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The Town Planning Board of St. Johnsville
Saint Johnsville Planning Board Minutes Archive - 2018
2018
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Dec.11
ST. Johnsville Town
Planning Board
December 11, 2018 Meeting called to order at 7 p.m. by
Chairman Marcel) Falcon Present were Marcel Falcon, George
Haines, Judy Swartz, Melanie Shuster Les Larsen.
From the Public Mr. John Regan and Geoff Johnson
from Cypress Creek Renewables Minutes of previous month approved. A woman called our Chairman with
regards to the Drinkwater Solar Project voicing
her concerns as to oil spills. Marcell assured
her that this has all been taken very seriously
with the Operations and Maintenance in regard to
the Environment, being carefully planned by the
Town Planning Board in accord with SEQRA. Mr. Regan brought to the Board the
updated version to the Drinkwater Solar Project
of Number 9 pertaining to a copy of the Lease
Agreement that is to be filed with the Town.
Number 11 Noise-producing equipment has to be
sited to minimize the impact on adjacent
property. Discussion then made on the 4000 square
feet on the Lottman site pertaining to Battery
Storage on the 2 MW Project with an Amendment
showing additional proof of 4 MWhrs of storage
capacity. Marcel made the motion of additional
Battery Storage to be made with George Haines
seconded the motion. Carried by the Board. Motion by Marcel to declare the Action
a Type If pursuant to SEQRA Section 617.5 (c)
(7). Seconded by Judy Swartz, passed by the
entire Board. Motion made by Marcel to issue a
Special Use Permit, seconded by George Haines,
Passed by the Board. Mr. Regan told the Board that he had
changed his schedule from a much larger Township
to meet with us, as he believed it was a
pleasure to work with such an accommodating
board that treated him with such respect. He
also stated that he was looking forward to
working with us on his next bigger project which
is the Kennedy Road Solar Farm. Les Larsen made a motion to close at
8:45 pm with Judy Swartz seconded the motion. Melanie Shuster, Secretary St. Johnsville Town
Planning Board
November 13, 2018 Meeting called to Order at 7:08 pm by
Chairman Marcel Falcon Present Chairman Marcel Falcon, Vice
Chairman George Haines, Judy Swartz, Melanie
Shuster, Code Enforcement Officer James
Castrucci, Ann Waling Project Engineer from
Cypress Creek Renewables. Pledge Of Allegiance No Public Comments George Haines made a motion to approve
the October minutes, seconded by Marcel Falcon,
passed by the Board. A question was then asked to Ann Waling
pertaining to the 32 to 35 acres wood being
removed in the Kennedy Road Project. Would this
be given to the Community or perhaps to the land
owner. Ms. Waling thought we might have to
adjust this condition based on the approval of
the Planning Board. The Chairman also wanted
more information pertaining to the clean up of
the land and also any needed repairs to the
roads during this project. He also stated that
at the Public Meeting he would want this clearly
presented on the agreements of the wood, along
with Road Maintenance and Appearance. Discussion was made pertaining to all
of the above with this a motion was then made by
the Chairman, seconded by Judy Swartz requesting
a change in the Site plan to accommodate these
issues. Everyone agreed. Ms. Waling agreed to retype the Site
Plan to adjust to the conditions that was asked
to work with this Board. She stated many times they would cut up the wood into six or
eight foot chunks leaving this for the landowners.
She said they would adjust to any conditions that we
needed for approval in accordance with SEOR. She
said they would make the necessary changes and we
would be hearing from them in the future. The
Chairman thanked her for coming, spending the
necessary time with our Board. Chairman Falcon informed the Board of a
very helpful conversation with Christopher Anderson
of the Associations of Towns, informing him that we
were all a volunteer board. Mr. Anderson was very
glad to be of service to us. A motion to adjourn was made by George
Haines at 8:20 pm seconded by Judy Swartz. Next
meeting will be on December 11, 2018. Melanie Shuster, Secretary St.
