PB minutes 7/27/17

Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm, all members present.

Previous meeting minutes were reviewed – motion to accept made by
Hershey, second by Rich, all approved.

A
representative for Cornerstone Mennonite Church was present. We informed him
that the info sent to the county planning board was recommended for approval
with the suggestion that the Fayette PB be informed since the property being
subdivided was within 500’ of Fayette in the north side. Linda did this and
received no indication of disapproval. A motion was made by Barry to approve
the subdivision, seconded by David, all approved. The board approved a second
motion made by Barry and seconded by Hershey as follows:

The Planning Board of the Town of Varick hereby determines that
issuing the Special Use Permit constitutes an unlisted action that is subject
to SEQR and that there is no federal or other involved agencies with respect to
this action; and, that the Planning Board hereby declares itself to be the lead
agency for this action and that a short EAF is sufficient to determine the
significance of the action; and, that the Planning Board hereby determines that
the provisions of subdivision (4) of section 305 of article 25-AA of the
Agriculture and Markets Law do not apply; and, based upon its review of the
Local Law, the EAF, its own independent analysis of the proposed action, and
comparison with the Criteria for Determining Significance found at 6 NYCRR Part
617.7, the Planning Board hereby finds that issuing the Special Use Permit
constitutes an action which will not have a significant impact on the
environment and therefore does not require preparation of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement; and, that this Determination of Significance shall be
considered a Negative Declaration made pursuant to Article 8 of the
Environmental Conservation Law; and, that this determination is based on the
following facts and conclusions:

1.
Issuing the Special Use Permit would not result in any direct action or
physical change to the environment.

2.
Any changes to the environment that may occur from the proposed development
would be minimal.

Craig Sessler presented a map for a proposed property line change
between lots that he owns and his neighbor. We suggested that he change the
proposed line to make a current lot conform to current code and improve the
conformity of the second lot. A motion was made to accept the property line
change as long as the board’s recommendation is included in the final map.
Motion made by Rich, second by Tom, all approved. Mr. Sessler agreed to make
the above changes and see that Mike Karlsen revise the map.

At our next meeting we hope to work on an application for
subdivisions. Next meeting will be postponed until August 31. Donna has been
informed by email.

Motion made to
adjourn by Tom, second by Rich, approved.

Respectfully
submitted, 

Barry Somerville, secretary