wished to join in the water system.
*Discussion was held on if there was a need for a subdivision with townhouses. Bruce Huntington felt this board does not have jurisdiction for site plan review.
*Alan has been before the Zoning Board and received a variance and a conditional use permit.
*Bruce Huntington felt the change from townhouses to condos is a considerable change in the application. The property would be taxed considerably different.
*Alan expressed his wish to work with the town and also would like to move forward.
*There would be a condo association. It would be considered one lot with separate ownership of the 12 units but not the land. Each owner would have 1/12 interest in the association.
*Alan reviewed information that he had from Tim Smith.
*Alan questioned if this board is deemed to have jurisdiction, will they move forward with approval contingent upon an opinion from the town attorney.
*Bruce Huntington felt a substantial change should go back to a public hearing. Alan did not feel this was a substantial change.
*Bruce stated that taxes received for condos will be less. It was noted that the taxes were not the concern of this board.
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*Bert Yost reviewed definitions and feel this should be a subdivision.
*Alan noted that the only change is how the owners will take title.
*Bruce Huntington felt to act in the public interest, the public should get to have input on it.
*Motion presented by Bert Yost to grant final approval with the condition that the town attorney review and agree that this board has jurisdiction; seconded by Judi Gould.
Roll call vote: Marilyn Moncsko-yes; Judi Gould-yes; Bert Yost-yes; Glen Gebel-yes; Bob Peters-yes; Bruce Huntington abstained from voting because he is a neighbor within 500’ of the project.

WHITE PINES
*DOUG STONER-100 ACRE SUBDIVISION ON JUNIPER HILL.
*Doug has had an informal meeting with the APA and DOH and feels he will be able to file an application soon.
*Doug has adopted all the previous recommendations by the board.
*Doug would like a mutual driveway off the cul-de-sac (3 off one and 2 off the other)
*Kathy reviewed the plans in regards to stormwater including rain gardens and grass swale waterways with the board.
*The turn-around area for emergency vehicles was reviewed.
*Perk tests as well as soil tests have been done.

NEW BUSINESS
*First Columbia had a public hearing on February 17th.
*The ZBA is holding a special meeting on March 10th.

DISCUSSION
*APA Local Government Day will be March 23rd & 24th .
*New forms are available on the town web site.

CORRESPONDENCE
*Judy Gould gave update on the zoning laws committee progress.
*The Planning Board would have site plan review over all applications.
*There was a lengthy discussion on spot zoning and related item.

ADJOURNMENT- 8:45 p.m.

2-1-2010

2010-02-01T13:06:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
February 1, 2010

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Marilyn Moncsko Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, and Glen Gebel.

Public present: Bob Guynup, Steve Corvelli, Bill Skufca and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

OLD BUSINESS
VFE VENTURES
· Preliminary approval was granted at the November 2, 2009 meeting. Based on our timeline Peter Coffrin has six months to complete his task. (May 2, 2010)
· Still outstanding is a letter or form from the State Department or other proper entity, that the HOA has been accepted and granted for use.
·

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.
*The APA is the lead agency.
*Preliminary approval was granted on July 6 and an extension was granted by the Wilmington Planning Board on January 4, 2010. Based on our timeline Alan Oppenheim has six months to complete his task. (July 4, 2010)
*Alan hopes to have his APA approval in time for the March meeting. He is on the APA agenda for Feb. 11 or 12.

WHITE PINES
*DOUG STONER-100 ACRE SUBDIVISION ON JUNIPER HILL.
*Presently Doug Stoner is having a meeting with the APA on Feb. 10 before he presents the application.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the January 4, 2010 meeting were approved with motion made by Judi Gould, seconded by Marilyn Moncsko; carried unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS-Lighthouse Bakery-Conditional Use Permit-Kate Santerre.
*Wishes to operate the business formerly operated by John Levy at the Evening Hatch.
*Septic system is new.
*Will be leasing from Jan Betters.
*She has a permit from Agriculture & Markets.
*There were no issues by this board.

DISCUSSION-AES REVIEW OF THE BOWMAN LANE PROJECT.
*Review #3-Page 9 Items 1,2,5,7 & 8 are the items that the Planning Board will be responsible for.
*February 2nd. There will be a walk through of the property with someone present representing First Columbia.
*There was discussion on the Land Use Code and multiple family dwellings.
*There was concern over setting a precedence.
*Referral has not been received from the ZBA for the First Columbia application.
*The zoning board should clarify with the town attorney his opinion of the density and referral process to the Planning Board.
*The Land Use Code is so unclear, it is hard to understand.
*Bruce Huntington would like a special meeting with the boards and the attorney. Bob Guynup stated that he has a letter of opinion from the attorney.
*Bert Yost suggests to the Zoning Board that they adhere to strict enforcement of the Land Use Code allowing 16 units.
*Judi Gould feels the setting of a precedence (going from 16 allowed units to 27) should be considered.
*Bob Peters suggested the zoning board have legal counsel advise on their opinion.

CORRESPONDENCE
*Zoning laws committee is in progress.

ADJOURNMENT- 8:38 p.m.

1-4-10

2010-01-04T13:06:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
January 4, 2010

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Marilyn Moncsko Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Glen Gebel and Ginny Crispell.

Public present: Bob Guynup, Steve Corvelli, Randy Preston, Bill Skufca, Barbara & Doug Stoner, Kathleen and Tom Suozzo and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:03 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the December 7, 2009 meeting were approved with motion made by Judi Gould, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
VFE VENTURES
· Preliminary approval was granted at the November 2, 2009 meeting. Based on our timeline Peter Coffrin has six months to complete his task. (May 2, 2010)
· Still outstanding is a letter or form from the State Department or other proper entity, that the HOA has been accepted and granted for use.
·

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.
*The APA is the lead agency.
*Preliminary approval was granted on July 6, 2009 by the Planning Board.
*Alan Oppenheim has submitted a letter requesting a 6 month extension. A motion was presented by Bert Yost to approve a six month extension; seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously.
*Alan hopes to have his APA approval in time for the March meeting.
*Bob Guynup stated that he has a notice of completed application from the APA.

