County says Manchester library site plan is incomplete; board asks for demolition and debris plan

The Ontario County Planning Board voted to return referral 147 — a site plan to demolish existing structures and construct a 3,200‑square‑foot public library at 89 South Main Street in the village of Manchester — to the referring local board as incomplete.

Staff noted the parcel had been subdivided and that the subdivision plat must be filed with the county real property tax department before building permits are issued. The MRB letter recommended demolition of all remaining structures prior to issuance of a building permit; staff told members the applicant proposed instead to supply a phased building‑removal schedule tied to future permit requests, which raised concerns.

Tim Record (speaker 11), who identified himself as a nearby resident and former track supervisor, described significant encroachment onto county‑owned Finger Lakes Railroad property behind the parcel. "There's encroachment on the county property, pretty severe in my mind," Record said, citing trailers and other materials he said sat on county land.

Members questioned whether the site plan demonstrates sufficient demolition and debris‑management detail and whether adjacent county property issues should be addressed by county property management. The board concluded that the application lacked necessary demolition specifics and that the county comments should ask the local board to require a full demolition plan and debris removal timeline as a condition for future approval.

The county will return referral 147 as incomplete with those written comments; the local board must address demolition sequencing and provide clarity on the disposition of on‑site debris before the county will consider the project complete for county comment.