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MINUTES OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING HELD DECEMBER 12, 2017 Present: Allen Firstenberg, Chairman, Bridget Gannon, Vice Chair, Rachel DiGrazia, Heidi Murphy and Lou Viglotti (Attorney) Absent: Loretta Holloway and Frank Barresi Others Present: Chris Lapine Zeidan Nesheiwat The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Motion by Mrs. DiGrazia and seconded by Mrs. Murphy to approve the minutes from the November 14, 2017 meeting as amended: Page 4, Paragraph #2, Line 8 should read, “….pumps to three pumps to avoid additional queuing….” On roll call vote – Mrs. Murphy – Aye, Mrs. DiGrazia – Aye, Ms. Gannon – Abstain and Mr. Firstenberg – Aye. GASLAND – 2755 W. MAIN STREET First on the agenda was the continuation of a public hearing on the request of Route 9D Holdings, Inc. 989 Noxon Road, LaGrangeville, NY 12540 with a proposal to redevelop the site located at 2755 West Main Street with a new gasoline station/convenience store with three pump island (6 fueling positions) and two one bedroom apartments on the second floor. There are 8 variances needed which were read into the record last month and are listed on the official agenda. Mr. Chris Lapine from Chazen Companies and Mr. Zeidan Nesheiwat, owner of the property were present. At this point Mr. Lapine reviewed the site plan. The first comment was that Dutchess County Department of Planning felt the sign was too wide for the location along the 9D corridor and also asked if applicant could reduce the height of the sign (although the sign did conform to the Zoning Law regarding height). Applicant stated they reduced the height of the sign 6” and reduced the width of the sign from 84” to 42” which reduced the square footage of the sign by 25%. In regards to relocating the Sunoco emblem – the applicant proposed having the Sunoco sign illuminated by a goose neck light fixture. As far as the illumination is concerned – Gloede Sign Works has provided documentation stating that the units for LED signs operate during the daylight hours at 3000-4000 nits and during the night at 300 to 400 NITS and these requirements meet DOT regulations for this location. It was stated that the logo has been reduced because of the reduction in the signage. The distance between pumps has been reduced from 21.5’ to 21’, and the outer pump stalls have been reduced from 9’ to 8’. These modifications allow a reduction in the length of the canopy over the pumps from 70’’ to 67”, which creates additional landscape/green space in the southeast portion of the site. This also results in an increase in the front setback along Clinton Street from 10 feet to 13 feet. A red maple with fountain grass has been added along the southern property line to partially screen the building from Route 9D. The two accesses to the site from Route 9D have been reduced in width by three feet each to increase green space, while still allowing for adequate and safe maneuvering of vehicles and trucks. And, lastly it was suggested that the concrete pad and tanks be moved to the north of the canopy. However, a tanker typically parts for approximately 45 minutes while filling the tanks, and this would obstruct vehicles from entering the site from Route 9D as well as obstructing access to some of the parking spaces along the front of the