NEW BUSINESS
DOUG STONER-100 ACRE SUBDIVISION ON JUNIPER HILL.
*The subdivision will be called White Pines.
*Doug Stoner reviewed the plans with the board.
*The road is now in better condition.
*He decreased the number of lots from 9 to 8 from his previous application.
*He plans to dedicate the road to the town.
*Perk tests and test holes have been done on each site.
*The lay out of the road has been changed to make it much flatter.
*No retention ponds are required. Storm water management plans will handle a 100 year storm.
*Kathy Suozzo, Doug’s engineer, made comments on the plans.
*In regards to the road plan, water will be circulated back into the ground where it originates.
*There will be no retention pond behind Congedo’s.
*The board will require approval from the Highway Superintendent.
*There will be no HOA.
*Doug will retain 85.86 acres with no intention to build on it.
*Utilities will be underground.
*Will be going back through the DOH regarding wells.
*There are no plans at this time for setting aside recreational property.
*He is not planning on cutting in drives for sites.
*Do not plan on building the houses on the sites.
*The board needs to know where the driveway cuts will be on the final plans.
*The property is mostly low intensity use.
*Driveways need to be 12’ and maintained for emergency vehicle access.
*Discussion was held on the need for outside advice from an engineer. APA will be the lead agency.
*The Stormwater Manangement Plan will be the main concern.
*Bill Skufca recommended larger stones for the ditches. Culverts will be 18”.

DISCUSSION
NONE

CORRESPONDENCE
*Zoning laws committee is in progress. The next meeting will be January 13, 2010 to discuss signs.

ADJOURNMENT- 7:56 p.m.

12-7-09

2009-12-08T09:08:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
December 7, 2009

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Glen Gebel and Ginny Crispell.

Public present: Bob Guynup, Darrell Austen, Steve Corvelli, and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:02 pm by Chairman Bob Peters. Glen Gebel will be a voting member.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the November 2, 2009 meeting were approved with one correction (under the Whiteface Overlook item it was Bob Guynup that had the plans; not Bob Peters) with a motion made by Bert Yost, seconded by Glenn Gebel; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
VFE VENTURES
* No new information

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.
*No new information.

NEW BUSINESS
VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR RELIEF FROM 150’ SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN A SCENIC CORRIDOR. Bruce Huntington excused himself from discussion because he is a neighbor.
*The board’s recommendation is that no porch be built on the backside of the building and the suggestion that the setback be 128’ to allow a little extra room from the adjoining neighbors.

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT-BARBARA MULVEY-TIMBER HARVEST BY DEBORAH BOYCE.
*Logging has been started but will be kept under 25 acres. There are no issues.

SITE PLAN REVIEW #2 BY AES FOR FIRST COLUMBIA AND THE BOWMAN LANE DEVELOPMENT.
*The developers are willing to comply with all issues.
*The application has not been determined complete yet.

DISCUSSION
*Additions to the subdivision check list were discussed.

CORRESPONDENCE
*Zoning laws committee is in progress. Steve Corvelli gave a short update.
*APA local government day is March 23 & 24th.

ADJOURNMENT- 7:33 p.m.

11-2-09

2009-11-02T14:45:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
November 2, 2009

Board members present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Glen Gebel and Marilyn Moncsko

Public present: Bob Guynup, Peter Coffrin, and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:02 pm by Chairman Bob Peters. Glen Gebel will be a voting member.

PUBLIC HEARING-2 LOT SUBDIVISION BY RICHARD O’CONNOR-Represented by Mr. Fortune.
*Owner will retain lot #3.
*NJ letter has been received from the APA.
*SEQR short form has been completed.
*Public hearing closed at 7:05 p.m.
*Final drawings to be submitted.

*Motion to grant preliminary approval presented by Bruce Huntington, seconded by Bert Yost; carried with all in favor, none opposed.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the October 5, 2009 meeting were approved with a motion made by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt.
*Bob Guynup will do a follow-up on the access path to the town park from the Levitt Subdivision.

NEW BUSINESS
VFE VENTURES-PETER COFFRIN
A list of seven items were reviewed as follows:
1. A letter of approval from the Highway Supt. Concerning the driveway cuts onto John Bliss Rd., the bridge details and the road construction details within the HOA.
This has been completed.
2. A letter of approval from the Fire Department stating that the road and bridge meets their standards for all emergency vehicles.
This has been completed. A letter is forthcoming.
3. A letter from the Army Corp of Engineers stating that all their concerns have been met for the stream crossing. We only have a letter for a temporary stream crossing.
This has been completed as of October 20th with a letter from John Connell as well as a phone call to him to verify the understanding of the letter.
4. A letter or form from the “State Department” or other proper entity, that the HOA has been accepted and granted for use.
Peter explained that once the attorney submits the document, it is approved and he will be
allowed to start selling lots. Nothing will be sent into the State until all the work is done on
the project. CO’s are not issued if there is a incomplete filing of the HOA.

5. An official letter of certification that both bridges meet the Town of Wilmington specifications of 25 tons.
This has been provided for on the “official drawings.”

6. Change the street name to “Ways” not “Lanes” on all forms.
This has been done.

*Motion was presented by Glen Gebel to grant preliminary approval which would become final when the document is filed and presented to the board, seconded by Bert Yost.

Discussion: Bruce Huntington felt there should be something to address future development as regards the roads.

Roll call vote: Bert Yost-yes; Marilyn Moncsko-yes; Glen Gebel-yes; Bob Peters-yes; Bruce Huntington-No.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.
*Bob Peters had a map plan for the water that Alan wanted him to sign. Bob will have AES review these.

NEW BUSINESS
*Tony Nickinello Conditional Use Permit for timber harvest by Northwood Forestry-The board has no issues.
*Richard Ruscica Conditional Use Permit for timber harvest by Northwood Forestry-The board has no issues.
*Susan Hockert Conditional Use Permit for new use of existing building. The board has no issues.
*First Columbia-Bob Guynup brought the board up-to-date on what happened at the meeting with AES last week.

DISCUSSION:
*A subdivision check list was distributed and discussion ensued on making it clear that on any subdivision at any time during the approval process the board may ask for an outside review at the applicant’s expense.

