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Minutes
Town of Denby Planning Board April 18, 1984
Members Presents Nanny Weitzel, Jim Hovanec, Joel Gagnon,
Walt Sczepanski, Carol Benjamin
Others Presents Gene Johnson, Robert Sand,
Edwin F. :.Kondratowicz, Pam Clermont, Ed. M.
Sczepanski, George Gibbs, Dorothy Roberts,
Donald Graham,
C. James Win , Ronald Sc'nauPr,
Roberts, Frank Muzzy, Carol
Herb En.gman
A public hearing on.the application for a special permit for a
hunting lodge on Hill Road was called to order at 7 :35 PM,
Gene Johnson, speaking for the group of applicants, presented a
letter from Cotton Hanlon granting them permission to erect a hunting
lodge on land leased from Cotton Hanlon, Robert Sand, of Cotton Hanlon,
extilained the terms of the lease (5 years, renewable). The building is
to be removed when the lease is terminated. Such lease arrangemeni:,s
are common for Cotton Hanlon, and help to cover the cost of taxes on
their timber land.
Herb Engman, of S. Danby Road, objected to the location of the
hunting camp in a residential area. He also noted the potential for
conversion of the camp to residential use, and observed that the proprerty
is nonconforming in several respects. He was told that most of the
violations were being addressed (especially the need for adequate off -
street parking), and that variances had been obtained for the rest.
A discussion by the Board followed in which several concerns were
raised. These were incorporated into a set of restrictions which are
as follows:
1) that the use of the facility be restricted to recreational use
2) that the present building not be enlarged without amendment to
the special permit
3) that conversion to residential use be specifically prohibited
4) that adequate provision be made for off - street parking
5) that no more than 15 people use the facility at any one time
A motion was made (Joel), seconded (Carol), and approved (unanimous)
to recommend to the Board of Zoning Appeals approval of the special
permit application with the above restrictions.
There followed the regular meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting
were not yet ready, so we went directly to the balance of the agenda.
Don raised the question of qualification for national flood insurance.
In exchange for ensuring that construction in flood hazard areas will
be tightly controlled (and virtually prohibited) in the future, the Federal
Government makes available subsidized flood insurance (higher coverages
and lower rates than otherwise available) for those already located in
flood hazard areas. In order to qualify, the Town has to pass a local
law indicating how it will designate the flood hazard areas and enforce
the prohibition against construction therein. Flood -prone areas in
the Town include the area around Jennings Pond and Buttermilk Creek,
and in West Danby along the creek. The Board expressed a desire to see
exactly what areas would be covered. Also needed was a determination of
what kind of town law would be necessary to administer the regulations.
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Don said he would contact Gary Fvans (of the County Planning Department)
about addressing those needs and get back to us.
Pam Clermont (Town Attorney) reported that she discovered that the
Town has a junk car law. The Town Board, we were told, would like to
see it expanded into a new law dealing with all junk. Pam presented us
with a copy of the Town's junk car law and the Town of Ithaca's junk law,
Don solicited committee members to work on this. Joel volunteered.
Jim indicated interest but no available time, save for consulting, and
Don volunteered.
Pam
said
she
was still
trying
to get copies
of the
Groton Zoning
Ordinance
for
us
(recently
revised),
but as
of yet
had
not succeeded.
Jim had
with him
the information he
gathered on building
permit
fees charged
by various
other neighboring
communities. He
had no copies,
though,
so we
deferred
further discussion
until the next meeting,
occupation
Joel described a
business
located on Manle
Avenue
in West
Danby
and asked Pam and the
members
of the Board for
their opinions
on whether
it could reasonably be
called
a "customary home
occupation
", as
allowed
In residential districts
under
the current ordinance.
It was
universal
opinion that it could
not. Joel
was to contact
Gary Stillman,
the pros
prietor, to talk
to
him
about
it.
Jim reported that
he had contacted someone
in the theater
lighting;
business located in the
old
Danby School,
and contrary to the impression
some people had, he was
led
to believe that they were doing quite,
Well,
That property lrJil '. -r°
to te
re one-6. 10:i -
in the event
the
company
should decide to
buy
the property
from the school district.
Pam suggested that in the
be filed with the County Clerk
chances of retrieving them at
filing fee to the application
that section of the ordinance
received.
Meeting was adjourned at
future copies of Planned DPvel
in "miscellaneous records" to
a later date. She suggested ad
fee for the planned development
is revised. This suggestion wa
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Next meeting May 16, 1984 at 7s30 FM, at the Town Hall,
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submitted by Joel Gagnon