City of Auburn Planning Board
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 7:30 PM, MEMORIAL City Hall
Present: Laurie Michelman, Sam Giangreco, John Rogalski, Mark DiVietro, John Breanick, Sandra Craner. Absent: Nicki Wright
Staff: Steve Lynch, OPED Director; Nancy Hussey, Assistant Corporation Counsel; Tom Weed, APD; Brian Hicks, Sr. Code Enforcement Officer.
The Chair called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and roll was called.
Agenda Item 1: Approval of minutes of November 9, 2004.
Chair asks for a motion to approve the minutes of November 9, 2004. Motion made by Sam Giangreco, seconded by Sandra Craner. All members vote approval. Motion carried.
Agenda Item 2: Public Hearing for Subdivision at 30R Prospect St. into 20 residential building lots.
Chair – this item has been pulled pending further required information and will be revisited possibly in January 2005.
Other Matters
Chair – it was discussed at the last meeting to move the meeting time to 6:30 p.m. Mark DiVietro was not here at that time for his input.
Mark DiVietro – it is fine with me.
Chair – there is also being passed out the schedule for meetings for next year. We also spoke of keeping the 7:30 p.m. time for the summer during July and August.
John Breanick – would like the time changed back in summer due to work schedule.
Chair – asks for a motion to change the normal meeting time to 6:30 p.m. except in July and August when the time will be 7:30 p.m. Motion made by Sam Giangreco, seconded by John Breanick. All members vote approval. Motion carried.
Chair – Larry Jones ahs requested the Board to review a subdivision before making a formal presentation for guidance. This property is located on Prospect St. and has been known as the Sheftic property.
Larry Jones, Mary St. - thanks the Board for this opportunity. The project is located on 16.7 acres and he has a 6-month option to solidify plans. There was an earlier proposal in ’97 for 37 parcels but he feels 17 parcels is enough. Access from Prospect St. is not desired. He wants to access from Hickory St. through Sennett. 13 lots will be in the City with services provided for by the City. Services for the other parcels outside the City will be provided by himself. He is working with BDA, Watkins Surveying, Attorney Bob Barry and Real Estate agent Midge Fricano. He will be the superintendent of the project. The basic goal is to make this the greenest subdivision as possible while being people and ecologically friendly. 1.7 acres have been set aside for a nature center that will
also be open to the public. He and his wife will live in the subdivision. The subdivision will be in the shape of a cul-de-sac. Hope it will be the footprint of other small developments within the City.
Sandra Craner – the houses on Prospect St. will have a driveway to Prospect?
Larry Jones – yes, there will be more detailed drawings at the next meeting. We know there are some obstacles to overcome.
Laurie Michelman – so you want to access the development through Hickory St.?
Larry Jones – yes, only the properties facing Prospect St. will be accessed from Prospect.
Steve Lynch – has spoken with Mr. Jones previously. Thinks BDA will do a good job. Right now the town line is on the west side of Hickory and the road is completely located in Sennett. Four entire parcels and a small part of the last lot in the southwest location of the cul-de-sac are within Sennett. Mr. Jones has proposed doing 2 subdivision reviews, one for the lots in Sennett (by the Sennett Planning Board) including green spaces and the road, and one for the properties located within Auburn (by the Auburn Planning Board). We will have to work along with Sennett as this project is interconnected. It is not a cut and dry situation, some issues will need to be worked out. We hope to hammer out all details early so the developer can budget properly.
Larry Jones – this is not a profit driven project. We will probably just break even and have our own house.
Laurie Michelman – where are the houses on Hickory now?
Steve Lynch – the street ends at the project line. We will be looking at this next week at our DRC meeting and will get back to Mr. Jones asap with any requirements. Understand that we will do a preliminary review first for overall layout before requiring finalized plans.
John Breanick – have you considered annexing these four parcels from Sennett?
Larry Jones – we are not considering it at this time although it has been discussed. We want the road annexed but Sennett would probably not want to give up the tax revenue generated by the new parcels.
Steve Lynch – it would be in the owner’s pervue to annex if desired.
Larry Jones – I will bring it up at the Sennett town meeting to see how it goes. Personally wants City protection and services there. Thinks it would be foolish for Sennett to maintain ownership of the road as they would have to come through Auburn to service it. I would not oppose annexation of the parcels but am not considering it at this time.
John Breanick – is this a Hickory St. extension (no). Is it in Sennett or Auburn (Sennett).
Laurie Michelman – thanks the applicant for coming.
John Breanick – asks if sidewalks will be required.
Steve Lynch – they are required by ordinance and will be discussed. Engineering is considering a proposal for putting in a time line for completion of sidewalks.
Laurie Michelman – informs the Board that NYSHPO will be considering Auburn Correctional Facility for addition to the Historic Places National Register at its next meeting.
John Rogalski – asks if Vitale has been postponed or will there be a special meeting.
Laurie Michelman – there will be no special meeting; they will be brought back in January pending completion of the required materials for review.
Steve Lynch – the applicant provided information to us that was sent to BDA for review and was not back in time before the notices for this meeting went out.
John Breanick – was annexation of the Vitale project discussed?
Steve Lynch – it was not officially discussed at the Sennett meeting last year. To move forward this Board needs to first consider the subdivision application. We could not discuss annexation prior to getting the project ok’d as it would have looked as though we had already decided to approve it and therefore prejudiced the review of the Board. If the project is approved, the applicant will approach Sennett to work with the City of Auburn on the potential for annexation.
Laurie Michelman – asks members to move to the conference room to discuss the next project as there is only one map to view.
Steve Lynch – the project is an addition to the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on N. Seward Ave located behind the P & C on Grant Ave. Right now the site contains the church, gravel parking area and 2 houses. The house next to the church will be demo’d to make way for the new addition. The parking area will be paved and extended. What used to be grassy areas will now all be hard surfaces. Water collection will be a great concern. Zoning issues will be addressed.
John Breanick – at one time there was an issue with the church extending the parking area and filling in the ravine. A stop order was issued.
Steve Lynch – this (the stability of the slope) will also be discussed. It will be a very large building with a lot of cars and a lot of water. There are a range of issues that need to be addressed. We also want to be sure the back hill is stable enough to handle all the additional weight. More info is needed from the architect including a landscaping plan. Landscaping will be required along the street sides of the parking lots.
Chair – confirms the next meeting for January 4, 2005 at 6:30 p.m.
John Breanick – asks that a moment of silence be observed in honor of Pearl Harbor day and the lives lost.
Moment of silence observed.
Chair – asks for a motion to adjourn. Motion made by Mark DiVietro, seconded by John Breanick. All members vote approval. Motion carried.
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