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Town of Wappinger Planning Board
February 6, 1991
Minutes
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Town Hall
20 Middlebush Road
Wappinger Falls, N.Y.
The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Planning Board was held on Wednes-
day February 6, 1991, at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappinger Falls, NY
beginning at 7:30 PM
Roll Call
Members present
Mr. Keller - Chairman
Mr. Parsons
Mr. Perillo
Mr. Musto
Mr. Simonetty
Others Present
Mr. Mills
Mr. Hawksley
Mr. Levenson - Zoning Administrator
Mr. Arnold - Town Planner
Mr. Paggi - Town Engineer
Mrs. Hardisty - Secretary to Planning and Zoning Boards
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Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM
Mr. Parsons: Made a motion to open the meeting
Mr. Musto: Seconded
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Vote: Mr. Keller: aye Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Musto: aye Mr. Perillo: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Motion carried.
Mr. Musto: Made a motion to approve the minutes of January 22, 1991
Mr. Perillo: Seconded.
Vote: Mr. Keller: aye Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Perillo: aye Mr. Musto: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Motion carried.
Mr. Keller: First item on the agenda is a Public Hearing. Appeal # 1099 - The
Planning Board of the Town of Wappinger will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to
Section 513 of the Town of Wappinger Zoning ordinance. At the request of Dawn
Flynn and Peter J. Benes, seeking a Special Use Permit to conduct a Real Estate
les office in a residential zone under Article IV Section 430 of the Town of
appinger Zoning ordinance of property located at 1 Dorothy Heights, and being
parcel # 6158-04-614349 in the Town of Wappinger.
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Mr. Parsons: Made a motion to open the Public Hearing.
Mr. Musto: Seconded.
"vote: Mr. Keller: aye Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Perillo: aye Mr. Musto: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Motion carried.
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Mr. Levenson: Mr. Chairman as this is the first Special Use Permit to come
before this Board, I would like to open up with a couple of remarks. Number 1.
approximately 18 months or two years ago it came to my attention that there was
a Real Estate office operating at 1 Dorothy Heights. I sighted the owner and the
owner consulted with an attorney. The attorney who represents her got into a
conversation with the attorney that represented the Town of Wappinger, Mr.
Richard J. Cantor and Mr. Wood. It seems they went round and round for about 4
or 5 months, and they came to an agreement. Mr. Wood agreed with Mr. Cantor's
finding that there was no need for a Special Use Permit. I took a great excep-
tion to it, but I couldn't effectually do anything about it, until the new Town
Attorney came on board, and we discussed the situation. Mr. Roberts informed me
by letter that any home occupation, according to the ordinance that was in
effect when He came on board, which was a year ago, requires a Special Use Per-
mit. Subsequently the New Ordinance was adopted and it states the same thing.
Now, I tried to contact Mrs. Flynn, and Mrs. Flynn and I were at odds, because
Mrs. Flynn was lead up the old dirt tract, by a contractor. He told her to for-
get about the Zoning Administrator, forget about the Building Inspector, forget
about everybody. We proceeded to try and contact Mrs. Flynn. I am not going to
get into Mrs. Flynn's personal problems, but for about six months Mrs. Flynn had
some serious personal problems, and she did not respond. Finally I got in touch
with Mrs. Flynn, and Mrs. Flynn and I sat down and resolved the problems. Number
1. all the building permits on all the construction have been issued, and C of
O's have been issued of some of it. Two items are still being constructed. We
are waiting for the call to issue the C of O. The other thing is I inspected
that building, and I find no second kitchen. Which means there is no apartment
in that building. I personally effectually visited the building and walked
through the property. Mrs. Flynn has filed a request for a special Use Permit
under the present regulations. She came forth and she and I buried the ax. We
have now processed this application. I am telling you, this is the first Special
Use Permit that is before this Board. We have looked at the site and we have
determined that there is a minimum of six parking spaces if not more there. The
other thing is the secretary to the Planning Board is a former employee of Mrs.
