Planning Board Agendas and Minutes

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COHOES PLANNING BOARD HELD AT 97 MOHAWK STREET COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 12, 2024 at 6:30PM MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Jack Carroll, Chair Mr. Joe McCormick Mr. Tony D’Angelico Ms. Stephanie Couture ABSENT: Mr. Joe McCormick ALSO PRESENT: Sharon Butler, Planning Chair Carroll called the Planning Board meeting of February 12, 2024 to order at 6:30 pm and asked for roll call. Roll Call; Member McCormick was absent CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FROM THE December 11, 2023 MEETING Chair Carroll; first order of business is the meeting minutes from the December 11th meeting, minute acceptance was tabled because not enough members are present to vote. YES NO Chairperson Carroll Vice Chair Moloughney Member Nadeau Member McCormick Member D’Angelico Member Couture CONSIDERATION OF A LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT FOR 166 DARMOUTH STREET Chairperson Carroll; next is 166 Dartmouth Street, introduce yourself and tell us what you want to do. Fred Metzger on behalf of Anthony LaPage; regarding the lot line adjustment located at 166 Dartmouth Street, and 167 Beacon Avenue. The two lots are located in the R-2 residential zoning district both with existing improvements, both have existing water and sewer and what Mr. LaPage is looking to do is a lot line adjustment and acquire what is lot #165 in the old subdivision from Mr. Fecura located at 167 which is that little leg that kind of stretches out, he wants to acquire and combine it with his existing parcel to make it up to, a little over 9,000 square feet total to meet the existing requirements of lot size for the R-2 and after that portion is removed from Lot 167 Beacon it will leave a little over 12,000 square feet having his lot still meet the existing code. As far as set backs, that portion where it’s located doesn’t change anything for Mr. Fecura’s land but if anything it will give Mr. LaPage much larger side setback on the one side. That’s about it. Chairperson Carroll; gentlemen have any questions? It seems more of an administrative move than anything else. Do we have any public comments. Sharon; no Chairperson Carroll; ok no public comments. Do we have a motion? Motion to accept the application for a lot line adjustment was made by Member Nadeau 2nd by Vice Chair Moloughney motion carried unanimously. Chairperson Carroll; what is the plan for the house? Mr. Metzger; I think he is having some investigative work done to see whether or not what is there is salvageable. It’s one of those that once you get in there and pull something it opens up a lot of other things, so he has to determine whether to take it down and start over. Chairperson Carroll; now you have a conforming lot.  YES NO Chairperson Carroll X Vice Chair Moloughney X Member Nadeau X Member McCormick ABSENT Member D’Angelico X Member Couture CONSIDERATION OF A CHANGE OF USE/NEW TENANT APPLICATION FOR 95 REMSEN STREET Chairperson Carroll; next on the agenda is 95 Remsen Street, introduce yourself and tell us what you want do Ms. Renel Turner; owner of Nelly’s Boutique Bakery and I’m here because I am moving to 95 Remsen Street. I have outgrown my current space. Chairperson Carroll; will you be doing walk-in business or just online? Ms. Turner; right now just online, I am looking to do more walk-in but with staffing and other stuff not right now. Chairperson Carroll; well business is good that you need a bigger location Ms. Turner; absolutely, I’m growing out of my space I currently have, which is a great problem to have. Sharon; she has 2 close public parking areas, so there isn’t a problem with parking Chairperson Carroll; gentlemen any questions or concerns? Any public comments Sharon; there was an anonymous thing Chairperson Carroll; then I say let that go by the wayside, if they don’t identify themselves they don’t go into the public records. Is that acceptable? Member Nadeau; I think the board would be ok with that, I would agree with that. If they can’t put their name on something then it shouldn’t go in public record. Sharon; ok Chairperson Carroll; they were concerned about public walk in business, that is one of the reasons I asked. Ms. Turner; understandable Chairperson Carroll; so gentlemen do we have a motion? Member D’Angelico made a motion to accept the application 2nd by Vice Chair Moloughney motion carried unanimously. YES NO Chairperson Carroll X Vice Chair Moloughney X Member Nadeau X Member McCormick ABSENT Member D’Angelico X Member Couture CONSIDERATION OF A SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR 219 ONTARIO STREET-BROADVIEW Chairperson Carroll; 219 Ontario Street—Broadview, introduce yourself and tell us what you are here for. Mr. Tom Wheeler of AJ Signs on behalf of Broadview FCU; this the Cap Com Branch as most of you know Cap Com and SEFCU merged to become Broadview, so this is, switching the signs to say Broadview. The sizes are going to stay the same, on the building we are going to reface that, there is a sign with the time and temperature display they are going to eliminate the time and temperature and just make this side will just say Broadview. Vice Chair Moloughney; no material changes, location, it just changing the messages. Mr. Wheeler; well it’s going to be a little lighter on the background Member Nadeau; the site lines stays the same? Chairperson Carroll; and the signs don’t create any site line or new blocking issues, so Member Nadeau; if they do, then they come back Chairperson Carroll; right. So any concerns or considerations? Any public input? Sharon; no public comments Chairperson Carroll; anyone from the public with comments? Hearing none, gentlemen do I hear a motion? Motion to approve the application made by Vice Chair Moloughney 2nd by Member Nadeau motion carried unanimously YES NO Chairperson Carroll X Vice Chair Moloughney X Member Nadeau X Member McCormick ABSENT Member D’Angelico X Member Couture CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 2124 RAILROAD DRIVE Chairperson Carroll; ok Railroad Drive Mr. Sam Bhatti representing his son in law Caleb Wells; this project is my son in law’s Caleb Wells and he couldn’t make it tonight. Chairperson Carroll; it’s that lot right at the end of Melville right? Overlooking Railroad Drive. Mr. Bhatti; yes the house is going to have the entrance on Melville Chairperson Carroll; is it going to have a Melville address? Mr. Bhatti; yes Sharon; 911 will change that once the house is up and recorded. Chairperson Carroll; ok that was my concern. What is the size of the lot? Sharon; showed him on the drawing that was submitted. Chairperson Carroll; basically about a half-acre. When do you plan on starting work? Mr. Bhatti; after approval we will start working right away. Member Nadeau; are you expecting any issues with water and sewer? Mr. Bhatti; I think it is all in there, it is in the road and will have to be brought in Chairperson Carroll; anybody have any other questions/concerns. Anyone in the public want to make any comments? Hearing none do I hear a motion? Motion to accept the application for Special Use Permit to construct a 2 family side by side dwelling made by Member D’Angelico 2nd by Vice Chair Moloughney motion carried unanimously YES NO Chairperson Carroll X Vice Chair Moloughney X Member Nadeau X Member McCormick ABSENT Member D’Angelico X Member Couture Chairperson Carroll; ok last item on the agenda; training Sharon; first training is going to be March 14th 6—8PM it will be with the 2nd public hearing for Saratoga Street and the next training I want to do is have the zoning and planning board members together to discuss some of the larger projects coming up Chairperson Carroll can we also go over some of the projects that we already approved and are somewhere in the pipeline? Sharon yes if you get me the ones you want to discuss, I can add them to the agenda and get all the paperwork together for discussion. I’d like to get the 2nd training done before summer Chairperson Carroll; ok do we have any other business to discuss? Being none asked for a motion to adjourn Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Member Nadeau 2nd by Member D’Angelico Meeting adjourned at 6:46 PM Submitted by: Sharon Butler Secretary