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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-05 Town Board Meeting Minutes1 | P a g e Town of Danby Town Board Meeting Minutes Draft Held Monday, May 5, 2025 Board Members Present: Joel Gagnon, Town Supervisor Leslie Connors Katharine Hunter Tyler Stein Patricia Woodworth Town Staff: Mariah Dillon, Town Clerk Greg Hutnik, Town Planner Other Atzendees: Ted Crane Ronda Roaring Zachary Larkins Captain Charles Tilton Garry Huddle Mark Pruce Jennifer Bryce Kareem Jennifer Tiffany Elana Maragni Raphael Akroff Eric Banford Imagen Diett Branden Chen Ryan Rupprecht Julie Spencer Shane Spencer Kerrianne Clark Garret Reich Zoe Wierson Ray Wang Emily DeSalvo Rich Lazarus Daphne Shululu Paciffc Austin Call to Order 6:0 5 PM Public Hearing Flood Damage Prevention Law Public Hearing Opened at 6:05 No one spoke for, or against, the Flood Damage Prevention Law. Public Hearing Closed at 6:0 5 Additions/Deletions to the Agenda Change of Signatory on Old Bank Accounts ~ Moved to Business Privilege of the Floor Katharine Hunter mentioned that there is a missing red golden doodle in Danby named Pooka. Ronda Roaring – “The document that Greg is presenting is very nearly the same as it was the last time he presented it, and … my opinions of it ha s not changed. I feel that the document is poorly worded. References, Ray Mayo, as having lives. I'd like to know how many lives he has. There still is no exhibit A. atzached to the document, and I think it needs a lot of work. I also disapprove of the fact that it's giving the 2 | P a g e town till 2040 to actually get this thing done. I think we could get it done much sooner than that if we put ourselves together and got it done. Another thing that I wanted to say is that the county highway department came along South Dan by Road the other day and oiled and stoned it, and the paved portion of the road went from 20 feet one inch to 24 feet 3 inches, which means that I lost 4 feet 2 inches. My case in court is still ongoing, and I stopped the fellow who was supposed to be the supervisor of this whole stoning project, and asked him why he felt he had a right to be doing this, and he said, “We have a 50 foot right of way on this road.” And I said, “Do you have any documentation for that?” And he said, “No,” he did not. So we're still back at that whole business. And this applies basically to most of the town and county roads in Danby. So I just wanted you to know that that is still going on .” Ted Crane – Atzended the Safe Streets presentation and …” I see the document that is atzached to the agenda is the same document that is on their website. Unfortunately, that document has no …speciffcs for Danby. If they are asking you to approve this , just the concept that there should be safer streets in Danby, well, that's one thing. But you have seen, and the public has not seen a more speciffc document that actually describes what is proposed for Danby, and that without showing it to the public , I do not think you should vote to approve this thing unless the public has seen this and commented on it. I did ask 2 questions during the meeting. One question was, “Who pays for this?” And the answer was, “Well, we will also help you ffnd grants from the Federal Government.” Not in the next 4 years, … I don't think that'll happen. So do bear that in mind. I don't think you should move forward with this in any speciffc way other than a general thank you for sending this to us, but we need to see some more information. … I wish the ifood damage actually, that there had been links available . They're not hard to ffnd, I admit, but some people don't use Google every day and have trouble with links to the ifood maps and the meaning of the program. I see no problem to approving it, but I wish there was more coverage of it.” Garry Huddle – Was looking for an update regarding the woman who fell in the Town Hall parking lot. Dillon had no update and mentioned she had emailed Supervisor Gagnon regarding an incident report. Huddle also asked about Safe Streets for All Zero Vision Policy Resolution . He mentioned that the second page: “Now, you're trying to group everybody into separate boxes. Basically, I guess what you're saying is that children, older adults, people of color, people with disabilities and people who are unhoused don't know how to cross the street. Is that what we're saying? … The town of Danby adopts the goal of eliminating racial proffling and inadequate enforcement of tralfic violations. What are we talking about? Supervisor Gagon responded: We participated in this countywide assessment, hoping that we might get something out of it that would help make our streets safer. And what we have is a draft report. There's an opportunity for anybody who wants to comment on that draft report. We are asked to endorse it, basically with a resolution which is what we'll talk about later on the agenda. But the reality is that we're being asked to vote to approve a plan which is still a draft. So we might want to hold off until it's not. But we're in the commen t period now, and the kind of questions that you are making, and Ted's making, and that Rhonda's making ought to be made to the people putzing this thing together , so that they can respond. Correspondence – None Announcements Town Clerk Dillon announced that she will be out of the olfice from May 15 to about June 15th. Deputy Clerk Savoy will take town board meeting minutes on Monday, May 19, and Deputy Clerk Katt will take town board meeting minutes on Monday, June 2nd. Hunter announced Taps Across America . The program here will be at 3 o'clock May 26th. 3 | P a g e Reports and Presentations • Design Connect Final Presentation – Dobson Property Redevelopment Plan Cornell Students from Design Connect presented their ideas and recommendations for the Dobson site on Rt 96B. The design included single family housing, townhouses, a town square, daycare, pavilion, recreation space and managed and unmanaged forest areas. • Supervisor’s Report • Town Clerk Report • Code Olficers Report Meeting Minutes Resolution 134 of 2025 To Approve the April 21, 2025, Town Board Meeting Minutes Moved by Connors Seconded by Gagnon Vote:  Connors Yes  Hunter Yes  Stein Yes Woodworth Yes  Gagnon Yes        Resolution 134 of 2025 passed on May 5, 20 25  Warrant Abstract 0 9 of 2025 Resolution 135 of 2025 To Approve the General Fund Vouchers 178 - 196 for $24,7 66.34 Moved by Connors Seconded by Woodworth Vote:  Connors Yes  Hunter Yes  Stein Yes Woodworth Yes  Gagnon Yes        Resolution 135 of 2025 passed on May 5 , 2025   Resolution 136 of 2025 To A pprove the Highway Fund Vouchers 75 - 81 for $23,213.66 Moved by Connors Seconded by Woodworth Vote:  Connors Yes  Hunter Yes  Stein Yes Woodworth Yes  Gagnon Yes        Resolution 136 of 2025 passed on May 5 , 2025   4 | P a g e Business Flood Damage Prevention Local Law #4 Resolution 137 of 2025 The Town Board of the Town of Danby hereby repeals Local Law No. 1 of 1991, “A Local Law Relating to Flood Damage Protection,” and replaces it with the following local law to be entitled “A Local Law for Flood Damage Prevention” as authorized by the New York State Constitution, Article IX, Section 2, and Environmental Conservation Law, Article 36, reading as follows: SECTION 1.0 STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE 1.1 FINDINGS The Town Board of the Town of Danby finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the Town of Danby and that such damages may include: destruction or loss of private and public housing, damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and injury to and loss of human life. To minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter set forth, this local law is adopted. 