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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-09-20 - PB 1117
TOWN OF ULYSSES
P LANNING BOARD MEETING
S EPTEMBER 20 , 1993
TOWN HALL
P RESENT : Chairman : David Tyler ; Members : Gerri Keil , Krys
Cail , Gregg Hoffmire , Dan Smith , Budd Stover ; Build -
ing / Zoning Officer : Alex Rachun ; Secretary : Roxanne
Smith
The Chairman called the meeting to order. at 7 : 30 PM .
S everal sets of minutes needed approval due to lack of a
quorum . The minutes of June 21 , 1993 were ratified . The
minutes from July 12th and the 26th were approved . Dan
moved to accept and Krys seconded ( the July 12th set ) . Krys
moved to accept and David seconded ( the July 26th set ) .
Corrections were made to the minutes from August 16 , 1993 . On
page two , last paragraph the sentence " A way to make a lot of
money would be to have what they have out in Enfield " should
say " A way to make a lot of money for property owners would
be to have what they have out in Enfield . " On page 3 , the
first paragraph , next to last sentence " than " should say
" then " .
David stated since the Board had last met the decision
o n the American Legion had been handed down . Alex stated at
the last Town Board meeting they had spoken very little of that
d ecision and that they would be meeting in executive session
prior to their joint meeting with the Village Board . It is
purely coincidental that they are meeting jointly with the
Village as is the Village ' s Planning Board and this Board .
Alex did not know the agenda for that meeting . He stated that
Dennis Sheehan is now on the Zoning Board of Appeals for the
✓ illage .
Discussion ensued concerning the above decision . David
stated that one thing that is evident is the need for a com -
prehensive plan . Dan inquired about non - conforming use and what
are they to do in the interim regarding that ? Alex said that
o ne thing the judge indicated was that if it clearly couldn ' t
fit anywhere else PUD is a way to go . ( PUD of and by itself
is not spot zoning , it ' s when it ' s used for the benefit of a
developer or a person without the exception that it can ' t be
u sed anywhere else . ) In lieu of a comprehensive plan we need
t o indicate that there are other areas . Unfortunatly the areas
available are not desirable . There needs to be an overview of
Commercial as it stands now stated Krys . Alex said the maps are
n ot ready for the Master Plan Committee meeting . The two docu -
ments needed are the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning map . The
n arrative will be philosophical in nature .
The Chairman indicated that he wanted to discuss the
agenda for the joint meeting with the Village Planning Board .
The Village Comprehensive Plan went beyond the Village ' s border .
Krys indicated that comprehensive plans are required to discuss
abutting municipalities . Whether it ' s a requirement there is
some wisdom and logic to doing that said David .
Some topics for the agenda are : what would the Village
P lanners like to see the Town Planners do ; what does the
✓ illage ' s Master Plan show ; setting up the water and sewer ;
e conomic issues ( tourism for example ) ; annexation ( Village
services extended ) . Krys stated that she would like to get more
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factual information ( such as : how much do they perceive of
t he customer base is commercial within the Village coming
from outside of the county and if so from what townships do
t hey see that coming from . ) The issue of law enforcement has
come up in the past ; and the possibility to contract for
extended coverage . They ' re getting called out in the Township
occasionally now ; Ferretti is deputized in Tompkins County
said Dan . In a way these village services are part of the
annexation issue said David . Police , water and sewage are all
part of the package said Dan .
The one advantage they had was that they had a profession -
al consultant mentioned David . We have way too little hard
data said Krys , and in good conscience how can the Master Plan
Committee work without this information ?
David inquired of the Board what would they like to see
come out of this joint meeting ? Gerri stated that it is impor -
t ant to understand what their idea of the Village is , so that it
meshes with the Board ' s thoughts . The Board needs to hear
justification of the Village Board ' s positions . If there is
mutual agreement it will be helpful in arriving at locations
for the Commercial and Industrial districts for the Town .
David queried the Members about where tourists stay while
visiting the area . There are 26 rooms available from Bed and
B reakfasts stated Alex . The racetrack is a draw in Watkins Glen .
Watkins have two motor, lodges . Corning , Elmira , Trumansburg
and Ithaca are all available . A good development for this area
would be an artist in residence program said Gerri . There are
several downtown buildings that could be used for studios . The
J ohnson Museum has nine artists but none of them are in Tru -
mansburg said Alex . Another draw is the Trumansburg Fair said
D avid . The development of tourism is a big issue . Let ' s
brainstorm this with the Village Planning Board said David .
The Master Plan Committee will be invited to attend the
joint meeting with the Village Planning Board . Roxanne will
arrange to have the Village bring their, completed comprehen -
sive map to the joint meeting . Future discussion is needed for
t he categories in zoning stated David . It was decided that the
Board will continue meeting every other week . The dates for
October meetings will be the 4th and the 18th . Gerri made the
motion to adjourn and Krys seconded . The meeting adjourned
at 9 : 00 PM .