Flynn and had worked for her for some time. She is prepared to file an affidavit
as to what I found on my inspection of the building. I think that if you look at
that building, as to what was there and what is there now I think it has really
and truly become an asset to the community. And as I said a Real Estate office
is permitted under the Home Occupation Rule and requires a Special Use Permit,
.~oder Section 430.
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Mr. Keller: Any comments from the Board?
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Mr. Parsons: Speaking for myself, I would like to hear if there is any comments
from the neighbors. I have some questions, but I think it would be nice to hear
what the neighbors have to say first.
Mr. Keller: Is there anyone here to speak for the applicant?
Mr. Levenson: Mrs. Flynn is here.
Mr. Keller: Ok, we will open it up to the public. Is there anyone here in the
audience who would like to speak for or against this project, if so would you
please stand up and state your name and address for the records.
Mrs. Girton: I lived at 1 Pine Hill Road for more then 18 years, that's two
houses one block up from Dorothy Heights. Previous administrations have allowed
people to start businesses in residential areas, and not always allowed with a
special Use Permit. Flynn Realty put out a sign before they completed their
renovations. Being in Realty they knew the area was zoned residential, and one
family. I have had occasion to call the Zoning Administrator when I take my
evening walks, and found three P.V.C. pipes running from the foundation right
straight out to New Hackensack Road. They are no longer visible, I don't know if
they still exist, I would like to know that.
qtr. Levenson: They have been removed.
Mrs. Girton: Good. It was a long while after opening for business, before anyone
resided in that house. In the past this kind of frequent disregard for Town
ordinance has been allowed. We have a reputation in this town for closing the
barn door after the horse is gone. How is this handled, how will this be handled
in the future? What is the procedure? So somebody just can't come in and say, I
am going to buy a house at 3 Dorothy Heights, I am going to put a hundred thou-
sand dollars in renovations in it, and put out a business. And maybe a year down
the road, they will start bugging me for the permit for my business. I don't
like this, being stepped all over. I vote against the Special Use Permit on
principle, I believe they knew that they could go about things this way, once
they spent all this money. How can this kind of thing be stopped? So what is the
procedure?
Mr. Parsons: Just sit tight and listen and we will show you.
Mr. Keller: Anyone else like to speak out on this project? Please state your
name and address for the record please.
Mrs. Estelle Zak: 7 Dorothy Heights. This has been an on going violation for
many, many years. We first, as Mrs. Girton said, noticed it. There were Public
Hearings here, we came out in force. In fact our entire homes, I think there
were 30 home owners, we were all here. only to have it end in a, well let me
just go over several things. February 23, there was a hearing before the Zoning
-ard of Appeals for a Special Use application,
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Mr. Levenson: What year please Mrs. Zak.
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Mrs. Zak: 1988, February 23.
Mr. Levenson: Was it on this property?
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Mrs. Zak: Sure. And that first appeal said residence at 1 New Hackensack Road,
and at that meeting we corrected it and said the house was located at 1 Dorothy
Heights. Then no one showed at that meeting so it was postponed, and it was
doing business right up until June 28, 1988. We all came out here every time
there was a meeting only to find, they didn't show up. Then in June the Zoning
Administrator told us he was washing his hands of this. He is letting the court
settle it. I think that is when he mentioned the lawyers and the contractor.
Mr. Levenson: I never said that the courts were going to settle it, because
there was no action
Mrs. Zak: You did, I wrote it down.
Mr. Levenson: Mrs. Zak, there was negotiations between Mr. Cantor and Mr. Woods
at that time. And I said the attorneys were discussing it, and that they would
give me an option. I didn't say the courts, because we didn't have and summons.
Mrs. Zak, we can't be in court unless we have a summons.
Mrs. Zak: What was the case before Judge Francese?
—Mr. Levenson: That was the sign permit.
Mrs. Zak: The sign permit.
Mr. Levenson: The sign permit, yes.