1.2 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE It is the purpose of this local law to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed to: (1) regulate uses which are dangerous to health, safety and property due to water or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging increases in erosion or in ifood heights or velocities; (2) require that uses vulnerable to ifoods, including facilities which serve such uses, be protected against ifood damage at the time of initial construction; (3) control the alteration of natural ifoodplains, stream channels, and natural protective barriers which are involved in the accommodation of ifood waters; (4) control fflling, grading, dredging and other development which may increase erosion or ifood damages; (5) regulate the construction of ifood barriers which will unnaturally divert ifood waters or which may increase ifood hazards to other lands, and; (6) qualify for and maintain participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. 1.3 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this local law are: (l) to protect human life and health; (2) to minimize expenditure of public money for costly ifood control projects; (3) to minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts associated with ifooding and generally undertaken at the expense of the general public; 5 | P a g e (4) to minimize prolonged business interruptions; (5) to minimize damage to public facilities and utilities such as water and gas mains, electric, telephone, sewer lines, streets and bridges located in areas of special ifood hazard; (6) to help maintain a stable tax base by providing for the sound use and development of areas of special ifood hazard so as to minimize future ifood blight areas; (7) to provide that developers are notiffed that property is in an area of special ifood hazard; and, (8) to ensure that those who occupy the areas of special ifood hazard assume responsibility for their actions. SECTION 2.0 DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this local law shall be interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give this local law its most reasonable application. “Accessory Structure” is a structure used solely for parking (two-car detached garages or smaller) or limited storage, represent a minimal investment of not more than 10 percent of the value of the primary structure, and may not be used for human habitation. "Appeal" means a request for a review of the Local Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this Local Law or a request for a variance. "Area of shallow flooding" means a designated AO, AH or VO Zone on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) with a one percent or greater annual chance of flooding to an average annual depth of one to three feet where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and where velocity flow may be evident. Such flooding is characterized by ponding or sheet flow. "Area of special flood hazard" is the land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area may be designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A1-A30, A99, V, VO, VE, or V1-V30. It is also commonly referred to as the base floodplain or l00-year floodplain. For purposes of this Local Law, the term “special flood hazard area (SFHA)” is synonymous in meaning with the phrase “area of special flood hazard.” "Base flood" means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. "Basement" means that portion of a building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. "Building" see "Structure" "Cellar" has the same meaning as "Basement". "Crawl Space" means an enclosed area beneath the lowest elevated floor, eighteen inches or more in height, which is used to service the underside of the lowest elevated floor. The elevation of the floor of this enclosed area, which may be of soil, gravel, concrete or other material, must be equal 6 | P a g e to or above the lowest adjacent exterior grade. The enclosed crawl space area shall be properly vented to allow for the equalization of hydrostatic forces which would be experienced during periods of flooding. "Development" means any human-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, paving, excavation or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials. "Elevated building" means a non-basement building (i) built, in the case of a building in Zones A1-A30, AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B, C, X, or D, to have the top of the elevated floor, or in the case of a building in Zones V1-30, VE, or V, to have the bottom of the lowest horizontal structure member of the elevated floor, elevated above the ground level by means of pilings, columns (posts and piers), or shear walls parallel to the flow of the water and (ii) adequately anchored so as not to impair the structural integrity of the building during a flood of up to the magnitude of the base flood. In the case of Zones A1-A30, AE, A, A99, AO, AH, B, C, X, or D, "elevated building" also includes a building elevated by means of fill or solid foundation perimeter walls with openings sufficient to facilitate the unimpeded movement of flood waters. In the case of Zones V1-V30, VE, or V, "elevated building" also includes a buildi ng otherwise meeting the definition of "elevated building", even though the lower area is enclosed by means of breakaway walls that meet the federal standards. "Federal Emergency Management Agency" means the Federal agency that administers the National Flood Insurance Program. "Flood" or "Flooding" means a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: (l) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. "Flood" or "flooding" also means the collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as a flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in (1) above. "Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM)" means an official map of the community published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of a riverine community's Flood Insurance Study. The FBFM delineates a Regulatory Floodway along water courses studied in detail in the Flood Insurance Study. "Flood Elevation Study" means an examination, evaluation and determination of the flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of flood - related erosion hazards. "Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM)" means an official map of a community, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazard have been designated as Zone A but no flood elevations are provided. "Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)" means an official map of a community, on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community. 