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Home My WebLink About2000-11-29 642 1 Planning Board Minutes Public Hearing - Radin November 29, 2000 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING - RADIN NOVEMBER 29 , 2000 PRESENT : Chair Laurene Gilbert Planning Board Members : William Farrell, Linda Hansen, Daniel Klein, Robert Roe, Olivia Vent, Nancy Weitzel Others Present: Carol Sczepanski - Secretary Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Applicant - Marcia Radin Members of the Public : James and Kathleen Holley Public Hearing Declared Open : Chairperson Laurene Gilbert declared the public hearing open at 7 : 04 p . m . and read the following "Notice of Publication" : PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that a public hearing will be held by the Danby Planning Board of the Town of Danby on Wednesday, November 29 , 2000 at 7 : 00 P . M . , 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York to consider a request for Special Permit, to develop a campground, and construct a building containing bathing facilities and a dining hall addition at Ithaca Zen Center, 56 Lieb Road, Town of Danby Tax parcel No . 10 . - 1 - 57 . 32 , David and Marcia Radin, owners/applicants . All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard either in person or in writing . By Order of the Planning Board Carol W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk Published : November 23 , 2000 " Communications ; Affidavit of Service By Mail of Notice of Hearing - November 22 , 2000 Chairperson Gilbert asked the Code Enforcement Officer Susan Beeners to review with the Board the additions submitted tonight on the revised site plan and explain the changes . The proposed project is now proposed to have one smaller bath building and the dining hall addition has been enlarged . Marcia Radin reported that the dining hall addition was originally going to be 8 feet wide but was inadequate for what is necessary . The addition now is proposed to be 10 feet wide . The two campground shower rooms were proposed for 12' by 16' . The proposal is now for one 12' x 28 ' building. An addition to the plan are revisions to the facility are to make them more assessable for the handicapped . Marcia explained that most of the activity at the facility is meditation and they do have occasional retreats and some of the guests stay at the facility. Public Comment : Jim Holley - 66 Lieb Road - a neighbor of the Zen Center. He has talked with Marcia Radin and was assured that it is not the intent of the proposal to increase the number of participants in their programs but to make better accommodations . He does not have a problem with the proposal as long as the property values are not impacted in a negative way . Public Hearing Declared Closed : Chairperson Gilbert declared the public hearing closed at 7 : 26 p . m . , _ / . .' . . /i _L. phm-rad . 00 Carol W . Sczepans ; • cretary 643 1 Planning Board Minutes November 29, 2000 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES NOVEMBER 29, 2000 7 : 00 P. M. PRESENT : Chair Laurene Gilbert Planning Board Members : William Farrell , Linda Hansen, Daniel Klein, Robert Roe, Olivia Vent, Nancy Weitzel Others Present: Carol Sczepanski - Secretary Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beepers Applicant - Marcia Radin Members of the Public : James and Kathleen Holley Chairperson Laurene Gilbert opened the regular meeting of the Planning Board at 7 : 26 p . m . COMMUNICATIONS : 1 ) Ithaca Journal Article of 11 /27/00 - Most Towns See Tax Rates Slip 2) Memo to Town Board and Planning Board - Application for consideration of re-appointment to the Planning Board . ( 11 /29/00) Radin Proposal : The Planning Board discussed the request for a Special Permit from David and Marcia Radin for improvements at the Ithaca Zen Center located on Lieb Road. Marcia Radin reported that she believes the property values have improved because of the retreats held at the Zen Center. They have not had any complaints that any of the activities being inappropriate or disruptive in any way. Susan Beeners said that half of the site is zoned medium density residential and half is low density residential . She does not see that any zoning variances would be needed for a the special permit. If there is any change in the proposal it would be necessary for the applicants to come back to the Planning Board . Traffic is not considered a problem and there is no parking along the roadway . There is adequate parking on site . The construction of a handicapped assessable cabin on the site plan was submitted as a future item . The following resolutions were presented to the Board for consideration and approved as follows : PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 15 of 2000 SEAR APPROVAL FOR SPECIAL PERMIT - RADIN By Robert Roe : Seconded by Daniel Klein WHEREAS, this action is to consider a request for a Special Permit to construct a building containing bathing facilities, a dining hall addition, a handicapped assessable cabin and to improve an existing campground at the Ithaca Zen Center, 56 Lieb Road, Town of Danby Tax parcel No . 10 . - 1 - 57 . 32 , David and Marcia Radin, Owners/Applicants ; and WHEREAS, this is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Danby Planning Board is Lead Agency in environmental review; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board has reviewed the recommendation by the Code Enforcement Officer that a negative determination of environmental significance be made for this action ; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED, that the Town of Danby Planning Board makes a negative determination of environmental significance for this Unlisted action . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : 644 2 Planning Board Minutes November 29, 2000 Farrell Aye Hansen Aye Klein Aye Roe Aye Vent Aye Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously Gilbert Aye 4 : . RESOLUTION NO. 16 of 2000 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL PERMIT - RADIN By Nancy Weitzel : Seconded by Olivia Vent WHEREAS, this action is to consider a request for a Special Permit to construct a building containing bathing facilities, a dining hall addition, a handicapped assessable cabin, and to improve an existing campground at the Ithaca Zen Center, 56 Lieb Road, Town of Danby Tax parcel No . 10 . - 1 - 57 . 32, David and Marcia Radin, Owners/Applicants ; and WHEREAS, this is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Danby Planning board, acting as Lead Agency in environmental review, has on November 29, 2000 made a negative determination of environmental significance ; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board has held a public hearing on the matter on November 29 , 2000 ; and WHEREAS , the Planning Board has reviewed the General Considerations for Special Permits provided in the Town of Danby Zoning Ordinance ; NOW, THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED, that the Planning Board finds that the proposal is in general conformance with the General Considerations for Special Permits ; and it is further it cv RESOLVED, that the Town of Danby Planning Board grants a Special Permit to David and Marcia Radin to construct a building containing bathing facilities, a dining hall addition and a handicapped assessable cabin to improve an existing campground at the Ithaca Zen Center, 56 Lieb Road ; and it is further RESOLVED, that the Special Permit is subject to the following : 1 . All parking needs shall be met on site ; 2 . Applicants shall work diligently to minimize noise and visual impacts to adjoining neighbors . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye Hansen Aye Klein Aye Roe Aye Vent Aye Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously • . ? j MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS : Tompkins County Planning Federation Linda Hansen reported that County Planning will be holding a SEQR training workshops . There will be an additional planning workshop where they will be working in groups again and with different categories related to planning issues . Recommendation for Planning Board Appointment Chairperson Laurene Gilbert reported that she has received a memo from Linda Hansen as a formal application for re-appointment to the Planning Board . Linda' s term expires on December 31 , 2000 645 3 Planning Board Minutes November 29, 2000 and she would like to be re-appointed for another term . RESOLUTION NO. 17 of 2000 RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN BOARD FOR APPOINTMENT TO PLANNING BOARD By Nancy Weitzel : Seconded by Chairperson Gilbert WHEREAS, the term of Linda Hansen on the Town of Danby Planning Board expires on December 31 , 2000, and WHEREAS, on November 29, 2000 Linda Hansen submitted a letter to the Planning Board and the Town Board for formal consideration of reappointment to a consecutive term on the Town of Danby Planning Board, now be it RESOLVED, that the Town of Danby Planning Board recommends to the Town Board of the Town of Danby the appointment of Linda Hansen to a consecutive term on the Town of Danby Planning Board for a term to begin on January 1 , 2000 and to expire on December 31 , 2007 . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye Hansen Abstained Klein Aye Roe Aye Vent Aye Weitzel Aye Gilbert Aye Carried Ithaca Journal Article - Tax Rates Robert Roe presented the Board with a copy of an article in the Ithaca Journal entitled "Most towns see tax rates slip" . It appears that Danby has the highest tax rate in the County. The Board discussed many possibilities as to why the rate is high, i . e . State Forest Lands, miles of roads for road maintenance . They would like to know how our lands are assessed and why our • assessments are high for vacant rural land . Special Meeting - Panel Discussion Chairperson Laurene Gilbert reported that she has contacted persons to serve on the panel discussion on February 1 , 2001 at 7 : 00 p .m . The title of the panel discussion is "Sensible Land Use in Rural Towns". Plans for the meeting will be finalized and advertisement will be sent to other towns . January Planning Board Meeting: A tentative date for the January meeting was scheduled for Thursday, January 18 , 2001 at 7 : 00 . The date was not finalized at this time due to members needing to rearrange their schedules . Approval of October 25, 2000 Planning Board Minutes : A motion was made by Robert Roe and seconded by Nancy Weitzel to approve the October 25 , 2000 Planning Board Minutes as submitted . A vote on the motion resulted as follows : Carried Unanimously ADJOURNMENT : The Board adjourned their regular meeting at 9 : 00 p.m. to continue work on the comprehensive plan . minll -29 . 00" ` ' r Q�n- / Carol W. Sczepans own Clerk