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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 272 (a) of the
Town Law of the State of New York, a public hearing will be held
by the Planning Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New
York, on Thursday"A\l2USt17.1989 1989, at 7!'~npm (time),
at the Queensbury Center, Bay at Haviland Roads, Queensbury, New
York, for the purpose of considering the adoption of a proposed
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Town of Queensbury, said
Comprehensive Land Use Plan being on file at the Town Clerk's Office
and at the Planning Department Office for review by any interested
party and said Comprehensive Plan basically setting forth first:
an introduction discussing need and purpose, location and process;
secondly: a topic on environmental setting, discussing issues of
geology, water resources, air resources, terrestrial and aquatic
ecology and; third: a topic on human resources, discussing
transportation, land use, community services, demographics , cultural
resources and; fourth: a topic on the plan for development, discussing
development suitability, land use planned and future developments.
All parties interested and citizens will be given an opportunity
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to be heard in respect to said proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Persons may appear in person or by agent. A copy of the said Plan
may be reviewed or obtained from the Planning Department of the Town
of Queensbury, located at Bay and Haviland Road, Queensbury, New
York.
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DATED:
Thursday" August 10" 1989
BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
RICHARD ROBERTS - CHAIRMAN
PLANNING BOARD
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
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QUEENSBURY PLANNING BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING
COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
AUGUST 17, 1989
8:05 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
RICHARD ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN
HILDA MANN, SECRETARY
VICTOR MACRI
KEITH JABLONSKI
TOWN ATTORNEY-PAUL DUSEK
LEE YORK, SENIOR PLANNER
MEMBERS ABSENT
FRANK DESANTIS
PETER CARTIER
JOSEPH DYBAS
FRED HOLMAN OF FRED HOLMAN ASSOCIATES PRESENT
MR. HOLMAN-Made presentation to the public of the various stages of planning that went
into completing the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. HOLMAN-Before we start I'd like to take you through a summary of the process that
the committee, and the Town went through to come up with the Master Plan. If you all
remember back in 1987, we started with a series of public meetings, I think there were seven
in all the neighborhoods, basically what we did there is define the issues. The issues were
defined through questionnaires that were sent out prior to the initiation of the project, and
then we had seven public meetings to define issues. As we went along with the process we 1
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and residents at large. Parallel to this as we started to define issues there were two areas ,.
of study that we entered into; one was the study of natural resources within the Town. We
looked at bedrock soils, slopes, which relates to any engineering characteristics. We looked 19
at water resources within the Town. We looked at air resources, and we looked at unique plant
and wild life characteristics within the Town. At the same time we looked at what we call
community sources. We looked at existing land use; we looked at community services, water,
sewer, fire. We looked at population trends, demographic information. We looked at traffic
characteristics, at the time we were doing the project the Town hired a traffic engineer that
gave us some information on that. We also looked at scenic resources from the standpoint
of map characteristics and historic resources, historic buildings and that sort of thing. The
issues that we addressed really. . .ourselves as values we started to find the Town's values.
As you can see everything leads to goals, but they lead through these other areas. The project
was really issue directed, the Master Plan was issued directed and therefore, was really based
on the values of the Town. Once we defined the analysis, the resources in the Town, we
established goals based on the issues. At the same time we took natural resources, and defined
those natural resources in terms of development capability for the Town. The goals then were
translated into policies basically a re-phrasing of the goals to say, this is what we'd like to
do, okay if you like to do that the Town should have a policy related to that goal. We took
the policies and we took the development capability of the resources and that developed the
land use plan which is over here (refers to map). The polices were also defined in terms of
strategy. Some of the polices related to how the town operated, what kinds of future planning
you might want to do for instance, the policy related to the preservation of historic structures.
You really needed to do additional studies perhaps to get historic districts or buildings on the
national register. If you have a problem with traffic and one of the policies is to establish
a smooth flow of traffic and looking at the lighting sequence you needed to have a strategy,
you need to work with the State, and the County, and local developers to bring it to. .. That's
how the project went through the process and result in strategies and land use plan are really
the basis of the Master Plan. Before I start with analysis information are there any questions
that I can answer at this point? Okay if there aren't lets go on down and we will briefly go
through the maps and talk about the kinds of things that we found out.
Each one of these maps essentially identified goals we looked at it analyzed it and said all
right this is the situation. Along with values of the Town issues raised at meetings and what
do you see as goals for that particular issues. We looked at each issue and we said, here are
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the goals that we feel that we need to accomplish in the plan for that issues. We established
goals and how and the goals were related to those policies, how the policies identified the
land use plan and a series of strategies. . .
