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Planning board accepts subdivision waiver, approves used‑car permit with conditions; solar-material permit denied
Summary
The Hamlin planning board accepted a waiver for a 23‑lot subdivision, approved a special‑use permit for a used‑car resale business with conditions (max five cars, no on-site repairs) by a 6–1 vote, and denied without prejudice a proposed solar‑materials operation pending clarification on soil sources.
The Hamlin planning board reviewed May 2 minutes and moved through several land‑use items, approving a subdivision waiver and a conditional special‑use permit while denying one application without prejudice.
Janine Clark, reading the planning board minutes to the Conservation Board, said the board accepted a waiver and issued a negative declaration for a 23‑lot subdivision at 1050 Hamlin Center Road after neither the engineer nor the attorney raised conservation concerns. The board then considered an application from Christopher Coliati to operate a used‑car resale business.
Coliati’s special‑use permit was approved with conditions: a maximum of five cars on the property, no on‑site repairs, and the requirement that a dealer’s license be obtained under the ordinance. Clark reported the vote as six in favor and one opposed.
The board also discussed an amended site plan for 1179 Moscow Road and a separate application from Andrew Klein for a special‑use permit at 1327 Martin Luther King Road to operate a solar‑materials business. Members expressed concern about the origin and composition of soils and materials that would be delivered to the Klein site; with the town attorney (Andy Davis) not present at the table, the board denied the Klein application without prejudice while those questions are resolved.
Several other minor zoning items were noted in the minutes: a setback variance to add a garage for Charlie Way and approval of a non‑ag storage barn for Crystal Cole were recorded as granted by the zoning board; a separate pole‑barn request from Jennifer Wells Dickerson was scheduled for a public hearing.
Why it matters: these decisions change what activities are allowed on local properties (limits on vehicle storage and repair, site plan approvals) and signal the planning board’s interest in clearer information about materials handling for industrial or semi‑industrial uses.
What’s next: the Klein application may return after the origin and testing of imported soils are documented; the Coliati applicant must obtain a dealer’s license to proceed.
