Village of Colonie VILLAGE HALL PLANNING COMMISSION 2 THUNDER ROAD COLONIE, NY 12205 ALBANY COUNTY (518) 869-7562 NEW YORK FAX (518) 464-0389 e-mail: ahart@colonievillage.org MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 6:30 P.M. The regularly scheduled meeting of the Village of Colonie Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. ROLL CALL: Chairman Chris Dennis Commissioners: John Martin Ann Krause Mike Tommaney (Absent) Peter Chudzinski Kenny Hart Dan Judge Village Attorney: Victor Caponera (Absent) Village Engineer: R.J. Laberge Code Enforcement: Mike Cerone Chairman Dennis opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Hart led the Pledge of Allegiance and asked that all electronic devices be silenced. The Commission reviewed the minutes from March 5, 2019. Commissioner Martin made a motion to approve the meeting minutes as amended. Commissioner Krause seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous to approve the minutes from the March 5, 2019 regular meeting minutes as amended. APPLICANT: 1510 CENTRAL AVE Ste. 107 MOHAWK VALLEY CHUCH OF CHRIST (Change of Occupancy) Mr. Brent Teague, agent for the property owner, and Mr. Tim Wells, Pastor of Mohawk Valley Church, came before the Commission to seek a change of occupancy at 1510 Central Ave. Mr. Wells stated that the church is a small non-denominational church that meets twice a week. There are Sunday services starting at 10 a.m., lasting about 2-3 hours and Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m., otherwise the space will be dark. Mr. Wells stated that the Church currently operates out of 1500 Central Ave, and they are looking to move just down the street. 1 PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 19, 2019 Chairman Dennis asked what building the Church will be in. Mr. Teague stated 1510 Central Ave. Chairman Dennis stated that both the agenda and the application state the business at 1520 Central Ave. Mr. Teague apologized for the confusion and amended the application to state the correct address: 1510 Central Ave Ste. 107. Commissioner Judge asked how many members are active in the church. Mr. Wells stated that there are about 28 members. Commissioner Martin asked how large the tenant space is. Mr. Teague stated 1500 square feet. Commissioner Martin stated that the submitted plan does not indicate where the space is within the building nor what the layout would be within the allotted space. Mr. Teague stated that they will be in the basement in the back corner of the building. Mr. Teague stated that the other church moved out and created a vacancy. Chairman Dennis asked how many parking spaces are dedicated to the church. Mr. Teague stated that the brown spots indicated on the parking plan are for Mohawk Valley Church; there are about 14-15 parking spaces dedicated to the church. Chairman Dennis asked that will be enough parking for this tenant, adding that the tenant space seems large for such a small congregation. Mr. Wells stated that the church has grown within the last 7 years and hopes to continue to do so. Chairman Dennis asked how long the church has been at 1500 Central Ave. Mr. Wells stated 7 years. Commissioner Judge asked if the church offers daycare services. Mr. Wells stated no, the church will only offer bible study and worship, any other meetings they may have happen in member’s homes. Commissioner Chudzinski made a motion to approve Mohawk Valley Church of Christ at 1510 Central Ave suite 107. Commissioner Martin seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous to approve the application as presented. APPLICANT: 23A WALKER WAY HEPACO (Change of Occupancy) Mr. Joe Clark, property owner and Mr. Karl Heebner from HEPACO came before the Commission to seek a change of occupancy at 23A Walker Way. Mr. Clark stated that this tenant space was previously occupied by TruGreen. Mr. Heebner stated that HEPACO is an environmental 24 hour emergency response business. HEPACO region covers the portion of the US ranging from Chicago to Houston to Florida to Albany. HEPACO has had offices in the Albany Airport and are currently at 17 Erie Blvd. Chairman Dennis asked the applicant to explain the proposed operations at this location. Mr. Heebner stated that HEPACO responds to major environmental emergencies to aid in clean up, both HAZMAT and non HAZMAT situations. Commissioner Hart asked if there will be any waste stored in this facility. Mr. Heebner stated no, waste will be transported back in their licensed vehicles on the site, but will not be stored inside the building. Mr. Heebner explained that as long as the materials are stored in their licensed vehicles, the materials are considered “in-transit” and the materials will remain in the truck until they are driven to the waste disposal