HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-03-07 1 Town Board Public Hearing
March 7 , 2005 - Whyte Appeal
TOWN OF DANBY
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
MARCH 7, 2005 - WHYTE APPEAL
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz
ABSENT :
Councilperson Varona-Lacey (excused)
Others Present
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Applicants - Riney and Audrey Whyte
Members of the Public
Bill Farrell , Betsy Darlington, Mel Westmiller, Randy Inge11, Jim Reagan
Public Hearing Declared Open
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing open at 7 : 02 p . m . and read the following Notice of
Publication : PLEASE TAKE NOTICE , that the Town Board of the Town of Danby will hold a
public hearing on Monday, march 7 , 2005 at 7 : 00 p .m. , 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York to
Consider the Appeal by Riney and Audrey Whyte, property owners , of the one hundred-eighty ( 180)
day prohibition of subdivisions set forth in Town of Danby Local Law No . 2 of 2004, adopted by the
Town Board on September 14, 2004 and effective on September 28 , 2004 requesting review, under
current regulations, ordinance, and laws, of the proposed subdivision of Town of Danby Tax Parcel
No . 18 . - 1 -4 . 2 , 8 . 48+/- acres total, on Station Road, into two lots of 1 . 5 +/- and 6 . 98+/- acres each.
Under the current Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Danby, the proposed subdivision would
be classified as a Minor Land Division and would be subject to a Minor Land Division Permit.
Interested persons may view the application at the Town Clerk ' s Office during regular office hours .
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard either in person or in writing.
A regular meeting of the Town Board will follow the public hearings .
By Order of the Town Board
Carol W. Sczepanski , Town Clerk
Dated : February 24, 2005
Published : February 26 , 2005
Communications :
Affidavit of Publication
Affidavit of Notification by Mail
Susan Beeners gave a short description of the Whyte ' s property and the subject area where they are
requesting permission to subdivide in order to sell a portion of their property.
Audrey Whyte reported that she has contacted some of her neighbors and they do not have a problem
with the proposal .
Comments from the Public
Betsy Darlington of the Land Trust - stated she is here to answer questions regarding the Land Trust
property should they come up .
Mel Westmiller said that he didn ' t have a lot of time to do research and to review the application.
The previous owner wanted to divide the property into four (4) lots and was turned down. He asked
who owns the land. The neighbors thought that the church owned the land . It looks like that by
creating this lot it will be creating two (2) new lots .
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March 7 , 2005 - Whyte Appeal
Susan Beeners said that she does not recall receiving anything on paper from Dick Bergren related
to subdividing this property.
Audrey Whyte said that the proposal to subdivide met the zoning requirements when they were
submitted.
Randy Brown - asked if there was a bigger plan for this parcel other than this plan that the Whyte ' s
have submitted. He asked that this not be done piece meal .
The Board discussed the Whyte ' s Appeal and will make a decision at their March 14, 2005 meeting.
Public Hearing Declared Closed
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing closed at 8 : 10 p .m .
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Carol W . Sczepiser, Town Clerk
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