Johnsville Town Planning Board
October 30, 2018 Meeting called to order at
7:00 am by Chairman Marcel Falcon. Present from
the Board George Haines, Les Larsen, Melanie
Shuster. Absent Judy Swartz. Pledge of Allegiance The purpose of this meeting
is a Public Informational Meeting about the
proposed 2 Megawatt Community Solar local Energy
Construction site being made available for
building on land owned by Roger Lottman . The
nearby land owners being notified by registered
mail within the ten days required by law. Present from the Public Joe
Sokol ( Past Chairman of the Planning Board),
Ron Hezel, Town Board Member, David and Dawn
Shaut, Wendy Miller, Charles Straney, Carl
Lottman, James Rouled, John Regan Project
Manager of Cypress Creek Renewables. A detailed informational
meeting was made by Mr. Regan explaining what is
Solar Energy and what would be the benefits to
the local landowners. He explained what the
facilities were made of, pertaining to the
environment. The term "photovoltaic" means that
sunlight is converted into electricity. A solar
panel works by generating photons or particles
of light that comes from the Sun to knock
electrons free from atoms, generating a flow of
electricity. Depending on the size of a
project, noise dust and visual impacts from
large equipment may occur during construction.
Once the Solar farm is installed there will be
little activity on the site. Solar projects
generate power with few or no moving parts and
make very little noise. Questions concerned from the
Public were mostly about heavy equipment
damaging the roads and would the Company make
the additional repairs without the taxpayers
paying the cost. Mr. Regan assured us they would
take on the responsibility. Mr. Hezel wanted to
make sure brush and waste did not occur on his
property which borders this site. The property
would be properly surveyed and he assured Mr.
Hezel this would not occur. Mr. Sokol having
looked over all of the maps and drawings said he
felt quite comfortable with our decision to go
ahead with this project. Mr. Sokol inquiring
also being about the Front yard height of
buildings and the side yard set of 50 feet. He
felt "good" about this project. The address of the site is 550
Crum Creek Road being zoned Agricultural
Residential. Our Chairman thanked everyone for
taking the time and expressing their thoughts at
this meeting. The Public then left with the
Board meeting speaking again about the very much
needed correction from the State Law pertaining to
trailers over five years old. This Motion was made
by Marcel Falcon, seconded by George Haines, passing
by the Entire Board. It was agreed upon the Board
members would attend the next Town meeting with our
Chairman speaking for us. Questions were asked about the
new Board Members as we all saw the two application
letters and had voted on this in an orderly manner.
Marcel will have to investigate this matter with the
Board. Les Larsen made the motion to close the
meeting at 8:15 pm, seconded by Melanie Shuster. Next Meeting will be November 13,
2018
Melanie Shuster, Secretary Town of St.
Johnsville Planning Board
October 16, 2018 The meeting was called to
order 700 p.m. A salute to the Flag followed. Present Chairman Marcel
Falcon, Vice Chairman George Haines, Judy Swartz,
Les Larsen, Melanie Shuster. Honorable Norman
Mastromoro From the Public John Regan, Project
Manager of Cypress Creek Renewables, Chad
Fitzpatrick, Desiree Sanders, Geoff Johnson, Joseph
L. Sokol, Pat Lutz, Roger Lottman, Charles T.
Straney The purpose of this meeting
originally was to have been an informational meeting
for the Public of a 2 megawatt Solar Energy System
intending to be installed nearby the residents of
Crum Creek Road and Allen Heights. In Section 18 Number E of
Town of St. Johnsville Land Use Law of April 2010
quote: The Planning Board of said complete
application shall give notice of a hearing in a
newspaper of general circulation in the Town at
least ten (10)days prior to the hearing. In
addition, the Applicant shall give notice in writing
by Certified Mail, return receipt requested,
required to all property owners of the land
immediately adjacent to, extending five hundred feet
(500) from the Street frontage of the said
application. The applicant shall mail these notices
at least ten (10) days in advance of the hearing and
furnish the Planning Board with such Post Office
Receipts as have been received as of the date of
such hearing. Due to the fact that the
residents received notices one day before the
hearing, An error has now been made causing the
meeting to be illegal. For this reason The
Chairman requested a motion to close the meeting the
motion made by George Haines, seconded by Judy
Swartz. Board passed. The Chairman made apologies to
the residents asking them to return on October 30th Melanie Shuster, Secretary PLANNING BOARD Town Barn Complex NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of St. Johnsville Planning
Board will hold a Public Hearing on a
Special Use Permit Application Pursuant to
Section 45.3 of the Town of St. Johnsville
Solar Code to allow the development of a
Utility-Scale Solar Energy System on lands
owned by Roger Lottman located at 550 Crum
Creek Road Tax Map # 08.01.111. The Public Hearing will be held on
the 16th of October, 2018 at 7:00 at the
Town Barn Complex located at 7431 State
Highway 5, St. Johnsville, NY 13452. The
application is open for inspection at the
Planning Board office located at Town Barn
Complex located at 7431 State Highway 5, St.
