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Village of Liverpool
A regular meeting of the Village of Liverpool
Planning Board was held on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the
meeting room of the Village Hall, 310 Sycamore Street, Liverpool, NY
Approval of minutes –March 24, 2008
Motion was made by Yvette Hewitt, seconded by Peter Osborne, to approve the minutes of March 24, 2008 as presented. Motion Passed.
New Business: Application from J.T. Properties LLC for property located at 408 Oswego Street, tax map # 003-09-28 for site plan approval to construct a 6905 square feet building for Colonial Laundromat plus commercial tenant space on vacant lot.
Peter Crissey, Crissey Architectural Group, appeared before the Board, representing Jerry and Tim O’Connell, owners of the property located at 408 Oswego Street, tax map # 003-09-28.
The proposed plan is to construct a 6905 square foot building for Colonial Laundromat plus commercial tenant space on a lot that is currently vacant. The new building will be constructed on the northerly property line.
There is adequate parking on site. The building will be a colonial appearing building with dark brick. The tenant space will possibly house a pizza shop and one other tenant. Snow storage was discussed and the applicant said that there will be no problem trucking the snow out when it is necessary.
The applicants may need a variance for the free standing sign, all other signage meets requirements for signs.
The planning board reviewed the short EAF form.
Motion was made by Yvette Hewitt, seconded by Tom Tartaglia, to declare the Village of Liverpool as lead agency for the application of J.T. Properties LLC for property located at 408 Oswego Street. Motion Passed.
Motion was made by Peter Osborne, seconded by Tom Tartaglia, to declare this application for SEQR purposes an unlisted action. Motion Passed.
Motion was made by Tom Tartaglia, seconded by Yvette Hewitt, to declare for SEQR purposes the application of J.T. Properties for property located at 408 Oswego Street, tax amp # 003-09-28 for site plan approval to construct a 6905 square foot building for Colonial Laundromat a negative impact, Motion Passed. The application will need to be sent to County Planning for recommendation. A decision will be made at the next planning board meeting, after recommendation is made by SOCPA.
Old Business:
Continued hearing on the application from Champion FX LLC for property located at 314 and 318 First Street for a revised site plan to renovate the interior of 318 building and Martial Arts Studio floor and to remove trees and brush for improvement of lot located at 314 First Street for use as parking.
Applicants appeared before the Board to discuss their proposed plans for 314 and 318 First Street.
The Planning board asked the applicant at the March meeting to return to this meeting with the following: Site plan /drainage plan Parking space count at Key Bank Proposed signage regarding parking Calculation of how many spaces are needed and how many are available on site Parking spaces need to be shown with correct dimensions Driving lane needs to be shown with correct dimensions Lighting plan
The applicants complied with all above issues. The parking spaces required are 35. Eight spaces will be provided on 314 First Street. By Village code, 50 % of the required spaces can be on street (17). The applicant needs an additional 10 spaces that are within 200 feet of the property per Village code.
Key Bank and M & T bank have provided letters that the patrons could park in their lots after 5:00PM on weekdays and all weekend. Neither location is within 200 feet of the property located at 318 First Street.
The planning board suggested that the applicants contact the owners of 209 Second Street to inquire as to the leasing of parking spaces on their property.
Chairman Ostuni asked if there were any persons wishing to speak.
Mike Hennigan, owner of Nichols Grocery store, stated that he wants to see all of the business owners in that area be successful. He commented that during the Saturday morning “blow-outs” there were no parking spaces available in the area.
The owners of Lavelle’s Karate Studio stated that there will not be any Saturday morning “blow-outs” at their studio, due to the fact that it created parking problems in the area.
Lisa Tubolilno supported the applicants and the Karate Studio.
John Gormel asked who would control the parking in the area to be sure that the patrons of the Karate Studio complied with the parking areas that are being designated for their use.
Hearing no more questions, Chairman Ostuni closed the public hearing.
Motion was made by Tom Tartaglia, seconded by Yvette Hewitt, to approve the revised site plan for Champion FX, LLC for property located at 314 and 318 First Street, based on a map by Ianuzi & Romans, dated March 7, 2008, file # 3315.001 and based on the following conditions and contingent upon these items being mitigated::
There will be no pre-exam events at this location The applicant will pursue the use of 10 spaces at 209 Second Street and show proof of the secured parking spaces by the next planning board meeting, scheduled for May. The applicant will connect the parking area at 209 Second Street and 314 First Street with a ramp. The applicant will need an additional 17 spaces on street (which complies with code) Designated parking areas will be part of the agreement with students, outlining the areas that are designated for patron parking. A notice will be given to patrons that there will be no backing out on to First Street. Approval is based upon the applicant providing proof of parking at 209 Second Street within two weeks of this meeting. If the applicant is not in compliance with all above items, the site plan approval will be withdrawn. The Chairman asked for a roll call vote: Tom Tartaglia yes Yvette Hewitt yes James Taft no Peter Osborne no In this event (Tie vote) the Chairman votes to break the tie. Chairman Ostuni voted yes. Motion passed. Continued hearing on the application for special permit from Peter Procopio, 207 Oswego Street, Ponderosa Plaza to build out an 800 square foot store in the existing Ponderosa Steakhouse Building. John Webber appeared before the planning board representing Peter Procopio, owner of 207 Oswego Street. The proposed plan is to build out an 800 square foot section for retail store area. The special permit is required because this is an expansion of use. This proposed plan will not change the footprint the building.
The Planning Board requested the following items at the March meeting: Show the square footage of the restaurant and the proposed retail space. Show where the proposed retail space is located within the building Show the entrance for the proposed retail store Correct the zoning classification to B-2 Include occupancy load in paperwork
The applicant complied with all above issues. The Occupancy load dropped from 150 to 124 for the entire building.
Motion was made by Tom Tartaglia, seconded by Yvette Hewitt, to close the public hearing. Motion Passed. Motion was made by Tom Tartaglia, seconded by Yvette Hewitt, to approve the special permit for Peter Procopio, 207 Oswego Street, Ponderosa Plaza to build out an 800 square foot store in the existing Ponderosa Steakhouse building, based on the fact that the occupancy load has been reduced from 150 to 124, based on the drawing labeled exhibit A and exhibit A-1. Motion Passed. Reschedule May meeting Motion was made by Peter Osborne, seconded by Yvette Hewitt, to reschedule the May meeting to May 27 at 7:00 Pm, due to the holiday. Motion Passed. Deborah Voss Revocable License Agreement Codes were asked to confirm the occupancy load for 105 First Street. The Occupancy load dropped from 150 to 126 for the entire building and does not exceed the prior restaurant, Fosters. Adjournment Motion was made by Yvette Hewitt, seconded by Peter Osborne, to adjourn the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM. Motion Passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Ellen Sims Planning Board Secretary
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