Minutes of a special meeting of the
Johnson City Planning Board held on
July 18, 2007 at 7:30pm at
243 Main St., Johnson City, NY
Present: William
Klish, Chairman
Joanne
Drimak
Gerald
Putman
Leonard
Sas
Jeff
Jacobs, Village Attorney
Daria
Golazeski, Planning Director
Absent: Pamela
Hysell, Vice Chairperson
A brief work session was held at 7:00pm.
Chairman Klish called the
meeting to order at 7:30pm.
Chairman Klish noted the
emergency exits.
Privilege of the Floor - None
Public Hearing - Subdivision Calvary
Community Wesleyan Church, 373 Harry L. Drive
The
application is for the subdivision of a 28.8-acre parcel into two parcels, one
parcel being 10.669 acres and the other parcel being 18.131 acres.
Rev.
Gary Sawyer, Pastor of Calvary Community Wesleyan Church, was present.
Chairman
Klish opened the Public Hearing.
No
one wished to speak.
Planner
Golazeski advised the board that the Planning Department had received
approximately six calls regarding the project.
Chairman
Klish closed the Public Hearing.
Mrs.
Drimak asked about the location on the property where the church will be built.
Pastor Sawyer advised that the church is not that far ahead in the planning
process.
Mr.
Sas asked about an exit and entrance. Pastor Sawyer stated that they will try
to get access rights on the northern part of the property.
Chairman
Klish read the Department Head Comments.
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS
Code Enforcement: If approved, any buildings on said
property would require a building permit and will comply with all NYS Building
Codes.
Fire: None
submitted.
Planning
Dept: Declare minor subdivision. Future plans
for property must go through the planning process.
Police: NCI
Public
Works: There
are numerous concerns with locating a building on the northeast corner of
Columbia Drive and Fairview Street. A detailed proposed site plan should be
submitted with all the requirements of §274-96 Submission of Site Plan included
on the plan.
Water: Need
more details for comments. Are there any plans available?
B. C. Planning: N/A
A motion to approve the
minor subdivision including the Department Head Comments was made by Mrs.
Drimak and seconded by Mr. Putman.
Motion
Carried Vote: Yes 4 No 0 Absent
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Area
Variance - Citibank, N.A., 191 Harrison Street
Chairman Klish advised that
Planning Board Clerk, Diane Salva received a phone call from Laura Knoblach
with the applicants attorneys, Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith,
LLP advising that a closing was held on the property on July 17th
and the new owner intends to use the house as a single family dwelling. A
variance is no longer required.
The application is a site plan review for
1,000 sq. ft. of office space in an existing building.
The applicant, Mr. Gery Hart and his
architect, Mr. Paul Deeley were present.
The property is a single-family residence
that will have the first floor converted to a business office.
Chairman Klish asked about the type of
business. Mr. Hart stated that it would be a State Farm Insurance office.
Chairman Klish asked about the number of
clientele that the business would have. Mr. Deeley explained that generally in
this type of business there is very little walk in traffic. The majority of the
business is by appointment only.
Chairman Klish asked about the hours of
operation. Mr. Hart stated that the insurance office would be open from 9am
5pm on Monday through Friday. The hair salon, which is located in the rear of
the property, is open from 9am 6pm on Monday through Friday and 8am 4pm on
Saturday.
Chairman Klish asked about moving the
handicapped space closer. Mr. Deeley said that the space would be moved to
where the ramp, which has not yet been designed, discharges.
Mr. Putman asked if there would any
changes to the landscaping. Mr. Deeley stated that no there would not be.
Signage would be ADA compliant.
Mrs. Drimak asked if the board needed to
see a site plan for the interior of the business. Planner Golazeski stated that
a site plan would need to be submitted with the building permit application and
a copy of it will be placed in the file.
Mrs. Drimak asked about the tenant in the
residential part of the house. Mr. Deeley stated that the second floor of the
house will be a separate apartment.
Chairman
Klish read the Department Head comments.
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS
Code Enforcement: The building must meet NYS Building and
Fire Codes. All existing violations will be corrected before a Certificate of
Occupancy is issued.
Fire: Recommend
approval.
Planning
Dept: Approve conversion of former house. Must
meet NYSUFPBC.
Police: None
submitted.
Public
Works: The
driveway in the rear of the property needs to be removed.
Water: NCI
B. C. Planning: N/A
A motion to approve the site plan for 432
Harry L. Drive with a completion date of August 1, 2008 and including the
department head comments was made by Mr. Putman and seconded by Mr. Sas.
Motion
Carried Vote: Yes 4 No 0 Absent
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Subdivision Edward Suer, Deyo Hill Road
No
one was present for the application.
A
motion to table the application was made by Mr. Putman and seconded by Mrs.
Drimak.
Motion
Carried Vote: Yes 4 No 0 Absent
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Special Permit Neva D. Korell, 106 Main
Street
The
application is for a special permit for a rooming house. The applicant, Neva
Korell, was present.
Chairman
Klish asked about accessibility. Ms. Korell explained that the unit on the
right of building has 7 bedrooms, one on the first floor, three on the second
floor and three on the third floor. She has been working with the Village
Building Inspector, Ken Jennison, in regards to adding egress and adding two
more windows.