Mrs. Zak: Well anyway, that too we don't know what happened, because my son
came to the hearing, it was about 12:00 clock in the afternoon. My son came out
several residence came out we never knew the outcome. As a matter of fact it
seems they settled things in the hallways, we never really got to know what
happened. Then I guess it was when the plans came in, it seems to be two owners.
The first appeal only had one name on it Dawn Flynn. This appeal has another
name on it. They have been conducting this business back since February 88,
advertising in the papers, I have copies of the papers. They list the business
as 22 New Hackensack Road. I really don't know what's going on, I think they are
trying to confuse all of us. In the mean time they came in, had a contractor gut
the whole place, as I use to be friendly with the owners that use to be there, I
know what was in the house. They gutted everything. And after they moved in, one
of the neighbors was in and was told they had a conference room on the first
floor. Now I don't know what the conference room was for, what the purpose is.
We like to know what really is being done in that house. As far as the parking
went they didn't have enough parking. They had no access from New Hackensack
Road, so the driveway was put on Dorothy Heights for an access.
—,-s. Flynn: The driveway was there when I brought the house.
Mrs. Zak: The driveway was shaped so that when cars do come in and park, they
face the neighbors bedrooms. At night if they come in, those cars are parked
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facing the neighbors bedrooms. There are no shrubs to screen that, and I think
there should be some regulations put on, they shouldn't have been allowed to
occupy that house. There was no building permit, there were no site plan, I
wonder how they got this far.
Mr. Keller: I think there were building permits.
Mrs. Zak: No there wasn't until I reported it and Mr. Levenson went out after
them.
Mr. Levenson: Mrs. Zak, on February 22, 1988 building permit #88-177 was issued
for a two story
Mrs. Zak: How was that issued without a site plan?
Mr. Levenson: We can issue a building permit for that type of an operation with-
out a site plan. The Zoning Administrator, under the Zoning Law of the Town of
Wappinger, all he has to approve is the side, rear and
Mrs. Zak: That is not what I was told when I questioned it. When I questioned it
Mr. Levenson: I am telling you, what happened, the record is here. I will pro-
duce
'10Mrs. Zak: I don't see the record, I went into the man who handles the site
plans, I was in the room with him he couldn't find anything.
Mr. Levenson: Who handles the site plans, what is the name?
Mrs. Zak: Mr. Classey.
Mr. Levenson: Mr. Classey, doesn't handle the site plans.
Mrs. Zak: He was the one you told me to see.
Mr. Levenson: Mr. Classey handles building permits. After the Zoning Administra-
tor approves the
Mrs. Zak: He is the one I was talking to
Mr. Parsons: Hold! Time! Time both of you. I think you, this is a public hearing
not a battle. You tell
Mrs. Zak: I am not battling, but I am quoting
Mr. Parsons: Just listen to me, just listen to me, just listen to me for a min-
ute. You state your case, we want to hear any concerns you have. Herb, sit
down. We will hear what you have to say, and then we are going to decide, and
sk questions. But a public hearing, is for the public to get up and speak, not
%po have a big battle.
Mrs. Zak: Well, I'm telling you the story.
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Mr. Parsons: Good, you tell your story and we will listen to it.
Mrs. Zak: I was told there was no site plan, I wanted to see it, because someone
said they didn't have the frontage for that sign, where it is. The drain pipe
which Mrs. Girton talked about. It was the residence of the street that finally
told the highway superintendent about this. And the Town of Poughkeepsie Highway
Department was the one who came to the door and made them correct it.
Mr. Keller: Town of Poughkeepsie?
Mrs. Zak: That's right because New Hackensack is a Town road.
Mr. Parsons: You are talking about Dutchess County. You have a lot of your facts
wrong.
Mr. Keller: Town of Poughkeepsie, has nothing to do in the Town of Wappinger,
what so ever.
Mrs. Zak: The neighbors called me and said the Town Highway superintendent was
out.
