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Home My WebLink AboutPB 2023-12-28PB 12-28-23 1 Town of Dryden Planning Board Meeting Thursday, December 28, 2023 Hybrid Zoom Planning Board - 2023 Current Members I.P. Z Ex Ab Tony Salerno, Chair (2029) X John Kiefer (2027) X Diane Tessaglia-Hymes (2028) x Linda Wagenet (2023) x Craig Anderson (2025) X Joe Wilson (2024) x Dan Bussmann (2026) X Brad Will (2023) * Alternate x Chris Morrissey (2023) * Alternate X Others Present or on Zoom Ray Burger, Planning Director Dillon Shults, Planner Dan Lamb, Liaison (TB) Zoom The Regular Meeting of the Town of Dryden Planning Board was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Tony Salerno. The chair activates alternates Chris and Brad Public Comment (for items not on the agenda) None Burger – 33 Quarry Rd was presented at last month’s meeting for a Sketch Plan Review and the PB determined to have Attorney Nate review on how to move forward. Nate said 2nd Use would be allowed under current code. It would need a Site Plan Review. This site is currently permitted by the DEC for a Quarry; they cut rock and have retail sales. It will remain a Mine Site and are requesting to add a Contractor Yard. The mining use at the site is pre-existing non- conforming. PB 12-28-23 2 J. Wilson motion that we do not consider hearing this application because it is not complete. Motion: J. Wilson Second: B. Will All in favor - 3 yes, 4 opposed, - application will be reviewed tonight Applicant and property owner, Nick Bellisario would like to add to his review that there is recycling of wood pallets, it’s a full cycle process. We have the containers at Cornell, we take their wood scraps and grind it up into mulch, we deliver it back. Nothing is changing in the yard- site size, it’s always been used for stone production. Daylight hours of operation. Winter is less. Daily truck travel in winter is very few, maybe 1-3, summer could have around 25-30. This is the way it’s been for many years and no complaints. No problem for fire access, it’s a paved driveway to the office and the tractor trailers move along to the mulch pile and building with no issue. Pedestrians can’t get into the mine area, if they drive to stone or mulch area, we load them. No new lighting on the new building will have can lighting under the soffits. No additional signage. There are 3-4 spaces for parking in front of the office, never has needed any more. Questions were asked about the availability of accessibility parking. The applicant stated there is accessibility parking available at the site. The Board goes over parts 1, 2 & 3 of the SEQR, see attached SEQR. J. Keifer moves the determination is Negative Declaration. Motion: J. Keifer Second: C. Anderson All in favor – Unanimous Motion to waive further Site Plan Review and to approve this project. Conditions are the hours of operation as described and to apply the Standard Conditions of Approval. Motion: J. Keifer Second: C. Anderson All in favor – 6-Yes, J. Wilson abstained. PB 12-28-23 3 Attach SEQR Approval of Minutes from 11-30-23 Motion from C. Morrissey to approve the 11-30-23 minutes, with the changes discussed. Motion: C. Morrissey Second: L. Wagenet All in favor – Unanimous Minutes from 10-26-23 Discussion No changes to the Approved 10-26-23 minutes that were voted and approved on 11-30-23 were decided at this meeting. After discussions at subsequent meetings with the board and the Town Attorney, these minutes are noting the following revision to the 10-26-23 minutes. A note will be added to the 10-26-23 minutes to see the 12-28-23 minutes for revision. The section labeled 1622 Dryden Road SUP should be revised to read: 1622 Dryden Road SUP impact mitigation discussion • This is the site, next to the Pet Vet Clinic on Rt. 13, owned by Nick Bellisario that in 2020 he applied for a SUP for a Contractors Yard. This Board reviewed and determined that its use was not fitting for this area. So, the application was withdrawn, and the trucks removed from the site. Nick is back to re-apply for a SUP at the site for a Contractors Yard, not as the same use in 2020 but is here to get Boards recommendations on the type of Contractors Yard that would be permitted. N Bellisario and the Board discuss the use and what they would recommend. • He has a roll-off container business. • Currently has a legal Fill Operation and would like to be able to divert topsoil and select- fill back to locations. • Would like to sell topsoil. Members of the Board expressed some confusion as to