May 13, 1997

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF ELLICOTT PLANNING BOARD HELD AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 215 SOUTH WORK STREET, FALCONER, NY 14733 ON SEPTE= MBER 10, 2008 AT 7:00 P.M.

PRESENT:= Chairman Dan Evans, Ron Calanni, Phyllis Belin, Paul Shanahan, Steve Peterson,

= Fred Santucci, Attorney William Wright, Code Enforcement Officer Randy Woodbury

= and Secretary Valerie Pierce

ABSENT: Gary Swanson

Chairman Evans opened the meeting at 7:00 PM.

Motion made by Steve Peterson, seconded by Ron Calanni to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2008 meeting.

Carried. = &nb= sp; Ayes – 6 = &nb= sp; Noes – 0 = &nb= sp; Absent – 1

Mr. Evans stated that = the first thing on the agenda was New Hope Community Church. No one was present to represen= t the Church. Randy Woodbury told t= he Board he had received an e-mail from Attorney Robbins that he could only interpret as being a withdrawal.

Chairman Evans opened = the Public Hearing for Tanglewood Manor Inc. for site plan review to build t= hree single family homes on an existing sub-division at = 38 Gifford Ave., W.E., Jamestown, NY.

Brad Lawson, Operations Director, Tanglewood Man= or, told the Board that this was old the McTavish’s property. There are six 30 foot lots.

Attorney Wright told t= he Board that this is a modification to an original site plan.

The drainage will be taken care of in the drainage plan that was submitted with the previous site plan. The applicant submitted a let= ter from Paul Potter, P.E. attesting to the drainage.
Randy provided a reduced copy of the original site plan that showed the apartment complex.
In the original site plan approved by the Board there was an apartment complex on this site.
They now want to put three single fa= mily houses instead of the apartment complex. The style of home is now call= ed “patio homes” and there is a big market for this type of home. =

Mr. Evans said the Boa= rd had received a letter from the Chautauqua County Planning Board that stated= this proposed project would not have any significant Countywide or inter-communi= ty impact and would be a matter of local concern. The County suggested the Planning = Board ask to see an engineering plan for the drainage. The Town of Ellicott Planning Board has received a = letter from Paul Potter that covers the drainage plan.

Attorney Wright stated that this must meet all the points on the site plan checklist. <= /span>

Mr. Lawson explained the water runof= f - The pond is the first thing on the other property so the water runs to the pond. =
Lighting will be residential lightin= g on the homes - Mr. Lawson said they had not decided if they will have any= pole lighting.

They will try to not remove any of t= he trees but they have to remove one of them.
There will be garage areas.
The homes are single story but have a vaulted ceiling in some of the area.&= nbsp;

The Board reviewed the site plan checklist noting:

The boundaries and existing buildings are shown on the plan
They have a full storm water managem= ent plan and a stamped letter from Paul Potter, P.E. attesting that the original plan without the apartment complex and the addition of the th= ree single homes is significantly under what the original plan was designed for – the ponds ha= ve water in them at all times – there is a maximum elevation noted = on original plan – Mr. Lawson said that Paul Potter had told him wh= en they did the original storm water prevention plan that all the propert= ies around that area were taken into consideration. Adding two new homes in place= of the McTavish home will change the drainage but the drainage should improve.
Randy has reviewed this plan and made sure that the setbacks were adequate on a per lot basis so, in the eve= nt Tanglewood would ever want to sell these homes, they would meet all of= the requirements
The driveways will be paved – sidewalks will go from the door to the driveway
No outdoor storage
No fences
Utilities – South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District for the sewer – there is an exten= ded water line (BPU) right in front of those properties and there is a fire hydrant there – electric will be underground with meters on the house (BPU) – there is already a gas line on the street but Mr. Lawson said = they may not use gas – it might be an electric boiler
No signs
Buffers – will all be re-grass= ed around with landscaping around the houses
Lighting – standard residential lighting – possible pole at the driveway
Construction schedule – Mr. La= wson said they hope to start one or two homes this fall but not the third
The applicant will need a permit from South and Center Sewer District for the sewer
no easements or common ownerships
The Town has topographic maps showin= g contours
Mr. Lawson stated these homes will be approximately 1400 SF and that includes the garage.<= /li>
They will have two bedrooms with an = open floor plan. <= /span>

Attorney Wright asked = why the SEQR form had NTF Properties as the applicant and the site plan applica= tion listed Tanglewood Manor as the owner. Mr. Lawson explained that all the properties are NTF properties which are a LLC and Tanglewood Manor is a corporation. The park is known as the Louis Ferreri Memorial Park.

A neighbor was present= but just wanted to see the plans and had no comments concerning this project.

The Planning Board continued with the SEQR noting:

Attorney Wright stated that this proposed project does not exceed any type I threshold in NYCRR, Part 6= 17.4 and will not receive any coordinated review

These properties are intended to look like single family residences
This proposed action will not have a significant impact on the environmental characteristics that would cau= se the establishment of a critical environmental area
there is no controversy related to t= he potential adverse environmental impacts
the Board determined that the propos= ed action would not result in any significant adverse environmental impac= ts

Motion made by Paul Shanahan, seconded by Steve Peterson for Chairman Evans to execute a negative declaration.

Carried. = &nb= sp; Ayes – 6 = &nb= sp; Noes – 0 = &nb= sp; Absent – 1

Motion made by Phyllis Belin to approve the modification of the site plan for NTF Properties to build three single fami= ly homes within the sub-division. =

The Board is waiving:

· water and sewer lines noted on the plans – storm water piping= is not noted but the Board was told it would drain to surface

· the landscaping plan - the Board was advised that it would have residential style landscaping

· the electric lines, water lines, gas lines and sanitation lines not= ed on the plans – the Board knows that the lines are in Gifford Avenue

·        Construction schedule – they will commence this fall and the third house would have to be commenced next year at this time – they = can come in a ask for an extension if needed

Motion was seconded by Paul Shanahan.=

Carried.        =            Ayes – 6        =             &nb= sp;     Noes – 0              =             &nb= sp; Absent – 1

Motion made by Steve Peterson, seconded by Ron Calanni to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 PM.

Carried.        =            Ayes – 6        =             &nb= sp;    Noes – 0        =             &nb= sp;        Absent - 1

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Valerie Pierce, Secretary<= /p>