MINUTES
June 2, 2009: Regular Meeting
Town of Hartwick Planning Board
Call to order 7 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance:
Board Members: G. Horth, F. Thering, T. Schlesier, V. Rozella, A. Thomas, A. Briggs. P. Ingalls
Planning Board Intake Clerk/Secretary: G. Horth
Alt. PB Members: None.
Minutes of Last Meeting:
V. Rozella made a motion to approve the May minutes with no changes. T. Schlesier seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Town Board Meeting Minutes of PB Interest: None.
Correspondence: None.
Public Comment:
None. There was no Public
Enforcement Officer Report: Position still vacant. No candidates known.
Planning Board Intake Clerk/Secretary: Position is still vacant after six months. No candidates are known by the PB other than Jane Wood who the PB recommended several months ago. Several applications have been reported to have received by the Town Board but as of June 2nd they have not hired anyone. A. Briggs reported to the Planning Board on her attempt to get an answer from the TB on this issue at the last TB meeting.
SIGNS:
FEDERAL HOUSE - Mary Cassell
The pictures of the new proposed Federal House sign were reviewed by the PB. After a sort discussion and regulation review, A. Thomas made a motion to approve the sign as presented. A. Briggs seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
The Jive Café - Joshua Cassell
The pictures of the new proposed The Jive Café sign were reviewed by the PB. After a sort discussion and regulation review, A. Thomas made a motion to approve the sign as presented. A. Briggs seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Fill Permit:
Holiday Inn - by entrance
The application of the Holiday Inn Express fill permit was reviewed by the PB. After a sort discussion, V. Rozella made a motion to approve the fill permit. A. Thomas seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Jurisdictional Determination: Sight Plan Change?
Heritage Veterinary Clinic, TM # 146.00-1-11.00, is not going to have the rental apartments as proposed in the approved sight plan. The existing structure will be changing to a 6 room INN with a Maximum of 12 guests. Previous PB minutes and records were reviewed by the PB on the project.
A. Thomas made a motion that the building internal changes & use change, as presented, were not a change to the existing, approved site plan. V. Rozella seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Development Projects/Site Plans:
Niedzialkowski rental cabins:
John & Carol Niedzialkowski returned to the PB with their project;
Niedzialkowski Rental Cabins. The PB reviewed their past February and March 2008 minutes on the project.
The Bog turtle habitat and archeology study are completed and the Niedzialkowski's are ready to proceed.
John McManus, engineer for the project; provided the PB with a preliminary sketch plan for the cabins and pond. They would like to build this pond adjacent to the small creek.
John Niedzialkowski has been proactive contacting Soil and Water, The U.S. Army Corp Eng. for their Class C stream, group I pond project. They have U.S. Army Corp. approval.
The ten cabin rentals will each be 24 by 24 ft with a 4 ft porch, stick built, shingle roof, porch lighting and located near the new pond. Pond will be in line with existing creek
The PB accepted the application and voted to be lead agency, pursuant to 6NYCRR Part 617.
Reporting the project to County PB requirements were discussed by the board as well as SEQR time tables and Public Hearing requirements.
The project does not meet any requirement for CPB approval requirement. Requirements were read to the Board by the Chair and none of the criteria applied to the project. The Board Chair checked the Ag District on the County's web sight and there was none by the project.
The PB requested $ 2,500 escrow from the applicant, as per the Reimbursable Costs Contract, which is 1 % of projects expected cost as required by Section 3.050 of Site Plan Law.
V. Rozella made a motion to request $ 2,500.00 in escrow from the Niedzialkowski's. T. Schlesier seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried
A public hearing is expected to be planned following the next PB meeting.
John McManus, engineer for the project, was asked by the PB to contact Lamott Engineering, who is contracted with the Town of Hartwick, and provide them with whatever they require to review the project.
The PB has not had a secretary for six months and are requesting applicants to send required information directly to agencies.
Although not a legal conflict of interest, PB Chair G. Horth asked the Niedzialkowski's, for the record, if they had any objection to Vice-Chair, V. Rozella sitting on or officiating the PB during their project or any other PB member. Vice-Chair, V. Rozella has a similar business as their proposed project. They stated they did not and welcomed his experience.
V. Rozella made a motion to accept the application and seek lead agency status for the Niedzialkowski project under SEQR. P. Ingalls seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
V. Rozella made a motion to declare the Niedzialkowski project an unlisted action under SEQR. T. Schlesier seconded. All Ayes. Motion carried.
Real Property Changes:
Simple Split: NONE Subdivision Review: NONE
Public Comment: None. There was no Public.
Regulation Revision Work:
Peddler Law was tabled until next meeting
V. Rozella made a motion to adjourn the meeting. T. Schlesier seconded. Vote: All Ayes.
Meeting adjourned at 9:57 p.m.