the purpose of this discussion. The Board feels this site has been operating and their decisions have been ignored to stop in 2020. Members expressed that they can’t see any changes or reason to approve a SUP now in 2023. The Board feels this site has not been following the rules. Ray Burger says it’s been operating as a Fill Site under the Stormwater Permit and is up to date with inspections and the Fill Operation will be PB 12-28-23 4 allowed to continue and needs to be kept separate from the Contractors Yard. N Bellisario is here to mitigate what would be allowed under a SUP. With a new application a new Stormwater plan would need to be done for the Contractor Yard, the Stormwater Plan in place now is for the Fill Operation is legal and on-going with weekly inspections. After discussion and clarification, the Board offered some recommendations. N Bellisario will be coming back at a later date after submitting a new SUP application. • Going forward, the Board will try to forgive how the rules of this site have not been followed and try to make this a workable use. • The Design Guidelines will need to be followed. • Screening of the site is important. Ezra Village/North Street update and discussion. • The Village Mayor is asking for letters of support. The PB wrote 2 Resolutions. • The Board reviews the newest map of the proposed North Street Development sidewalks. • The Board reviews the 2nd draft of the potential new Rt. 13 and Bahar Dr. intersection. Resolution 2023 #14 supporting the installation of sidewalks and traffic control signals on North Street and Freeville Road and adjacent connecting roads. Whereas North Street and Freeville Road lack sidewalks and traffic control signals creating an unsafe corridor for pedestrians and vehicles to travel. Whereas the proposed addition of approximate six-hundred-unit, Ezra Village Apartments to this corridor will add more pedestrians and vehicles to use this already unsafe corridor. Whereas these infrastructure improvements will create safer access to existing Village/Town sidewalks and traffic control signals, creating greater connectivity to the community. Be it Resolved, Town of Dryden Planning Board supports the installation of sidewalks and traffic control signals on North Street and Freeville Road. T. Salerno moves to pass this resolution with the amendments as discussed. Motion: C. Morrissey Second: J. Keifer All in favor – Unanimous Resolution 2023 #15 supporting the North Road, North Street Road realignment. PB 12-28-23 5 Whereas North Street, North Road intersection lacks traffic control signals creating an unsafe intersection for vehicles and pedestrians to travel on. Whereas the proposed addition of approximately 600-unit, Ezra Apartments on Mott Road will add more vehicles and pedestrians to this unsafe intersection. Whereas the adjacent property owners have agreed to some type of intersection realignment. Be it Resolved, Town of Dryden Planning Board supports the North Street, North Road realignment and installation of traffic control signals. J. Kiefer moves to pass this resolution with the amendments as discussed. Motion: J. Kiefer Second: C. Morrissey All in favor – Unanimous Planning Dept. update – Ray Burger • The wetlands delineation is complete and has been passed around. • We got the CDBG Adward for the Housing Rehabilitation that was just announced today. • Reminder of webinars from the Dept. of State that Bambi sent around. Town Board update – Dan Lamb • We have this RFP with the County for the Broadband that we are deeply involved in. • The County has put in their budget about six hundred thousand for the Rapid medical service that I have been advocating for through T-Cog, it’s a light rescue service that operates Countywide. Site Plan Review Discussion • Suggested when there is a sketch plan or site plan review that documents comply staff provide a checklist if all documents comply with each section of 207-11.2D questions 1-5 and section 270-11.3B questions 1-30 checklist. • The staff is obligated to deem each application complete before submitting to the PB. If something does not apply, then the staff needs to show/say why. • Have a standardized checklist, • For a sketch plan under the law, it’s the staff that has the 1st pre-conference with the applicant. Chair to PB members to get your questions in for the attorney talk. PB 12-28-23 6 Next PB meeting 1-25-24 at 6PM Adjourned 8:15 PM Respectfully submitted, Joy Foster Recording Secretary Received recording on 1-2-24, DRAFT mins. to Board on 1-4-24