TOWN OF MACEDON

PLANNING BOARD

June 4, 2018

PRESENT: Vice-Chairman Merton Bartels, Suzanne Airy, Greg Whitney, Kevin Rooney and Tom Morrison. Also present were Town Councilman David McEwen and Town Engineer Scott Allen. Absent were Chairman Doug Allen, Mark McEwen, and Board Clerk Brandi Schutt.

Vice Chairman Bartels called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to waive the reading of the legal notice, seconded by Mert Bartels. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

PB-08-18 – Perinton RV – 125 NYS Route 31

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to open the public hearing, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

No one present to speak in favor or against.

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to close the public hearing, seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

PB-08-18 – Perinton RV – 125 NYS Route 31

Kevin Peters was present to address the board on behalf of the application. He explained to the board that he is running out of parking space and would like to bring in fill for the back and side of the property. He would like to place the fill up to his side property line and about 50 feet from the back property line. For this project he would be bringing in 5,000 cubic feet of fill. He mentioned that the fill will be coming from another project taking place on Whitney Road and that it will be clean fill mixed with thin asphalt. Mr. Peters explained that they will strip the top soil before they fill and address the side slopes with top soil. Mr. Peters is expecting this to be a two year project with around two trucks a day bringing in the fill.

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to grant final approval, seconded by Greg Whitney. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

PB-09-18 – Van Bortel Chevrolet – 1338 NYS Route 31

Kevin Bragg from Chrisanntha and Evan Gefell from Costich were present to address the board on behalf of the applicant. They explained that Van Bortel Chevrolet would like to build a new show room and service area. The applicant plans on removing the existing building east of the current Chevy dealership to build the show room. Mr. Bragg explained that there would be 22,000 square feet dedicated to the show room, service area, and offices. Below the building will be 12,000 square feet of storage. The front of the building will have the elevation of Route 31 but the rear of the building will drop down. There will be a retaining wall with a guard rail and they will hold the existing grade as much as possible. The building will be in line with the existing building with a similar facade. There will be one entrance to the below storage that will be 16ft wide. They are planning to finish the project by snow fall.

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to grant sketch plan approval, seconded by Suzanne Airy. (Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

Morrison –Quaker Road Imperial Drive Site Plan Modification

Mike Greene was present to address the board on behalf of the applicant. Town Engineer Scott Allen reminded the board that this project received approval in the 90’s and the applicant would like to modify the plans by changing the public road to a private road. He also mentioned the storm water permit is still valid from the original approval.

Motion made by Kevin Rooney to modify the original approval for Imperial Drive to show it’s a private road instead of a public road, seconded by Suzanne Airy. (Morrison abstain)(Allen and McEwen absent); motion carried.

MINUTES:

A motion to approve the 05-07-18 minutes was made by Greg Whitney, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); minutes approved.

ADJOURNMENT:

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kevin Rooney, seconded by Suzanne Airy. All in favor (Allen and McEwen absent); meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Brandi Schutt

Clerk to the Board