Johnsville, NY 13452. Office hours are
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 am to 1:00
pm and Monday 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. By order of Marcel Falcon Chairman, Planning Board, Town of
St. Johnsville
Town of St.
Johnsville Planning Board Minutes
October 02 2018
The meeting was called to order at 7 O'clock by
Chairman Marcel Falcon. Also present was Vice
Chairman George Haines, Les Larsen, Judy Swartz
and Melanie Shuster
A motion by Marcel
Falcon seconded by Judy Swartz, passed by the
Board to have the entirety of the New York State
Law be placed in our minutes. It reads:
Implementing Federal regulations became
effective July 15th, 1976 mobile homes
manufactured after that date must display a HUD
Seal or data plate to verify their proper
construction. Municipalities may regulate mobile
homes without a data plate differently than
those with the plate. However, if a pre-1976
home can pass the structural, electrical and
other required inspections, it must be allowed
wherever similarly-sized HUD certified homes are
allowed. MUNICIPALITIES MAY NOT MAKE A
DISTINCTION BASED ON THE AGE OF ANY HOMES WHICH
HAVE A HUD SEAL, SUCH AS ONLY ALLOWING MOBILE
HOMES LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD TO BE PLACED ON
INDIVIDUAL LOTS. The Department of State
has been designated as the State Administrative
Agency (SAA) that works in cooperative agreement
with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) . As an SAA, the Department of
State's Division of Code Enforcement and
Administration monitors the design and
production of manufactured homes in the state
for consistency with HUD construction standards.
In addition, the SAA investigates consumer
complaints regarding the performances of the
home. The New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (9
N.Y.C.R.R. Part 1220) provides that manufactured
homes and mobile homes are to be Constructed and
installed in accordance with regulations adopted
by the Federal Government. The SM has found that
the most prevalent code problem encountered by
manufactured home owners is improper
installation. To combat this problem, they
recommend that the municipal code enforcement
officer perform three inspections when a mobile
home will be placed on a lot. First, the site
should be inspected prior to installation to
ensure that it was properly prepared. Second,
during installation the code officer should
check the manufacturer's manual against the pier
locations. Finally, after installation the code
officer should check to make sure the electrical
and plumbing connections are properly made. The Board then asked
the Chairman to attend the next Town Board
Meeting on October 11th to bring this
information to their attention. Chairman Falcon
informed the Board that in the future we would
be enlarging the number of people on the Board
to 7 For this reason, he then had two new
applications. One from Louise Robusto and one
from Margaret DiGiacomo. Motion made by George
Haines to approve the new members, seconded by
Les Larsen. Passed by Board. Melanie Shuster, Secretary St. Johnsville Town
Planning Board
September 12, 2018 Meeting called to order
by Chairman Marcel Falcon at 7:15 pm. Also
present Vice Chairman George Haines, Judy
Swartz, Les Larsen, Melanie Shuster. Present from the
Public, Cypress Creek Renewables Zoning Manager
John Regan along with Marisa Scavo. The Minutes of the
meeting of August 15,2018 were approved The Board is to have a
Declaration of Intent with a vote pertaining to
the Drinkwater 2 megawatt 20 acres Solar
Project. The motion made by George Haines,
seconded by Judy Swartz carried by the Board. We then had a
discussion about the Lead Agency with Cypress
Creek Renewables. We agreed based on our
research that the Planning Board would better
serve the Town by accepting this responsibility.