Mr. Parsons: Someone is giving you the wrong information.
Mrs. Zak: Anyway, it was corrected, they came out and corrected it. But who
knows where that pipe went. Where it is draining. There are two houses very
close by, it could be draining on either side of them. And I think all of this
should be brought out and we should know what's going on.
Mr. Keller: OK.
Mrs. Zak: As far as the site plan, as I said, I was in the office they could not
find one. And the man told me he was "told" to give them a building permit. I
asked him who told him, and I am just not going to bring it up just not, but she
is no longer in office. And this the way we do business in this town.
Mr. Keller: Thank you, for your comments. Anyone else like to speak for or
against this? Yes sir, state your name and address for the records.
Mr. Tom Zak: From 7 Dorothy Heights, Wappinger. I would just have a question
that seems to be a little bit of deception here. And I am just going to state
it. I don't know if it is right, wrong, or indifferent. The business is being
advertised as New Hackensack Road, and this is being presented as 1 Dorothy
Heights. If it is 1 Dorothy Heights which is a residential piece of property,
even New Hackensack Road being a residential piece of property. I see a little
bit of deception here tonight, and I like to get it cleared up.
Mr. Keller: I don't know if it is a deception, I think it just a question of
1Zould it be 1 Dorothy Heights, the address should be Dorothy Heights or New
%beckensack Road. That I don't think really enters into the picture, it is what
the property is zoned. And you are saying it is zoned residential, right?
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Mr. Zak: Yes, sir.
Mr. Simonetty: Can't we clear that up by asking what the Post Office uses for
delivery address?
Mr. Levenson: No. The legal notice stated 1 Dorothy Heights, that's the legal
address.
Mr. Simonetty: Where does the mail come from?
Mr. Levenson: The mail has nothing to do with it. The real property tax rolls,
where we get all this information, reflects that 1 Dorothy Heights is the cor-
rect address.
Mr. Simonetty: Well I am confused now, why is that a bona contention of what
relationship does that have, to the application.
Mr. Keller: I don't either.
Mr. Parsons: Lets listen to these people, and then we will discuss this.
Mr. Simonetty: I thought he was done.
%WMr. Keller: Wait a minute Mrs. Zak, I liked to talk to anyone else. We are not
going to make a repetition of this. Once is enough. Anyone else like to speak
for or against this project? Anyone else?
Mr. Simonetty: I think she said she forgot something. You forgot something Mrs.
Zak?
Mr. Keller: Wait a minute, just a moment please, there is a lady in the back.
State your name and address please.
Mrs. Hammond: 14 Dorothy Heights. My concern was people parking on the road.
Because residence who live there, and when they had company they would park on
the street, And it was a real hazard, when you come around the curb, and up the
hill. Now they have taken care of that with the parking lot. My concern is if
they get very busy, and this does occur, is there anything we can do?
Mr. Keller: Yes, Mrs. Zak, one more time.
Mrs. Zak: I just wanted to be sure that the people applying for this Special Use
Permit reside in the house. Because I thought that was the only way they could
get an accessary use.
Mr. Levenson: I will file an affidavit that, that is so,
rs. Zak: Well, I live there and I see what goes on.
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Mr. Parsons: I think you should understand why there is a Special Use Permit.
And how it works, and what the purpose of it is. The real purpose of it is that
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it use to be the Zoning Board of Appeals, now the Planning Board, teeth in order
to lay down rules, regulations, restrictions and everything we feel that is
going to make this work in a residential area. That's why they are required to
have a Special Use Permit. It is in a residential area, and we decide where they
are going to park, what hours they are going to keep, how many cars they are
going to have there, how many rooms in the house they are going to use, the
drainage, the parking on the road, what kind of lights are going to be around
there. All those things we decide and whatever we decide becomes part of the
Special Use Permit. And if any of those are violated, zap! you could get closed
down. Its' as simple as that. That is why we are here tonight to resolve this
and take care of it.
