TOWN OF ESSEX PLANNING BOARD
APRIL 5, 2012
7:00 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
Call to Order
Acting Chairman H. Nicholas Muller III opened the Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m.
Attendance
PRESENT: H. Nicholas Muller III, David Hislop, Olive Alexander, Pat Tivnan, Derrick Wrisley, Mark Walker, and Town Clerk Catherine DeWolff
ABSENT: Dr. James Van Hoven
GUESTS: Jon Pribble, Lauren Murphy, Denice Wilson and John Davis
A Public Hearing was held on the following application:
Site Plan Review: Tax Map #40.73-5-3.100 -Jonathan and Jennifer Pribble of 18 Ross Way, Essex, NY 12936. The Site Plan Review application is for an addition with renovations to the existing house at 18 Ross Way. The application was deemed complete at the March 1, 2012, meeting of the Essex Planning Board.
Ms. Tivnan asked Mr. Pribble, the applicant, about the height of the addition. Mr. Pribble responded that the roofline of the addition will be 34.9 feet high and therefore just under the height allowed by the Town Zoning Law of 35’.
Public Comment
None
On a motion by Derrick Wrisley, seconded by Olive Alexander, to close the Public Hearing, the motion to close the hearing is carried by unanimous vote.
It was at this point that some members of the public entered the meeting wishing to comment on the Pribble application. Chairman Muller asked the Board for a motion to reconsider the Public Comment in the Public Hearing. On a motion to reconsider the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing made by Mark Walker, seconded by David Hislop, the motion carries by unanimous vote.
Public Comment Revisited
The Chairman recognized Denice Wilson and John Davis, owners of the Quarry Cottage which abuts the Pribble property and has a driveway easement which transverses their property and the Pribble property. Ms. Wilson said that while she and John totally support the Pribble application, they have a problem with heavy equipment going up the driveway near their house. Mr. Pribble described his project and let his neighbors know that the deliveries and heavy equipment could come up on the School Street entrance so as to avoid going up near the Quarry Cottage on the Lakeshore Road.
Chairman Muller asked that a condition be added to the Permit that will require deliveries of materials and heavy equipment to come in to the property on the School Street egress rather than on the Lakeshore Road entrance.
Mr. Muller asked if there was any further comment from the public.
With no further comment, the Chairman asked for the consideration of a motion to add the condition that will require deliveries of materials and heavy machinery not come up the Lakeshore Road driveway near the Wilson/Davis property, aka Quarry Cottage, but instead to come in through the School Street entrance to the permit. On a motion by Derrick Wrisley, seconded by David Hislop, the motion to add the Condition to the Permit carries by unanimous vote of the Planning Board.
On a motion to adjourn the Public Hearing by David Hislop and seconded by Olive Alexander, the Public Hearing on the Pribble application is adjourned by unanimous vote at 7:12 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
Call to Order
Acting Chairman H. Nicholas Muller III opened the Regular Meeting at 7:12 p.m.
Attendance
PRESENT: H. Nicholas Muller III, David Hislop, Olive Alexander, Pat Tivnan, Derrick Wrisley, Mark Walker, and Town Clerk Catherine DeWolff
ABSENT: Dr. James Van Hoven
GUESTS: Jon Pribble, Lauren Murphy
Review and Acceptance of Minutes
The Board reviewed the draft minutes of the March 1, 2012 meeting. On a motion by Derrick Wrisley, seconded by Mark Walker, the minutes of the March 1, 2012 meeting are reviewed and accepted by Aye-5 Hislop, Alexander, Tivnan, Wrisley, Walker
Abstain-1 Muller
Old Business
Draft permit project #2012-4 -Pribble -Tax Map #40.73-5-3.100 – Site Plan Review for an addition with restoration to the premises at 18 Ross Way, Essex, NY 12936.
On a motion by Mark Walker, seconded by Olive Alexander, to adopt the amended draft permit including the condition to require delivery of materials and heavy machinery to come on to the property by the School Street egress rather than from the Lakeshore Road entrance. Mr. Pribble, the applicant, asked for an extension of the permit for two years rather than one. This will also be added as a condition to the draft permit that shall expire May 30, 2014. If further extensions will be necessary, the applicant will re-apply to the Planning Board for said extension(s). Continuing the motion to accept the friendly amendments to permit, the vote is all Aye-6 No-0 -the motion carries and the secretary will add the conditions as set forth to the final permit.
The EAF was read and considered in conformance with SEQR by the Planning Board. The Chairman asked for a motion for a negative declaration on the project. On a motion by Derrick Wrisley, seconded by Mark Walker, the vote is all Aye-6 No-0 to deem the EAF application a negative declaration.
Acting Chairman Muller advised Mr. Pribble, the applicant, that Chairman Van Hoven will sign the Permit when he returns in two weeks’ time.
Draft permit project #2012-3 -Klipper -Tax Map #40.73-8-1.086 -Site Plan Review for demolition and restoration of the property at 9 Elm Street, Essex, NY 12936, better known as the Estus House. There was a discussion of the proceedings of the last meeting where the Planning Board agreed to waive the Public Hearing on the application. Mr. Hislop responded to queries by the absent members of the March 1st meeting as he was the acting Chairman for that meeting.
The EAF was read and considered by the Planning Board. On a motion by Pat Tivnan, seconded by Mark Walker, to declare a negative finding in conformance with SEQR, the vote is all Aye-6 No-0 -the motion carries and the EAF is deemed a negative declaration in conformance with SEQR.
Chairman Muller asked for a motion to accept the draft permit on the Klipper application including a time frame addition of one year, from May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013. Under the Conditions section for the permit, it was agreed that the General Findings of the permit be moved to the Conditions section of the permit, that the 12 over 8 windows (as represented in the general findings section of the draft permit) will match the surviving originals and that the siding will match the front portion of the house. Olive Alexander expressed that if they can’t do these things, that would void the permit.
On a motion to accept the draft permit with the friendly amendments as set forth, including the time frame, matching windows and siding, the vote is all Aye-6 No-0 – the motion carries unanimously. The secretary will add the conditions as set forth to the final permit.
There was a discussion of whether the Town Supervisor has the authority to sign permits in the absence of a Code/Zoning Officer.
Acting Chairman Muller asked for a motion to adjourn the Regular meeting. On a motion by Olive Alexander, seconded by Derrick Wrisley, the Regular meeting of the Essex Planning Board is adjourned by unanimous vote at 7:50 p.m.
Catherine DeWolff, Town Clerk