7 | P a g e "Flood Insurance Study" see "ifood elevation study". "Floodplain" or "Flood-prone area" means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see deffnition of "Flooding"). "Floodproofing" means any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents. "Floodway" - has the same meaning as "Regulatory Floodway". "Functionally dependent use" means a use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in close proximity to water, such as a docking or port facility necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, shipbuilding, and ship repair facilities. The term does not include long -term storage, manufacturing, sales, or service facilities. "Highest adjacent grade" means the highest natural elevation of the ground surface, prior to construction, next to the proposed walls of a structure. "Historic structure" means any structure that is: (1) listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register; (2) certiffed or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical signiffcance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district; (3) individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or (4) individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certiffed either: (i) by an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior or (ii)directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs. "Local Administrator" is the person appointed by the community to administer and implement this local law by granting or denying development permits in accordance with its provisions. This person is often the Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer, or employee of an engineering department. "Lowest floor" means lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement or cellar). An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided, that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this Local Law. "Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term does not include a "Recreational vehicle" 8 | P a g e "Manufactured home park or subdivision" means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale. "Mean sea level" means, for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of l929, the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), or other datum, to which base flood elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced. "Mobile home" - has the same meaning as "Manufactured home". "New construction" means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by the community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structure. "One -hundred-year flood" or "100 -year flood" has the same meaning as "Base Flood". "Principally above ground" means that at least 5l percent of the actual cash value of the structure, excluding land value, is above ground. "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle which is: (1) built on a single chassis; (2) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projections; (3) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and, (4) not designed primarily for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. "Regulatory Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in a Flood Insurance Study or by other agencies as provided in Section 4.4-2 of this Law. "Start of construction" means the date of permit issuance for new construction and substantial improvements to existing structures, provided that actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement, or other improvement is within 180 days after the date of issuance. The actual start of construction means the first placement of permanent construction of a building (including a manufactured home) on a site, such as the pouring of a slab or footings, installation of pilings or construction of columns. Permanent construction does not include land preparation (such as clearing, excavation, grading, or filling), or the installation of streets or walkways, or excavation for a basement, footings, piers or foundations, or the erection of temporary forms, or the installation of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main building. For a substantial improvement, the actual “start of construction” means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. "Structure" means a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home. "Substantial damage" means damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. "Substantial improvement" means any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other 9 | P a g e improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. The term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage", regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: (1) any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code speciffcations which have been identiffed by the local code enforcement olficial and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or (2) any alteration of a "Historic structure", provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "Historic structure". "Variance" means a grant of relief from the requirements of this local law which permits construction or use in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this local law. “Violation” means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community’s flood plain management regulations. SECTION 3.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS 3.1 LANDS TO WHICH THIS LOCAL LAW APPLIES This local law shall apply to all areas of special flood hazard within the jurisdiction of the Town of Danby, Tompkins County 3.2 BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD The areas of special flood hazard for the Town of Danby, Community Number 360845 are identified and defined on the following documents prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (1) Flood Insurance Rate Map Panels: 36109C0193D, 36109C0194D, 36109C0213D, 36109C0214D, 36109C0218D, 36109C0281D, 36109C0282D, 36109C0283D, 36109C0284D, 36109C0291D, 36109C0292D, 36109C0301D, 36109C0302D, 36109C0303D, 36109C0304D, 36109C0306D, 36109C0308D, 36109C0309D, 36109C0315D, 36109C0320D whose effective date is June 18, 2025. (2) A scientiffc and engineering report entitled “Flood Insurance Study, Tompkins County, New York, (All Jurisdictions),” dated June 18, 2025 . The above documents are hereby adopted and declared to be a part of this Local Law. The Flood Insurance Study and/or maps are on file at: The Town of Danby Code Enforcement Office, 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 3.3 INTERPRETATION AND CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS This Local Law includes all revisions to the National Flood Insurance Program through June 26, 2001, and shall supersede all previous laws adopted for the purpose of flood damage prevention. 10 | P a g e In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this local law shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, and welfare. Whenever the requirements of this local law are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, or ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing the higher standards, shall govern. 