Minutes of a special meeting of
the
Johnson City Planning Board held
on
October 6, 2008 at 5:30PM at
Present: William Klish, Chairman
Pamela Hysell, Vice Chairperson
Joanne
Drimak
Gerald
Putman
Leonard
Sas
Daria Golazeski, Planning
Director
Jeff
Jacobs, Village Attorney
Absent: None
A brief work session was held at 5:30pm.
Chairman Klish called
the meeting to order at 5:45 PM.
Chairman Klish noted
the emergency exits.
Minutes – None
Privilege of the
Floor – None
Communications – None
Contingencies - None
OLD BUSINESS
Revised
Site Plan - The Vineyard Complex, LLC -
The
application is to revise the previously approved site plan to locate all of the
required parking spaces on the lot that the building is located on instead of
using the proposed lot across the street. This application was held over from
the September 23rd Planning Board meeting. Mr. Abraham Hoffman was
present.
The
applicant, Planning Director Daria Golazeski, Building Inspector/Code Officer
Ken Jennison, Officer Eric Zenzel from the Police Department and Bob Bennett,
Director of Public Services met at the site on Friday, September 26th.
Mr.
Hoffman reported that the 12 parking spaces the Police Department wanted to be
removed can remain, with the agreement of the Office Zenzel as the Fire
Department would not want to be that close to the building in the event of a
fire. He also stated that the drainage issues have been resolved with Bob
Bennett.
Chairman
Klish read the Department Head Comments as they were originally presented to
the board at the September 23rd meeting.
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS
Code Enforcement: Comments not received.
Fire Dept: Recommend approval.
Planning
Dept: Driveway
widths have to be 24 feet, need stop bars & stop signs at the exits, there
are 5 spaces on “Lot B” that need to be closer to the building because there is
not enough aisle width.
Police
Dept: Do not
like the 12 highlighted parking spots (see drawing). This should be a fire lane
with no parking. Handicap parking spaces should have above ground signage as
well as pavement markings. Access aisles next to handicap parking should be
signed “No Parking Anytime”, area commonly used for vehicles to deploy lifts
for wheel chairs, etc.
Public
Works & Water Dept:
1.
There is no Village storm sewer on
2.
The proposed curb cuts will be required
to have curb & gutter with a depressed curb.
3.
There are no contours on this lot to
indicate the proposed drainage. A
drainage plan must be developed.
1.
There is an existing catchbasin in the
southwest corner of the parking lot that is connected to the Village storm
sewer at the Corliss / Crocker intersection. Will this structure be utilized
for the parking lot drainage?
2.
A drainage system must be developed that
will result in a reduction of the storm flow from the site into the Village’s
storm system.
3.
There are no contours on this lot to indicate
the proposed drainage. A drainage plan
must be developed.
OTHER
1. “Parking
C” and “Parking D” would have vehicles backing out into the street.
§ 274-109. Off-street parking requirements.
E.
Access driveways.
(2) All parking facilities serving three or more
residential units or nonresidential uses shall be arranged so that any vehicle
entering a public right-of-way shall do so traveling
in a forward motion.
2.
A written report from a qualified engineer regarding the sufficiency of
said storm drainage plan where the Erosion and Sediment Control Law of the
Village of Johnson City EN is not applicable or a stormwater pollution
prevention plan consistent with the requirements of Article I and Article II of
the Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Law of the Village
of Johnson City shall be required for site plan approval. The stormwater
pollution prevention plan shall meet the performance and design criteria and
standards in Article II of the Erosion and Sediment Control Law of the
B. C. Planning: Not applicable
Chairman Klish stated that the
Public Works and Police Department comments regarding the 12 spaces are no
longer pertinent. He then read a letter from Mr. Bob Bennett, Director of
Public Services to the applicant. (A copy of this letter is in the property
file located in the Planning Department and attached to the minutes in the
official book of minutes.)
Mr. Putman asked if a hydraulic
study is required. Planner Golazeski stated that no it is not because the storm
and sanitary sewer lines are already separated at this site. If the drains had
been connected, they would have needed to disconnect them and they would have
needed studies at that point.
