Planning Board Meeting
The meeting of the
There being no one present who wished to speak, Dankert
moved to close the Public Comment period.
Seconded by Klepack. All aye.
Public Hearing – Final Plat
Approval, Young Subdivision:
The first item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for the
Final Plat approval of a minor subdivision by John Young to divide one 6.85
acre lot into a 1.85 acre (approx.) lot and a 5 acre lot at the northwest
corner of N. Triphammer Road and Burdick Hill Road in the Medium Density and
Low Density Residential Districts, Tax Parcel No. 42.1-1-53.2
Hickey
noted that the Planning Board has already classified this as a minor
subdivision because the applicants are only dividing one lot into two
lots.
Klepack
moved to close the Public Hearing.
Seconded by Dankert. All aye.
Klepack
moved to approve the Final Plat for the Young Subdivision, subject to the
approval of the Village Attorney.
Seconded by Dankert. All aye. Hickey signed the plat but it will be held by
Curtis until the Attorney has approved it.
Public Hearing – Final Plat
Approval, Edwards Subdivision:
Triphammer Road
Sign Plan:
The next item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for the
Final Plat approval of a minor subdivision by Donald and Marie Edwards to
divide one 1.786 acre lot into a 1.75 acre (approx.) lot and a .036 acre lot on
Bush Lane adjacent to 8 Bush Lane in the Medium Density and Low Density
Residential Districts, Tax Parcel No. 44.1-1-38.31 The .036 acre lot will be combined with the
property known as 8 Bush Lane, Tax Parcel No. 44.1-1-38.32
Klepack
moved to close the Public Hearing.
Seconded by Brown. All aye.
Edwards stated this is the revised map before the Board
tonight. At a later date, he would like
to convey the pond area to Ann Caren and asked whether he would need to pay the
fee again. Curtis stated he would and it
is $200.
Dankert
moved to approve the Final Plat for the Edwards Subdivision contingent upon it
being combined with 8 Bush Lane so a non-conforming lot is not created and
subject to the approval of the Village Attorney. Seconded by Klepack. All aye.
Hickey signed the plat but it will be held by Curtis until the Attorney
has approved it.
Pyramid Mall
Expansion Modification:
Hickey stated the request is to modify the previous site
plan to move the Home Depot building 27 ft. to the east. Eric Goetzmann, Pyramid Mall management, sent
a letter to the Village describing the proposed change and was also present to
answer questions. Goetzmann stated the
proposal would permit a connection from the mall through the home garden area
of Home Depot into the Home Depot building.
It is uncertain whether the home garden area would be an open or
enclosed area. The request is to see if
there is a possibility, if desired by Home Depot and mall tenants, to have an
opening from one to the other. If this
minor modification falls within the scope of the original approval, then Curtis
could proceed without having the Home Depot return for Board approval. Goetzmann stated Home Depot normally has
stand-alone stores so this one is somewhat different. He also stated that mall shoppers like to see
a store at the end of a corridor.
Goetzmann stated that parking spaces would be moved from the eastern to
the western side of the Home Depot store.
Leopold noted that this would move the loading docks out of the way of
Ames entrance and would improve that entrance.
Curtis stated a fire exit would be needed going to the outside from the
mall connection toHome Depot. Hickey
would recommend a closed corridor through the Home Depot garden area for
customer comfort in inclement weather.
Klepack moved to authorize Curtis to review these minor
changes as falling within the scope of the original approval and approve them
at his discretion. Seconded by
Brown. All aye.
New Planning
Board Member:
Hickey asked Board members if any had heard from anyone
after receiving the Newsletter. No one
had, so the Board assumed the only two candidates then are John Piscopo and
Maria Stycos. Hickey stated Piscopo is
not ready yet to make a decision and Stycos has indicated her interest in
becoming a full member.
Dankert moved to recommend to the Board of Trustees that
Maria Stycos be appointed the full member of the Planning Board. Seconded by Brown. All aye.
Triphammer Road
Sign Plan – Update:
Hickey has spoken with Jim Napolean, Syracuse traffic
engineer, and explained that the Board is requesting a list showing the signage
required by NYS law for the N. Triphammer Rd. reconstruction. Hickey also requested a map depicting where
each sign should be located. Napolean
stated he would provide a report for the Board.
Napolean will also be able to provide information on signs
which are desired by the Village but may not be required by state law.