*Bob Peters gave an update on the zoning laws committee meeting submitted to him by Judy Gould.

OTHER NEW BUSINESS*2 lot subdivision by Jean Huntington. She wishes to divide one acre from an 80 acre parcel. It was felt that this would be an exempt subdivision.

ADJOURNMENT- 8:25 p.m.

10-5-09

2009-10-05T14:44:00.000-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
October 5, 2009

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Ginny Crispell, Glen Gebel and Marilyn Moncsko

Public present: Bob Guynup, Steve Corvelli, Bill Skufca, Peter Coffrin, Randy Preston and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:01 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

Minutes of the September 14, 2009 meeting were approved with a motion made by Judi Gould, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt.
*The Wilmington Planning Board gave final approval on September 14, 2009. The mylar and paper drawings were all stamped all the necessary information was sent to the DOH. It was noted on each drawing that the approval was for Phase I only.

WFE Ventures
The following list of items needed was sent to Peter Coffrin on September 15th.
1. A letter of approval from the Highway Supt. Concerning the driveway cuts onto John Bliss Rd., the bridge details and the road construction details within the HOA. The Highway Supt. Stated that his only concern was 50’ from the centerline of the road He feels that if the town is asked to take over the road some time in the future the bridge and road questions should be addressed at that time.
*There is one obvious driveway cut and 2 that are marked.
*Judi Gould felt the biggest outstanding issue was the bridge load plan of 22 tons and the rules require 25 ton.
*Peter Coffrin stated that it was rated for 25 ton by Jeffords steel.
*The board agreed that this should be stated on the final plan.
*Bruce Huntington stated his wish to have the project reviewed by the town engineer. The board members agreed that if the plans were not going to match the letter from Jeffords that this might be a good idea.
*Peter agreed to have the plans redone. It is the August 10, 2009 drawings that need to be adjusted.

2. A letter of approval from the Fire Department stating that the road and bridge meets their standards for all emergency vehicles.
· This items still needs to be provided.

3. A letter from the Army Corp of Engineers stating that all their concerns have been met for the stream crossing. We only have a letter for a temporary stream crossing.
*The board has no letter at this time. Bob Guynup spoke to Mr. Connell and was informed that they have 45 days to issue a permit.

4. A letter or form from the State Department or other proper entity , that the HOA has been accepted and granted for use.
*Peter is still waiting for a document approving this item.

5. An official letter of certification that both bridges meet the Town of Wilmington Specifications of 25 tons. The Planning Board made special note of the weight of a 10 yard concrete truck of 40 tons and a certification as to the method to allow the extra weighted trucks to pass over these two bridges.
*This item was address with Item 1.

6. Change the street name to “Ways” not “Lanes” on all forms.
*This has been done.

7. Telephone Company questioned as to Pioneer, should be Frontier.
*There is no decision on phone service.

Richard O’Connor-2 lot subdivision on Whiteface Highway
*8+ acre parcel-wants to split in half.
*Has completed SEQR and negative declaration.
*Dick Sampson will be representing him. He will send a certified letter to the board approving Dick
as his representative.
*$100 application fee has been paid.
*Public hearing set for November 2nd.
*Richard O’Connor will notify the neighbors.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.

*APA is the lead agency.
*Town will supply the water with Whiteface Overlook providing a booster pump.
*Preliminary approval was granted on July 6, 2009 by the Wilmington Planning Board.
*No new information.

NEW BUSINESS
*First Columbia has made a presentation to the ZBA concerning the beach project.

CORRESPONDENCE
*Zoning Laws committee update by Judi Gould. Next meeting will be October 19th.
*North Country Stormwater conference will be held on October 15th. Must register by October 9th. Cost is $50.

ADJOURNMENT- 7:55 p.m.

9-14-09

2009-09-24T13:47:00.000-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
September 14, 2009

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Ginny Crispell, Glen Gebel and Marilyn Moncsko

Public present: Bob Guynup, Jack, Noreen and Bridget Levitt, Bob Marvin and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:01 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

Minutes of the August 3, 2009 meeting were approved with a motion made by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt.
*The board reviewed the punch list that was agreed upon at the August 3rd meeting.
*It was determined that all items on the punch list have been completed and that the town
board has approved everything that they are concerned about at the last board meeting.
*Bert Yost presented a motion to grant final approval on Phase 1 of the project; seconded by Marilyn Moncsko; roll call vote: Judi Gould-yes; Marilyn Moncsko-yes; Bert Yost-yes; Bruce Huntington-yes; Robert Peters-yes.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.

*APA is the lead agency.
*Town will supply the water with Whiteface Overlook providing a booster pump.
*Preliminary approval was granted on July 6, 2009 by the Wilmington Planning Board.
*No new information.

WFE VENTURES
*The board reviewed the final permit update received from Peter Coffrin.
*Bruce Huntington felt the project should have been reviewed by the town engineer.
*Bob Peters felt the only thing that was questionable were the bridges.
*Motion was presented by Judy Gould to table discussion on this project until the October meeting since there was no one present o answer questions; motion seconded by Marilyn Moncsko.
*Bob Guynup had concerns over the future of the 29 acres that is being retained by the owner.
*The following list of items still need to be presented to the board:
**A letter from the Highway Department that the driveways are acceptable.
**A letter from the Fire Department.
**A letter from the Department of Army.
**Dept. of State approval of the Homeowners Association. (needs to be filed and approved)
**Written certification that the bridges will hold 25 tons.
*The board felt it was a good idea to invite the Highway Supt. To the next meeting.

NEW BUSINESS
*Richard O’Connor-2 lot subdivision on Whiteface Memorial Highway.
**He wishes to have 2- 4.4 acre lots and retain approximately 73 acres.

CORRESPONDENCE
*Zoning Laws committee update.
*Judi Gould gave the board an update on the work being done on the Land Use Code.
*The next meeting is scheduled for September 22nd.

ADJOURNMENT- 8:55 p.m.