Mr. Keller: This is the first time we have seen this, OK. I don't believe this
has ever been before us before. we haven't even seen it, so we have to review
it, ourselves and the engineer has to review it.
Mr. Parsons: You are dealing in the past. He just told you we have never seen it
before. If you have a problem with what happened on the past go talk to the
Supervisor. It is before the Planning Board now, we are dealing with it and we
plan on dealing with it. so keeping digging up what happened or who did what,
way back when, isn't going to do you a bit of good.
%,4r. Keller: Your comments will be noted and reflected, everyone's comments will
be part of this process, we are not ignoring you. This is the first time it is
before us , so everyone's comments will be duly noted. Anyone else care to speak
for or against this?
Mr. Parsons: Made a motion to close the Public Hearing.
Mr. Musto: Seconded.
Vote: Mr. Keller: aye Mr. Perillo: aye
Mr. Musto: aye Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Motion carried.
Mr. Keller: Now I would like comments from the board.
Mr. Parsons: Number 1. This is not sufficient in my mind, this is a joke.( ref-
erring to the plan) It doesn't tell us anything. There is no dimensions, it
doesn't show us where the properties are. If there is a better map I would like
to see it.
Mr. Musto: I think you should show the sewerage disposal.
Mr. Parsons: Water, septic where it is,
people. We need to know a lot of things.
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Mr. Benes: Right here.
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Mr. Parsons: Are you making notes?
Mr. Benes: Yes, sir.
Mr. Parsons: Ok, we are going to need to know where the well is, the septic
system.
Mrs. Flynn: Can I show you?
Mr. Parsons: No. I want a map showing all these things, just listen carefully. A
map showing where it is, a map showing this parking, and all the dimensions. A
map showing some of the properties at least the ones that border the property,
so that we can see what is there. You need to tell us what hours you plan on
being open. You need to show us where there is going to be any outside lights,
what so ever. The number of employees you plan on having or the number of people
using this facility. Show us a sketch of the inside of the house, as to how many
rooms you are going to use and what you are going to use them for. Show us the
drainage situation, the parking, if this is going to be sufficient, it has to be
spelled out better. And sign location, and as far as inspections under the Spe-
cial Use Permit, they generally have a stipulation in there that it's the pur-
view of the Zoning Administrator and the Code Enforcement officer, at his, when
he decides to check to make sure the owner, or so called resident actually lives
v,'here. These are all the things that we will need for your Special Use Permit.
Mrs. Flynn: Doesn't this show the abutting property owners?
Mr. Parsons: This is a map, this is the size you could live with, provided you
turn around and get an engineer to draw all these other things in there. But
Mr. Musto: We have to know all these things.
Mr. Parsons: And that is the things I know we should know, and maybe some other
members should look at it.
Mr. Keller: Maybe Jay should look at it, to see if it is in compliance with what
he requires. There are certain requirements you have in regards to Special Use
Permits right Jay?
Mr. Paggi: We go by site plan.
Mr. Keller: You haven't seen this yet, have you?
Mr. Paggi: No.
Mr. Keller: So it has to be reviewed by Jay for his comments. This is the first
time I have seen this, that is why I am surprised all this stuff is coming out.
"r. Perillo: I have a question for Mrs. Flynn. What's on either side of you? It
%peems to be a contention whether you are New Hackensack Road or Dorothy Heights.
I could accept the fact you are bordering New Hackensack Road, providing you
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are not going with the driveway down into a residential area, You don't have a
driveway there? My question is do you have private residence on either side of
you, on New Hackensack, facing New Hackensack Road?
Mrs. Flynn: No, when we brought the house, the address was New Hackensack Road.
I came here and looked at the tax rolls to find out what # it was, so I could
get the mail sent to the right address. They said they didn't have a #, go to
the Post office. I told them that the mail box was on Dorothy Heights,
Mr. Perillo: Rather then you going any further, my real question, maybe I didn't
word it right. Is the Post office will assign almost anything you want. But
basically is this a house that is actually on New Hackensack Road? Facing pri-
marily with the front entrance on New Hackensack Road? The way it appears here
it is not.