3.4 SEVERABILITY The invalidity of any section or provision of this local law shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof. 3.5 PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE No structure in an area of special flood hazard shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered and no land shall be excavated or filled without full compliance with the terms of this local law and any other applicable regulations. Any infraction of the provisions of this local law by failure to comply with any of its requirements, including infractions of conditions and safeguards established in connection with conditions of the permit, shall constitute a violation. Any person who violates this local law or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined no more than $250 or imprisoned for not more than l5 days or both. Each day of noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town of Danby from taking such other lawful action as necessary to prevent or remedy an infraction. Any structure found not compliant with the requirements of this local law for which the developer and/or owner has not applied for and received an approved variance under Section 6.0 will be declared non-compliant and notification sent to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 3.6 WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY The degree of flood protection required by this local law is considered reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be increased by human- made or natural causes. This local law does not imply that land outside the area of special flood hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free from flooding or flood damages. This local law shall not create liability on the part of the Town of Danby any officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for any flood damages that result from reliance on this local law, or any administrative decision lawfully made there under. SECTION 4.0 ADMINISTRATION 4.1 DESIGNATION OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby appointed Local Administrator to administer and implement this local law by granting or denying floodplain development permits in accordance with its provisions. 4.2 THE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 4.2-1 PURPOSE A floodplain development permit is hereby established for all construction and other development to be undertaken in areas of special flood hazard in this community for the purpose of protecting its citizens from increased flood hazards and ensuring that 11 | P a g e new development is constructed in a manner that minimizes its exposure to flooding. It shall be unlawful to undertake any development in an area of special flood hazard, as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in Section 3.2, without a valid floodplain development permit. Application for a permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Local Administrator and may include, but not be limited to: plans, in duplicate, drawn to scale and showing: the nature, location, dimensions, and elevations of the area in question; existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities, and the location of the foregoing. 4.2-2 FEES All applications for a floodplain development permit shall be accompanied by an application fee of $0. In addition, the applicant shall be responsible for reimbursing the Town of Danby for any additional costs necessary for review, inspection and approval of this project. The Local Administrator may require a deposit of no more than $500.00 to cover these additional costs. 4.3 APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT The applicant shall provide the following information as appropriate. Additional information may be required on the permit application form. (1) The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest ifoor (including basement or cellar) of any new or substantially improved residential structure to be located in a special ifood hazard area. Upon completion of the lowest ifoor, the permitee shall submit to the Local Administrator the as-built elevation, certiffed by a licensed professional engineer or surveyor. (2) The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest ifoor (including basement or cellar) of any new or substantially improved non- residential structure to be located in Zones A1-A30, AE, or AH or Zone A if base ifood elevation data are available. Upon completion of the lowest ifoor, the permitee shall submit to the Local Administrator the as-built elevation, certiffed by a licensed professional engineer or surveyor. (3) The proposed elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any new or substantially improved non -residential structure will be ifoodproofed. Upon completion of the ifoodproofed portion of the structure, the permitee shall submit to the Local Administrator the as-built ifoodproofed elevation, certiffed by a professional engineer or surveyor. (4) A certiffcate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any utility ifoodprooffng will meet the criteria in Section 5.2 -3, UTILITIES. (5) A certiffcate from a licensed professional engineer or architect that any non - residential ifoodproofed structure will meet the ifoodprooffng criteria in Section 5.4, NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. (6) A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of proposed development. Computations by a licensed professional engineer must be submitzed that demonstrate that the altered or relocated segment will provide equal or greater conveyance than the original stream segment. The applicant must submit any maps, computations or other material 12 | P a g e required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to revise the documents enumerated in Section 3.2, when notiffed by the Local Administrator, and must pay any fees or other costs assessed by FEMA for this purpose. The applicant must also provide assurances that the conveyance capacity of the altered or relocated stream segment will be maintained. (7) A technical analysis, by a licensed professional engineer, if required by the Local Administrator, which shows whether proposed development to be located in an area of special ifood hazard may result in physical damage to any other property. (8) In Zone A, when no base ifood elevation data are available from other sources, base ifood elevation data shall be provided by the permit applicant for subdivision proposals and other proposed developments (including proposals for manufactured home and recreational vehicle parks and subdivisions) that are greater than either 50 lots or 5 acres. 4.4 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR Duties of the Local Administrator shall include, but not be limited to the following. 