We all were in accord. Judy Swartz made the
motion that the Town of St. Johnsville Planning
Board would be the Lead Agency with Cypress
Creek Renewables with Les Larsen seconded the
motion. Passed with the entire Board. A discussion was then
held on the Referral Form that has to be sent to
Montgomery County Planning Board. Judy Swartz
thought that in the 239-m Referral Form the
Motion should be complete in every detail. For
this reason the Motion is quite lengthy. George Haines made the
Motion for Referral Form 239-m with the
Applicant Drinkwater Solar LLC site 550 Crum
Creek Road, St. Johnsville, N.Y. Tax Map
8-2-1-111 vacant land of 25 acres not on Public
Water Current Zoning A, not requiring a
variance, nor a DOT work permit be sent to the
Montgomery County Planning Board, with Marcel
Falcon seconded the motion. This passed
unanimously. A discussion on the
application for the Handy Project, with the permit
being sent back to the Code Enforcement Officer as
it was in error. George Haines made motion to close
at 8:30 pm seconded by Les Larsen. Melanie Shuster, Secretary St. Johnsville Town
Planning Board
August 15, 2018 The meeting was called to order at 7
p.m. by Chairman Marcel Falcon. Also present
were Vice Chairman George Haines, Judy Swartz,
Melanie Shuster. Absent Les Larsen. From the Public was Supervisor Dominick
Stagliano, Martha Mancini, Michael Mancini Ann
Waling, Marisa Scavo, Zoning Manager of Cypress
Creek. A Pledge of Allegiance then followed. The Chairman received a Supplemental
Project Information from Drinkwater Solar LLC
pertaining to his response having to do with
questions of traffic safety and trip generations
during construction and post-construction during
long term maintenance of the facility. In regard
to Vegetation Maintenance practices they
provided documents with additional information. From the Full Environmental Assessment
Form designed to help the Lead Agency inventory
all potential resources that may be affected by
the Proposed Subject with Cypress Creek, Ann
Waling helped us clarify any problems we might
have at the present time. A discussion held on
page #4 article 7 referred to the impact on
plants and animals. Judy Swartz mentioned her
concern for the spraying of insecticides for
brush with the problem of wind to nearby
dwellings or animals. Ann Waling replied that
this would be in accord to the Laws of the
Department of Agriculture. Supervisor Stagliano spoke that he
believed it would be fitting for the Town
Planning Board to be the Lead Agency due to
their research and investigation considering the
amount of time and work involved. We would then
go to the Town Board for Approval. Chairman Marcel Falcon presented this
motion to the Board which passed unanimously. We are
to meet again after 30 days which will be on
September 12, 2018 at 7 pm with a Declaration of
Intent for the Drinkwater 2 megawatt 20 acres Solar
Project. A discussion was then made on an error of
judgment in issuing a permit to Jordan Energy for a
Solar Project due to the fact that this would be in
a Historic Area Placement. Judy Swartz made the motion to have the
Permit returned to the Code Enforcement Officer as
this should not have been given to us in the first
place. Mr. Handy should also be told that he might
take this to The Board of Appeals, if he should
choose to do so. Seconded by George Haines, passed
by entire Board. No new Business Motion to close by Judy Swartz at 8:30 pm,
seconded by George Haines Melanie Shuster, Secretary Town of St. Johnsville
Planning Board
July 31, 2018 The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Marcel Falcon at 7 pm Present were Chairman Marcel Falcon, George
Haines, Assistant Chairman, Judy Swartz, Les Larsen,
Melanie Shuster Secretary, Code Enforcement Officer
James Castrucci, From the Public John Regan, Senior
Community Manager of Cypress Creek Renewables. John Regan was given the floor to make his
presentation. He was interested whether or not the
Planning Board was the Lead Agency. Due to the fact
that Solar Power is a new Industry, the Board was
then open for a Discussion. In the past the Board
has been one of gathering up the facts, giving the
Town Board our decisions. The Town Board was then
the one to make decisions. He said the Lead Agency
would then be responsible to go to the Town Board
for approval and then the County. We then were to
write up a Procedure with Cypress Creek Renewables
to forward to our Attorney. We would also need to
Declare our Intent. The Chairman replied that at the very next
Town Meeting he would attend to clarify whatever
problems that Mr. Regan has brought to our attention
along with a decision on the Lead Agency. A lengthy
discussion then occurred on Restoration of Roads if,
any damage was to have happened We are to meet again on August 15, 2018 at
6:30 pm. A Motion to close the meeting at 8:15 by
Judy Swartz, seconded by George Haines.
Melanie Shuster, Secretary |
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