Mrs. Flynn: The entrance is not on New Hackensack Road. The house fronts New
Hackensack, but the entrance is on Dorothy Heights.
Mr. Perillo: So you are just set up with just a side driveway, type arrangement.
Mrs. Flynn: Right, because there is no driveway coming from New Hackensack, and
it is kind of foolish putting an entrance in the front.
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Mr. Perillo: on the other side of you to the north side of you on New Hacken-
sack, how is that house configured? Is it on New Hackensack?
Mrs. Flynn: Yes, That faces New Hackensack and has a driveway on Pine Hill and
New Hackensack.
Mr. Perillo: Two separate driveways?
Mrs. Flynn: Yes.
Mr. Keller: Any comments from any other board member?
Mr. Simonetty: Has this house always been occupied as a residence, since the
renovations?
Mrs. Flynn: Yes, sir.
Mr. Simonetty: So you live there?
Mrs. Flynn: Yes.
Mr. Simonetty: What was the issue of the three pipes they were talking about
,arlier?
Mrs. Flynn: They were french drains, I believe that is what you call them, from
the foundation footing drains.
Mr. Levenson: It was called to my attention be Mr. Croshier. Mr. Croshier
notified the County. The County called me and called Mr. Croshier, and said they
wanted them removed. They have been removed.
Mr. Simonetty: They were allowing water to go into
Mr. Keller: Into the ditch line probably.
Mr. Simonetty: On New Hackensack Road?
Mr. Keller: Yes.
Mr. Parsons: What do you do about the foundation now?
Mr. Benes: The drain is not connected, its capped in the ground.
Mr. Keller: I mean, is there any rule that the County has, that says you can't
have your footing drains run into the County Road? As long as it doesn't run on
the pavement, it runs to the drain. Is that allowed Jay?
Mr. Paggi: If it goes to the swale the County would possibly allow it.
%,4rs. Flynn: Well we pulled it out, and I am not putting it back.
Mr. Keller: I wouldn't either if it was a drainage swale, that is what it's
there for.
Mr. Levenson: A corner lot requirement according to 413.3 says that a rear yard
shall be provided on each corner lot and the property owner shall elect which
yard is the rear yard. So what they have selected made Dorothy Heights the front
yard.
Mr. Simonetty: The people addressed the issue of the head lights. First of all
is the parking lot installed now?
Mr. Levenson: Yes, it is a gravel parking lot.
Mrs. Hardisty: Blacktopped.
Mr. Keller: In my own option I think we have to refer it to Jay, for compliance
of site plan and his comments. Like the parking and lighting or anything else.
Mrs. Flynn: We are not open at night, for the people to come in. So that will
not be a problem with lights shinning in someones bedroom.
Mr. Perillo: But there is a problem with parking, after 5 PM and so forth. I am
sure you must have clients that show up after work, and in the winter time.
%wrs. Flynn: I wish we did.
Mr. Perillo: Yes, I know but business may start booming. A lot of what Chris is
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referring to is the effect it has on the adjoining neighbors properties. So
something that would be in order would be some kind of buffer.
Mrs. Flynn: There are pine trees surrounding my property.
Mr. Perillo: Yes, I realize that but if it is a problem, they still have to meet
with what is required.
Mrs. Flynn: What I mean it actually screens two of the places with the exception
of someones garage, with an apartment in it, and it doesn't screen that. However
at night the easiest thing for me to do is park facing one of the two ways that
has solid pine trees. They are probably 25 to 30 years old.
Mr. Perillo: We will look at it, but you may have to consider just arranging it
so that people do park with their lights facing you.
Mr. Keller: Well, if there are trees there existing trees, they should be indi-
cated on the map. If you have existing trees there then you don't have to do
anything.