4.4-1 PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW The Local Administrator shall conduct the following permit application review before issuing a floodplain development permit: (1) Review all applications for completeness, particularly with the requirements of subsection 4.3, APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT, and for compliance with the provisions and standards of this law. (2) Review subdivision and other proposed new development, including manufactured home parks to determine whether proposed building sites will be reasonably safe from ifooding. If a proposed building site is located in an area of special ifood hazard, all new construction and substantial improvements shall meet the applicable standards of Section 5.0, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS and, in particular, sub -section 5.1 -1 SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS. (3) Determine whether any proposed development in an area of special ifood hazard may result in physical damage to any other property (e.g., stream bank erosion and increased ifood velocities). The Local Administrator may require the applicant to submit additional technical analyses and data necessary to complete the determination. If the proposed development may result in physical damage to any other property or fails to meet the requirements of Section 5.0, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, no permit shall be issued. The applicant may revise the application to include measures that mitigate or eliminate the adverse effects and re-submit the application. (4) Determine that all necessary permits have been received from 13 | P a g e those governmental agencies from which approval is required by State or Federal law. 4.4-2 USE OF OTHER FLOOD DATA (1) When the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated areas of special ifood hazard on the community's Flood Insurance Rate map (FIRM) but has neither produced water surface elevation data (these areas are designated Zone A or V on the FIRM) nor identiffed a ifoodway, the Local Administrator shall obtain, review and reasonably utilize any base ifood elevation and ifoodway data available from a Federal, State or other source, including data developed pursuant to paragraph 4.3(7), as criteria for requiring that new construction, substantial improvements or other proposed development meet the requirements of this law. (2) When base ifood elevation data are not available, the Local Administrator may use ifood information from any other authoritative source, such as historical data, to establish ifood elevations within the areas of special ifood hazard, for the purposes of this law. (3) When an area of special ifood hazard, base ifood elevation, and/or ifoodway data are available from a Federal, State or other authoritative source, but differ from the data in the documents enumerated in Section 3.2, the Local Administrator may reasonably utilize the other ifood information to enforce more restrictive development standards. 4.4-3 ALTERATION OF WATERCOURSES (l) Notification to adjacent municipalities that may be affected and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation prior to permitting any alteration or relocation of a watercourse and submit evidence of such notification to the Regional Administrator, Region II, Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Determine that the permit holder has provided for maintenance within the altered or relocated portion of said watercourse so that the flood carrying capacity is not diminished. 4.4 -4 CONSTRUCTION STAGE (1) In Zones A1-A30, AE and AH, and Zone A if base ifood elevation data are available, upon placement of the lowest ifoor or completion of ifoodprooffng of a new or substantially improved structure, obtain from the permit holder a certiffcation of the as-built elevation of the lowest ifoor or ifoodproofed elevation, in relation to mean sea level. The certiffcate shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer and certiffed by same. For manufactured homes, 14 | P a g e the permit holder shall submit the certiffcate of elevation upon placement of the structure on the site. A certiffcate of elevation must also be submitzed for a recreational vehicle if it remains on a site for 180 consecutive days or longer (unless it is fully licensed and ready for highway use). (2) Any further work undertaken prior to submission and approval of the certiffcation shall be at the permit holder's risk. The Local Administrator shall review all data submitzed. Deffciencies detected shall be cause to issue a stop work order for the project unless immediately corrected. 4.4-5 INSPECTIONS The Local Administrator and/or the developer's engineer or architect shall make periodic inspections at appropriate times throughout the period of construction to monitor compliance with permit conditions and enable said inspector to certify, if requested, that the development is in compliance with the requirements of the floodplain development permit and/or any variance provisions. 4.4-6 STOP WORK ORDERS (1) The Local Administrator shall issue, or cause to be issued, a stop work order for any ifoodplain development found ongoing without a development permit. Disregard of a stop work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in Section 3.5 of this local law. (2) The Local Administrator shall issue, or cause to be issued, a stop work order for any ifoodplain development found non -compliant with the provisions of this law and/or the conditions of the development permit. Disregard of a stop work order shall subject the violator to the penalties described in Section 3.5 of this local law. 4.4-7 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (l) In areas of special flood hazard, as determined by documents enumerated in Section 3.2, it shall be unlawful to occupy or to permit the use or occupancy of any building or premises, or both, or part thereof hereafter created, erected, changed, converted or wholly or partly altered or enlarged in its use or structure until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Local Administrator stating that the building or land conforms to the requirements of this local law. (2) A certificate of compliance shall be issued by the Local Administrator upon satisfactory completion of all development in areas of special flood hazard. (3) Issuance of the certificate shall be based upon the inspections conducted as prescribed in Section 4.4-5, INSPECTIONS, and/or any certified elevations, hydraulic data, floodproofing, anchoring requirements or encroachment analyses which may have been required as a condition of the approved permit. 4.4-8 INFORMATION TO BE RETAINED 15 | P a g e The Local Administrator shall retain and make available for inspection, copies of the following: (1) Floodplain development permits and certiffcates of compliance; (2) Certiffcations of as-built lowest ifoor elevations of structures, required pursuant to sub-sections 4.4 -4(1) and 4.4 -4(2), and whether or not the structures contain a basement; (3) Floodprooffng certiffcates required pursuant to sub-section 4.4 -4(1), and whether or not the structures contain a basement; (4) Variances issued pursuant to Section 6.0, VARIANCE PROCEDURES; and, (5) Notices required under sub-section 4.4 -3, ALTERATION OF WATERCOURSES. SECTION 5.0 CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS 5.1 GENERAL STANDARDS The following standards apply to new development, including new and substantially improved structures, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in Section 3.2. 