Mr. Putman asked if the size of
the curbs cuts were acceptable. Planner Golazeski stated that they have to be
widened. Mr. Hoffman stated that they will be 24ft. wide.
Mr. Putman asked if they have to
submit a drainage plan. Mr. Hoffman stated that it is not needed.
Mr. Putman asked about the existing
catchbasin in the southwest corner of the parking lot that is connected to the
Village storm sewer at the Corliss/Crocker intersection. Will this structure be
utilized for the parking lot drainage?
Planner Golazeski and Mr. Hoffman stated that it already is used for this.
Mr. Putman asked about the
parking spaces in lots C & D. Planner Golazeski stated that the spaces
shown in lots C & D were there when the building was used as a school so
they are grandfathered.
A
motion to approve the revised site plan including Bob Bennett’s letter and the
revisions to the Police and DPW’s comments was made by Mrs. Drimak and seconded
by Mr. Sas.
Vote: Yes – 5
(Putman, Drimak, Hysell, Sas, Klish) No – 0
Absent – 0
Amended Site Plan –
The application is an amended site plan review to
reduce the size of the previously approved out parcel building from 14,000sq.
ft. to 4, 500 sq. ft. with a drive-up service. Ms. Lisa Darling with
Visions Federal Credit Union, Mr.
John Nicolich with Newman Development and Mr. Robert Switala with Bergmann
Associates were present representing the applicant.
Mr. Switala presented a brief
overview of the project. All of the setback, bulk and parking requirements have
been met. The stormwater plan was done as a part of the previous design.
Ms. Darling presented the board
with color renditions of the proposed building. Visions Federal Credit Union is
very community oriented so they designed the building to be reminiscent of the
former Fountains Pavilion that once occupied the same site. The interior of the
building will also be designed to be reminiscent of the Fountains and the
historic CFJ Carousel in the adjacent park. In the building there will be
display cases with tributes to the Fountains and the Carousel. There will be 5
tellers and 4 office spaces. Hours of operation will be 9am – 5pm on Mondays
through Fridays and 10am – 2pm on Saturdays. The office will also offer safe
deposit boxes and will have 4 ATM drive-ups that will be available 24 hours a
day.
Mrs. Hysell asked about a time
frame for completion. Ms. Darling stated that they plan to start in the spring
and hope to open in August of 2009.
Mr. Sas asked if there will be
any signage other than what is shown on the building. Ms. Darling stated that
there will be a 10 ft. monument sign.
Mrs. Drimak asked about security.
Ms. Darling stated that they are very security conscious. They use a system of
alarms and cameras.
Mr. Switala stated that there are
lighting levels they must comply with. Ms. Darling stated that NYS has
requirements and restrictions regarding lighting at financial institutions.
Mr. Switala stated that there
will be lighting under the canopies for the ATM’s.
Mr. Sas asked about the
possibility of light spillage onto
Chairman Klish read the Department
Head Comments.
Code Enforcement: If approved, said property must have a
building permit before any work is to be started.
Fire Dept: Approve.
Went over the plans with Bob Bennett.
Planning
Dept: Recommend
approval.
Police
Dept: See
highlighted area on page 2 (attached). Consider a crosswalk in this area.
Public
Works & Water Dept: Recommend
approval. Any concerns have already been worked out with the developer.
B.
C. Planning: No
significant countywide or inter-community impacts associated with the proposed
project.
NYS
DOT: No
comments or concerns.
B.C.
Health Dept.: No
comments.
BMTS: The
amount of traffic generated will not have an impact on the adjacent roadways.
Mrs. Drimak asked about snow removal. Mr. Nicolich stated that
there is storage space on the northwest corner of the property.
Mr. Sas asked about the set of stairs that lead from the
Planner Golazeski stated that there is some question to who
owns the steps, the Village or the NYSDOT. She will research this and if there are
no objections, will have the steps removed.
A motion to approve the amended site plan for
Stella Ireland Road Associates, LLC for
Vote: Yes – 5 (Putman, Drimak, Hysell, Sas, Klish) No – 0
Absent – 0
A motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:20pm was made
by Mr. Sas and seconded by Mr. Putman.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Salva
Planning Board Clerk