GOALS
GROUPED BEDROCKS, SOILS, TOPOGRAPHY: We are talking about encouraging development
patterns that have densities which reflect the engineering qualities of slope and soils
characteristics. Basically what we're saying, this is good for development; that's not good
for development; shouldn't the densities and patterns of the Town reflect that. Again, that
reflects some of the densities that you see in that area. It also is reflected in the kind of things
that we're recommending for guidelines for the Town. Like limits of grading, limits on cuts
and fill. Types of engineering guidelines for the development of the site as well as just the
plan for the site. Discourage development of the Town's ridge lines. If you look at the Town
of Bolton to see what's happening there above the village where a developer came in developed
a ridge line cut. . .for views what happened was it started to cut along there. In the site plan
there was nothing that looked funny, but in fact those buildings are actually sliding down the
slope so they had to come in and put retaining walls up. Major erosion problems all those types
of things occur so we felt that was important to put in this one. Restrict topsoil removal that
was an issue that came right from the public meetings. It was in the public meetings and it
was in the questionnaire. It's kind of a funny one that I first didn't think about, but as we started
to work with it we discovered kinds of things that were happening in the Town. . . topsoil that
we put into areas of the Town. So we're recommending things like your subdivision regulations
require the developer to stock pile topsoil and you didn't put it back down it's a part of the
submission, part of the guidelines. The same that we did with the site plan.
WATER RESOURCES: Restore, and protect, and enhance the quality of aquatic resources.
Again, you have trout streams you want to be careful that those are protected your dealing
with water sources here so you want to make sure that all of that is protect. Minimize threat
to life and property from flooding. Concerned about. . .areas. Provide for public access, public
and water that's a very strong bond when you think about the issues that came in the meetings
we want to make sure those bonds are encourage to occur. Think about that when your
developing an open space plan or parks, anyway you can get public access. Insure quality of
Glens Falls Reservoir System. We wanted to make sure that their water source was protected,
it's in your town, it's their water source we felt we had a responsibility to respond to that.
Protect public health from contamination to ground water and aquifer recharge area. Again,
we're looking at the densities that are occurring there, we're also recommending the sewers
be expanded to those areas. A very delicate kind of issue because it's not only the effluent,
but it's also those chemicals that your putting on the soils that's doing this as well. As a matter
of fact every runoff as well as ground water going back up to here (refers to map) where we're
finding the ground water. It's because of the chemicals and of those types of issues a lot more
paving than occurs it's all going off very quickly into your surface water and ground water
sources. Protecting water supplies for present and future use. Again, we're concerned not
only about the Glens Falls water supply, we're also concerned about what's going to happen
20, 30, 40 years from now will we have to go back and use that. There is some talk in Glens
Falls we will not need that water source because they will be required to do something. . .
One of the things Pm recommending is a regional system whereby Glens Falls goes and uses
your water supply and perhaps you use the sewer system in Glens Falls, that's been talked about
and we're recommending you do that because it does solve both of your problems. At the same
time we don't know what the future is going to hold and we want to make sure if something
happens that water is still good water both surface water and the ground water.
AIR RESOURCES: You are in a sensitive area. You're in an area that the State is concerned
about. You have limitations on the amount of pollutants that you can put in the air in this
town. You can just go ahead and build something without a concerns for the pollutants, what's
going in the air because you have reached a level of contamination. In fact, every single
chemical and factor that they looked at you've reached your limit. The goal is to maintain
and improve air quality. Looking at the kinds of industry that you've encouraged to come into
the Town, concerned about woodstoves and fireplaces. There is a State program so the idea
is obviously to work with the State on that program to reduce the pollutants from woodstoves
and fireplaces. Again, this is a sort of a national problem that is hard to address on a local
level, but it's really a question of your cooperation and kind's of activities that you promote.
TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ECOLOGY PLANTS AND ANIMALS: Provide and improve
on going protection of wetlands. Again, of every single group that we talked to or any way
that we approached it the wetlands are our major source of plants and animal species. It's
rich and kinds of habitats that you need to support a good base of wildlife. Provide and protect
habitats in unique environments. Again, those were identified on the maps. If you want wildlife
if you want those kinds of rich plant material, flowers, and what not you have to take steps
to preserve those that was a goal that we decided to do. Protect deer wintering areas. Specific
species that were identified to protect. Hunting and fishing is still a major source of recreation
we have to protect that. Facilitate long range view of natural resource management including
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plant and animal habitats. It needs to be looked at there needs to be a major policy in the Town
~hat says, we want our animal habitats, we want our plant habitats part of the way of life
m Queensbury, so that's what that is saying. Looking at the corridors, the stream corridors,
looking at the wetlands, identifying the habitats and making sure that when development comes
to the Town that they're aware that's a habitat and won't start destroying. Looking at. . .and
different types of species that you have and what's required for those habitats either their
migratory routes perhaps in the Town with the kinds of environments that are specific to the
particular species.
LAND USE: Maintain existing heavy industrial areas so we're saying, it's heavy industrial fine.
Redefine light industrial zones west and north of Glens Falls. Again, we're trying to look at
patterns we want to maintain those. There is housing going in there a lot of things happening
we want to maintain those. . . Reevaluate industrial reserve zone. It really does nothing for
you it's just sitting there as an industrial reserve zone and you weren't really treating it as
an industrial reserve, we couldn't figure out what was going on, here's what's happening let's
reevaluate that and maybe start to identify kinds of uses. If it's industrial say it's industrial.
Provide buffering in industrial commercial zones. One of the problems with industrial
commercial properties is the residential development has. . .it's like having a farm. . .the same
thing happens with some commercial and industrial properties, so we're saying we want to
buffer those. We want those in there we want jobs in the city, and town. We want to service
the town and commercial areas, so let's do it let's try to protect them as well as the residential
areas as well. Cluster neighborhood and commercial uses to served residents and reduce traffic.
You don't want everyone coming down to shop on Aviation Road. There are things that you
buy everyday that you should be able to get without driving all that way and through all kinds
of traffic and over the roads different times of the day. We're saying there are some areas
that are pretty much identified by existing uses that should be developing as neighborhood
commercial areas. These were areas where there was more than one store and starting to
develop as a community within the neighborhood so it started to act as a couple of different
things. One obviously reduces the traffic there only going here to the corner rather than to
A viation Mall, but it also establishes the neighborhood center as well so there are a couple
of different functions that deal with commercial. Encourage offices on Main and Bay Streets
corridors. Bay Street, because it started to develop here, but also it starts to relate to the
Town Hall, Town Center, doctor, lawyers, those types of professional offices insurances
companies perhaps. There are types of offices where they kind of function to the Town Hall.
Coming to the Senior Citizen Center maybe also your doctors here. Also on Main Street, coming
into the City, that is starting to develop. Again, related to the hospital starting to develop
some offices saying, that's really probably what we want to do it's better than seven taco stands.
Encourage that kind of development related to Glens Falls. Now that the intersection to the
Northway when you get in there. . .as offices it also is going to mean less in and out traffic,
that is a real problem on Main Street offices would reduce the problem as compared to
commercial development. Limit highway commercial to each side of the northway. We're
saying west of the northway is residential and basically the existing uses that occur there maybe
from the south are basically residential and the highway commercial are things that are gas
stations, automobile service areas, the kind of things that are in and out those type of activities
to the east side of the northway. Locate high density near services. We talked about that
with the land use plan where a multifamily and high density development should be on the
water and sewer. Encourage farming activities where appropriate.
COMMUNITY SERVICE GOALS: Develop regional systems of water and sewer we talked about
that. Expand public water and sewer for public health. Again, those were the areas that we
identified for the expansion of sewer system and water system. Encourage grading and runoff
design which will minimize intensity reduce flooding, erosion, and sedition. If the faster water
goes off the site the more the Town is going to. . . there are two ways to do this you can do
that and develop a storm water system or you can require developers to handle storm water
on site and use the natural drainage systems that you have or minimal additional runoff systems.
The way to do that is to really evaluate the grading that goes on a site and the runoff design
of that site. If you can handle it on a site because as you develop a site the runoff is going
to increase, it's going to runoff faster. We did a study in Schenectady. I was a planner in
Schenectady, we did a study one time I looked at the build out area of the area adjacent to
the Mohawk and the drainage basin was really a bit larger than the city. Then we did
calculations of the runoff and the runoff that would come from the buildings of that area and
have some consideration was actually greater than the water in the Mohawk at the same time.
You see that permeable runoff is a major issue so you really need to look at that. Again, the
grading design is going to have a impact on erosion. The amount of water that is coming off,
the speed of water that is it coming off, those issues relate to erosion and sedimentation.
