Minutes of Regular Meeting

December 7, 2005

ROLL CALL

Present: Ansley Schmitt, Richard Allen (arrived at 7:15 pm), Geri Speich, Scott McCartney, Steven Smith, David Wilcox, Joseph Bradley. Also present: Zoning Enforcement Officer Stephen Hunter and seven members of the public.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

Motion by G. Speich, seconded by S. McCartney, to approve the minutes of the November 2 2005 meeting, as submitted. Vote: A. Schmitt, yes; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, yes; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried.

Motion by G. Speich, seconded by D. Wilcox, to approve the minutes of the November 23 2005 meeting, as submitted. Vote: A. Schmitt, yes; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, yes; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried.

CORRESPONDENCE

The following items were passed for review:

Draft minutes of Town Board meetings

ZBA minutes

ZEO Report

NYS Office of Parks regarding the Wethersfield School

Zoning & Planning Breakfast Briefing announcement

Tug Hill Commission news

Dan Hudon - copy of a letter to the town board alerting the town that there may be a problem with water from the town site behind his property

Assoc. of Towns meeting and training announcement

Approved Budget for 2006

Memo regarding website updates

Preservationist magazine

OLD BUSINESS

1)      Town Board requests for recommendations:

a)                Home Occupation – No report

             Hog farming – tabled

 Ken Cutler’s zoning change recommendations – tabled

 Unsafe building law – tabled

e)                 Junkyards – tabled.

2)      Review of wood burning furnaces (outdoor furnaces) – P. Benson recorded this portion of the meeting. A. Schmitt distributed more information from other municipalities. She reported she spoke with the Attorney General’s office and found that Assembly is planning to review a bill on this matter, but it has not been offered yet.  The board reviewed letters from the public received since their last meeting.  S. McCartney distributed an updated outline for discussion. A poll of the members revealed that none are in favor of a town-wide ban.  After a discussion of the ways regulation might be used to minimize the impact of these devices, the board tabled further discussion until the next meeting.

3)      Definition of primary structure – The board reviewed draft #3 and identified a need to add specifics to Section 86.24 B. R. Allen will update the proposal for the next meeting.

4)      Park Outdoor Sign – Sign Application #05099  -- The application was approved at the last regular meeting but a problem was identified with this approval based on Section 67.5 of the Town of Trenton Code. Billboards are not listed among the list of permitted signs in this section. Motion by S. Smith, seconded by G. Speich, to rescind the approval for this application, based on Section 67.5. Vote: A. Schmitt, yes; R. Allen, no; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, no; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried.

5)      Site Plan Review Application #02090, Brick Bodies  – Candice Hobin corresponded by email on November 9, 2005 stating that she could not find a painter because of the cold weather. Motion by R. Allen, seconded by J. Bradley, to extend the deadline to complete the painting and fencing until May 30, 2006. Vote: A. Schmitt, yes; R. Allen, yes; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, yes; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS

1)      Planned Development (Cluster Housing) - Sketch Plan Review – Richard Laberge, representing the owner of a property on Glass Factory Road between Coombs Road and Fox Road, appeared to introduce the concept for a multi-family development of 2-story and 1-story townhouse rental units, with up to 50 units in 6 or 7 clusters on the front 12 or so acres of the site. The owner would like to bring municipal water into the lots. The board suggested the applicant proceed with an application for a Planned Development.

2)      Sign application #05101 – Nimey’s Super Lube – A. Schmitt recused herself from the matter. Motion by R. Allen, seconded by J. Bradley, to disapprove the portion of the application for the freestanding sign because it does not conform to the original approval. Mr. Nimey is asked to come before the board to discuss other options. Vote: A. Schmitt, abstain; R. Allen, yes; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, yes; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried. The board will need dimensions for the wall sign in order to consider it. That part of the application is incomplete

3)      Sign application #05105 – Family Dollar Stores – The application for both the proposed stand-alone pole sign and monument sign cannot be approved because of the requirement that no sign be erected in the state right of way. Motion by G.Speich, seconded by J. Bradley, to approve the sign proposed for the south side of the building, as submitted, and to approve a wall sign of the same design for the front of the building, to be centered on the part of the building the store will occupy. Vote: A. Schmitt, yes; R. Allen, yes; S. Smith, yes; J. Bradley, yes; D. Wilcox, yes; G. Speich, yes, S. McCartney, yes. Motion carried.

4)      ZBA request for discussion of Section 86.3, 1 – This section pertains to the timing of the planning board recommendation to the ZBA before a public hearing on the matter. The boards have not been following this procedure because having the planning board wait until after hearing any comment at the public hearing to make a recommendation is more time efficient for the applicant. The board would like to know what the town board feels about the matter. Tabled until a response is received.

                                                            Respectfully submitted,

                                                            TOWN OF TRENTON PLANNING BOARD

                                                                        By: _________________________________                                                                                                      A. Schmitt, Chairman