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TOWN OF STERLING PLANNING BOARD MEETING September 12, 2016 A regular meeting of the Town of Sterling Planning Board was held on Monday September 12, 2016 at the Sterling Town Hall at 7:00 pm with the following members present: June Ouellette ~ Chairman Sue Allen ~ Member Vernon Bishop ~ Member Susan Lemon ~ Member Scott Crawford ~ Member Also Present: Larry Benedict, Virginia Fichera and Robin Allinger. Chairman Ouellette called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. BUSINESS Larry Benedict – Sketch Plan Conference/Preliminary Meeting for proposed Minor Subdivision – 1383 State Route 104A, Sterling (#10.00-1-19.2) Mr. Benedict approached the Planning Board with a surveyed site plan for a minor subdivision of property that he owns and had subdivided previously to remove the home with 2 acres of land and additionally a deeded access to the well several hundred feet away. The new owner of the house would like to purchase an additional 7 acres of woodland and is the basis for the subdivision request at this time. The members reviewed the map against the zoning dimensional requirements and the list of map elements and found the plat to be compliant. A Public Hearing was scheduled for the October 3rd meeting. Proposed Gravel Mine – 13181 Sanford Road, Martville (20.00-1-68.1) At the last meeting on August 1st a letter from Attorney Lippes was discussed in regards to alleged illegal activity occurring at the project site that was witnessed by several neighbors. Member Vernon Bishop along with audience members questioned what action had been taken by the Board. The clerk replied that the email had been forwarded to the Town Clerk and that the Town Clerk had forwarded the email to the Supervisor and Town Attorney. No response or further action had occurred to date. Fee Schedule – Member Allen supplied a revised copy of the fee schedule with highlighted changes in connection to subdivision fees. After some discussion the following changes were suggested: 1. Minor subdivision should not have a per lot fee after approval. 2. Major subdivision of 4 lots without roads should not have a per lot fee after approval. 3. The third subsection – “Any reasonable and necessary costs incurred…” should be added to the other categories affected such as Special Permits and Site Plan Review. Member Allen stated she would bring an updated version to the next meeting. ---PAGE BREAK--- MINUTES Meeting minutes for August 1, 2016 were approved on a motion moved by Member Bishop and seconded by Chairman Ouellette. All were in favor without further discussion and the motion passed. PRIVILEDGE OF THE FLOOR Robin Allinger – Stated that she had corrections she would like made to the August 1st minutes and was told by the clerk and the Board Members that her comments would be listed in the September 12th minutes under Priviledge of the Floor only. The meeting minutes are at the discretion of the Clerk and the Board Members. Ms. Allinger’s comments were as follows: 1. There was more than one truck uncovered therefore increased dust and dirt entered the roadway yard areas. 2. All vehicles drove into opposite lane of traffic in order to make the turn. 3. Ms. Allinger took videos as well as heard and felt the activity. 4. The delay of traffic from the loading of equipment onto the trailer occurred in the afternoon. She asked the Board Members to watch the video which can be found on the website – www.aslf.org/sterling creek. Virginia Fichera – Stated that there was great concern for accident potential in the area. She also reiterated that the activity at the mine had violated several agreements such as the ZBA variance designating which driveway would be used, the DEC permit which excluded the area that the material had been withdrawn from and the direction travelled by the trucks should have been south yet they travelled north. The response from the applicant’s attorney (Kim Steele) should be further investigated because the under 1,000 cf doesn’t require permitting no longer applies since the application was submitted to the Town and the DEC. She also stated that digging did occur at the site, it wasn’t just the removal of material from stockpiles. ADJOURN On a motion by Member Crawford and seconded by Member Allen, the meeting was adjourned at 8:12 pm. Unapproved Minutes, Respectfully submitted, Lisa Somers Planning Board Clerk