Mr.
Putman asked how elderly and handicapped tenants, since that is who Ms. Korell
stated she would be renting to, would get to the second and third floors. Ms.
Korell stated that her tenants are able to walk up the stairs she does not
believe this issue will be a problem.
Mr.
Putman asked about off street parking. Ms. Korell stated that when prospective
tenants call, she tells them that there are no parking spaces for tenants. She
stated that in her experience, people who are renting a room in a rooming house
such as this do not usually have a car.
Chairman
Klish asked if Ms. Korell is the owner of the property. Ms. Korell stated that
she is buying it under a land contract.
Mr.
Putman asked about transients. Ms. Korell stated that she has not had a problem
with that yet. She wants long term tenants.
Chairman
Klish asked about the unit on the left side of the building. Ms. Korell stated
that her daughter and two grandchildren live in that unit.
Mr.
Sas stated that according to the Village Code, a special permit cannot be
issued if there are existing code violations. Ms. Korell stated that the only
thing she needs to finish are the new fire escape and installing the two new
windows.
Mr.
Putman stated that he feels the use is out of character for the neighborhood.
Chairman Klish read the Department Head
comments.
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS
Code Enforcement: Article XXI Off-street parking. (F)
Required Spaces. The property does not meet the required spaces. The building
needs to meet NYS Building Codes. Ms. Korell has taken the steps to provide
proper egress from the third floor. She has also expressed the willingness to
comply with any and all requirements.
Fire: Recommend
denial. 3rd floor egress needs to be changed.
Planning
Dept: Nine off-street parking spaces required
for both uses. There is insufficient parking. Recommend denial.
Police: None
submitted.
Public
Works: NCI
Water: Is
the existing water line to the property adequate for the proposed housing?
B. C. Planning: None yet received.
Attorney Jacobs advised the board that
there are two potential areas of non-compliance. One being the code related
issues, which the applicant is in the process of addressing. The other being
that the use is currently on-going. There is also an issue with the lack of
required parking spaces, which will require an area variance from the Zoning
Board.
A motion to deny the application based on
the fact that according to the Village Code, the presence of existing
violations preclude the board from issuing a special permit at this time and
including the Department Head
comments was made by Mr. Sas and seconded by Mrs. Drimak.
Motion
Carried Vote: Yes 4 No 0 Absent
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Site Plan Review United Health Services
Hospitals 117 St. Charles Street
The
application is a site plan review for the conversion of an existing parcel into
a temporary valet parking lot to serve the hospitals patient population.
Karen
McElwee from United Heath Services Hospitals was present to represent the
applicant.
Ms.
McElwee explained that the hospital provides valet parking services from three
locations on the hospital campus for approximately 200 250 cars per day. They
are currently using the Park Place lot for parking which is the site of the new
Med Site building and due to construction of this new building beginning soon
they need an alternate location for the valet lot. They would like to convert
the green space at the west end of the parking lot at the Eckelberger Tower
building into a valet parking lot. They will skim 6 inches off and put in
gravel.
Chairman
Klish asked what they mean by temporary. Ms. McElwee explained that UHS is
looking at reconfiguring that whole parking area. They have acquired the
property at 168 Corliss Avenue and there are drainage concerns at the
Eckelberger Tower parking lot. This lot is temporary while they go through the
design process for the entire parking area.
Chairman
Klish expressed concern over the on street parking being a hindrance to
visibility near the entrance to the lot.
Mr.
Sas expressed concern that the extreme angle of the entrance and exit relative
to Corliss Avenue makes it harder for visibility.
Mr.
Putman asked about access through the Eckelberger Tower lot. Ms. McElwee stated
that the Eckelberger lot has a separate entrance/exit and the intent of the
valet lot is with its own entrance/exit is so that it will not interfere with
the Eckelberger lot.
Chairman
Klish asked about a barrier between the lots. Ms. McEwee stated that that has
not been considered.
Mr.
Sas asked about a start date. Ms. McElwee stated that they are ready to start
as soon as they get approval.
Chairman
Klish read the Department Head comments.
Code Enforcement: The owner of said property shall keep the
sidewalk and street clean of the stone at all times.
Fire: Recommend
approval.
Planning
Dept.: Date for paving in spring storm water
plan needed when paved.
Police: Recommend
approval.
Public Works: Need
to see a drainage plan to insure that the street and adjoining properties will
not be affected. The plan should show silt fencing around the perimeter of the
lot to prevent sediment from leaving the site in the case of a high intensity
rainfall event.
Water: Contact
Water Dept. for location and termination of any existing water services
existing in area of proposed parking area.
A
motion to approve the site plan for a temporary valet parking lot at 117 St.
Charles Street with a temporary time frame of July 31, 2008 and including the
Department Head Comments was made by Mr. Putman and seconded by Mrs. Drimak.
Motion
Carried Vote: Yes 4 No 0 Absent
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A
motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:15pm was made by Mr. Putman and seconded by
Mrs. Drimak.
Respectfully
submitted,
Diane
Salva
Planning
Board Clerk