Hacketts exterior work approved CONDITIONAL OK: Sackets Planning Board requires notice of changes By NANCY MADSEN TIMES STAFF WRITER FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008 SACKETS HARBOR ? The village Planning Board has approved the exterior work on what will be the Hacketts department store on the condition that Hacketts provides catalog cuts or samples of any changes to windows, doors, lights, signs or ventilation before making the changes.
The board saw, and approved, the paint colors and cultured limestone facade that will cover the front of the building from the base to the porch, at its meeting Wednesday night.
The colors of the building will remain largely the same. Any changes in the village's historic district need prior approval from the Planning Board.
"Our goal is to aesthetically not change the building at all," said Thomas W. Scozzafava, the chief executive officer of Seaway Valley Capital Corp., parent company of Hacketts.
Plans are for the department store to open mid-June in the building that was the Harbor Master Restaurant.
Christopher M. Swartz, chief operating officer of Seaway Valley, told the board the company plans to build a small ramp in the back for more handicapped accessibility. The ramp may be among improvements Hacketts submits for approval at a later date.
The Planning Board also approved wood siding for the Boathouse Restaurant, 214 Main St. The siding is for the harbor side of the building. The siding will be painted to match the siding on the rest of the building.
The board approved the construction of a privacy wall for Liberty Sackets Harbor, the small development of townhouses at 207 General Smith Drive. The wall will separate the development from Ontario Place Hotel.
The board issued a positive state environmental quality review declaration on a minor subdivision for Alice A. Holman, 501 W. Washington St. The declaration requires investigation and determination of any changes the land split will have on various environmental aspects. The board said it was concerned that the property, which lies directly east of the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, may hold archaeological artifacts.
Mrs. Holman, who first submitted an application in December, said she would withdraw her application because of the time and expense involved.
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