You want to look at that. Protect community against hazardous waste. The first thing we
did obviously is identify those this was brought up at a couple of public hearings. Where is
the hazardous waste, why aren't you telling us where the hazardous waste is. It's public
information it's just not listed information. We're saying the area is identified be aware of
it at this point this is what you can do, and be aware of it from now on that there is hazardous
waste generated. Implement recommendations of the fire emergency facilities type. Again,
that was a additional study that was done during the project we are recommending that you
implement it.
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POPULATION TRENDS: This came out of all the meetings, control quality and regulate growth.
We recommended that if it's there obviously it will be affected. We are recommending changes
in land use patterns, and the densities as it relates to the issues in that area. We're also
recommending that it parallels to the kind of things that we talked about before. We looked
at the drainage, we looked at the runoff, we looked at the way the site is developed. Consider
historic resources. . . Provide for affordable housing. We looked at the property values the
population trends, the property coming up the northway. I guess the Town has already tried
two attempts for senior citizen housing.
TRAFFIC GOALS: Improve traffic flow and maintain character. Again, some of those
recommendations were made for realignment and deals with improving traffic flow. Maintaining
the rural character were recommending the way sites are developed. Some of the roads are
very important we're recommending that there might be greater setback. We're also
recommending that lots not empty out into the road so you minimize the number of driveways
because that is the major cause of traffic slow down. Develop traffic light sequencing. Again,
work with the other agencies and the groups that control the traffic lights. Limits driveways
on collector arterial streets. A void strip development. Again, we're talking about in and outs
all the time. What we did is try to break up that development so certain types of activities
occur not in a near manner but they are broken up as you go along. Recommending establishing
guidelines entering onto commercial and off the sites. Provide better access between east
and west sides of town. We talked about that and encourage alternative methods of
transportation. I think we mentioned the bike trail, the mass transit systems.
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SCENIC SOURCES: Protect and enhance natural beauty. Many times when a developer comes
in he is concerned about his view out of his development. The Town should be concerned as
much about what is that impact on the visual characteristics of the Town, what does the existing
residence see when they look at the development. Maintain rural character of Queensbury
Roads. We talked about setbacks, controlling any means of ingress and egress of subdivision,
clustering is a way of alleviating that as well. Clustering houses in certain areas is a way
to protect the scenic resources. Many times the developer is actually destroying the scenic
resources. . we're concerned with maintaining. . .cluster away from the ridge line so we maintain
that nice rural character that is so important to us. Enhance beautification of developed areas.
The commercial strips basically the commercial areas that your talking about here establishing
landscape guidelines keeping those up. Protect sensitive archeological historic sites, be aware
of them for one thing their there, and how does site plan response to the fact. Promote greater
awareness of Queensbury history and it's resources. There are a number of things that initiated
during the planning. A folder which identify most of these resources, walking tours that sort
of thing.
It's a lot of information that we went through tonight, but I think we got through the majority
of it. I tried to go through some of the strategies and the land use plan.
COUNCILMAN MARYLIN Potenza-Resolution Regarding Proposed Comprehensive Land Use
Plan. I'm only reading this so that you can put this into the record.
RESOLUTION REGARDING PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN
RESOLUTION NO. 323,Introduced by Betty Monahan who moved for its adoption, seconded
by Marilyn Potenza:
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury has been presented with a proposed
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the Town of Queensbury, as developed by Frederick J. Holman
Associates and the Warren County Planning Department, Town of Queensbury, Department
of Planning, in conjunction with the Queensbury Advisory Committee and Environmental
Sub-Committee, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board desires that the said Land Use Plan be carefully reviewed and
a public hearing be held prior to the adoption of said plan, and
WHEREAS, Section 272 (a) of the Town Law of the State of New York vests with the Planning
Board of the Town of Queensbury the power to hold such public hearings and adopt said master
plan upon compliance with a review pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act,
NOW, THEREFORE, BElT
RESOL VED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby refers the proposed
Comprehensive Land Use Plan to the Planning Board of the Town of Queensbury and requests
that the Planning Board hold a public hearing concerning the proposed Land Use Plan as soon
as possible, but in no event less than 10 days from the date said notice is published and posted.
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Duly adopted this 13th day of June, 1989, by the following vote:
A YES: Mrs. Potenze, Mr. Montesi, Mrs. Monahan, Mr. Borgos
NOES: None
ABSENT:Mr. Kurosaka
MR. ROBERTS-Does the Town Board have any feelings about this?