Mr. Simonetty: Do you have all the things we want on the map? You made notes of
everything?
%W Benes: Yes.
Mr. Simonetty: This has to go to the Fire Prevention Bureau to doesn't it?
Mr. Levenson: The Fire Inspector has already inspected it.
Mr. Keller: They have inspected it? Do they want to look at if for the entrance?
Mr. Levenson: They found that everything is fine, they inspected the building
also.
Mr. Keller: But Jay has not looked at it yet. Right? At the site plan.
Mr. Parsons: Well it really isn't a site plan.
Mr. Keller: Well, I mean it is suppose to be a site plan, am I right or wrong?
Mr. Simonetty: No, technically it is not required for this.
Mr. Levenson: It is an approved building lot.
Mr. Parsons: But we do for a Special Use Permit, we so have the right to see a
map Slowing all these things. Where they are and where they are going to be and
so forth. otherwise how can we work.
%r[r. Simonetty: Otherwise it is a guessing game.
Mr. Keller: That is what I am saying,
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Mr. Parsons: I don't know if you want to call it technically a site plan.
Mr. Keller: Well then maybe I shouldn't be doing that.
Mr. Simonetty: I think we should stay away from that terminology.
Mr. Parsons: It's a map of the property.
Mr. Keller: Do you fellows want to make some notes so we can tell these people
what they have to do?
Mrs. Flynn: Excuse me, but would it help if I supplied photos along with the
drawing to show the way the trees actually do shield the property.
Mr. Parsons: Sure.
Mrs. Flynn: Will that be all right?
Mr. Parsons: You have the outside lights, voltage, rooms used, well, septic,
drainage, parking,
Mr. Simonetty: Is the sign that presently exists, is a small Real Estate sign?
%W Mr. Levenson: It is a legal sign according to the sign ordinance. And the fee
has been paid, and it is properly in order.
Mr. Simonetty: That wasn't my question. Is that the sign you intend to keep on a
permanent bases? It's not going to be enlarged or changed?
Mrs. Flynn: That is correct.
Mr. Simonetty: Thank you, thank you Herb.
Mr. Keller: Anyother questions from the board members?
Mrs. Flynn: I think there was a question that someone had about it being to
close to the road or something. It's not.
Mr. Keller: Well Mr. Levenson, said it was in compliance.
Mr. Levenson: That's right. There is a permit on it. Judge Francese ordered Mrs.
Flynn, Wait a minute just to clear the air. There was a hearing held, I prose-
cuted the case myself. Mrs. Flynn did not appear, the contractor appeared and lie
told the Judge he wasn't going to do anything. The Judge told him that either he
was to go in and fill out a permit for a sign permit right now or else we were
going to access a daily penalty.
{r. Simonetty: The sign issue is resolved you said, It's legal it's fine. I just
Ift'vanted to see if that was the sign they planned using, if this application is
granted. Or if they planned on changing the sign. Because if they were going to
change the sign, that also would have to be reflected on the drawings.
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Mr. Levenson: Well the existing sign has to be on the drawing also.
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Mr. Keller: I think we have kicked this thing around long enough. Are you going
to give the applicant a letter of what they have to do?
Mr. Levenson: Yes.
Mr. Keller: And then come back with a different plot plan, Lets call it a plot
plan then.
Mr. Parsons: We will give you a gold star for that one, that is the word.
Mr. Parsons: Made a motion to adjourn the Public Hearing.
Mr. Simonetty: Seconded.
Vote: Mr. Keller: aye
Mr. Musto: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Motion carried.
Mr. Perillo: aye
Mr. Simonetty: aye
*awMr. Keller: For everyone here, the Public Hearing is going to be adjourned to a
later date. After we have all the information in. And the applicant comes back
in and gets on the agenda again, for the continuation of the Public Hearing. And
then hopefully they will have time to look at it. Any other comments from the
board members? Ok, that's it.