5.1-1 SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS The following standards apply to all new subdivision proposals and other proposed development in areas of special flood hazard (including proposals for manufactured home and recreational vehicle parks and subdivisions): (l) Proposals shall be consistent with the need to minimize ifood damage; (2) Public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical and water systems shall be located and constructed so as to minimize ifood damage; and, (3) Adequate drainage shall be provided to reduce exposure to ifood damage. 5.1-2 ENCROACHMENTS (1) Within Zones A1 -A30 and AE, on streams without a regulatory ifoodway, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development (including ffll) shall be permitzed unless: (i) the applicant demonstrates that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base ifood more than one foot at any location, or, (ii) the Town of Danby agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)for a conditional FIRM revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Town of Danby for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. 16 | P a g e The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Town of Danby for all costs related to the ffnal map revision. (2) On streams with a regulatory ifoodway, as shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map or the Flood Insurance Rate Map adopted in Section 3.2, no new construction, substantial improvements or other development in the ifoodway (including ffll) shall be permitzed unless: (i) a technical evaluation by a licensed professional engineer demonstrates through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practice that such an encroachment shall not result in any increase in ifood levels during occurrence of the base ifood, or, (ii) the Town of Danby agrees to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a conditional FIRM and ifoodway revision, FEMA approval is received and the applicant provides all necessary data, analyses and mapping and reimburses the Town of Danby for all fees and other costs in relation to the application. The applicant must also provide all data, analyses and mapping and reimburse the Town of Danby for all costs related to the ffnal map revisions. (3) In Zones A1 -A30, AE and AH, and also Zone A if base ifood elevation data are available, if any development is found to increase or decrease base ifood elevations, the Town of Danby shall as soon as practicable, but not later than six months after the date such information becomes available, notify FEMA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation of the changes by submitzing technical or scientiffc data in accordance with standard engineering practice. 5.2 STANDARDS FOR ALL STRUCTURES The following standards apply to new development, including new and substantially improved structures, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in Section 3.2. 5.2-1 ANCHORING New structures and substantial improvement to structures in areas of special flood hazard shall be anchored to prevent flotation, collapse, or lateral movement during the base flood. This requirement is in addition to applicable State and local anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces. 5.2 -2 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS (l) New construction and substantial improvements to structures shall be constructed with materials and utility equipment resistant to ifood damage. (2) New construction and substantial improvements to structures 17 | P a g e shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize ifood damage. (3) For enclosed areas below the lowest ifoor of a structure within Zones A1- A30, AE, AO or A, new and substantially improved structures shall have fully enclosed areas below the lowest ifoor that are useable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area other than a basement and which are subject to ifooding, designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic ifood forces on exterior walls by allowing for the entry and exit of ifood waters. Designs for meeting this requirement must either be certiffed by a licensed professional engineer or architect or meet or exceed the following minimum criteria: (i) a minimum of two openings of each enclosed area having a total net area of not less than one square inch for every square foot of enclosed area subject to ifooding; (ii) the botzom of all such openings no higher than one foot above the lowest adjacent ffnished grade and; (iii) openings not less than three inches in any direction. Openings may be equipped with louvers, valves, screens or other coverings or devices provided they permit the automatic entry and exit of floodwaters. Enclosed areas sub-grade on all sides are considered basements and are not permitted. 5.2-3 UTILITIES (1) New and replacement electrical equipment, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing connections, and other service equipment shall be located at least two feet above the base ifood elevation, at least three feet above the highest adjacent grade in a Zone A without an available base ifood elevation where permitzed, or be designed to prevent water from entering and accumulating within the components during a ifood and to resist hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and stresses. Electrical wiring and outlets, switches, junction boxes and panels shall be elevated or designed to prevent water from entering and accumulating within the components unless they conform to the appropriate provisions of the electrical part of the Building Code of New York State or the Residential Code of New York State for location of such items in wet locations; (2) New and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate inffltration of ifood waters into the system; (3) New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or eliminate inffltration of ifood waters. Sanitary sewer and storm drainage systems for buildings that have openings below the base ifood elevation shall be provided with automatic 18 | P a g e backifow valves or other automatic backifow devices that are installed in each discharge line passing through a building's exterior wall; and, (4) On-site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to them or contamination from them during ifooding. 5.2-4 STORAGE TANKS (1) Underground tanks shall be anchored to prevent ifotation, collapse and lateral movement during conditions of the base ifood. (2) Above -ground tanks shall be: a. anchored to prevent ifoatation, collapse or lateral movement during conditions of the base ifood or; b. installed at or above the base ifood elevation as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in Section 3.2 plus two feet. 5.3 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES 5.3-1 ELEVATION The following standards apply to new and substantially improved residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in sub-sections 5.1 -1, SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS, and 5.1 -2, ENCROACHMENTS, and Section 5.2, STANDARDS FOR ALL STRUCTURES. (1) Within Special Flood Hazard Areas, new construction and substantial improvements shall have the lowest ifoor (including basement) elevated to or above two feet above the base ifood elevation. (2) Within Zone A, if the Base ifood elevation is not speciffed, a base ifood elevation shall be determined by either of the following: a. Obtain and reasonably use data available from a federal, state or other source plus 2 feet of freeboard or: b. Determine the base ifood elevation in accordance with accepted hydrologic and hydraulic engineering practices, plus freeboard. Determinations shall be undertaken by a registered design professional who shall be documented that the technical methods used reifect currently accepted engineering practice. Studies, analyses, and computations shall be submitzed in sulficient detail to allow thorough review and approval. (3) Within Zone AO, new construction and substantial improvements shall have the lowest ifoor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number speciffed in feet on the community's Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in Section 3.2 plus two feet of freeboard, or not less than 3 feet if a depth number is not speciffed. 