Landscape
Policy:
Klepack showed the Board a handbook of the Landscape
Policy, checklists, comment sheet, Table of Contents for reference sheets that
follow (deer-resistant plants and structural soils), Fernandez speech notes,
etc., as a library shelf reference.
Klepack also provided a hand-out packet for developers which would
include the Landcape Policy, checklists and comment sheets, a listing of
available references in the handbook, etc.
Klepack also noted that all materials are dated. Hickey thanked Klepack and stated he will
review the materials first and will then pass it around for others to review
within the next two weeks.
Klepack stated that when the Board is provided with a
Landscape Plan for review she would like to also see the comment sheet provided
for use by Board members. Klepack also
volunteered to keep a tickler list and review landscape plantings after they
have been in for a year. Klepack and
Hickey offered to review the landscape plantings for 36 Thornwood Drive and 10
Brown Road this week. They will also
review the Marriot Inn for compliance at the same time. Tops and McDonalds will also need a year
review in the near future.
Upcoming
Conferrences:
Hickey stated there are two conferences coming up in
November on the same dates. One is the
Saratoga Springs Environmental Conference and the other is in Glens Falls on
creating walkable communities. Monies are
available in the Planning Board budget and if any members are interested in
attending, they should notify Hickey.
Lansing Trails
Reserve Strip:
Hickey stated the Board has received a letter dated
9/28/01 from Attorney William Seldin with an attachment letter dated 9/28/01
from Engineer Lawrence Fabbroni. Hickey
stated he did not care to discuss the inequities referenced in the letter as he
felt this was not the case and Hickey may write a personal letter to
Fabbroni.
Hickey stated that on the northern border of Ivar Jonson’s
property, there is an 8 inch wide strip of property between Jonson’s property
and the neighboring property belonging to Viola Miller. This was discovered
when Viola Miller agreed to grant an easement to the Village for a trail to
connect Horizon’s development through her property to the existing greenway trail
in Lansing Trail. Jonson has been asked
to give up the strip to the Village because reserve strips are not permitted
under the Village’s Subdivision regulations.
Hickey stated Fabbroni has recommended other options as stated in his
letter. Hickey did not feel they would
all make sense. Hickey stated the
reserve strip of land is illegal according to the Subdivision Law, and if it is
conveyed to the Village, then an easement would not be necessary through the strip. Hickey stated he would like the attorneys to
continue to deal with this issue.
Reports:
Hickey reported on the Board of Trustee’s meeting. Hickey stated that deer hunting with bow has
been approved for Murray Estates under the control of manager Jeff Geiger.
Hickey stated that Tim Buhl spoke about buried utilities along N. Triphammer
Rd. with a very rough cost estimate of about $250,000 part of which might be
off-set by savings from not having to relocate poles. He will be refining his numbers for the Board
of Trustees.
Hickey stated that George Gesslein from the Lansing Fire
Department attended the Board of Trustee’s meeting and stated they are prepared
to spend about $500,000 to upgrade Fire Station 5 on Oakcrest Rd. within the
next two years to make it larger and accommodate Bang’s ambulance as well as
fire department bunkers. Bangs is
currently working out of Station 5 and has cut their response time in
half. Hickey also noted that Lansing has
750 fire calls per year and 380 of them are EMS and 84% of those are within the
Village. Hickey stated Gesslein pushed
hard to have the fire station moved with an entrance onto N. Triphammer Rd and
he is aware of the community center concept being contemplated for that area as
depicted in the CLT Guidelines. Hickey
noted Mayor Hartill stated the Village would consider sharing the cost of the
purchase price for the property. Hickey
stated he had spoken with the YMCA a year ago about the community center idea
and although they can not commit monies, they would be willing to build and
maintain the ball fields.
At the Board of Trustees’ meeting, Hickey stated that
Mayor Hartill indicated he would be recognizing the Edelmans for the property
donated to the Village. Hartill also has
requested plans from the Vilage Engineer for the new road for Kensington.
Other Business:
Curtis stated the Ornithology Lab is progressing. Hickey noted that Pyramid Mall is under
construction and it is now only possible to drive ¾ of the way around the ring
road. Curtis is also hoping to see the evergreen screen in place this
year. Leopold also noted that she was
approached by another engineer who had concerns regarding the lack of silt
fencing along the south side. She has
contacted Cross and he is aware of it.
Hickey recommended the Leopold notify the Mayor as the Village is the
one to be held liable. Curtis noted that
the silt fencing as done by the Ornithology Lab is the best he has ever seen.
Adjournment:
Klepack moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 P.M. Seconded by Brown. All aye.