Mr. Keller: Next item on the agenda is a discussion. Mid Hudson Chinese Chris-
tian Church. - Site Plan and Special Use Permit grid # 6257-02-966715, in the
Town of Wappinger. I would just like to note for the records, that these people
have spoken to my son, in the anticipation that they might do some of the work
on that building. So I am going to abstain from any voting on this project.
There were 4 sheets to the application Mr. Arnold, received the site plan maps,
and the Planning Board received the map for the Special Use Permit.
Mr. Arnold: Read his notes dated February 5, 1991. (copy on file)
Mr. Levenson: I have two things to put into the record. 1. on the presentation
of this application, there was an overpayment of fee, I was out and we have put
into work the motion, so we have a clean slate, To refund the overpayment to Mr.
Huang. That's before the Planning Board at this moment. 2. We have a Fire Pre-
vention Bureau report, Mr. Levenson, read this report. ( copy on file )
There was a discussion about the parking and location, buffer areas, the school
nd how the plan should be changed. The letter from the Fire Prevention Bureau
%ias discussed, about limited access. There was also a letter from the Dutchess
County Highway Department. ( copy on file.) Landscaping was talked about, the
entrance of the front of the church and a handicapped ramp. The design of the
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church was also discussed.
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Mr. Paggi: Read his notes dated January 24, 1991, (copy on file ) concerns
about water supply, site plan and drainage.
There was a discussion that the plans should be redone, and all the concerns
addressed.
Mr. Keller: Next item Grossman subdivision-- request for a six (6) month exten-
sion.
There was a discussion on where the property was located and B.O.H. approval.
Mr. Parsons: Made a motion to grant the six (6) month extension.
Mr. Simonetty: Seconded.
Vote: Mr. Keller: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye
Mr. Musto: aye
`%wMotion carried.
Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Perillo: aye
Mr. Keller: Next item on the agenda is Art - Tex Petroleum - Letter dated
1-22-91 requesting entrance way of Gas City Station to be widened.
Mr. Lieberman was present. He explained how the gas trucks had problems turning
around, and how they had to back out on to the road.
The Board said that a revised site plan should be submitted to allow a 6' cut in
the curb.
Mr. Keller: Next item Stewart's - conceptual site plan on Route 9D and New Ham-
burg Road.
There was a discussion about the plan of which way was North as it was wrong on
the plan.
Mr. Frank was present, the Real Estate Manager for Stewart Ice Cream. He said
that this error would be corrected.
Mr. Arnold: Read his notes dated February 5, 1991. ( copy on file ). He had many
concerns on square footage, Special Use Permit, parking Architectural Plans,
size, traffic flow and other things.
110Mr. Frank: Made a presentation about what Stewart's was (letter on file). He
also stated they were a contract vendee. There was also a letter from the New
York State Department of Transportation dated 1-24-91 where they have referred
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the site plans to the Regional Office, because of their concerns. (letter on
file)
Mr. Paggi: Read his letter of January 24, 1991 (copy on file). He had concerns
about the site. The entrance, exits, sanitary sewer system, fill, storm drain-
age, well, design and parking.
The board discussed all the problems along with the design of the building, and
how it would not fit into the surrounding design. Also how the size of the
property in regard to what they wanted to put on it.
Mr. Frank: Said he would take all the concerns of the board into consideration,
and be back to us.
Mr. Keller: Next item - winters -Subdivision request for a one (1) year exten-
sion.
The Board discussed the reason.
Mr. Musto: Made a motion to grant a one (1) year extension.
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Mr. Perillo: Seconded.
Vote: Mr. Keller: aye Mr. Simonetty: aye
Mr. Parsons: aye Mr. Perillo: aye
Mr. Musto: aye
Motion carried.
There was a discussion of the next meeting of March 4th 1991 and how many mem-
bers would be missing. The meeting was changed to March 6, 1991.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 PM
Res ectful y yours
Gay nn Hardisty - Se ry
Pla ning and Zoning Boar