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Planning Board approves McDonald’s lighting plan and dumpster relocation; owner to phase double‑lane work
Summary
The board approved a revised site‑plan submission for a McDonald’s property that satisfies a prior condition requiring a lighting plan and approved a modest dumpster relocation; the owner plans to phase the full side‑by‑side drive lane and was told timing is constrained by permit deadlines.
The Town of De Witt Planning Board approved a revised lighting plan and a relocation of the dumpster enclosure for a McDonald’s site at its April 24 meeting, and recorded conditions on materials and permit timing.
Bowler Engineering representative Randy Bebout summarized the changes: the applicant provided measured lighting levels for existing fixtures, revised three proposed pole fixtures and optics, and adjusted the dumpster enclosure geometry. Bebout said the operator decided to phase the project, building the masonry dumpster enclosure (with thin brick veneer to match the building) first and deferring the full side‑by‑side drive‑thru lane to a later date.
Board approval and conditions: The board moved to approve the site plan (last revised 01/2025) and the lighting plan required by the applicant’s prior site‑plan condition dated 09/26/2024. The board required that the dumpster enclosure exterior be a thin‑brick veneer applied to CMU and painted to match the building and asked the applicant to deliver two copies of the stamped and signed detail sheet C902 to the Department of Planning and Zoning.
Timing and permits: Board staff and applicants discussed permit timing for phased construction. A staff member noted that the applicant has six months from site‑plan approval to pull the building permit and that the permit itself is valid for one year; if the side‑by‑side lane is not completed within a year, the applicant will need to request an extension. Bebout said the owner expects to construct the dumpster enclosure as soon as approvals and permits are in place and anticipates the full side‑by‑side work within about a year but had not provided a definitive schedule.
Operational notes: The board asked how the dumpster enclosure would be serviced; Bebout said the operator plans to cone off stalls as needed when refuse trucks arrive. The board also asked that the applicant verify coordination with DOT for lighting and noted that the masonry enclosure will include an aluminum cap consistent with the existing building finish.
The motion approving the lighting plan and dumpster relocation passed; other prior site‑plan conditions remain in force except as specifically modified by the board’s action.