facility. Mr. Heebner explained the NYS licenses needed for this type of business. Commissioner Martin stated 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 19, 2019 that question 15 regarding license requirements on the change of occupancy application needs to amended to reflect the NYS license needed for this business. Mr. Heebner made the correction on question 15 and listed all the necessary licenses and entered the amended information into record. Commissioner Martin asked if the Safety Data Sheets were submitted to the building department. Coordinator Hart stated that the information has already been submitted. Chairman Dennis asked what kind of vehicles will be stored inside or outside the building. Mr. Heebner stated they will have rack trucks, a 24 ft. box truck, response boats, a boom trailer and a vacuum truck as well as empty oil spill drums. Commissioner Judge stated that according to the change of occupancy application question 11A, there are no business vehicles. Mr. Heebner stated that there will be 6 full times employees that will have 3 take home vehicles, 3 vehicles stay on site. Commissioner Hart asked the applicant to amend the information on the application and submit into record. Mr. Heebner amended the application to reflect 10 business vehicles and submitted the change into the record. Commissioner Martin made a motion to approve HEPACO at 23A Walker Way. Commissioner Hart seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous to approve the motion. APPLICANT: 12 WALKER WAY SEC. 1B PROGRESSIVE GROWER (Change of Occupancy) Mr. Joe Clark, property owner was before the Commission to seek a change of occupancy at 12 Walker Way section 1B. Mr. Clark stated that the representative from Progressive Grower is not present at this time. The Commission agreed to proceed with the application without the representative. Mr. Clark stated that Progressive Growers sells landscaping supplies to local landscaping businesses. Commissioner Martin asked if any licenses are needed for this business. Mr. Clark stated yes. Commissioner Martin stated that the application question 15 states that no licenses are required to run this business. Mr. Clark stated that he knows that a license is needed based on the chemicals stored on site. The Commission stated that the information on questions 15 and 16 on the change of occupancy needed to be amended to reflect the actual licenses needed along with the submittal of SDS sheets. Mr. Clark stated that he can have the applicant change and initial the information tomorrow and bring it back to Village Hall. Commissioner Martin asked if there are any business vehicles. Mr. Clark stated no, there will only be deliveries and customers will come and pick up the products. Chairman Dennis asked how many employees there will be. Mr. Clark stated 2 people in the office plus the landscaping people. Commissioner Martin stated that the application stated there will be 3 employees and 3 employee vehicles and the business is open Monday – Saturday. Engineer Laberge asked if there will be bagged or bulk product. Mr. Clark stated there will be bagged product only. 3 PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 19, 2019 Chairman Dennis recommended that the applicant will not be able to obtain a building permit until the safety data sheets and licenses be submitted to Coordinator Hart for verification. Commissioner Judge made a motion to approve Progressive Grower at 12 Walker Way section 1B with the condition that the SDS sheets be provided and questions 15 and 16 be corrected prior to building permit issuance. Commissioner Hart seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous to approve the motion. DISCUSSION: Engineer Laberge presented the Commission with a rough sketch of the proposed major subdivision located at 31 Vly Road for Rosetti Development. Engineer Laberge asked the Commission for comments to include in his review. The Commission discussed keyhole lots and access from Cypress Street and preferred not to include that no keyhole lots be permitted on the proposed site. Trustee Tobin updated the Commission on the Village code book revision process. Chairman Dennis recommended that there be two phases of the revision; phase one would address an updated fee structure and other items that will be approved for the new budget year beginning June 1, 2019.Phase two will be a review of the code book to include the zoning portion of the code. Chairman Dennis asked the Commission to send in any revision recommendations to Coordinator Hart. Commissioner Hart made a motion to adjourn the motion. Commissioner Martin seconded the motion. VOTE: Unanimous to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Alexandra M. Hart Planning Coordinator Village of Colonie 4