John Merchant

PRESENT: Chairman Al Suchar, John Leamon, Kevin Saff, John Merchant, Steve Hoglin, Attorney
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John Merchant asked about the structure of the barn and if there were any code violations.
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Motion made by Steve Hoglin, seconded by John Merchant to adjourn the meeting at 9:28 P.M.

PRESENT: Chairman Steve Hoglin, Dave Remington, John Merchant, Angelo Cimo, Pat Martonis,
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Ang Cimo to table the application of Green Acres Enterprises until the next regularly scheduled meeting.
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John Merchant asked if there was a reason to have the ATM sign on both the pole sign and also on the directional sign coming into the parking lot.
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John Merchant asked if they needed both the wall signs.
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Motion made by Kathy Hedstrand, seconded by John Merchant to approve the area variance for Greater Buffalo Savings Bank for a sign variance at 870 Fairmount Avenue, WE, Jamestown, NY for the two wall signs on the building as presented.
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John Merchant said they are considering variances that are difficult for the Zoning Board because there might be a restriction from entering or exiting onto Fairmount Avenue and they might be considering signage that won't be required.
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John Merchant said he did not want to hold the project up but would like the Board to look at the signs as one package.
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Motion made by Pat Martonis, seconded by John Merchant to table the application for the three directional signs requested by Greater Buffalo Savings Bank pending more information regarding the traffic patterns and the DOT requirements.

PRESENT: Chairman Steve Hoglin, John Merchant, Pat Martonis, Angelo Cimo, Rich Keefer,
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John Merchant asked about the clock they were going to have and Mr. Reid said they left that side of the tower totally blank.
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John asked if they would like to look at moving the steps.
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John Merchant stated that he feels that this signage is excessive viewing other business under the same situations that the Board has looked at.
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Chairman Hoglin opened the Public Hearing for John G. and Karen L. Hedin for an appeal from the Code Enforcement Officer's determination that Anthony Payne was permitted to construct a 40' x 80' pole building to store, wash and maintain tanker trucks and to maintain an office with at least one full time employee in the existing residence on premises at 3328 Fluvanna Avenue.

PRESENT: Chairman Steve Hoglin, John Merchant, David Remington, Angelo Cimo, Pat Martonis, Kathy Hedstrand, Attorney William Wright, Code Enforcement Officer Randy Woodbury, and Secretary Valerie Pierce
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Motion by Ang Cimo and seconded by John Merchant to go into executive session to seek legal counsel from our board attorney.

Carried. Ayes -6 Noes - 0 Absent -1
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Motion to adjourn by Pat Martonis, seconded by John Merchant at PM.

PRESENT: Chairman Steve Hoglin, John Merchant, Angelo Cimo, Pat Martonis, Kathy Hedstrand
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Pat Martonis to approve the renewal of the special use permit for New York RSA No. 3 Cellular Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for a wireless facility with the conditions:
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John Merchant modified his motion to add that condition.

Carried. Ayes -5 Noes -0 Absent - 2
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John Merchant asked if the applicant would consider a time period put on the permit.
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John suggested ten years.
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Motion made by Pat Martonis, seconded by John Merchant for a five year renewal of the special use permit for Memory Garden for Nicholas Ferreri, 560 Fairmount Ave., W.E., Jamestown, NY starting in September 2006 with the condition that a report is supplied once a year concurrent with the fire inspection time giving the specifications of how the special use permit is being used and the conditions of the facility to the Zoning Board.
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Pat Martonis to approve the setback variances for Daniel A. Evans, 986 Fairmount Ave., W.E., Jamestown, NY.
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Kathy Hedstrand to approve a variance of 18' 9" front line setback on the south elevation of the building for Starbucks at 944-956 Fairmount Ave., W.E., Jamestown, NY.
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Ang Cimo to approve the parking lot setback variances on the west side of 17' 9" and a variance on the north side of 20' 2" due to the uniqueness of the property layout.

Carried. Ayes -5 Noes - 0 Absent - 2
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Ang Cimo to approve the retaining wall variance for Starbucks to exceed 6 feet up to but not over 10 feet for a distance of 150 feet along the west and northerly boundaries of the property.

Carried. Ayes - 5 Noes - 0 Absent - 2
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3) there are four wall signs totaling 118.7' - there was discussion on the number of signs - the Board needs to determine if Starbucks, Drive Thru and the Logo were separate signs - Pat said if they are going to consider that as one sign they would have to get rid of the logo - John asked if thy need drive-thru on the sign - Mr. Petru said the drive-thru is a certainly a critical component of their business
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John said because they already have the ground sign that says drive-thru he did not feel they needed to have it again on that side of the building.
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Motion made by Pat Martonis, seconded by John Merchant to approve the signs for Starbucks Coffee, 944-956 Fairmount Ave., W.E., Jamestown, NY for 65.3 SF over the allowable 100 SF, which includes one sign on Green Street (that says Starbucks Coffee in 16 " letters), a sign on Fairmount Ave. (that says Starbucks Coffee Drive-Thru with a logo in 16" letters), no sign on the Wicks Avenue side and no signage on the north side.
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Ang Cimo making the determination that the proposed project will not have an adverse environmental impact and authorize Chairman Hoglin to sign on behalf of the Board.

PRESENT: Chairman Steve Hoglin, John Merchant, Angelo Cimo, Pat Martonis, Kathy Hedstrand
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Motion made by John Merchant to approve the area variance for Valeo Engine Cooling Inc. at 2258 Allen Street Ext., Jamestown, NY for a variance of 4 feet in addition to the 6-foot permitted fence allowed in the code for a total of 10 feet.
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John Merchant amended his motion to add that condition.
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Motion made by Ang Cimo, seconded by John Merchant to approve the area variance for Thomas and Debra DiDomenico, 2305 Lewis St., Jamestown, NY to expand their existing garage an additional 600 SF for a total of 1512 SF.
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Motion made by Kathy Hedstrand, seconded by John Merchant to approve the area variance for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy adjacent to 3085 Fluvanna Avenue Ext., Jamestown, NY for setbacks variances from 30 feet to 5 feet on the west side and from 30 feet to 25 feet on the east side for gravel parking area.
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Ang Cimo to approve the variance for Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy for a total of four signs vs. the one allowable sign.
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Motion made by Kathy Hedstrand, seconded by John Merchant to adjourn the meeting at 8:48 PM.

PRESENT: Acting Chairman David Remington, John Merchant, Steve Hoglin, Angelo Cimo,
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Motion made by John Merchant, seconded by Steven Hoglin to approve the minutes of the February 24th, 2003 meeting.
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Motion by John Merchant, seconded by Kevin Saff to table the variances for the signage pending more information from the applicant.