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Adrian
Auto Body
Location: 3330 Old Crompond Rd
Contact person: Joseph Adrian
April 13, 2009
The Planning Board approved a site plan for Adrian Auto Body in 2000, but at
that time the inspections necessary to get a CO were not done. Now Mr. Adrian
is refinancing his property and his bank is holding a significant amount of
money in escrow, pending the resolution of the CO issue. Mr. Tegeder and Town Engineer Sharon Robinson have recently
inspected the property and noticed deviations from the approved site
plan. Among others, these deviations include the construction of a berm where there should be a fence and the location of
the dumpster pad. At the suggestion of Mr. Tegeder,
Mr. Wright is asking the Planning Board if the deviations from the site plan
are minor or substantial enough to require a new site plan review. The
Planning Board will perform a site visit and discuss the issue at the next
work session.
April
27, 2009, work session
Request for Certificate of Occupancy
This was a follow-up discussion as to whether the deviations on this site
from the approved site permit are substantial enough to require an amended
site plan or insubstantial. The issue arose when Mr. Adrian realized,
when he applied for refinancing, that final inspections were not done and he
did not have a valid CO for the property.
The deviations include:
A berm where the site plan calls for a fence
The berm is actually taller than the required
fence. Since the function of the fence was to screen the property from
view from Route 202, the Planning Board decided the berm
would be sufficient. However, the berm is not
actually on the property under discussion, so language will be developed
indicating Mr. Adrian's responsibility to construct the fence should the
current owners of the berm decide to remove it.
Missing Landscaping
Mr. Adrian said the property had been landscaped as per the site plan
until last fall when the plantings were removed to install an underground
sprinkler system. The landscaping was not replaced at that time because
it was at the end of the growing/planting season. He intends to
re-landscape at this time. The Planning Board accepted that.
Propane tank and dumpster locations
These will be moved to conform to the original site plan.
Additionally, Mr. Flynn had concerns about a plastic canopy attached to the
outside of a building on the site which is not shown on any site plans.
He called it an accessory structure which needs approval to exist there and
questioned whether the plastic canopy was an appropriate material to use in
an area where auto repair and painting was done. He thought it might be
a fire hazard. Mr. Adrian said the canopy was meant to be temporary and
could be removed if that's what the Planning Board directed. The
Planning Board directed Mr. Adrian to ask the Building Department for its
opinion about whether this canopy is an accessory structure and about the
fire safety issues and to provide the Planning Board with a letter from the
Building Department.
In summary,
1. Mr. Adrian will provide site plan drawings showing the required and
agreed upon changes discussed at this meeting
2. the Planning Board will provide a memo
indicating this submission represents the latest site plan
3. Mr. Adrian will bond the relocation of the propane tank and dumpster
4. a new survey will be done
5. the Planning Board will sign the revised
site plan
6. Mr. Adrian will get his CO
July
13, 2009, work session
Mr. Adrian submitted a revised site plan in response to the board's earlier
comments. As the board said it was satisfied with the changes, the Planning
Department will send a memo to the Building Department stating that the site
plan is acceptable, thereby paving the way for the Building Department to
issue the needed certificate of occupancy.
February 8, 2010, work
session
Discussion Amended
Site Plan
Description: Proposed additions and additional parking to the rear of the
existing building.
Mr. Adrian described a proposed 3000 sq. ft. L-shaped addition to his
existing building, which would house work space for disassembling and
reassembling cars. Parking would be moved from behind the building to
the side and would cover an area 40’x125’. The new parking area would not be visible from Old Crompond Rd or from neighboring residences.
There is a wetland buffer in this area, but the parking would be kept at
least 73 ft away. The wetland itself is on the adjacent property.
Less than 5000sq ft of bank run would be removed for the parking area, which
is below the threshold for an excavation permit. There was some
discussion of the proposed location of the propane tanks. Ms Kutter asked about venting of paint fumes. There
will be no increase in the amount of painting done and therefore no changes
in the venting situation. Ms. Kutter also
asked about the poor site distance upon exiting the property. Mr.
Adrian maintained the dangerous situation was caused by motorists speeding
along Old Crompond Rd as they use it to avoid
traffic on Route 202, a situation over which he has no control. There
was some discussion of making one of the site’s driveways one-way, but
the consensus was that this wouldn’t accomplish much. The
Planning Board generally approved of the project and instructed the applicant
to meet with the Planning Department in order to make a formal application.
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