8-3-09

2009-08-06T10:52:00.001-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
August 3, 2009

Board members present: Bob Peters, Judi Gould, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost and Marilyn Moncsko Public present: Bob Guynup, Randy Preston, Jack, Noreen and Bridget Levitt and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 pm by Chairman Bob Peters.

Minutes of the July 6, 2009 meeting were approved with a motion made by Bert Yost, seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously. (One typo area was noted as being 45-60 days and not 445-60 days)

WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt.
*The board reviewed the voting schedule.
*Conditional approval was granted on March 2, 2009 with the below conditions:
APA approval of the road in the R-3 district.
NYSDOH approval of the water distribution system.
Completion of a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of looping the water distribution
system with the existing town water system on Quaker Mountain with the assumption that the
looping solution will be pursued if a reasonable agreement can be reached with all parties
concerned
*Jack has APA approval.
*The DOH is happy but states that no lot should be up for sale until approval has been granted.
*The water looping issue has been addressed.
*Jack stated that he has had no firm offers for sales at this time.
*Work has started on putting in the utilities and the water lines which have been bacteria and pressure tested with good results. Ed Orsi is satisfied with the water.
*Jack noted that Bill Skufca has done a site visit and is satisfied with what has been completed on the road to date.
*Jack feels he has three days work to complete the swales and culvert area.
*Jack is waiting for NYSEG to install vaults.
*The storm water management system seems to be working well. There are still two retention basins to complete. Lot 6 retention basin should be done in three weeks.
*Jack feels the work on the road should be done by the end of August.
*Jack requested that the Planning Board draw up a punch list so that he can be sure that everything is done for Phase 1.
*There was some discussion on the DOH stipulations for selling lots.
*Jack Levitt requested an extension of 30 days on Phase 1 of the project.

*Motion was presented by Judi Gould to extend the time line for Phase 1 for 30 days until September 29th, seconded by Bruce Huntington; carried unanimously.

*The following punch list was agreed upon:
*A letter of approval from the Water Department.
*A letter of approval from the Highway Department.
*A resolution by the town board that the road is up to standards and will be accepted by the town.
*The two retention ponds are completed.
*The Department of Health is satisfied.
*Acknowledgement by the Planning Board that the concept of Phase II is satisfactory and specific engineering design has been completed. Final Approval will be granted only to Phase I

*There was discussion on the previously discussed recreation fee of $10,000. It was felt by the board that an agreement should be reached on this and be part of the punch list. To be further discussed with Jack.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim.

*APA is the lead agency.
*Town will supply the water with Whiteface Overlook providing a booster pump.
*Conditional approval was granted on July 6, 2009 by the Wilmington Planning Board.
*No new information.

WFE VENTURES
*Received a notice dated July 22, 2009 from the Dept. of Army of an incomplete application concerning the Clean Water Act section 404.

NEW BUSINESS-ZONING LAWS COMMITTEE-JUDI GOULD
*Judi was unable to attend the first meeting.
*Randy Preston explained the grant to update the Land Use Code. Lisa Negel from Elan Planning is working on this project. He feels it will take at least a year to complete. The grant amount was $66,000.

*Phil Thayer wants to subdivide the Myrtle Gowan house and 10 acres of land from the rest of the property.

*Randy Preston informed the board that Doug Stoner will be back in front of the board for a nine lot subdivision now that the town has solved the issue with the road on Juniper Hill.

Correspondence: NY Planning Federation Conference September 14 & 15.

ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 8:12 pm. Upon a motion by Bert Yost.

7-6-09

2009-07-06T09:05:00.000-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
July 6, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Ginny Crispell, Judi Gould, Glen Gebel, Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Rarilee Conway, Doug Allen, Bob Guynup, Steve Corvelli, Alan Oppenheim, Randy Preston and Shirley Lawrence.

PUBLIC HEARING-WHITEFACE OVERLOOK, ROUTE 86-ALAN OPPENHEIM
Public hearing called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.
*Application is ready to be re-submitted to the APA.
*The engineer is working on the booster pump.
*Alan would like to inform the APA when they have approval with the town and that the booster
pump is satisfactory.
*It might be two or three weeks before the application is submitted to the APA. After that the process might take 445-60 days if Alan has to meet with the commissioners as he thinks he will be required.
*The APA is the lead agency.
*Alan would like preliminary and plat approval upon the conditions of APA approval.
*Bob Peters reviewed letters of support from Wendy Grossmann, Eric Grossmann and Dave & Jean Baker (copies attached)
*The Bakers had a concern over visibility of their sign; Alan had no issue with this. Another concern by the Bakers was the operating time of the construction workers; Alan felt he could establish an agreeable starting time with the Bakers.
*There were no questions by the board.
*Bob Guynup questioned if the building would be modular construction.
*Alan wished to reserve the right to be flexible; but would take a hard look at that.
*Public hearing closed at 7:13 p.m.

Regular meeting called to order at 7:14 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.

Minutes of the June 1, 2009 meeting were approved with a motion made by Judy Gould, seconded by Ginny Crispell; carried unanimously.

DISCUSSION ON WHITEFACE OVERLOOK
*Bruce Huntington excused himself as a board member for this discussion.
*Bob Peters asked Bob Guynup if he felt he would be able to oversee this project. Bob Guynup felt that he would be able to oversee the project.
*Alan stated that his local contractor and engineer will be involved.
*Bob Peters made it clear that Alan would be responsible for payment if the board needed to hire someone with the necessary expertise during the construction process.
*Motion was presented by Bert Yost to grant preliminary approval; seconded by Judi Gould;
vote-Bert Yost-yes; Judi Gould-yes; Ginny Crispell for Marilyn Moncsko-yes; Glen Gebel for Bruce Huntington-yes; Robert Peters-yes.

WHITEFACE OUTLOOK
*Bob Peters sent an email to Jack Levitt regarding the 180 day schedule.
*Jack Levitt has APA approval for the road.
*The work schedule has been clarified.
*The North Woods Engineering bill has been satisfied. North Woods is revamping their billing procedures.

WFE Ventures
*No new information to date.

