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057 ()t!I:J PAGGI, MARTIN & DEL BENE LLP Consultin.i5 En.i5ineers & Land Surveyors 54-56 Main Street Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 914-471-7898 914-471-0905 (FAX) Town Supervisor Town of Wappinger P.O. Box 324 Wappinger Falls, New York 12590 .t9~Q .tv. ~V~ ~~ ~ 0;> ,() )'0 11\I~ {go" ~J\I ~1\IO "(T C~A.. ~O~ "''Yk" I\t July 1, 1998 Attention: Constance O. Smith, Supervisor Reference: Town/Planning/Zoning Board Meetings-June 29, 1998 Dear Supervisor Smith and Board Members: A meeting was held on June 29, 1998 with members of the Town Board, Planning Board and Zoning Board of AppealS in attendance. This meeting was held to discuss various items of interest for each respective Board. In attendance at the meeting were Supervisor Constance O. Smith, Councilman Vincent Bettina, Joseph Paoloni, and Joseph Ruggerio; Highway Superintendent, Graham Foster; Chairman of the Planning Board, Phil DiNonno; Planning Board Members, Mike Franzese, George Grimshaw, Bill Parsons, Robert Walker, and June Visconti; Zoning Board - Howard Prager, Zoning Chairman, Jerry diPierno, Vic Fanuele and Doug Warren; Zoning Enforcement Officer, Don Close; Town Planner, Dave Stallman; Town Attorney, Albert P. Roberts, Esq.; and myself. Councilman Ruggiero asked that I draft meeting minutes in a memo and transmit it to the Board. 1. The first item discussed was the Proposed Service Road that has been in discussion with the Town Planning Board for a number of years, and has been implemented in a number of site plans that have been approved by the Planning Board in the mid 1980's, including Sprint Oil. Volvo of Wappinger, LPV, etc. . Mr. Parsons explained the history of the service road as he has been on the Planning Board for a number of years and was aware of most of the reasons for road. He explained that the road would basically be a service or feeder road extending from Smithtown Road on the southerly end to MacFarlane Road on the northerly end, and would provide access to the numerous narrow and deep commercial lots along Route 9. Joseph E. PaW, Jr., P.E. Ernst Martin. Jr., P.E., L.S. Charles R. Del Bene. Jr.. P.E. Constance O. Smith Town Board RE: Town/Planning/Zoning Boards -2 - July 1, 1998 . The purpose of the road would be to avoid having numerous and repeated access off the high speed main road. The road would be one lane and travel in a north bound direction only. . Discussions were had by all Board Members and it was decided to have a feasibility study of the road done in light of the proposed third lane, which is currently on the Board by the New York State Department of Transportation. Alternative type designs and/or ideas should be put in the feasibility study (e.g. cross easements). . The feasibility study will be done in conjunction with Graham Foster, Town Highway Superintendent, as the road, if built, would be a Town road. . The feasibility study will be done by our office in conjunction with Graham, AI and possibly Mike Gallante of Frederick P. Clark Associates. . AI Roberts brought up the potential problem of the necessity of having a 50' dedication for the proposed road. He will look into this area and explore it further. 2. The second item discussed was the idea of Boards (Town Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board) having a vision of what the Town should look like, especially the commercial corridors of Route 9, Route 9D and Route 376. Frederick P. Clark Associates had recently handed out a booklet showing innovative designs that had been used across the country for corporate franchise type structures (i.e. McDonalds, etc.) . . It was discussed that the Town Board must have a vision of what the commercial corridor should look like and possible have a theme that could be consistent throughout these corridors. . The Architectural Review Board (now the Planning Board) should have at their disposal a section of the Zoning Law that would give them discretion over development within these themes. It was also discussed that the Architectural Review Board should be reasonable and flexible. Obviously, to meet all these goals is rather difficult and cumbersome. . It was, therefore, decided to set up a committee of two members from each of the Boards, to develop a master plan for the major roads (Route 9, Route 9D and Route 376). Constance O. Smith Town Board RE: Town/Planning/Zoning Boards - 3 - July 1, 1998 3. The next item that was discussed was the simplification and/or reduction of the number of commercial zones presently in existence in the Town of Wappinger. . Everybody seemed in favor of this including Dave Stolman, Town Planner. It was discussed that this should be looked at in the re-drafting of the comprehensive plan. . One of the major reasons this item was brought up was the number of site plans that need to be done for proposed change of use in existing commercial site(s). 4. The next item discussed was the Signage in the Town of Wappinger, especially along Route 9. . The Zoning Board of Appeals members voiced their concerns over the increasing number of variance requests for sign size along Route 9. . Various discussions were had, with the consensus being that each sign variance request should be decided on it's individual merits. 5. Various discussions were had regarding Escrow Accounts that need to be placed by Applicants to cover the cost of professionals. . The major problem occurs on the very small projects where the size of the escrow seems not in proportion with the size of the project. The consensus relative to these discussions were to try to streamline the process as much as possible to avoid the high escrows. . Associated with this was the repetition of review comments. It was recommended (and is being followed by our office) that the review comments be identified in the initial submittal and studied until fully mitigated. Constance O. Smith Town Board RE: Town/Planning/Zoning Boards - 4 - July 1. 1998 If there are any questions or comments regarding the contents of this letter, please do not hesitate to contact this office. ;;t;::2FI2/ Joseph E. Paggi, Jr., P.E.~ JEP:law cc: Hon. Vincent Bettina, Councilman Hon. Joseph Paoloni, Councilman Hon. Joseph Ruggerio, Councilman Hon. Robert Valdati, Councilman Graham Foster Phil DiNonno, Chairman - Planning Board Hugo Musto Mike Franzese George Grimshaw Bill Parsons Robert Walker June Visconti Howard Prager, Chairman - Zoning Board Jerry diPierno Vic Fanuele AI Lehigh Doug Warren Don Close, Zoning Enforcement Officer Dave Stolman Albert P. Roberts, Esq. Elaine Snowden, Town Clerk Linda Nguyen, Secretary to Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals