HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-07 PB Final Minutes Planning Board
Zoom Hybrid Meeting
Meeting Minutes 4 -
January 7,2025
Approved:January 21, 2025
Board Members Present: Chair Karl Klankowski, Vice Chair Linda Liddle,Jeff McDonald, Mo Klein, Simon
Bernnard, Bart Gragg
Quorum Present
Applicants Present:Josh Friedman
Town Staff Present: Niels Tygesen, Mollie Duell
Town Board Members Present: Michael Boggs
Members of the Public Present: None
Members of the Public Present on Zoom: None
Proceedings
Chair Karl Klankowski called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM at Town Hall.
Approval of Agenda
Motion: Klein motioned to approve the agenda; Liddle seconded.
Vote: Chair Klankowski, aye; Liddle, aye; Klein, aye; McDonald, aye; Gragg, aye.
Motion Carried.
Approval of Past Minutes
Motion: Liddle motioned to approve the December 3 meeting minutes as written; Klein seconded.
Vote: Chair Klankowski, aye; Liddle, aye; Klein, aye; McDonald, aye; Gragg, abstain.
Motion Carried.
Privilege of the Floor
No members of the public addressed the Board pertaining to items not on the agenda.
Motion: Klein motioned to close privilege of the floor; Liddle seconded.
Vote: Chair Klankowski, aye; Liddle, aye; Klein, aye; McDonald, aye; Gragg, aye.
Motion Carried.
Old Business Items
SPR2410-01: Friedman Change of Use,Site Plan Review& Public Hearing
1708 Trumansburg Rd, Parcel Number 34.4-9
The applicant,Josh Friedman of Friedman Properties LLC, proposes a change of use of an existing
building for a residential dwelling unit to retail store for a NYS licensed cannabis dispensary located at
the address noted above. Per the Code of the Town of Ulysses (CTU) 212-89.W, retail stores are
permitted in the B1 zone but require site plan review pursuant to the provisions listed under CTU 212-
19.The Board previously discussed the application at the December 3 meeting.
Friedman stated he had consulted with a landscape architect,to address concerns about lighting for
traffic. A cobra head yard light will be installed by NYSEG sometime within the next 2 months to light the
entryway to the property off Van Dorn Corners Rd.
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Bernnard asked about NYSEG's involvement. Friedman explained they had offered a few options, and he
is not clear on if the chosen light is night-sky approved. McDonald stated that is unlikely, but that light
will be shielded downward.
Motion: Klein motioned to approve Planning Board Resolution 2025-001•A Resolution of Final Site Plan
Approval for the Friedman Properties LLC Change of Use Site Plan Located at 1708 Trumansburg Road,
Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 34.-1-9; McDonald seconded.
Vote: Chair Klankowski, aye; Liddle, aye, aye; McDonald, aye; Klein, aye; Gragg, aye.
Motion Carried.
Board Member Reports
Michael Boggs noted the Town Board annual organizational meeting is Thursday January 9, and he is
planning to attend the annual Association of Towns meeting in NYC in February.
Chair Klankowski spoke about the comp plan update and the number of new homes built in Ulysses in
recent years.
Tygesen noted two new minor subdivisions will be reviewed at the next meeting on January 21.
Motion: Klein motioned to adjourn; Liddle seconded.
Vote: Chair Klankowski, aye; Liddle, aye, aye; McDonald, aye; Klein, aye; Gragg, aye.
Motion Carried.
ADJOURNED 7:15 PM
Mollie Duell
Planning Board Secretary
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