Planning Board Meeting
The meeting of the
Val Gyrisco, 36 Twin Glens Rd., expressed the concerns of
her neighbors regarding the Greenberg property development. She stated it is devastating to the Twin
Glens area residents. She felt the views
have been ruined and possibly the neighbors should have been more vocal at the
onset. Hickey responded that people did
speak at the beginning of the process and the Board was aware of their concerns
and Greenberg met the requirements of our laws.
Gyrisco was concerned about the residence being placed on the edge of
the cliff. Curtis stated that the
Village setbacks require a
residence be placed a setback distance from the property line
rather than so many feet from the center of a stream or cliff edge. In a Conservation Combining District though,
a residence proposed to be built within 200 ft. of the
center of a designated stream requires a Special Permit. In considering the Special Permit, the
Planning Board looks to prevent or minimize any adverse impact on the stream.
Generally this is accomplished through erosion and sedimentation control,
stabilizing steep slopes and managing storm water runoff. Hickey also noted that the county has
designated this area a Unique Natural Area but there are no specific guidelines
or restrictions imposed upon it as a result.
Leopold stated that the Greenbergs were within the guidelines of the law
but the Village has learned a lesson from it.
Brown stated the protection of views is important to residents in many
areas of the Village as well as the Twin Glens area and it is unclear how to
protect the views of individual residents.
Hickey recommended the Board review the guidelines for Unique Natural
Areas. There being no one else who
wished to speak, Klepack moved to close the Public Comment period. Seconded by Dankert. All aye.
The next item on the agenda regarded an address number for
property on
Triphammer Road
Sign Plan:
Hickey noted the Board needs to determine how to proceed
on the Communique proposal as Eric Lindstrom is wondering whether they should
come to the next meeting. Hickey feels
the board needs to tell them whether the Board is interested in their
proceeding or not. Klepack likes their
ideas but she would have liked to see more direction from a traffic engineer.
Hickey stated there needs to be decisions made as to what type of signs the
Village wants and then where those signs would be placed from both the
perspective of way finding and also from the perspective of traffic engineering
and traffic safety .
There might not be a company that could provide both answers. Hickey recommended inviting David Herrick, TG
Millers engineer for
Brown stated she liked the looks of what the consultants
provided. The signage proposal would not
be the final design but would be a starting point to be further refined. Hickey noted that the scope of what
Communique is preparing to offer the Village has 5 components and Hickey felt
the item regarding shirts and hats should be removed from the list. On the roles and responsibilities, Hickey
was unsure what the “3 schematic sketches” would include and desired more
clarification on these as well as what was meant by “comp.”, “copy edits”, and
“local agency of choice for future updates”.
Hickey stated Communique is asking for a two-year contract with a
payment of $4000 at the onset and another $4000 when the project is complete in
the next two years based on the road reconstruction moving ahead on
schedule. Klepack stated that this may
be early to begin this process as due to delays the signs may not be needed for
two years. Hickey will telephone
Lindstrom of Communique and notify him that the Board likes what they have to
offer but are not ready to proceed yet due to the delay of the
Colbert Variance
Memorandum:
Hickey provided the Board with a copy of the memo he would
send to the BZA regarding Appeal No. 2001-3 for Robert Colbert evaluating how
the variance request would comply with the provisions of the Comprehensive
Plan. The Board agreed with the changes he had made in the previous draft to
include reference to the new CLT Guidelines.
New Planning
Board Member:
Hickey stated he has contacted Maria Stycos, 28 Twin Glens
Rd., regarding her interest in the Planning Board position. She stated she is not interested in the
full-time position but would be the alternate.
Brown stated this is consistent with her understanding of Stycos’
wishes. Brown moved that a
recommendation be sent to the Board of
Klepack stated she has spoken with Lisa Schleelein,
Other names were mentioned. Hickey will also place an article regarding
the Planning Board vacancy in the Village Newsletter which goes out in early
October. Curtis also noted that the BZA
is seeking a member as well as an alternate.
Landscape
Policy:
Klepack stated she has not had a chance to follow up on
this and it will be tabled until the next meeting.
Approval of
Minutes – Aug. 28:
The Board reviewed the minutes for August 28th. Klepack moved to approve the August 28th
minutes as revised. Seconded
by Brown. All aye.
Reports:
Leopold spoke about the scoping session held in the Town
of
Hickey stated he
attended the Vital Communities Workshop and the group worked on where they
would like to see green space, commercial areas, subdivisions, growth, etc.
proceed in the county. Hickey showed the
Board the Workshop Report which came out of the workshop. Hickey will contact the County to see if they
would like to give a presentation on the Vital Communities Program.
Other Business:
Curtis will be attending the NYS Building Officials
Conference in
Willard, Clerk part-time, is continuing to work on the
codification process as it is important to have everything updated and into one
document. Curtis stated it will also be
helpful to have the document on the web.
Adjournment:
Klepack moved to adjourn the meeting at