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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-04-08 - PB TOWN OF ULYSSES Planning Board April 8 , 2004 Board Members Present : Richard Coogan (Chair), David Tyler, Rose Hilbert, Lorren Hammond, Rodney Porter (absent George Kennedy and one open position) . Also present : Jim Seafuse, Bret Seafuse, and Gary Wood Meeting called to order: 7 : 38 PM . Purpose : Vote on proposed pharmacy next to the Shur Save Grocery Store (Tax Parcel 13 -3 . 2) . Mr. Coogan opened the meeting stating that the Seafuse Project before the Planning Board was a legal conforming use and that no negative public comments were received at the public hearing or at the Town Hall . Mr. Seafuse had made the recommended changes as requested by the Planning Board of adding stop signs , encouraging traffic to use the back of the lot, removing the second access road to the plaza, directing employee traffic behind the store, using a visible barricade to segregate the employee parking, and to paint a walkway on the tarmac for pedestrian traffic between the new drug store and the grocery store. Mr. Coogan said that he wanted to make sure that the Planning Board members were aware that fire lanes needed to be 15 feet and not 12 feet that was part of a comment at the at the Public Hearing. Also that he spoke to the permitting agent for highway improvements for the procedure on requesting a traffic light or turning lane at the entrance and the proper method would be to have the customers at Shur Save sign a petition and send that petition to the Town where it would be sent on to NYS DOT. Mr. Tyler asked that one-way signs be added to the stop signs to further encourage customer traffic to use the far side of the parking area for driving instead of next to the storefront. Mr. Seafuse said that he felt the stop signs in front of the store were sufficient and that using stop signs was common practice at other such locations . Ms. Hilbert asked if the entrance to the pharmacy could be moved to the corner closer to the grocery store without incurring to much effort or expense . Mr. Seafuse agreed to look into the possibility of moving the entrance. Further discussion on parking and traffic flow. The number of parking spaces is the required minimum and removing spaces would require ZBA approval . Applicant agreed to even out the spaces. Error on plan was corrected and noted. Findings of the Board : • The business serves the needs of the community. • It will create increased employment opportunities for the Town. • Might lead to more stringent traffic controls along Route 96 . • The project is in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance . • Parking lot improvements will make it safer for pedestrians • Shur Save is community spirited and a good asset for the Town. Mr. Hammond moved, seconded by Ms . Hilbert, that the site plan for the Seafuse Pharmacy should be approved as submitted and amended at the Planning Board Meeting on April 8 , 2004 . Whereas the pharmacy is a legal conforming use for tax parcel 13 -3 . 2 under the current Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan, Whereas the applicant has modified the plan as proposed by the Planning Board at the March 25 , 2004 meeting by deleting the second approach road, increased pedestrian safety by installing stop signs in front of the stores, will use paint strips Planning Board Meeting 2 04/08/2004 to designate a walkway, routed employee traffic behind the store, and will try to encourage traffic flow to the back of the parking lot, and Whereas Shur Save is recognized as severing the needs of the community, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ulysses Planning Board approved the Site Plan for the Pharmacy to be built on tax parcel 13 -3 . 2 With no further discussion, the Chair called for a vote : Mr. Coogan I aye • Mr. Hammond aye Ms. Hilbert ! aye Mr. Porter aye Mr. Tyler abstained Other Business Ms. Hilbert moved to approve the minutes from March 11 , 2004, seconded by Mr. Tyler With no further discussion, the Chair called for a vote : Mr. Coogan aye Mr. Hammond aye Ms . Hilbert aye Mr. Porter aye Mr. Tyler aye Mr. Tyler m ved to approve the minutes from March 25 , 2004 , seconded by Mr. Porter With no further discussion, the Chair called for a vote : Mr. Coogan aye Mr. Hammond aye Ms . Hilbert I aye Mr. Porter aye Mr. Tyler I aye Mr. Hammoi d moved to adjourn, seconded by Mr. Porter. Meeting Adjourned at 8 : 55 pm. Respectfully submitted, Richard Coogan Chair, Ulysses Planning Board F