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Home My WebLink About1984-05-16-j Minutes ",Own of Danby Planning Board Play 15, 1984 Members Presents Walt Sczepanski, Nancy Weitzel, Carol Benjamin, Don Graham, Joel Gagnon, Jim Hovanec Others Presents Judd LPc Hard, Ed Roberts (Bald Hill) V Phe meeting was called to order at ?#35P M. Minutes for the March and April meetings were approved with no amend- ments. Privilege of the loors Joel passed around a copy of a letter he had written to Gary Stillman of Cryodata, Inc., whose offices are located on Maple Avenue in West Danby, Concern was expressed that this exceeded the charge Joel had been given at the previous meeting to talk to Gary, especially since he signed it "for the Planning Board ". Joel explained that he had written the lettter so Gary would have something he could refs" to outlining his options, but conceded that he should not have signed it on behalf of the Board without the Board's authorization. (The Chair of the Board did see the letter before Joel gave it to Gary). We agreed that in the future we should work with and through Judd Leonard, the Zoning Officer, in pursuing these matters. Joel said he had been - approached by a neighbor (Chuck Bergman) i'ho was considering the possibility of holding occasional auctions in the old Baptist Church on Valley View Road in West Danby. He wanted to know what would be required for approval from the Town. We agreed.that Judd Le,�'nard should be the contact person for Chuck, so Joel was to tell him_Oto talk to Judd if he (Chuck) should decide to pursue the matter any further. Several meetings ago Joel inquired about construction in the West Danby Trailer Park, wondering if a building permit had ever been issued. In talking to Judd Leo hard about it, he was told that structures with no permanent foundation were exempt from the requirement for a building; permit. Since these, buildings were to be set on blocks, the owner had been told no permit was required. There is no support for the distiction between buildings with and without foundations in the, Zoning Ordinance, but this distinction has been made by several zoning officers Joel Suggested that this situation should be reviewed. Jim wanted to know why revision of the fee schedule for building permits was not on the agenda, since all members now had copies of the several options available, and it was old business. Don said he had doubted that there would be time to address it , given the need to tackle the local laws on construction in flood hazard areas and resrulating junk. The Board agreed with Jim that the matter should not be deferred. Rather, we decided to meet again on May 21 to finish what could not be accomplished at this meeting. Regular Agendas The Board took up the matter of National Flood Insurance and the local law necessary to qualify for it. Don had with him a copy of the maps showing the flood hazard areas within the Town. Walt ques- tioned their accuracy. There was general agreement that we needed to -Pknow what existing buildings are zones. Don said he would try to May 21 meeting. Further action 2 within the designated flood hazard get that information in time for our was deferred until then. Action on the Junk Ordinance was deferred to the 21st as well. Judd Leo hard having arrived, he was asked about the trailer on Comfort Road. That violation of the Zoning Ordinance is being pursued in the courts. When asked about enforcement of the State's Uniform Fire and Building Code, Judd said it was his understanding that the Town had passed that responsibility on to the County. We told him that we had been told by Town Supervisor Mildred Miller that he would be enforcing it. Judd said there was no way he could be prevailed upon to do that, and that that was definitely not his understanding. The Board then considered the schedule of fees for building permits. There was some considerable discussion of the merits of having no fee for construction under $500. In the end this was tentatively incorporated into the fee schedule which we recommended to the Town Board. Jim moved and Carol seconded approval of the following schedule of fees: .41 - $500 $0 $500 - $5000 $5 $5000 - $25000 $5 + $1 per $1000 over $5000 $25000 - $100000 $25 + $.50 per $1000 over $25000 x,100000 - '250000 62.50 + $.25 per $1000 over $1000001. y250000 and up ;1100 + $.10 per $1000 over$250000 The vote was 5 in favor, 1 opposed. Meeting was adjourned at 10:10 P.M., to be reconvened May 21. Minutes Town of Danby Planning Board - May 21 extension_ of the May 16 meeting Members Present: Nancy Weitzel, Carol Benjamin, Don Graham, Joel Gagnon, Walt Sczepanski. The meeting was called to order at 7 :45 P.M. was The first agenda item,.the local law regulating construction in flood hazard areas, needed in order for residents in the Town (whether in flood hazard areas or not) to qualify for low -cost national flood insu- rance. Don presented the updated flood hazard boundary maps. Areas alongside the creek by E. and W. Miller roads at the 96B crossing were included, and Walt challenged the inclusion of part of this area. He and Don eventually agreed on where the hazard really existed in the area, and the map was to be revised accordingly before being sent to the Town Board. An area in West 1..anby along the creek off Valley View road just before the Route 96 crossing was to be added as well, since this area flooded in 1972 during Hurricane Agnes. Carol felt strongly the AY 3 a. need for one lame map of the entire to Um which would snow all the �"! ood hazard areas instead of the small maps provided by the federal Emergenc,r Nla:iagenent : "k.,sency, ��:ic;��:�ak the town up into several sections. It was agreed that such a map could be generated with a little citting and pasting, and probably should be 'before a public hearing is held or, tL:e local law. Joel moved and Carol seconded a motion to send to the Town Board the draft of the local law entitled "Flood Damage Prevention Local Law", with the associated Flood Hazard Boundary Maps, for their consi- deration , and with our recommendation for passage. This motion was unanimously approved. We next addressed a proposal for a local law regulating the storage and distribution of junk in Danby, drafted by Joel and Don at the request of the Tovm Board. Discussion centered on whether it should be the or whether enforcement should be only in response to complaints. It was agreed that where junk is visible, from the road, the Town, via its zoning officer, should pursue enforcement on its own. This would be in addition to, and not instead of, enforcement initiated by complaint. Several minor changes in the text were made. Joel moved that the amended text be "run by" the Town At to. ney, and, if no major changes found to be necessary, passed on to the Town Board for action. This was seconded by Nancy and unanimously approved, 0�w submitted• by Joel Gagnon