Town of Kinderhook
Planning Board Meeting
May 17, 2012
Approved
Minutes
The Meeting of the Town of Kinderhook Planning Board was held on Thursday, May 17, 2012 beginning at 7:02pm at the Kinderhook Town Hall, 4 Church Street, Niverville, NY with Chairman Robert Cramer presiding. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman and the Roll was taken by the Secretary.
1. Call Roll
Present: Excused:
Robert Cramer, Chairman Guy Rivenburgh
Andrew Howard, Attorney Cheryl Gilbert
Patrick Prendergast, Engineer
Mary Keegan-Cavagnaro
William Butcher
Dale Berlin
Dan Weiller
Chris Simonsen
Jake Samascott
Peter Hammerlein
Absent:
Nataly Dee, Secretary None
2. Correspondence
A. Review of Minutes:
April 12, 2012
April 19, 2012
Approval of the minutes listed above will be held until next month.
3. Public Hearings
A. 7:05 - Wayne Heimroth - Two Lot Subdivision
The Notice as it appeared in the newspaper of record was read by the Secretary.
Mr. Van Alsytne was not in attendance. Members of the public were invited to be heard, but as there was no one, a motion to close the Public Hearing was made by Ms. Cavagnaro. Motion seconded by Mr. Simonsen. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion approved; Hearing closed.
The Board reviewed the application to make sure all requested adjustments to the plans were made and that everything else was in order.
Part II the Short Form Environmental Assessment Review short form was reviewed by the Board.
A. The description of the project is the subdivision of land that exists on either side of County Route 28, 3.1 acres to the west and 7.1 acres to the east. In connection with the Environmental Assessment, does the action exceed any Type 1 threshold?
No.
B. Will action receive any Coordinated Review?
No.
C. COULD ACTION RESULT IN ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING:
C1. Existing air quality, surface or groundwater quality or quantity, noiselevels, exisiting traffic pattern, solid waste production or disposal, potential for erosion, drainage or flooding problems?
No.
C2. Aesthetic, agricultural, archaeological, historic, or other natural or cultural resources; or community or neighborhood character?
No.
C3. Vegetation or fauna, fish, shellfish or wildlife species, significant habitats, or threatened or endangered species?
No.
C4. A community’s existing plans or goals as officially adopted, or a change in use or intensity of use of land or other natural resources?
No.
C5. Growth, subsequent development, or related activities likely to be induced by the proposed action?
No.
C6. Long term, short term, cumulative, or other effects not identified in C1-C5?
No.
C7. Other impacts (including changes in use of either quantity or type of energy)?
No.
D. WILL THE PROJECT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAUSED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ARE (CEA)?
No.
E. IS THERE, OR IS THERE LIKELY TO BE, CONTROVERSY RELATED TO POTENTIAL ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS?
No.
If the Board is in agreement with the proposed assessment, they could entertain a motion to issue a Negative Declaration.
A motion of Negative Declaration was made by Mr. Butcher. Motion seconded by Mr. Simonsen. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion carried.
Two conditions of approval were stipulated by the Board: current dated maps with the minor corrections to the roadways as previously discussed, and plans subject to final engineering approval.
A motion was made to approve the subdivision with the above mentioned conditions was made by Mr. Butcher. Motion seconded by Mr. Simonsen. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion carried; subdivision approved with conditions.
A fee of $350 ($200 for the new lot and $150 for recreation fee) also needs to be submitted before plans can be signed by the Chairman.
When the conditions have been met, the Chairman will sign the plans.
4. Old Business
A. Stephen Williams - Application for In-Home Occupation
Mr. Williams was not in attendance. The amendment to the Home Occupation Law was approved by the Town Board. A copy of the minutes from that meeting will be obtained and added to the applicant’s file. If Mr. Williams attend the June meeting a Public Hearing can be set for the July meeting.
B. Tierra Farms - Site Plan Review
Mr. Tuczynski addressed the Board. Mr. Widjeskog met with Mr. Prendergast to discuss this project. The current plans distributed reflect the removal of some aspects of the project previously considered. Specifically, the dairy and cheese processing facility were removed. The Board requested further clarification on the notes of the plans. The retail space has been designated. It was recommended that the current plans be referred to the County Planning Board for review.
The revised application for Site Plan Review was reviewed.
The fees associated with the project were discussed. The Preliminary Site Plan Review is $50, and the Review of the Site Plan is $350, for a total of $400. Originally, when the applicant applied to the Zoning Board of Appeals a fee was submitted, and later refunded when the matter was readdressed to the Planning Board.
A Motion that the application is complete was made by Mr. Weiller. Motion seconded by by Ms. Keegan-Cavagnaro. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion carried; application complete.
A Motion to refer to the Site Plans to the County Planning Board was made by Mr. Simonsen. Motion seconded by Mr. Weiller. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion carried; plans will be referred.
A Motion was made to set the Public Hearing for June 21, 2012 at 7:05pm by Mr. Cramer. Motion seconded by Mr. Simonsen. Motion carried; Hearing set.
C. Bean Lane - Dedication of road to the Town from Whitney Fields
Nothing new to report.
D. Tom Hall - Trailer Park
A motion to remove this item from the agenda for lack of action was made by Mr. Simonsen. Motion seconded by Mr. Weiller. All in favor by a show of hands. Motion approved.
5. New Business
None
6. ZBA Opinions
None
7. Liaisons
A. Village Planning Boards
B. Town Board: The MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) was approved for the trails. The agreement with the power company is moving forward. The fee for the compost site was re-adjusted for residential yard waste to $10. The fee for larger amounts of debris remains at $50. The Assessor’s Office is considering a town wide Reassessment for 2013 if funding is made available from the State. Mention was made of the Mulligan-Moore case in regard to restitution.
C. Comprehensive Plan Review Committee – The consultant attended the last meeting. The whole project has been forwarded to the consultant and the whole piece will appear as an Addendum or Appendix to the current Comprehensive Plan. The funds are not available at this time to make an entirely new plan. Updating a Comprehensive Plan is a difficult and lengthy process.
D. NYSEG Project – To date nothing has been file with the Public Service Commission.
H. Other
Public Comment – None.
Mr. Simonsen commented about the Advanced GIS Training he attended. The amount of information that can be garnered from the resource is incredible. Check out the NY State GIS Clearing House website for a sample of what is available.
A Motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Simonsen. Motion seconded by Mr. Weiller. All in favor. Motion carried; meeting adjourned at 7:35pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nataly Dee. Secretary