19 | P a g e (4) Within Zones AH and AO, adequate drainage paths are required to guide ifood waters around and away from proposed structures on slopes. 5.4 NON-RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES The following standards apply to new and substantially improved commercial, industrial and other non-residential structures located in areas of special flood hazard, in addition to the requirements in sub -sections 5.1-1, SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS, and 5.1 -2, ENCROACHMENTS, and Section 5.2, STANDARDS FOR ALL STRUCTURES. (1) Within Zones A1 -A30, AE and AH, and also Zone A if base ifood elevation data are available, new construction and substantial improvements of any non - residential structure shall either: (i) have the lowest ifoor, including basement or cellar, elevated to or above two feet above the base ifood elevation; or (ii) be ifoodproofed so that the structure is watertight below two feet above the base ifood elevation, including atzendant utility and sanitary facilities, with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water. All structural components located below the base ifood level must be capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and the effects of buoyancy. (2) Within Zone AO, new construction and substantial improvements of non- residential structures shall: (i) have the lowest ifoor (including basement) elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number speciffed in feet on the community's FIRM plus two feet (at least three feet if no depth number is speciffed), or (ii) together with atzendant utility and sanitary facilities, be completely ifoodproofed to that level to meet the ifoodprooffng standard speciffed in sub- section 5.4(1)(ii) (3) If the structure is to be ifoodproofed, a licensed professional engineer or architect shall develop and/or review structural design, speciffcations, and plans for construction. A Floodprooffng Certiffcate or other certiffcation shall be provided to the Local Administrator that certiffes the design and methods of construction are in accordance with accepted standards of practice for meeting the provisions of Section 5.4(1)(ii), including the speciffc elevation (in relation to mean sea level) to which the structure is to be ifoodproofed. (4) Within Zones AH and AO, adequate drainage paths are required to guide ifood waters around and away from proposed structures on slopes. (5) Within Zone A, when no base ifood elevation data are available, the lowest ifoor ( including basement) shall be elevated at least three feet above the highest adjacent grade. 5.5 MANUFACTURED HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 20 | P a g e The following standards in addition to the standards in Section 5.1, GENERAL STANDARDS, and Section 5.2, STANDARDS FOR ALL STRUCTURES apply, as indicated, in areas of special flood hazard to manufactured homes and to recreational vehicles which are located in areas of special flood hazard. (1) Recreational vehicles placed on sites within Zones A1 -A30, AE and AH shall either: (i) be on site fewer than 180 consecutive days, (ii) be fully licensed and ready for highway use, or (iii) meet the requirements for manufactured homes in paragraphs 5.5(2), (3) and (4). A recreational vehicle is ready for highway use if it is on its wheels or jacking system, is attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities and security devices and has no permanently attached additions. (2) A manufactured home that is placed or substantially improved in Zones A1 -A30, AE, AH and Zone A shall be elevated on a permanent foundation such that the botzom of the frame of the manufactured home chassis is elevated to or above two feet above the base ifood elevation and is securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system to resist ifotation, collapse and lateral movement. (3) Within Zone AO, the botzom of the frame of the manufactured home chassis shall be elevated above the highest adjacent grade at least as high as the depth number speciffed on the Flood Insurance Rate Map enumerated in Section 3.2 plus two feet (at least three feet if no depth number is speciffed).The foundation and anchorage of manufactured homes to be located in identiffed ifoodways shall be designed and constructed in accordance with Section 5.2 -1, ANCHORING. 5.6 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES INCLUDING DETACHED GARAGES The following standards apply to new and substantially improved accessory structures, including detached garages, in the areas of special flood hazard shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map designated in Section 3.2. (1) The accessory structure must meet the deffnition of structure, for ifoodplain management purposes, provided in 44 CFR § 59.1, where walled and roofed shall be interpreted as having two outside rigid walls and a fully secured roof. (2) The accessory structure should be small, as deffned by the community and approved by FEMA, and represent a minimal investment. Accessory structures of any size may be considered for a variance; however, FEMA considers accessory structures that meet the following criteria to be small and therefore not necessarily in need of a variance, if the community chooses to allow it: a. Located in an A Zone (A, AE, A1 -A30, AR, A99) and less than or equal to the size of a one-story, two-car garage. 21 | P a g e (3) Accessory structures must meet the standards of Section 5.2 -1, ANCHORING, (4) The portions of the accessory structure located below BFE plus two feet of freeboard must be constructed with ifood-resistant materials. (5) Mechanical and utility equipment for the accessory structure must be elevated or dry ifoodproofed to or above BFE plus two feet of freeboard. (6) Within Zones AO and Zone A, if base ifood elevation data are not available, areas below three feet above the highest adjacent grade shall be constructed using methods and practices that minimize ifood damage. (7) The accessory structure must comply with the ifoodway encroachment provisions of the NFIP. (8) The accessory structure must be wet ifoodproofed to protect the structure from hydrostatic pressure. The design must meet the NFIP design and performance standards for openings per 44 CFR § 60.3(c)(5) and must allow for the automatic entry and exit of ifoodwaters without manual operation or the presence of a person (or persons). 