Town of Hartwick
MINUTES
Of The December 1, 2009: Regular Meeting of
Town of Hartwick Planning Board
Call to order 7 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance:
Board Members: G. Horth, A. Briggs. P. Ingalls, A. Thomas; V. Rozella; F. Thering; T. Schleiser
Alternate PB Member(s): None
Public: T. Ives, L. Ives, G. Gozigian, P. Reidhead; D. Petri; S. Reidhead; J. Salinger; P. Broe; C. Kukenberger, W. Kukenberger, David Karl (MIBH), James Catella (Clark, for MIBH), Tavis Austin
Minutes of Last Meeting:
V. Rozella, made a motion to approve the November minutes as presented at the meeting with changes to sign location for "Cooperstown Outlet Village" project. A. Briggs, seconded. Vote: All Ayes. Motion carried.
Correspondence: None.
Public Comment: None. Planning Board discussed County and developments along St Hwy 28; A. Briggs to investigate with County.
Enforcement Reports: None at this time.
Public Hearing(s):
•1. "Cooperstown Outlet Village." Owner: Sterling Trust fbo (Jeffrey Salinger) Applicant: Pinecrest Builders LLC. Location: 2 & 4 Coulman Road, Cooperstown, NY. Tax Map #: 162.00-1-11.01; -11.02. Proposal: Create tent site to be leased to vendors during the summer; provide port-a-johns; food vendor tent. Future expansion potential on "temporary basis." J. Salinger outlined the project. D. Petri questioned the driveway location relative to the P&C access from St Hwy 28. Access was discussed between the Planning Board and the applicant. T. Austin commented that DOT did not have specific comments on the project to date, but that the project could be approved with a condition that the applicant comply with all DOT conditions. V. Rozella made a motion to close the public hearing at 7:25; motion was seconded by F. Thering. Vote: All Aye, Motion carried. A. Briggs wanted a commitment to future "non-tent" development of the site to be consistent with adopted comprehensive plan in order to preserve historical and aesthetic values. V. Rozella questioned anticipated vendors. J. Salinger sated that they could not promise future development without first seeing if any development of the area would be successful and that currently they were anticipating baseball items, gifts, etc. as typical vendors. Project continued until the January 5, 2010 meeting as comments from the County Planning Board had not been received.
•2. "Kukenberger Garage." Owner: William E. Kukenberger. Location: 3637 ST HWY 205, Hartwick, NY. Tax Map #: 144.15-1-30.00. Proposal: Construction of 32'x42', metal clad, automotive repair facility. Structure originally completed as residential storage. W. Kukenberger reviewed the project. P. Ingalls questioned whether the garage would/would not only be used during the day. W. Kukenberger agreed that the garage would only be operated during the day. No further discussion. V. Rozella made a motion to close the public hearing at 7:29; motion was seconded by F. Thering. Vote: All Aye, Motion carried. A. Briggs made a motion to approve the project as submitted; motion seconded by V. Rozella. Vote: All Aye; motion carried. G. Horth questioned the disposal of waste oil. W. Kuckenberger stated that it would be recycled.
Regular Agenda:
Development Projects:
•1. "Bassett Hospital Greystone Parking Expansion." Owner: Templeton Foundation. Location: 4580 State HWY 28, Milford Tax Map # 162.00-1-41.04 Proposal: To expand existing parking lot. Project to add 115 stalls; 195 total parking spaces.
G. Horth outlined the County Planning Board comments; recommendation of approval with conditions as outlined. Planning Board questioned the use of the parking area as a shuttle lot for Bassett employees/patients in Cooperstown. J. Catella (applicant engineer) stated that the proposed parking area was designed explicitly for the use of the users of the building; this included the storm water detention basins etc. A. Briggs questioned whether the 29 additional stalls, as discussed at November meeting, could be removed. F. Thering suggested that the existing parking area would be sufficient and that there should be no increase in the number of stalls prior to a demonstration of need by the users. G. Horth reminded the Planning Board that there was no public comment, no concerns from the County Planning Board relative to the increase in parking area, and no comments from the DOT. V. Rozella made a motion to approve the project as revised in accordance with Lamont Engineering's comments with conditions that 1) Bassett shall provide a letter signed by person having legal authority to represent Bassett that states that the parking lot would not be used as a satellite parking lot for any off-site use; this letter to be accepted and approved by the Planning Board prior to any development of the area; and 2) approval of OPRHP. A. Thomas seconded the motion. Vote: (5, 1, 1) with P. Ingalls, Abstain, and A. Briggs, Nay. Motion Carried.
Public Comment: None.
Planning Board Business: A. Briggs questioned the progress on the proposed code language suggested by the Planning Board that would require 1-acre of land per unit with less than 30 day occupancy. T. Austin stated that a draft had been submitted to the Planning Board via email and that the Association of Towns had concerns with the stipulated deed restriction mandated by the draft language. T. Austin continued by stating that the Town Board had not shown interest in the language when presented to them at their November meeting.
G. Horth wondered if the Town Board had made any effort to proceed with the new "Town of Hartwick" signs at the primary transportation corridors entrances to the Town; signs would also include the "Subdivision/Sign Law in Effect" language. T. Austin stated that he had advised the Town Board of the Planning Board's interest in signs, but that he had not heard of any proposed action by the Town Board to date.
G. Gozigian presented a proposed annex to the Dreams Park HR building. The Planning Board reviewed the plans and determined that Site Plan Review was not required. P. Ingalls made a motion to that effect that was seconded by F. Thering. Vote: All Aye; Motion carried.
A. Briggs made a motion to adjourn at 9:00 PM. Seconded by T. Schleiser. Vote: All Aye, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.
