January 04, 2012 Planning Board Meeting Minutes

January 04, 2012 Planning Board Meeting Minutes

LIVINGSTON PLANNING BOARD

January 04, 2012

 

The regular monthly meeting of the Livingston Planning Board was held on January 04 2012 opened at 7:00 p.m. In attendance were Chairman Larry Hermance, Martin Schroeder, Bernie Stickles, Chip Keil, James McFarland, and Philip Schmidt. Engineer Jay Trapp. Attorney Theodore Hilscher.

Absent: John Alvarez Frank Santacroce

A motion to accept the minutes of the December 07, 2011 meeting was made by Chip Keil and 2nd by Bernie Stickles. All voted Aye. Motion passed unanimously.


Correspondence: None:


The hearing for Mark Eger continued a site plan application to replace 2 existing 190 feet communications towers and erect one heavy duty 190 foot tower. Mr. Eger called and requested to be deferred to the February meeting.

The Board decided to keep the hearing open and the hearing is to continue at the February meeting.


The Board went into executive session.


The site plan application continued for a food processing plant to be able to process frozen curds to make cheese, Hudson Valley Creamery represented by Carmen Nero, Apple Partners. Property located 2990 Route 9.

George Schmitt, Engineer from Morris Associates and Attorney Paul Freeman represented the Creamery.

The Creamery discussed the following:

Engineer Schmitt reports he will contact Mulhern Oil to move the propane tanks to location A and contact Jay Trapp with a time frame to accomplish this.

Engineer Trapp discussed the following:

 

  1. Parking lot.

  2. ADA signage.

  3. Three lagoons need to be filled and seeded.

  4. Wall packs (Existing).

  5. Piping (LP) to building must be sleeved.

  6. Force main must be sleeved.

  7. Septic and any location of wells be noted.

  8. Sheet 4 of 6 has an error in address.

  9. Sheet 5 of 6 Landscape dead plants removed next spring.

  10. All NFPA 58 code requirements will be met.

 

The Board discussed the following:

  1. Escrow request for an additional $5,000.00.

  2. 10,000 gallon tank (fuel oil tank) a DEC permit exists for this tank and they will monitor it to be check out.

  3. Time frame to move tanks.

  4. J. Jahns requested that the gauges on the new propane tanks be of working order.

  5. The Board and the Fire Company agreed to place the propane tanks to location A behind the building.

  6. CEO Jacques will monitor all stages of the new propane tanks placement.

James McFarland recused himself as he is a neighbor property owner of this project and will not be voting on it.

A motion to move the propane tanks to site A as shown on the new site plan map was made by Chip Keil and 2nd by Martin Schroder. All voted AYE. Motion passed unanimously.

A motion to accept the application with the conditions Engineer Trapp discussed designating this project as an unlisted action making the Livingston Planning Board lead agency for SEQRA. was made by Martin Schroeder and 2nd by Chip Keil. All voted AYE. Motion passed unanimously.

A public hearing for the Hudson Valley Creamery will be held February 01 2012 at 7:05. To be advertised.


There being no further business before the Board a motion to adjourn was made by Chip Keil and 2nd by Philip Schmidt. All voted AYE. Motion passed unanimously.

Next scheduled meeting will be held February 1, 2012. Meeting closed at 7:52 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Eileen Yandik
Secretary, Livingston Planning Board.