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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 317 TOWN OF ULYSSES 2 P LANNING BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 20 , 1993 TOWN HALL 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 .