Torrey applicant proposes 40x80 shop to repair and sell skid loaders; board flags drainage and display limits

Raymond H. Shirk Jr. seeks an area variance and special-use permit to construct a 40x80 shop at 788 State Rt 14, Penn Yan, aiming to repair and sell skid loaders and small construction equipment on a 25-acre parcel. The application allows up to 13 total pieces of equipment on the property at one time—seven for repair and six on display for sale—and the board emphasized that the six-machine display should be treated as the limit.

Board members raised environmental concerns about oil and runoff from outdoor repairs and recommended that the repair area include a solid floor to address drainage; the board voted that, with the stated limits and the repair-area condition, the referral has a positive countywide impact (motion approved with one abstention and the chair opposed).