Planning Board Agendas and Minutes

MINUTES OF THE COHOES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON DECEMBER 17, 2007 AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Joseph Moloughney Vice-Chairman Clarence Badgley Mr. Edward Carboni Mr. Mark DeFruscio MEMBERS ABSENT: Ms. Sharon Gariepy ALSO PRESENT: Ms. Melissa Ashline-Heil, Planner Ms. Carol Shufelt, Recording Secretary CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 3, 2007 MEETING Chairman Moloughney called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Chairman asked the recording secretary to take attendance call. Chairman Moloughney stated the minutes from the December 3, 2007 minutes were previously distributed. Member DeFruscio made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 3, 2007 meeting Member Badgley seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and the motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X CONSIDERATION TO AMEND RESOLUTION # 37 TO INCLUDE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL Chairman Moloughney explained that we had declared lead agency on Resolution # 37. We need to clarify that we are including Lead Agency for the Common Councils legislative change that they will be working on this week. Member Badgley made a motion to approve the amended Resolution # 37 Member Carboni seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X CONSIDERATION OF A CHANGE IN WORDING TO RESOLUTION #44 Chairman Moloughney stated that this is to replace Resolution 44A which we approved at our last meeting there is a technical change which would broaden the definition of “Congregate Housing” to include any “community residential style living option that provides nursing home care, including unskilled support, to individuals which promotes independent living but which does not provide for the treatment or care of individuals suffering from adverse affects of alcohol or illicit drug use or transitional housing for individuals newly released from a correctional institution or other court mandated treatment facility or program for drug or alcohol abuse or for the treatment of mental illness;. This has all the wording needed to send this to the Albany County Planning Board. Member DeFruscio made a motion to approve Resolution # 44 Member Badgley seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X CONSIDERATION OF SEQR FOR 421 WEST COLUMBIA STREET, SUBMITTED BY EDDY REHABILITATION CENTER Chairman Moloughney stated that we are declaring Lead Agency for the environmental review and for the city zoning amendment that has been proposed and we are declaring a Negative Declaration no environmental significance on either of those actions. There was a concern with the Planning Board engineer regarding storm water issues since then they have met and verbally reached an agreement as to what they need to do. Brett Steenberg design engineer for the project the issues that are outstanding are: How the design of the project is to fit in to the regulations of the DEC and the MS4. What we have been able to demonstrate from an environmental impact standpoint is that no matter what we do we are going to be reducing the storm water and improving the quality. What is there is old storm water that has no water quality component. We are going to add a water quality component. Chairman Moloughney proposes to change #4 in the resolution to read Potential issues with storm water will be addressed to the satisfaction of DEC and the Planning Board Engineer to meet permit requirements. Member Carboni made a motion to approve Resolution # 46 with changes proposed Member Badgley seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X  CONSIDERATION OF PDD APPROVAL FOR CAPTAINS LOOKOUT TO THE COMMON COUNCIL Peter Lynch attorney for the applicant and Mark Jacobsen, engineer gave a brief overview for the project. Chairman Moloughney asked about issues regarding fire protection such as fire access, fire flow, Mark Jacobsen engineer for the project stated that there is a hydrant located in front at the former Smiths Seal Coating project flow of approximately 440gpm. We exceed that with 112psi. Mr. Mc Graths concern is that this is a 6” line. Mr. Jacobsen dose not feel that this is a problem. Mr. McGrath has asked that we install an 8” line. And we have added valves in the line. In regards to fire protection there are five individual buildings that are firewall separated they do have MPA 13 sprinklers. It does not need 360° fire wall protection. The trail is going to be 8ft wide. And the turns are adequate for fire vehicles. Chief Fahd has asked that a fire hydrant be put on each end of the trail and that the trail be 8ft wide. Member DeFruscio made a motion to approve Resolution # 45 to Member Carboni seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X CONSIDERATION OF A SIGN SITE PLAN FOR 219 ONTARIO STREET, SUBMITTED BY CAPCOM FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Peter May with Hanley Sign discussed that the sign that is going to be perpendicular with I787 it will be a white background and burgundy lettering. Ms Ashline-Heil stated that both signs will need variance for height, variance for the monument sign, and a variance for the clock. Member Badgley made a motion to approve Resolution # 51 to approve 35’ pylon sign Member DeFruscio seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed. YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X Member Carboni made a motion to approve Resolution # 52 to approve monument sign Member Badgley seconded the motion, roll of call was taken and motion passed unanimously.  YES NO Edward Carboni X Joseph Moloughney X Clarence Badgley X Mark DeFruscio X Member DeFruscio made a motion to adjourn Member Badgley seconded the motion.