ORTIZ LOT ON HASELTON ROAD
*Discussion was held on the letter received from James Martineau, the town attorney.
*The initial application was denied because of public opinion.
*This application was for a general exception to the minimum lot requirement.
*The application is being submitted to the ZBA for review.
*The Planning Board recommendation is….No Comment.

*Randy Preston informed the board that he had two complaints about Jack Levitt starting work on his project at 6:30 a.m. Bob Peters will contact him asking him to change his starting time to 7:30.

ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 pm

6-18-09

2009-06-01T09:03:00.000-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
June 1, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Ginny Crispell, Marilyn Moncsko, Judi Gould, Glen Gebel, Bruce Huntington, Alan Oppenheim, Peter Coffrin Alicia Armstrong, Herb Crispell, Rarilee Conway, Bob & Sue Hockert, Pam McDonald, Randy Preston and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER-PUBLIC HEARING-WFE VENTURES-PETER COFFRIN FOR JOAN FREIDMAN
Public hearing called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.
*Application is for a 9 lot subdivision located on the John Bliss Road.
*The parcel size is 56 acres.
*The 2 lots previously in question will be 150’ from the center of the road and will not interfere with the scenic corridor. A rear setback variance has been granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
*The engineering work has been done.
*Environmental impacts are small.
*All state information has been submitted except for the archaeological study; testing is still being done.
*The market is for persons wishing to have second homes.
*There will be extensive covenants on the property.
*Will be onsite water and sewer. Soils have been tested and are satisfactory.
*The roads will be gravel and suitable for emergency vehicles.
*There will be no building within the wetlands.
*DEC permit has been issued. They required a Stormwater Management Plan. Waiting for approval for stream crossings from DEC. There is no impact to the streams.
*Temporary bracing could be to the bridges for strength during construction phase.
*The board requested certification be presented on the bridges.
*The covenants will be enforced by a Home Owners Association. The covenants will run with the deed..
*Testing for septic for DOH has been done.
*It was suggested that weight limit signs be posted on each side of the bridges.
*Bruce Huntington questioned if there were other requirements for the bridges that the board might not be aware of.
*Herb questioned the drive cuts and if there was a need for APA approval. APA approval has been received.
*The variance was for the rear setback on two properties.
*The roads will be 50’ wide.
*The large lot is being retained by Mrs. Friedman.
*Bruce Huntington suggested looping the roads in case one of the bridges should go out.
*Peter Coffrin did not feel that this was necessary for the number of lots involved, but was willing to take a look at it.
*Public hearing closed at 7:29 pm

Regular Meeting-Call to order at7:30 pm

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve May 4, 2009 minutes presented by Judy Gould, seconded by Marilyn Moncsko; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS
WFE Ventures
*Is looking for conditional approval.
*Is still waiting for some other agency approvals.
*SEQR form has been submitted with negative declaration.
*Bridge issue and historic preservation is still in question.
*The acceptance letter for the Storm Water Management Plan has been received from DEC.
*Motion was presented by Bert Yost to grant conditional approval with the conditions that there is DEC approval for the bridges and certification from Jeffords Steel as well as a ruling by the NYS Historic Preservation; motion seconded by Judi Gould;
Discussion: Bruce Huntington had concerns over easements for possible future development. He thinks this should be one of the conditions.
Vote taken on the motion: Bob Peters, Ginny Crispell, Marilyn Moncsko, Judi Gould, Glen Gebel –yes; Bruce Huntington-no.

Whiteface Overlook-Alan Oppenheim
*Alan gave an update on the project.
*APA had determined an incomplete application.
*Water is one of the issues to be resolved. This needs to go through the town board process.
*They are working to finalize the application to the APA and will then approach the Town Board.
Hoping to have submission to the APA in 30-45 days.
*The Dept. of Health, DEC and DOT will all be involved in the project.
*APA is the lead agency.
*Utilities will be underground.
*Cannot remove the building until there is APA approval.
*Alan wishes to know any issues that are of concern to this board.
*Randy Preston felt there would be no issues with the water other than going through the correct process. Randy noted that there will be a pump that the town will eventually take over.
*Bruce Hungtington (speaking as a neighbor) would have concerns over drainage. Alan stated that they are proposing a sophisticated drainage system that will have a negative impact.
*Public hearing set for July 6th.

*Whiteface Outlook-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt
*Conditional approval was granted on March 2, 2009. All changes are due within 180 days (August 29, 2009)
*Discussion was held on North Woods Engineering bill. Bob Peters will discuss this with Jack Levitt.

NEW BUSINESS
WHITEFACE VIEW LLC-CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
*Zoning Board application for a conditional use permit to make part of the property retail use.
*Recommendations: The zoning board should be very specific on the types of business that should be allowed; signage should be considered;

AMY LEVENSON-CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
*No comments for the application.

NYRSA No. 2 Cellular Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless-Conditional Use Application
*No comments.

*Bob Peters has spoke with Kevin Bette and Columbia will be coming back with a new application for the beach project.
The plot by the river will not be used.
There will be 27 units.
The 3 on the beach side will have a buffer of at least 50’ of trees.
They will need a variance from the zoning board for the additional units.

ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:35 pm

5-4-09

2009-05-04T14:35:00.000-04:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
May 4, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Marilyn Moncsko, Judi Gould, Glen Gebel, Bob Guynup, Randy Preston, Steve Corvelli and Peter Coffrin.

CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve April 6, 2009 minutes presented by Judi Gould, seconded by Marilyn Moncsko;
Carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS: Whiteface Outlook-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt
*DOH letter from 4/23/09 was discussed. Some things still need to be addressed by Jack Levitt. There was some discussion on Ross Scovatti not being notified because he had changed his address.
*Also discussed was the bill from Cindy Garso which puts Jack over his escrow amount. Bob will send him a letter.

Whiteface Overlook-Alan Openheim
*The APA is requiring additional information from Alan at this time.

