HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-04-19 Town Board Meeting, Zoning UpdateTown of Danby Town Board
Board Meeting for Zoning Update
Monday 19 April 2021 at 7:00 PM
via Zoom Video Conferencing
https://zoom. us/j/97940550763?pwd=V25xOUwrZ3Q3eWtiVj FVa FE2V1M 1UT09
Roll Call :
Meeting Minutes
Town Board Joel Gagnon, Supervisor
Leslie Connors
Jim Holahan
Sarah Schnabel
Matt Ulinski
Town Planner David West
Recording Secretary Janice R. Adelman, Town Clerk
1. Call to Order at 19:02 by Town Supervisor Joel Gagnon
2. Additions/Deletions to the Agenda
3. Privilege of the Floor
3.1. Pat Woodworth brought up three points:
—She thanked David West for his presentation a couple weeks ago which explained very
well why we need to update the zoning.
—She stated that the UNA designation is from the county and it would therefore be useful
to let people know that they should contact the county about that and not the town.
—She noted that there is a subdivision category called suburban, some have expressed
discontent with this name, but Woodworth noted that it doesn't seem like it's necessary
to re -name it as it doesn't conflict with any of the other category names.
3.2. Ted Crane requested that an agenda for these meetings be posted on the web.
4. The planning process — who is to do what and how do PB, PG, TB, and CAC interface?
4.1. Planner West provided two workflows to gain approval: the previous flow and a newly
proposed flow.
Previous Flow of Documents Toward Approval
Comm
CAC
Working Planning
Group Group Town Board Town Board Adopt
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Planning
Board
Proposed Flow of Documents Toward Approval
:CAC
Community
Adopt'
Planning
Board
S. More on the scope of the work and the time line for getting it done by year's end
5.1. We are currently right on schedule having passed the moratorium in Q1 and beginning
the public process of zoning changes in Q2.
5.2. The Hamlet group has already begun identifying new zones and the purpose of each zone.
5.3. The Conservation Working group has also identified some potential new zones.
5.3.1. Very large lot zone that would include publicly held land (e.g., DSF, Dotson Park) and
areas that the Danby community would like to put into a large lot conservation zone.
5.3.2. High priority preservation zone. strict requirements to protect key environmental
aspects such as UNAs
5.3.3. Medium priority zone that is more flexible which includes farms and forests where
we would want to keep a rural feel
5.3.4. Low priority - neighborhood or suburban zone where we are not proposing a lot of
substantial changes in the code.
5.3.5. Riparian and habitat corridor overlay that would protect some pieces of parcels that
are near streams or identified habitat migration corridors.
6. Update on where we stand
Quarter 1 — Pass moratorium begin scoping for zoning update
✓Review past lists of zoning/subdivision regulation problems, gather data.
Quarter 2 — Begin public process of zoning changes
✓April 6 - public meeting focused on the current zoning and subdivision including the
development review process, what they already do, what's working, what's not working
✓April - Identify the new zones that will be added and the purpose of each new zone
May & June - Draft new zone requirements
Quarter 3 — Review Draft Zoning Changes
July — Present draft to Town Board & Planning Group - 3 weeks for review and comment
August — Town Board hears public feedback, decides what changes to make or what
elements need significant further consideration
September — Present draft changes based on August direction — more feedback from public
Quarter 4 — Finalize and Adopt
October — Working sessions on areas of disagreement
November — Town Board hears from public gives final direction on any changes necessary
prior to adoption
December — Adoption of changes, if any, and expiration of moratorium
7. Feedback to the working groups from the Town Board
7.1. Thanks for the work that they're doing, particularly given the pressure to crank stuff out
in the next couple of months.
8. Meeting Adjourned 19:52
Submitted by Janice R. Adelman
Town Clerk