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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-02-14 - PB 1 �f Town of Ulysses Planning Board Meeting 2 / 14/ 2001 PRESENT: Acting Chair of the Planning Board , Rose Hilbert, Planning Board Members Richard Geiger, Lorren Hammond , Paula Horrigan, and David Tyler, Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun , Town Clerk Marsha Georgia, Gerald Reynolds for the Trumansburg Fair Association . No quorum had assembled at 7 : 30, the time the meeting was scheduled to start. The Planning Board members discussed the matter of guest speaker Monika Roth . Ms . Roth will be making a presentation on the purchase of land development rights on April 11th . The Planning Board asked Mrs. Georgia to see that the Planning Clerk have the presentation noted in the Trumansburg Free Press and the Ithaca Journal shortly before this meeting . Ms. Roth will do a news release about her presentation . Ms. Hilbert called the meeting to order at 7 : 55, when a quorum of Planning Board members had assembled . The first order of business before the Planning Board was the approval of the most recent meeting 's minutes. As not all the Planning Board members had reviewed the minutes, action on them was tabled until later in the meeting . The second order of business before the Planning Board was the Site Plan Review for new construction at the Trumansburg Fairgrounds. Ms. Hilbert asked Mr. Rachun to report first . Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun began by noting that the project process had been interrupted because of a misunderstanding regarding the status of the building as an agricultural building , for which no Site-Plan Review was required . The building is to be used to hold all implements needed at the fair. Mr. Rachun described the site chosen for the building as a very level site, adjacent to the area used for camping during the Trumansburg Fair and the Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival . Mr. Rachun reported that all neighbors of the Fairgrounds are listed on the site's plans. Neighbors include : The Falls Tavern Pinewoods Playground Association ( Smith Woods) John Duddleston Jim Seafuse's Shur Save William Auble Taughannock Falls State Park Gunther and Jerry Keil . Trumansburg Central School District Neighboring businesses " Not My Dad 's Ice Cream " and Variety Video/ Cayuga Chiropractic, which are beyond the 300' vicinity of the proposed site, were also noted . Mr. Rachun noted that the project is to be funded by a grant from New York State Parks and Recreation Department. The building is to replace an older storage building , which will ultimately be demolished , and has leaks. Mr. Rachun stated that the new storage building is designed in the same character and style 1 � 3 Town of Ulysses 2 Planning Board meeting 2/ 14/2001 as the other buildings on the site, and will have steel siding and a steel roof, though the building will be larger than the old storage buillding . Mr. Rachun read aloud the questions and the project's answers to the Site Plan Review Requirements. Mr. Geiger asked Mr. Rachun if a Sketch Plan Conference had taken place and if he had received "A" and "B" items in regards to this conference. Mr. Rachun affirmed the occurrence of a Sketch Plan Conference and the submission of an Item "A", and noted that information on requirement Line 10 of the questionnaire, in his opinion, sufficiently reported on the information that an Item "B" would have covered . Mr. Rachun further described the project : The project is for a 60' X 42' building to be used for storing equipment. The owner of the site is the Trumansburg Fairground Association, and Mr. Rachun noted that, so far as he could see on the tax maps, all neighbors of the property on which the building is to be constructed are noted on the plans for the project, and that he has all the addressed for said neighbors. Mr. Rachun stated that, according to Mr. Thomas Bennett, there are no underground lines or right-of-way issues. The property on which the building is to be constructed has municipal water, but not municipal' sewer. Mr. Geiger asked what the electrical service in the building would consist of. Mr. Gerald Reynolds reported that there would be no (electricity in the building . Ms. Horrigan asked if there would be a driveway to the building . Mr. Rachun reported there would not be a driveway, arid that the condition of the soil around the proposed construction site would not pose landscaping issues as a result of not having a driveway. Mr. Rachun stated that there would be no outdoor storage on the site. In regards to impact on neighborhood character, Mr. Rachun noted that no new roads would be created, no signs or lights would be erected, that the water runoff would be no more substantial than that of other buildings, that the grade change would be extremely minimal, and that no plantings would be added or removed . Mr. Rachun further noted that there would be virtually no traffic impact. Mr. Geiger asked where Fair/Carnival recreation services personnel would park. Mr. Reynolds indicated on the map that the construction of the new building would not mandate a different parking location for said individuals. Mr. Rachun noted that the project plans are 1/8" scale . Mr. Rachun reported that 1/4 " scale plans would have cost the Fair Association a great deal of extra money. The Planning Board members stated that this was not a problem . Ms. Horrigan asked about the roof color, the siding color, and whether or not the other buildings on the Fairgrounds' property have metal siding . it il.a ir I ' I , .� 1. N ,� I . .I , I LI Town of Ulysses 3 Planning Board meeting 2/ 14/2001 Mr. Reynolds reported that the roof will be turquoise-green, the siding will be beige, and that nearly all other buildings on the property have metal siding . Ms. Hilbert asked if the building would block the lights from the fair from the camping area, posing a difficulty for nocturnal movement from the camping area to the facilities. Mr. Reynolds stated that preexisting lights, which are on throughout the night, will make nocturnal movement safe. Ms. Hilbert noted concern about the possibility of break-ins, and asked if there were any security measures. Mr. Reynolds reported there were no planned security measures, but stated that the Fairgrounds had not had a significant amount of trouble with break-ins and robbery in the past. Ms. Horrigan stated that the color choice would look attractive, and asked if there would be any trimming . Mr. Reynolds stated there would be trim matching the roof. Mr. Rachun reported that a short SEQR Assessment form had been completed . The Fair Association filled the form out for the NYS Parks and Recreation Department. Mr. Rachun noted that this department had issued a letter in response to the form, and that the same form can be used for the Town 's purposes. Mr. Geiger stated that he was slightly concerned about potential traffic and parking issues that could arise if the building were to be used by the Trumansburg School District's summer recreation program . Mr. Rachun stated that the site of this building would not be the location of public programs such as the summer recreation program, but that these programs would be held at another site on the Fairgrounds property. Ms . Horrigan noted that traffic would not be affected by the building , but that parking could be affected . Mr. Reynolds stated that traffic and parking would have to be addressed if the summer recreation program is held at the Fairgrounds. Mr. Rachun noted that two of the buildings on the Fairgrounds are zoned for public assembly, and that the new building would have to go through a much more complicated process if it were to be zoned for public assembly. Mr. Geiger moved , seconded by Mr. Hammond to schedule a public hearing for the project. Mr. Geiger aye Mr. Hammond aye Ms. Hilbert aye Ms. Horrigan aye After some discussion, a public hearing was scheduled for February 27th at 7 : 00 pm . Mr. Reynolds left. Town of Ulysses 4 1q5 Planning Board meeting 2/ 14/2001 The final order of business was action on the minutes of the January 25th meeting . The Planning Board decided to table action on the minutes to allow the Planning Clerk to review the meeting's audio-tapes, particularly as pertained to the resolution moved by Mr. Geiger and the rationale noted behind the Planning Board's request for a new minutes format. With no further business, Mr. Hammond moved, seconded by Mr. Tyler to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Geiger aye Mr. Hammond aye Ms. Hilbert aye Ms. Horrigan aye Mr. Tyler aye The meeting adjourned at 8 : 55 pm . *These minutes are respectfully submitted as an official summary of the proceedings of the Ulysses Planning Board meeting of February 14, 2001 , as observed and understood by the Ulysses Planning Clerk. As a rule, comments made by individuals are not entered as quotes, but have been summarized for the purpose of concisely reflecting the Planning Board business. Karin T. (manning Planning Clerk KTL: kI