WFE VENTURES – Peter Coffrin-Sudivision on John Bliss Rd.
*Subdivision is actually a 9 lot subdivision; Peter still needs to submit $25 for the fee for the 9th lot.
*There was some discussion on the Historical Preservation process that is required.
*Discussion ensued on the load weight for the bridge. Peter stated that the bridge would accommodate a fire truck. There was some concern over the weight of a cement truck. His design engineer stated that they would produce a certification that the bridge would support a cement truck.
*There is a variance application in front of the zoning board to reduce the rear setback requirements.
*Peter presented the SWMP which will be finalized tomorrow and will be submitted to Bob Guynup at that time.
*SEQR form needs to be completed.
*DEC will review the SWMP. Does not need further review by a town engineer. Would need to know any conditions made by DEC.
*Utilities will be underground.
*Discussion was held on the SPEDES permit.
*Bridge and the road is the responsibility of the landowners.
*Bob Peters questioned what would happen in the future if the bridge needed to be replaced.
*Peter stated that there will be an agreement with the homeowners and money is set aside in escrow
for maintenance. This is done through covenants. It is set up similar to a homeowners association but not as stringent.
*Would like t set up public hearing and try for conditional approval.
*Public hearing set for June 1st.

NEW BUSINESS
*Roy Holzer – Conditional Use Permit
*Wish to use the old town hall building for special events; upstairs as a rental hall; downstairs
as office space, etc.,
*Judi Gould questioned the construction of the building and who is certifying that the building is safe. It was felt there might be a building code issue and not a land use code issue. There was further discussion on previous considerations that had been given to uses for the building. The building is being reconstructed by Roy Holzer, the new owner. The water issue has been resolved.
*Recommendation to the zoning board: There were no objections to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

*Debbie Boyce-Logging permit-John Bliss Road & Bonnieview Road.
*Property belongs to Pam McDonald-175 acre area.
*Possible landing on John Bliss Road and on Bonnieview Road.
*This will be a selective cutting and will be a managed forest removing a lot of the ice storm damage.
*This is in scenic corridor and needs to be 150’ from the highway.
*This is located in an R-3 area.
*They are presently doing up to 25 acres which is allowed with the rest of the project starting in the fall.
*Recommendations to the zoning board: There were no objections to the issuance of a conditional use permit.

*Gary Follos/Ortiz- 7/10 acre minimum size lot on Haselton Road.
*Recommendations to the Zoning Board: No issues with issuing a permit,

ADJOURNMENT

4-6-09

2009-04-06T08:52:00.000-04:00

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.

3-2-09

2009-03-02T08:36:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
March 2, 2009

Present: Bruce Huntington, Bert Yost, Marilyn Moncsko Glenn Gebel, Jack, Bridget and Noreen Levitt, Gilbert & Linda Joss-Dyke, Cindy Garso, Peter Vander Heide, Bob Guynup, Randy Preston, Peter Coffrin, Darrell Austen and Shirley Lawrence.

CALL TO ORDER
Bert Yost, Acting Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Motion to approve February 2, 2009 minutes presented by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Glenn Gebel;
Carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS: Whiteface Outlook-North Sky Development-Jack Levitt
*The issues between Cindy Garso and Jack’s engineers have all been addressed.
*Would like to move forward with conditional approval.
*Bert Yost presented the conditions that were being considered:
APA approval of the road in the R-3 district
NYS Dept. of Health approval of the water distribution system.
Completion of a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of looping the water distribution system with the existing town water system on Quaker Mountain. It is assumed that Jack will pursue the looping solution if a reasonable agreement can be reached with all parties involved.
*Jack had no objections to these conditions.
*Bruce Huntington questioned if the looping would help solve the water pressure problems.
*Jack plans to have Kevin Hastings go over the data to determine if there is a problem.
*Cindy Garso stated that if there is a problem it can easily resolved by extending the line.
*Jack stated that the looping would need to be feasible and reasonable. Jack was concerned over creating more water problems for Tony Pascarelli if he had to put a water line close to his house.
*There was discussion on covenants to address the run off of water from the property.
*Bridgette stated that the purchaser of property is made aware of everything through a property disclosure statement that the purchaser has his attorney review and he signs.
*Motion presented by Glenn Gebel for approval based on the following conditions:
**APA approval of the road in the R-3 district.
**NYS Dept. of Health approval of the water distribution system.
**Completion of a feasibility study to investigate the possibility of looping the water
distribution system with the existing town water system on Quaker Mountain with the
assumption that the looping solution will be pursued if a reasonable agreement can be
reached with all parties concerned;
Motion seconded by Marilyn Moncsko; carried with yes votes from Glenn, Marilyn and Bert; Bruce Huntington voted no. Bruce feels there is a downstream liability.

Whiteface Overlook-Alan Oppenheim-cancelled.

WFEVentures-Peter Coffrin 8 lot subdivision
*Peter presented a new map.
*He has APA NJ letter.
*He had to re-map the project to isolate and protect the wetlands.
*All lots are 3+ acres.
*Peter has made application to DEC and DOH.
*There is a temporary permit to cross the new bridge brook to do soil investigation.
*Perk tests have been done on every site.
*Lots 1 and 2 need a rear setback variance to locate the houses out of the scenic corridor. Peter will
present his application to the ZBA on March 11th.
*Peter presented a sample of the covenants to the board for review.
*There will be a Homeowners Association and the road will be privately owned.
*All the engineering will be completed within two weeks.
*Bruce Huntington felt the roads and bridges should meet town specifications.
*Peter stated that nothing will be dedicated to the town and that the roads will be wide enough for emergency vehicles.
*Bruce questioned what guarantee the town would have that the bridges meet specs. Peter will submit a stamped engineering plan.
*Glenn Gebel feels the town engineer should review the bridge and possibly the SWMP.
*Peter will be on the agenda for the next meeting.

CORRESPONDENCE: Adirondack Park Local Government Conference- March 24 & 25th
*Bert Yost plans on attending the conference. There is to be a discussion on signs. The board will discuss signs at the next meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.

02-02-09

2009-02-02T16:48:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
February 2, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Judi Gould, Bert Yost, Glen Gebel, Marilyn Moncsko, John Leonard, Kathy Daggett, Bob Guynup, Gilbert & Linda Joss-Dyke, Kent Stephenson, Brigette Levitt, Jack & Noreen Levitt, Steve Corvelli, Sylvia Mustelier, Jean Cavallero, Alicia Armstrong, Cindy Garso, Randy Preston, Kevin & Connie Prickett, Tony Pascarelli, Kent Adams, Nancy Gonyea, Sydney Maxwell, Kara Page, Aldo Aquino, Dave Magurk, Kevin Hastings and Shirley Lawrence.

