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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-30 - PH TOWN OF ULYSSES PUBLIC HEARING JANUARY 30TH , 2003 PRESENT : Supervisor Douglas Austic , Town Board Members Sue Poelvoorde, Robert Weatherby and Carolyn Duddleston , Town Clerk Marsha Georgia. Town Councilman Lee Scott absent. Others Present : Stanley Koskinen and Roger Koskinen . Proof of Notice having been furnished, Supervisor Austic called the Public Hearing on the amendment to the Planned Unit Development # 10 , Koskinen Auto Repair, located at 6237 Podunk Road, Trumansburg, NY (Parcel # 22 - 5 -4) , to order at 7 : 10 PM . Residents within the area were notified of the hearing by mail . The amendment is for a proposed addition measuring 30 ' x48 on the existing building . Supervisor Austic read into record a letter received from Charles Wolff residing directly across the road from the Auto/Body Shop , in favor of the addition . The Planning Board of the Town of Ulysses reviewed said amendment at a regular Planning Board meeting held January 8th, 2003 , and have recommended to the Town Board by resolution that they unanimously recommend the approval of the construction of a 30 ' x48 storage building. The Planning Board also requests, however if Mr. Koskinen plans on continuing to have outdoor storage of vehicles on the premises in the future he return to the Planning Board with an application for site plan review within three months of the adoption of the new zoning ordinance . All persons desiring to be heard, having been heard , Ms . Poelvoorde moved, seconded by Mrs . Duddleston to close the Public Hearing . Mr. Austic aye Ms . Poelvoorde aye Mrs . Duddleston aye Mr. Weatherby aye Adopted. Ms . Poelvoorde moved, seconded by Mr. Weatherby to open a Special Town Board meeting . Unanimously approved . Supervisor Austic entertained a motion , seconded by Mrs . Duddleston the following : WHEREAS , an application to amend Development District # 10 relative to Tax Parcel #22- 5 -4 of Stanley Koskinen to build a storage building 30 ' x48 ' at the Auto/Body Shop and, WHEREAS , the Town of Ulysses Planning Board reviewed and recommended approval and , WHEREAS , a public hearing on the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Ulysses requested by such application was held, upon more than 15 days published notice, on the 30th day of January, 2003 . NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Ulysses, as follows : Approve the amendment for modification of the Koskinen Planned Unit Development with the 30 ' x48 ' addition contingent upon the site plan review of the proposed outside storage of vehicles at the time the new Zoning Ordinance is adopted . Town of Ulysses 2 Public Hearing 1 /30/03 Mr. Austic aye Ms . Poelvoorde aye Mrs . Duddleston aye Mr. Weatherby aye Adopted . Ms . Poelvoorde pointed out that at this time this PUD is out of conformance because it states that there should be no outside storage, she feels Mr. Koskinen could come back and deal with that later. Mr. Austic stated that the new Zoning Ordinance may state that this business be commercial even than it would still require to have a plan on how to address the outside storage of vehicles . Before adjourning Mrs . Duddleston advised the Board of a situation on VanDorns Corners Road . Apparently NYSEG went through and/or hired someone to go through and trim back trees . They left all the branches along the road . Mrs . Duddleston was advised that evening that they would be back to clean the branches up . After this did not happen she contacted NYSEG and was told that they were nov: cleaning it up but that the Town ' s Highway Department would be doing that . She informed them that the Town was not only not going to get the Highway Department involved in this but also that the Town did not have this in their budget for such cleanup . She was told that NYSEG has a policy that during emergencies they do not clean up branches that they cut . She asked to see this policy and got nowhere . Mrs . Duddleston called the Public Service Commission to file a complaint . Following that, someone higher up at NYSEG contacted her. They still could not tell her much of anything but was told someone would be getting back to her. She was contacted today and was told the same thing that they do not have to clean up in an emergency situation, if they come through and cut branches they are only doing it for public relations . Mrs . Duddleston stated that they are calling this an emergency . situation, but VanDorns Road was never out of power, the branches were not down on the lines . She called and talked with Mr. Meeker our Highway Superintendent and he feels that there is no way he should be responsible to clean-up after them . He is going to contact the gentleman that Mrs . Duddleston talked to and see if this can be resolved . Mrs . Duddleston also stated it is her understanding that other Towns and even the State are having this same problem . Hearing no further business Ms . Poelvoorde moved, seconded by Mr. Weatherby to adjourn the meeting . Hearing no objection the meeting was adjourned at 7 : 30 PM . Respectfully submitted, Marsha L. Georgia Ulysses Town Clerk MLG : mg tie ease40 e • � . 1