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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-31-PB TOWN OF ULYSSES PLANNING BOARD 03/31 /11 APPROVED 06/08/11 Present: Acting Chairperson Rod Hawkes, Members- Sarah Adams, Stan Beames , Peter Fry, John Wertis, Arrived 7 : 25pm Ken Zeserson. Code Enforcement Officer-Alex Rachun Excused : Rebecca Schneider Mr. Hawkes called the meeting to order at 7 : 00 pm . He informed the group that they have several items on the agenda. They have a proposal from John Wertis regarding procedures and standards for operation. They received an email from Roxanne regarding the focus on the mixed use zone. He would like to review that and gather input from the Board. Mr. Wertis detailed his proposal, he stated he modified the Town Board piles to reflect the Planning Board ' s name. He has paraphrased it to Planning Board rules . This would formalize the procedures and establish lines of communication. This move would identify roles and responsibilities . He has been unhappy with how past meetings have occurred. Mr. Wertis MADE the MOTION to adopt his rules, Mr. Hawkes SECONDED the MOTION. The discussion was as follows . Mr. Fry noted the past practice has been to have free discussion, items are "reviewed" not necessarily "agreed" but changes happen. He had not been concerned with this process . Ms . Adams asked if there were any rules in effect at this point in time. Mr. Rachun stated they usually followed Town Law rules . Ms . Adams stated she feels the motion is reasonable but would feel more comfortable having the Chairperson be here for discussion. Mr. Wertis stated he would prefer to not table the Motion until the next meeting. Mr. Beames asked if all had read the document. Mr. Hawkes stated he had just received the document tonight and had not had a chance to review the document. Mr. Wertis requested the MOTION be TABLED until the next meeting. The vote was unanimous . Mr. Wertis stated he would bring the MOTION back at a later date. Ms Marino prepared a statement for the Board. The project at hand is a semi-culmination of a vision, new vision for the Town of Ulysses . This has been organized to help the Town move in the right direction per the Comprehensive Plan . The citizens that worked on the Comprehensive Plan are now in public positions and can facilitate this process. New York State states a Comp Plan is a road map for the future . They have drafted the Comp Plan using public input, this facilitates land use planning for the Town using the citizens opinions. This Board needs to review the various tools to draft this . It was a source of concern for County Planning, Farm and Ag lands are in the zone. Ms . Adams stated she was given the Zoning Ordinance Analysis, it is evident to her there are areas that the Zoning need to have fixed. [Type text] Page 1 Mr. Wertis stated he is not clear what Roxanne sent. He has very little respect for this document as he has found errors in the work prepared by Bergmann. The members continued with discussion of processing out public debate, looking at broaders areas , businesses in the district currently. Do they want to specifically have lots allowed in/out: or list general uses. Mr. Zeserson stated he would like to have them review/update the list prepared at the last meeting. The following votes were taken : Wertis MOTION, Adams SECONDED to Remove Banks- AYE-Beames , Hawkes NAY-Fry, Wertis, Adams, Zeserson Wertis MOTION to allow convenience stores without gas stations, Beames SECONDED AYE-Wertis, Beames, Fry NAY-Adams, Hawkes, Zeserson Wertis MOTION to allow antiques , FRY SECONDED to allow antique stores ALL IN FAVOR Wertis MOTION to allow warehouses, warehouse space (excluding self storage), Fry SECONDED . AYE-Wertis, Beames, Hawkes NAY-Adams, Zeserson, Fry Mr. Zeserson stated he would like to recruit a subcommittee of 2/3 members to draft definitions as needed . Ms . Adams, Mr. Hawkes and Mr. Fry agreed to serve as the members of this subcommittee . They were reminded this Board does have Mr. Kantor available for consultation. Mr. Zeserson stated he would be willing to keep the list and distribute for them to look for definitions . Mr. Zeserson stated another area of concern are accessory uses . He asked Mr. Wertis if he would be interested in this area. Mr. Wertis stated he would be willing to work on the accessory uses . Mr. Zeserson stated they also need to draft design standards . Once the Board decides on uses they can draft the design standards, he will speak to Mr. Kantor to see if this is an area he could start working on. An April 6th date would probably not happen but he would ask. The members agreed to get drafts to Mr. Zeserson for preliminary review by Mr. Kantor. Mr. Zeserson asked if the members would like to review the boundary map as prepared by Mr. Fry, the members agreed that would be a good way to conclude the meeting. Mr. Beames asked why the zone was not including up to the lot where the old drive in theater was . The group discussed and decided it would be a logical inclusion. Mr. Hawkes :MADE the MOTION, Mr. Wertis SECONDED the MOTION to expand the OTMU to include the full extent of parcel 9 . 2 . ALL IN FAVOR The following lots were voted on as follows : Fry MOTIONED , Zeserson SECONDED to remove Lot 8 . 11 . ALL IN FAVOR Adams MOTIONED, Hawkes SECONDED to remove Lot 7 . ALL IN FAVOR Mr. Fry stated he would update and distribute the map he had prepared. The list of items after tonight' s discussion resulted in the following list : [Type text] Page 2 Accessory buildings Adult entertainment businesses Agriculture Agricultural commerce Artists ' studios (add definition) Business and professional offices Child care centers, group child care Conference centers Distribution centers (limited by max . square footage requirement to be determined) Health and fitness facilities Hotels, motels Indoor or outdoor recreational areas, parks Light impact industrial use (work on definition) Medical clinics Off-street loading areas Public utilities, sub-stations Research and development enterprises Retail services, such as barber shops, hairdressers, etc . (limited by max . square footage or ratio) Single- and two-family residences (limited by maximum number of dwelling units or ratio) Restaurants (but not including drive-throughs) , bars, food service (including distribution or processing), catering services Signs, including business directional signs Vehicle parking Meeting adjourned at 9 : 01 pm . Respectfully Submitted Robin Carlisle Peck Secretary [Type text] Page 3