TOWN OF HARTFORD PLANNING BOARD MEETING
MAY 24, 2010
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MIKE SWEZEY, CHAIRMAN
GARY BURCH
BARRY GOLDSTEIN
PHILIP GIBSON
JOHN HOLMES
LEONARD MOORE
GEORGE STOKEM
ALSO PRESENT:
DENISE PETTEYS, PLANNING BOARD CLERK
DANA HAFF, SUPERVISOR
MARK MILLER, ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
MATT FULLER, ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN
CHAIRMAN SWEZEY OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:03 P.M.
MOTION MADE BY SWEZEY SECOND BY GOLDSTEIN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 27, 2010 MEETING. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
OLD BUSINESS
10-07 WADE SITE PLAN
RUSSELL WADE APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD WITH PROPOSED SITE PLAN FOR RESIDENTIAL/AGRICULTURAL AND RETAIL USAGE LOCATED AT 4 NORTH ROAD. ON MOTION OF SWEZEY SECOND BY HOLMES THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 7:05 PM TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE. THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT AND ON MOTION OF SWEZEY SECOND BY STOKEM THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:06 PM. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE. ON MOTION OF HOLMES SECOND BY STOKEM THE PROJECT WAS DECLARED A TYPE II ACTION FOR SEQRA. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE. ON MOTION OF HOLMES SECOND BY BURCH TO APPROVE THE SITE PLAN FOR RETAIL USAGE. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.
VALEN TANNER PROPERTY
THERE WAS LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE VALEN TANNER SUBDIVISION PROPERTY DRIVEWAYS LOCATED ON COUNTY ROUTE 30. THE ENGINEERED DRAWINGS WERE ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AND IT IS NOW BEING HANDLED BY THE TOWN BOARD AND ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS ARE OUTSTANDING. THERE WAS LENGTHY DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL. MATT FULLER SAID THAT THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION LAW HAS A PROVISION THAT WOULD ELIMINATE PROJECT DURATION ISSUES. THE POSTING OF AN VERIFICATION OF CREDIT, UNDERTAKING OR A BOND. AND UNFORTUNATELY IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE BUT THAT IS HOW TO GET AROUND IT. THERE WAS DISCUSSION THAT IF THE BOARD STARTED TO USE THIS TOOL IT WOULD NEED TO BE USED FOR EVERY SINGLE APPLICANT. HOLMES SAID THAT HE WANTS TO FIND A WAY TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF SITUATION FROM OCCURRING AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. MATT FULLER SUGGESTED THAT IN THE FUTURE THE TOWN COULD REQUIRE THE APPLICANT’S ENGINEER TO SUBMIT A COST ESTIMATE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PLAN AND THE TOWN’S ENGINEER WOULD REVIEW IT AND MAKE ANY CORRECTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS. MATT FULLER SAID THAT THE TOWN COULD REQUIRE TANNER TO POST A BOND RIGHT NOW OR PAY FOR THE TOWN ENGINEER TO VERIFY THE PROJECT. SUPERVISOR HAFF SAID THAT HE HOPED THAT MR. TANNER WOULD AGREE TO THE RECENT ENFORCEMENT TERMS SET BY THE ATTORNEY FOR THE TOWN WHEREBY $1000
MAY 24, 2010 PLANNING BOARD MEETING PG. 2 OF 2
WOULD BE PAID IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE THE TOWN FOR CURRENT LEGAL FEES AND AGREEMENT THAT THE PROJECT WOULD BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1, 2010. THERE WAS LENGTHY FURTHER DISCUSSION IF THE APPLICANT COULD SELL ANY LOTS. ALSO DISCUSSION THAT THE PLANNING BOARD NEEDS TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF SOLUTION TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. MATT FULLER SAID THAT THE DRIVEWAY COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ARE FILED AT THE COUNTY AND WILL SHOW UP IN A TITLE SEARCH AND ANY POTENTIAL BUYERS WILL KNOW ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS.
STOKEM SAID THAT KALUB LAVIN SUBMITTED MORE CHANGES TO HIS SUBDIVISION THE DAY OF THE MEETING. THE BOARD DECIDED THAT SINCE THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED LATE, THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND WILL REQUEST THE APPLICANT TO APPEAR AT THE NEXT MEETING.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A COPY OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS PREVIOUSLY REFERRED BY THE PLANNING BOARD TO THE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FOR COMMENT ONLY SINCE THE TOWN BOARD IS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY. SWEZEY SAID THAT THE COUNTY RESPONDED BY SAYING THEY FOUND THE MATTER OF ESSENTIALLY LOCAL CONCERN; THEREFORE, THE REFERRING BODY SHOULD PROCEED TO TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THE MATTER AND THAT THEY ENCOURAGE LOCAL PLANNING. ON MOTION OF HOLMES SECOND BY MOORE THAT THE PLANNING BOARD IS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN AS PRESENTED. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION MADE BY MOORE SECOND BY SWEZEY TO ADJOURN MEETING. MOTION WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:55 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DENISE PETTEYS, PLANNING BOARD CLERK