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Minutes of Planning Board -2- 4/3/03 No representative was present at the meeting. STERLING ACQUISITIONS~ RIVERBEND PROJECT Applicant wrote a letter requesting an adjournment to the next meeting. DIMARCO II~ SOUTH REMSEN AVENUE Next on the agenda was the update on the DiMarco II site plan. Ms. O'Leary stated they are finally ready to begin building DiMarco II. She went on to state they do have the financing they need and they hope to begin building the last week in May. The General Contractor will be Rondack Construction who has done a number of projects for Hudson Valley Housing and they expect construction period to be 10 months. She went on to state they have worked with the Water Department who had done some blasting and they will be installing the pipes to make the 12" connection to the tank. She went on to state she has had discussion with the Building Inspector regarding the new building code which took effect in January 2003 and has impacted their project. She went on to state that nothing has changed as far as the footprint is concerned. The only change is with the inception of the new code the original plan called for a building that was built out of concrete block - that has been changed to a steel frame building. There have been some slight modifications to the interior of the building. She stated that she had applied to the ZBA for an extension of her variance that calls for the apartment sizes to be 698 sq. fi. instead of the required 750 sq. ft. Applicant did mention the fact that when they do the exterior lights at DiMarco II they are going to be changing the lights at DiMarco ! - so they match. Documentation will be provided regarding the lumens. The Board wished applicant good luck and reminded her to seek all necessary approvals. DUTCI~ESS ICE CREAM~ INC. 14 MILL STREET Next on the agenda was the proposal by Dutchess Ice Cream, Inc. with a proposed soft serve ice cream shop at 14 Mill Street. Applicant stated he would be doing ice cream with some food. They would be using just a grill for the cooking. Hours would be from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. - seven days a week. They would be just occupying the bottom of the building. It was stated that this is an allowed use in a CB zone. There is offstreet parking in the area and also two municipal parking lots. Applicant was notified that he would have to come back to the Planning Board for any kind of sign approval. As far as some kind of traffic control is concerned applicant stated he would put something in front of the building (for instance some kind of flower pots). Applicant also stated he would also buffer the residential portion of the property. Mr. Moran made a motion to approve the soft serve ice cream shop at 14 Mill Street contingent upon applicant supplying Building Inspector with a quasi site plan stating traffic control measures, buffering residential areas, fences, any dumpsters, etc. It was also stated that the colors that were shown on the supplied pictures were the colors that are going to stay the same. Motion seconded by Mr. McCormick. Unanimously carried. DOLLAR WORKS~ LAFAYETTE PLAZA