PUBLIC HEARING-FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION-JACK LEVITT-3 LOT SUBDIVISION
*Jack explained his proposal for a 3 lot subdivision.
*The project has APA approval.
*There were no questions from the public or the board.
*Motion to close the hearing by Bruce Huntington at 7:07 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING-WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-JACK LEVITT-45 LOT SUBDIVISION.
*Call to order at 7:08 pm.
*The parcel is 101 acres.
*APA has jurisdiction over the road section.
*DOT has given approval for the road cut off of Route 86.
*The Storm Water Management Plans are in the works.
*The town has hired an engineering firm to oversee the plans. They are paid by the developer but selected by the town.
*There will be covenants in place on the properties.
*Kara Page questioned if the SWMP would conform to the Land Use Code or if it would be in
conjuntion with the new Land Use Code that is being developed. Bob Peters informed her that he did not know what the new code was going to be. Cindy Garso informed Kara that the SWMP would be based on State DEC regulations.
*Randy Preston noted that nothing further has been done because the State has stopped all the funding.
*Gilbert Dyke questioned the protocol about notice of this meeting. He has not received anything. All property owners within 500’ were suppose to be notified of the meeting. Gilbert stated that a culvert on Route 86 empties on his property and the water collects there. He feel this development might make it worse. Bob Peters is familiar with the water problem. The original retention basin has been redone to solve that problem. Jack Levitt explained that the retention pond is designed to let the water go back into the water table. Bruce Huntington felt that the downstream effect should be studied.
*Kevin Hastings, designer of the system explained that the system had been designed to have a 0% impact. Linda Joss-Dyke is not convinced that there is a 0% impact.
*Jack Levitt noted that this has been an ongoing problem on that road for years and that the town did not have a water problem during the last winter.
*Glen Gebel had concerns over one of the basins on lot #6 behind the Little Supermarket.. Jack stated that this is not completed yet. He had difficulties working with the State. Supervisor Preston has spoken with the State and hopes to be able to work with them on this area. There was further discussion over the volume of the basin as well as the design noting that they are designed to release water at a slower rate than a run off. The design was done taking into consideration frozen ground conditions. There were concerns over the water at the culverts by road. Kevin Hasting stated that the plans are to get the water to go where it use to go.
*Kevin Prickett asked if there was a monitoring plan in place to assess the effectiveness of the system in the future. There is a State maintenance requirement. The town would have to monitor the system. Mini retention ponds collect silt before it goes into the basin. This will make it easier for the town to maintain the silt and can be easily observed. Kevin Prickett would suggest a plan to monitor the effectiveness of the system.
*Linda Joss Dyke asked if the study was done before the logging project was done and after the logging was done to determined the impact that the logging had. The SWMP was done before the logging. Cindy Garso stated that the logging impact was considered from the beginning.
*Kara Page asked when the study by our engineers would be available for reading. Bob Peters stated that the engineer reports to the Planning Board and the reports are available for review at the Code Enforcment Office.
*Robert Guynup asked where the water would be entering the property. Jack showed the area on Route 86 which is a 30’ strip of land on Route 86 by Scott and David Lawrence’s property where all the utilities would be run.
*Gilbert Dyke questioned the time line on the SWMP. Jack stated that it is done and has bee approved by the DEC.
*Bob Peters went over the time line for scheduling a vote noting that the board has a maximum of 62 days each for conditional approval, preliminary approval and final approval. The board will obtain answers to the all the concerns first.
*Robert Guynup asked Cindy Garso if she still had concerns. Cindy is looking for:
**a little more information on the public water system;
**some construction details on the SWMP;
**she would address the Dyke’s concerns.
Bob noted that this is one of the largest projects that the town has done and that there had been some miscommunication. He would like to see that Cindy gets the information when she needs it.
*Bruce Huntington felt that the board went to public hearing before there was a complete application and that the board should adjourn and come back with a complete application.
*Judi Gould feels that there are some things missing but they have tried to do everything correctly.
*Jack Levitt stated that these are the final plans and that Cindy Garso’s concerns can be addressed by the engineers. They will also address the public’s concerns.
*Bruce Huntington does not feel that the downstream issues have been addressed.
*Cindy Garso clarified that she feels that everything has been submitted but that something that can be stamped by the board is not in the board’s hands and that she has three detail items that she would still like to see.
*Marilyn Moncsko questioned if all the information that Cindy needs is here tonight. Dave Magurk will drop off the drawings tomorrow. Dave gave Cindy the SWMP.
*Bob Peters praised Cindy Garso for her help with the project
*Motion to close public hearing at 8:08 by Judi Gould, seconded by Bert Yost and carried unanimously.

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: Add Marilyn Moncsko to attendees. Motion to accept with correction by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

FOX HOLLOW SUBDIVISION-DISCUSSION
*Motion to approve application by Marilyn Moncsko, seconded by Judi Gould; carried unanimously.

WHITEFACE OUTLOOK
*Jack Levitt stated that they are doing their best to work things out between the engineers. He would like the board to spell out what he still needs to do.
*Bob Peters feels the concerns need to be studied to make sure that there is not additional water going into the culverts.
*Jack Levitt feels the volume of the water is not going to change.
*Bruce Huntington feels the maintenance of the system is an additional strain on the town. Jack
stated that he is trying to design the best drainage system so that the town does not have a problem. Bruce feels that perhaps there should be a drainage district formed so that the town has some recourse if there are problems in the future. Bob Peters does not feel that these people should have to do something different than anyone else in the town.
*Randy Preston stated that he could check with the town lawyer regarding the forming of a drainage district.
*Cindy Garso suggested looking specifically at the volume of the water going through the culverts.
*Dave Magurk and Kevin Hasting will look at these concerns.
*Jack Levitt feels that if he looks at the water volume before and after the project, then their job is done.
*Jack feels that he will have all the information required within 30 days.