COUNCILMAN POTENZA-It would be a request of the Town Board, because this has been
going on for quite a long time that perhaps this Board would find it in it's heart to set a date
in the not to distant future to bring a vote to this Master Plan so that we can indeed put the
work and the effort to rest and go on with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee
and the constituents of the Town as well.
MR. ROBERTS-This is a rather lengthy and philosophical document a little easier to zero in
on the master plan and other things. I'm sure we could all pick apart the few little things that
we disagree with in here,but I think you need to look at it in it's entirety knowing there is always
work to be done on these matters.
NANCY PORPORA-Queensbury. Just as a citizen of the Town I was mainly concerned with
the water shed. Everything that has been said in here I agree with and I'm very happy with.
Basically the plan looks good to me most of the people that I have spoken to about it, my concern
is implementing it. I think it's wonderful and I think it's great that all of these people have
put all the work into it. I would like to see the Town Board implement it. I was wondering
last week when I was here that's what they said, now who makes the decisions?
MR. ROBERTS-Well we all do. Apparently the Planning Board actually adopts it which is a
little surprise to me. Legally it comes back to the Planning Board to adopt it and, of course,
we are on the fore front of implementing it to.
NANCY PORPORA-What is your position?
MR. ROBERTS-We haven't voted yet.
NANCY PORPORA-Can I asked you individually what your position are then?
MR. JABLONSKI-I'll do everything I can to try implemented it. I think there has been a lot
of hard work, and I think the effort there. .. I agree with you on some of the other issues.
Personally you have my support.
MR. ROBERTS-I'm willing to support it. We're not actually voting on this here.
NANCY PORPORA-I'm just curious. I like to know where everyone stands if you are the people
that are going to make the decision.
MR. ROBERTS-We will be making the decision to implement it and we will also as I say along
with this Planning Staff we will be implementing this.
NANCY PORPORA-I guess I'm just a little confused about who is going to okay this or not
okay this, and when this is going to be done.
MR. ROBERTS-The Planning Board is going to do it and we will tonight set a date I would
think probably at one of our meetings next month to bring it to a vote. I think that it's something
that we can do tonight. In the meantime, I think we have to be careful to satisfy SEQRA.
NANCY PORPORA-How do you feel about it?
MRS. MANN-I don't have a particular problem with it. I think it's interesting that most of
the Town turns out to be undevelopable according to the mapping which I think is kind of
interesting. I read it a while ago, and one of the comments made on the east west corridor
which included at the time, I believe it was in here if not it was in our public discussion which
included a highway that would go from basically the Round Pond Road to Rush Pond through
West Mountain Road somewhere. I am vehemently opposed to.
MR. ROBERTS-Not through Rush Pond.
MRS. MANN-In the general area. I am personally vehemently opposed to. I don't like to see
that at all. I think that Route 149, should be implemented and extended and whatever new
entrance on to the Northway put at Route 149, and perhaps south in the area of Dixon Road
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or something, but to ¡go through the Country Club Road and that area to another road I am
vehemently opposed to. As I said, I think it's interesting that most of the Town is all ready
developed we now found out that it should not have been developed. Other than that I don't
have a great particular argument. I don't think I'll be around long enough to make waves one
way or the other.
MR. MACRI-Like any great study the thing is always subject to criticism obviously a lot of
work has gone into this thing. The end result of this work will probably be seen sometime
in the future. You have to understand that a document like this is only as good as the time
and date it's developed. There are items within this thing right now that have changed. Ciba
Geigy Industrial area is one. It's something that was addressed it doesn't exist anymore. This
was used as a guideline for the Town rezoning. We all see great results from that rezoning
and many problems I'm sure those things will be addressed in the future, but us adopting this
won't really accomplish anything unless the Town takes it and utilizes it that should also be
understood. The Master Plan was done 10 years ago 15 years ago. When I came on this Planning
Board I asked about it nobody knew where it was. Administration could change, people attitudes
change.
NANCY PORPORA-The main thing I'd like to say is the underlying theme to this Master Plan,
I was at the Town meeting for my area two years ago was to keep the rural characteristics
of Queensbury, and the only way that is going to happen if this plan in this vein is implemented
soon before it's to late. I don't know how serious you are about this, but if you are I think.
MRS. MANN-I think they've done everything they can to slow down growth.
