Town of Hartwick
MINUTES
Of The November 1, 2011: Regular Meeting of
Town of Hartwick Planning Board
Call to order 7 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance:
Board Members: G. Horth; V. Rozella (absent); T. Schleiser; F. Thering (absent); A. Briggs, A. Thomas (absent)
Alternate PB Member(s): Glenn Schilling (present/voting); Margaret Kennedy (present/voting)
Public: Jon McManus, Dave Petri, Thomas Swatling, Sal Furnari. T. Austin also present as staff to the Planning Board.
Minutes of Last Meeting:
G. Schilling made a motion to approve the October 4, 2011 minutes as submitted. M. Kennedy, seconded. Vote: (5, 0, 1); Motion carried with A. Briggs abstaining as she was not present at the October meeting.
Public Comment: None.
Regular Agenda
Site Plan: Redneck Barbeque. 4938 ST HWY 28; Tax Map #: 146.00-1-21.37. Renovate existing building into a restaurant with accessory parking area.
The Board questioned if any referral comments had been received to date. T. Austin indicated that the additional information requested of the applicant at the October meeting had not been submitted and that no referrals could be distributed. It was understood by T. Austin that the additional information was to be presented at the November meeting.
J. McManus, McManus Engineering, stated that Mr. Austin was correct. J. McManus outlined the project indicating that the applicant desired to complete the entire project within two-years. He further indicated that he and the applicant have yet to meet with the NYS Department of Transportation or to complete any of the initial soils testing for septic systems, etc. Mr. McManus further indicated that it was the applicant's intention to relocate his existing business, Redneck Barbeque (4874 ST HWY 28, Tax Map #: 146.00-1-26.01), to this new location with a new facility, maximum occupancy of less than 100-to preclude the need for fire sprinkling the new facility-and to provide adequate onsite parking facilities for the restaurant. Mr. McManus concluded his comments indicating that at this time the applicant and the contractor would like to proceed with some interior demolition of the existing building, construct the rear addition and front porch/deck area as shown on the submitted site plan.
The Board discussed whether or not Site Plan Review would be required for the rear addition and the porch construction and whether or not the current application should be withdrawn at this time and re-submitted when the applicant is ready to proceed with the development of the restaurant.
J. McManus stated that the applicant's current intention is to retain the storage use of the existing building but to add a front porch and rear addition as per submitted plans. The full renovation of the structure to restaurant use will not proceed prior to the applicant's receipt of full Site Plan Review Approval from the Town Planning Board.
G. Schilling made a motion to accept this statement from the applicant indicating that it provided the Planning Board and the Town adequate assurances that there would be compliance with the Site Plan Review Law. T. Schleiser seconded the motion and the vote had the following result (5, 0, 0); Motion Carried. A. Briggs asked that the applicant prepare a formal statement similar to that presented by J. McManus, sign it, and submit for the Town record. J. McManus stated that he would advise the applicant of the request and that it would be filed with T. Austin.
The Board asked T. Austin to send out project referrals using the new site plan as received 11/1.
Sketch Plan: Sal Furnari presented a small roof/porch addition at 4555 St HWY 28 (Tax Map No. 162.00-1-3.02) for the Board's consideration. The Planning Board reviewed the proposed project (site plan and photos). G. Horth made a motion to determine that the proposed roof/porch addition at 4555 ST HWY 28 as presented did not require Site Plan Review. G. Schilling seconded the motion and the vote had the following result (5, 0, 0); Motion Carried. S. Furnari submitted the site plan sketch and photos for the Town's record.
Public Comment: None.
Planning Board Business: None.
Adjournment:
A. Briggs made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by M. Kennedy, and the vote had the following result (5,0,0); the meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