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-Alan Oppenheim
*The sketch plan will be presented for Preliminary review.
*Town water is an issue that needs to be resolved.
*There will not be a public hearing on March 2 as originally planned.

WFE Ventures
*8 lot subdivision on John Bliss Road by Peter Coffrin, Agent for Joan Friedman. No NJ letter at this point.
*Will be on the agenda for March.

NEW BUSINESS
*Cameron Grady application for a conditional use permit to operate an auto repair garage at his house at 1264 Haselton Road.
*The Planning Board’s recommendation to the Zoning Board is to consider the comments of the neighbors and the precedent that it would set. They should be concerned over the number of cars at any given time.

DISCUSSION
*There was discussion of the sign ordinance and information from Bert Yost.

OLD BUSINESS

*Meeting adjourned at 9:23 pm

01-05-09

2009-01-05T16:46:00.000-05:00

Wilmington Planning Board
Regular Meeting – 7 p.m.
January 5, 2009

Present: Bob Peters, Bruce Huntington, Ginny Crispell, Judi Gould, Bert Yost, Steve Corvelli, Herb Crispell, Alan Openheim, Aldo Aquino, Al & Alicia Armstrong, Tina Preston, Rarilee Conway, Jack, Noreen & Bridgette Levitt, Cindy Garso and Dave Northrup.

CALL TO ORDER- 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Bob Peters

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: Jack Levitt reviewed terminology changes to be made to these minutes. There was discussion on the project starting out as two distinctive phases and now being only one phase. Motion to accept December 1, 2008 minutes with changes presented by Judi Gould, seconded by Bert Yost; carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS

WHITEFACE OUTLOOK-NORTH SKY DEVELOPMENT-JACK LEVITT
*Bruce Huntington stated that there are more items that need to be addressed.
*Bob Peters questioned if they would be addressed in time for a public hearing in February.
*The water system has been approved by the DOH.
*Cindy has problems with the receipt of the paperwork and the legibility. She needs a completed set of drawings. Cindy has a list of eight items that need to be resolved. Cindy feels these can all be easily solved.
*Discussion was held on provisions for looping of the water system in the future. This would involve acquiring right-of-ways and various other things.
*Jack doesn’t feel he should be delayed while the town investigates this idea.
*Jack would be ok with putting a right-of-way along the property line of lot 14.
*It was felt the work on acquiring of right-of-ways and looping was the responsibility of the town.
*Jack gave an update on the retention basins. Cindy is going to view the basin with Jack on Thursday the 8th.
*Jack gave further update on the drainage and how it ties into the drainage on Route 86. Jack stated that Randy Preston has spoken with DOT and the state is willing to study the issue after his stormwater management systems are in place. He feels his retention system is going to help many things.
*Bruce Huntington felt the town will be concerned with the post construction phase.
*Jack Levitt assured the board that there will be easements in place for work on the retention basins.
*Discussion on DEC letter and follow up letter from Jack Levitt.
*DOH letter of December 18, 2008
*DOH letter of December 20, 2008
*Signed copy of SEQR form.
*Jack wanted Cindy to be able to be in contact with his engineers to answer her questions. Cindy stated that she had contacted them and was still waiting to hear back from them.
*Public hearing set for February 2, 2009.

Fox Hollow Phase 2 – Jack Levitt
*Letter of approval from the DOH
*Letter from NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
*APA approval dated December 3, 2008
*Application is to change one lot into three lots.
*Public hearing set for February 2, 2009

WHITEFACE OVERLOOK-ALAN OPPENHEIM
*Bruce Huntington noted that he can not participate as a board member because his family owns adjoining property.
*Alan passed a memo around giving an update on the project.
*The project has gone through a process with APA with a higher level of review than normal.
*Other agencies involved will be DEC, DOH (septic), DOT (curb cut)
*Will create a homeowners association. APA will review covenants.
*Would like the town’s process to move concurrently with the APA process.
*Plans were explained and shown to the board.
*Plans are to tie into Water District #1. Will have a detailed engineering drawing for the water line.
*If APA is the lead agency, this board will be looking at the clustering question.
*Discussion was held on the clustering regulations. Ginny felt this was not a cluster development but a multifamily use.
*Alan’s representative, Tim, suggested that the board review the preliminary plan at the February meeting with a possible public hearing in March. He feels this is a 13 lot subdivision. The ZBA has already determined the density issue.
*Bob Guynup went over some of the fees that they would be responsible for.
*There is some question over if the property is within the water district. This is to be discussed with the Town.
*The board requested a copy of the items that have been completed from Alan.

Paul Wos, Kevin Bette-First Columbia beach subdivision.
*Application for Zoning Board Variance was voted down.
*A possible adjustment is being made to scale down the project to 33 units (11 buildings)
*Letter from Larry Hegele dated December 17, 2008/

VFE Ventures
*8 lot subdivsion on John Bliss Road by Peter Coffrin, Agent for Joan Friedman- No NJ letter at this point. *No additional information at this point.

Gene & Billie Loughran
*2 lot Cooper subdivision on Springfield Road
*No new information to date.

NEW BUSINESS
*Letter from the Town Board-Sign Ordinance
*They wish to reinstitute a sign ordinance into the regulations.
*Bob Peters is looking for someone to volunteer to look at the present guidelines and to contact other towns that have recently done this.
*Ginny will summarize the present ordinance and Bert will research other ordinances.
*Steve Corvelli explained what the board wished to see for a sign ordinance. The board would like guidelines for residences to follow that would allow signs that are complimentary to the area.
*There was lengthy discussion over what the town and the planning board would like to see for the town in regards to signs.
*Judi suggested that the board might get input from other members of the community to include businesses.

Bob Guynup questioned if the board commented on the Cameron Grady application with the Zoning Board of Appeals. The board questioned why he wasn’t required to get a permit when he first started operating the business. The recommendation by this board was that the site be cleaned up; the number of cars allowed in front parked to be repaired be established as well as the length of time they be allowed to park there. Cars that are being stored should be behind the fence. The gate should be capable of being closed.

*Meeting adjourned at 9:30 pm* Page 2