TOWN OF LIBERTY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MAY 3, 2016 MEMBERS PRESENT Lynn Dowe, Chairman John Van Etten Lydia Rolle Branden Reeves Judy Siegel Denise Birmingham ABSENT Anthony Dworetsky ALSO PRESENT Jacob Billig, Town Attorney See attached sign in sheet CHAIRMAN DOWE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:02PM. ON A MOTION MADE BY JOHN VAN ETTEN AND SECONDED BY BRANDEN REEVES, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR APRIL 5, 2016. ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVED. APC Towers, LLC Clements Road SBL: 23.-1-121.1 Zone: R-1 #2016-0005 PUBLIC HEARING 10 certified notices were mailed, 7 green cards back and 3 outstanding. Chairman Dowe opens the public portion of the meeting. Bambi Meadow concerns about the size of the tower, location, lighting, elevation of the tower compared to the existing homes in the area and property values being affected by the tower. Preston Pollack concerns about the lighting on the tower, noise, health concerns, direction of transmitters and compensation to the landowner.
ON A MOTION MADE BY JOHN VAN ETTEN, SECONDED BY JUDY SIEGEL, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVED. JOHN VAN ETTEN ABSTAINS Mark Van Etten Main Street SBL: 7.-6-3 Zone: SC #2016-0008 PUBLIC HEARING 29 certified notices were mailed, 16 green cards back, 12 outstanding and 1 returned. Chairman Dowe opens the public portion of the meeting. No one is present from the public. ON A MOTION MADE BY JUDY SIEGEL, SECONDED BY DENISE BIRMINGHAM, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVED. JOHN VAN ETTEN RETURNS APC Towers, LLC Clements Road SBL: 23.-1-121.1 Zone: R-1 #2016-0005 Matt Kerwin, Attorney appeared for this matter. Mr. Kerwin advises that his clients would like to construct a 155 monopole telecommunications tower on Clements Road. Mr. Kerwin explains that the tower compound would be within a 100 X 100 lease area and within the lease area is a 60 X 60 fenced area that would contain the tower and all equipment. Mr. Kerwin explains that the tower will provide much more cell coverage in the area. Mr. Kerwin advises that there will be a LED light located at the facility in case repairs need to be made at night and the noise from the generator will be minimal as it only runs in the case of a power outage. Mr. Kerwin explains that the FCC oversees the facilities and issues licenses to the providers and they must follow the FCC guidelines therefore there are no health effects caused by the tower. Mr. Kerwin presents photos of the proposed site.
ATTORNEY BILLIG READS PART 2 OF THE LONG FORM SEQR INTO THE MINUTES. JOHN VAN ETTEN ABSTAINS Mark Van Etten Main Street SBL: 7.-6-3 Zone: SC #2016-0008 Mark Van Etten appeared for this matter. Mr. Van Etten explains that he has recently purchased the old Lorado s Bar in Parksville and would like to convert it into an auction house / retail facility. Mr. Van Etten advises that there are currently 2 apartments on the second floor and he would like to have only 1 apartment after the conversion. Mr. Van Etten advises that there will be some landscaping done to the property. ATTORNEY BILLIG READS THE LONG FORM SEQR INTO THE MINUTES. ON A MOTION MADE BY DENISE BIRMINGHAM, SECONDED BY LYDIA ROLLE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY DECLARES A NEGATIVE DECLARATION ON THE MARK VAN ETTEN SPECIAL USE PERMIT. Chairman Dowe advises that the 239 review was received from the County and it is a matter for local determination. ON A MOTION BY JUDY SIEGEL, SECONDED BY DENISE BIRMINGHAM, THE MARK VAN ETTEN SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED. ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVED. JOHN VAN ETTEN RETURNS Congregation Iched Anash Briscoe Road SBL: 44-1-44 Zone: RH #2016-0007 David Weiss and Joel Kohn appeared for this matter. Mr. Kohn explains that they are in front of the Board to renew the that was received last year. Mr. Kohn advises that they have submitted an updated site plan. A discussion took place and the Board has requested that more trash cans be put on the property, the unsafe buildings be burned before the start of the season and a letter from the