NANCY PORPORA-You can work to maintain the Town, because once it's gone, it's gone.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
PUBLIC HEARING REOPENED
BETTY MONAHAN-Sunnyside. I just want to thank the dedicated volunteer's who spent so
many hours on this plan and who I think did listen very carefully to what everyone said in the
neighborhood meetings. I say this, both as a citizen of the Town, and as a member of the Town
Board. I want to thank our Planning Board, and I want to thank our professionals who worked
with them. I really think that this Master Plan, Land Use Plan has been responsive to the wishes
of the citizens of this community and I want to thank all of you for your effort.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
MR. ROBERTS-Stated it would be his feeling that the SEQRA work that has been already done
on the Zoning Ordinance and the rest of it would be adequate to cover this document.
MR. DUSEK-Stated that in the first instance, of course, it is up to the Board to make the
decision. The critical thing is that fortunately when the Zoning Ordinance was adopted in
October of 1988, much of the information that was seen here tonight and talked about tonight
is the same information that was available back then. At the time that the Zoning Ordinance
was adopted a generic environmental impact statement was drafted and created by the Town
Board with, of course, the assistance of the Planning Department primarily Lee York, so that
document is in place. Frequently Zoning Ordinance are adopted just after a Master Plan.
In this particular case because of time pressure the Zoning Ordinance was put into place first
because the Master Plan wasn't quite ready at the time. It was not a serious problem from
a legal prospective because the information that was necessary to draft the Master Plan was
already in place. The guidelines everything that people were looking towards the future with
was available so that the Zoning Ordinance in turn was drafted from that. Essentially the
basics if you will, the maps were there used for the Zoning Ordinance now we're kind of finalizing
them into a booklet. If the Board feels that the generic impact statement that was used before
is sufficient to cover this particular document if there are no new issues basically raised by
this document if no serious public comments although let's be aware of the time the Zoning
Ordinance was considered, then I think you might be able to use the original generic impact
statement as part the SEQRA process here thereby eliminating several steps. One thing I
would like to do as part of the reason I said what I just said was because I've been speaking
with Lee York, and Fred Holman, I would like to get on the record those facts.
MR. DUSEK-Mr. Holman you and I had a brief discussion and I've asked you if the information
that is presented here tonight the maps, and the information that was relied upon to create
the Master Plan that the Board now has before them is the same information that was available
and made up for the Town Board's consideration when the Zoning Ordinance was adopted.
Is that the same information?
MR. HOLMAN-Yes, all the maps and the information that was used for the preparation of
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the Zoning Ordinance and all the goals and philosophies were used in preparation of the..
MR. DUSEK-Are you personally familiar with this Master Plan document?
MR. HOLMAN-Yes.
MR. DUSEK-Is there anything in there that you feel is not related and that this information
be presented here tonight?
MR. HOLMAN-No. The information that I presented tonight was based upon that document.
MR. DUSEK-For the record we have the expert consultant basically indicated what I had just
indicated to the Board that the documentation is sufficient. In the Board purview if you feel
that the generic impact statement is sufficient then go with that. I would recommend that
you direct the Planning Department and notify all involved agencies that an action namely
the Master Plan is about to take place. The time tables they we have to go through we may
be in a position I won't guarantee it, you may in a position to adopt it in your second meeting
in September.
MRS. MANN-Thinks that you could put on the record that there is no obvious public controversy
over this document now that it's become part of the public hearing.
MR. MACRI-Asked if it would be necessary for the Board to accept additional public comment?
MR. DUSEK-On the generic you may have to. That will not necessitate another public hearing.
MOTION TO ACCEPT THE GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND UTILIZE
THAT INFORMATION IN THIS ACTION OF ADOPTING THE MASTER PLAN IN LIEU OF
LACK OF PUBLIC CONTROVERSY,Introduced by Hila Mann who moved for its adoption,
seconded by Victor Macri:
Duly adopted this 17th day of August, 1989, by the following vote:
A YES: Mr. Macri, Mrs. Mann, Mr. Jablonski, Mr. Roberts
NOES: None
ABSENT:Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Cartier, Mr. Dybas
DISCUSSION HELD
MR. ROBERTS-Asked about setting a date on this?
MR. DUSEK-Thinks you could set a target date, but not a definite date. You could agree that
the second meeting in September could be the target date. To direct staff to do what it can
to keep that date including notification of other involved agencies.
MR. ROBERTS-Asked Lee York if she would do this?
MRS. YORK-Yes.
On motion the meeting was adjourned.
RESPECTFULL Y SUBMITTED,
Richard Roberts, Chairman
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