6 SECTION 6.0 VARIANCE PROCEDURE 6.1 APPEALS BOARD (1) The Board of Zoning Appeals as established by the Town Board hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from the requirements of this local law. (2) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall hear and decide appeals when it is alleged there is an error in any requirement, decision, or determination made by the Local Administrator in the enforcement or administration of this local law. (3) Those aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals may appeal such decision to the Supreme Court pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. (4) In passing upon such applications, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider all technical evaluations, all relevant factors, standards speciffed in other sections of this local law and: (i) the danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others; (ii) the danger to life and property due to ifooding or erosion damage; (iii) the susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to ifood damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner; (iv) the importance of the services provided by the proposed 22 | P a g e facility to the community; (v) the necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable; (vi) the availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to ifooding or erosion damage; (vii) the compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development; (viii) the relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan and ifoodplain management program of that area; (ix) the safety of access to the property in times of ifood for ordinary and emergency vehicles; (x) the costs to local governments and the dangers associated with conducting search and rescue operations during periods of ifooding; (xi) the expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise and sediment transport of the ifood waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site; and (xii) the costs of providing governmental services during and after ifood conditions, including search and rescue operations, maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems and streets and bridges. (5) Upon consideration of the factors of Section 6.l(4) and the purposes of this local law, the Board of Zoning Appeals may atzach such conditions to the granting of variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of this local law. (6) The Local Administrator shall maintain the records of all appeal actions including technical information and report any variances to the Federal Emergency Management Agency upon request. 6.2 CONDITIONS FOR VARIANCES (1) Generally, variances may be issued for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base ifood level, providing items (i-xii) in Section 6.l(4) have been fully considered. As the lot size increases beyond the one-half acre, the technical justiffcation required for issuing the variance increases. (2) Variances may be issued for the repair or rehabilitation of historic structures upon determination that: (i) the proposed repair or rehabilitation will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "Historic structure"; and 23 | P a g e (ii) the variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure. (3) Variances may be issued by a community for new construction and substantial improvements and for other development necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent use provided that: (i) the criteria of subparagraphs l, 4, 5, and 6 of this Section are met; and (ii) the structure or other development is protected by methods that minimize ifood damages during the base ifood and create no additional threat to public safety. (4) Variances shall not be issued within any designated ifoodway if any increase in ifood levels during the base ifood discharge would result. (5) Variances shall only be issued upon a determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the ifood hazard, to afford relief. (6) Variances shall only be issued upon receiving writzen justiffcation of: (i) a showing of good and sulficient cause; (ii) a determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant; and (iii) a determination that the granting of a variance will not result in increased ifood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or victimization of the public or conifict with existing local laws or ordinances. (7) Any applicant to whom a variance is granted for a building with the lowest ifoor below the base ifood elevation shall be given writzen notice over the signature of a community olficial that: (i) the issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the base ifood level will result in increased premium rates for ifood insurance up to amounts as high as $25 for $100 of insurance coverage; and (ii) such construction below the base ifood level increases risks to life and property. Such notification shall be maintained with the record of all variance actions as required in Section 4.4 -8 of this Local Law Moved by Gagnon Seconded by Woodworth Vote:  Connors Yes  Hunter Yes  Stein Yes Woodworth Yes  Gagnon Yes        Resolution 13 7 of 2025 passed on May 5, 2025   24 | P a g e Safe Streets for All Zero Vision Policy Resolution – Schedule Vote or Conduct It? The board agreed to discuss this and determine what to do at the next board meeting. Change of Signatory on Old Bank Accounts Resolution 13 8 of 2025 To CHANGE SIGNATORY ON TWO OLD TOMPKINS TRUST COMPANY BANK ACCOUNTS WHEREAS we have been notified by Tompkins Trust Company that there are still two dormant accounts on their books with balances of .01 in each, and WHEREAS the signatory on both of those accounts still reads Frederic Dietrich and needs to be changed, and WHEREAS in order to change the status of these two dormant accounts to active so that they can be closed by the current supervisor, a resolution from the Board is required; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Town of Danby authorizes the new signatory on two Tompkins Trust Company Accounts ending in 2205 and 4304 be changed to Joel Gagnon; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor close these two accounts. Moved by Connors Seconded by Gagnon Vote:  Connors Yes  Hunter Yes  Stein Yes Woodworth Yes  Gagnon Yes        Resolution 13 8 of 2025 passed on May 5, 2025   Discussion of Next Meeting Agenda Safe Streets for All Zero Vision Policy Resolution Gagnon asked about speed limit reductions. Connors agreed to look into it . Connors will also bring a new list of potential speed reductions to the next meeting. Woodworth to bring a draft of a Town Hall Meeting Policy to the next meeting. Discussion Regarding the Heat Detectors for Town Hall Stein had questions about the replacement of 3 addressable heat detectors for the Town Hall. He mentioned that he rec eived an email from the Danby Code Olficer stating that they must be replaced to comply with existing building codes. Discussion ensued regarding cost, appropriateness and approval processes. Dillon will schedule the heat detectors to be installed as soon as possible. Adjourn 7:36