Water and Sewer Department and the Engineering company be submitted regarding the completion of the sewer meter pit. Yeshiva Letzirim Ferndale-Loomis Road SBL: 35.-2-18.1 Zone: RD #2016-0010 Joel Kohn appeared for this matter. Mr. Kohn advises that his clients were previously approved to construct 2 classroom buildings in 2015. Mr. Kohn explains that to date they have constructed 1 of the classroom buildings but would like to change the location of the second building. A discussion took place and it was determined that the proposed building has been relocated to meet the setbacks. The Board has requested that some planting / screening be done in front of the classroom buildings. ON A MOTION BY JOHN VAN ETTEN, SECONDED BY DENISE BIRMINGHAM, THE YESHIVA LETZIRIM SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO A LANDSCAPE PLAN BEING SUBMITTED. ALL IN FAVOR, APPROVED. H.A.S.C. Parksville Road SBL: 12.-1-26.1 Zone: RD #2016-0011 Randy Wasson, Engineer appeared for this matter. Mr. Wasson explains that his client would like to replace an existing 24 X 44 building in the same location and same size. After a brief discussion it is determined that a is not required. Michael Skelly Frankie Lane SBL: 35.E-1-15 Zone: SC #2016-0012 Michael Skelly appeared for this matter. Mr. Skelly explains to the Board that he would like to operate a vehicle and equipment repair and towing facility in the existing building on
Frankie Lane. Mr. Skelly advises that he plans to give the building and the property a face lift to clean the place up. He advises that the existing lighting on the building is all that there will be and that there are street lights and lights from the neighboring properties. Mr. Skelly advises that the business operates from 8am 5pm unless there is a tow call after hours then the tow truck driver will be dispatched from his home. Mr. Skelly explains that all vehicles that have been involved in a collision are drained and evacuated in the building and the vehicles are stored inside the building. The vehicles that are there for repair will be stored outside the building. A discussion took place and it was determined that a revised site plan and business plan be submitted. This matter will be sent to the County for 239 review and scheduled for a public hearing for the June meeting. Xzerta Energy Group Delaware River Solar Old Lily Pond Road SBL: 1.-1-22.1 Zone: RD #2016-0013 Rich Winter and Manuel Folgado appeared for this matter. Mr. Winter explains that Delaware River Solar is working with landowners in the Town to build solar energy systems on their properties. Mr. Winter explains that there are a limited number of sites in the Town. One site is on Old Lily Pond Road which is owned by Jon Sutherland. The site is suitable for approximately 4MW of power and would be erected in 2 separate arrays and each would use between 10 and 15 acres. Mr. Folgado explains that this would be a 2 phase process. Each phase would be 2MW of power. A discussion took place and it was determined that the Board would act as Lead Agency on this project. Machne Gila Route 55 SBL: 36.-1-13 Zone: R-1 #2016-0009 Joel Rosenfeld of Machne Gila and Randy Wasson, Engineer appeared for this matter. Mr. Rosenfeld would like to construct 10 bunk houses, a storage building and a laundry building in which the camp population will increase to approximately 876 after construction. Mr. Rosenfeld explains that it is his understanding that the camp is a nonconforming use and that only a is required to expand. Mr. Rosenfeld explains that the reason he is applying to the Board is because he would like to apply to the DEC to construct a 25,000 gallon septic system and in order to do that he has to have Planning Board approval. Mr. Wasson advises that the new construction would be done in phases.
A discussion took place and it was determined that the Board is going to look into the nonconforming use code. ON A MOTION MADE BY BRANDEN REEVES AND SECONDED BY JUDY SIEGEL, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, Tammy Wilson, Planning Board Secretary The foregoing represents unapproved minutes of the Town of Liberty s Planning Board from a meeting held on May 3, 2016 are not to be construed as the final official minutes until so approved. _ X_ Approved as read.