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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-07-10 294 P UBLIC HEARING J uly 10 , 1973 Public Hearing was called to order by Supervisor McCord at 7 : 25 P . M . at the Town Hall . Present : Supervisor McCord , Councilmen Cotterill , Tarr and Webb , Zoning Officer Stewart , Attorney Amdur and approximately eight citizens of the town . Absent : Councilman Gridley . Supervisor McCord stated the purpose of the Public Hearing was the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance re Planned Unit : Development D istricts . He reported that the current zoning ordinance has a rather brief definition of Planned Development on page 13 , appendex A . The proposed new amendment is based primarily on state legislation concerning PUD and is more elaborately spelled out than in the present ordinance . At this time the floor was open to questions , comments or suggestions . Mrs . Ferger questioned development in residential zones . Supervisor 410 McCord affirmed that there could be some commercial development within a PUD in a residential zone . Mrs . Everett object to a Planned Unit D evelopment in a residential zone . Jeanne : Vanderbilt said it was not fair to give the RB residents protection and then take it away by allowing commercial development through a planned unit development . Mrs . Lance and Mrs . Everett was concerned about someone building a shopping center . D iscussion of publication was held . Supervisor McCord noted that the e ntire notice is publishedin the newspapers and was announced on the ✓ adio and in the newspapers and posted in various areas of the town . He further reported that this type of development is a mixture of housing activities within a given area ( minimum of 50 acres in a residential area ) . This is a means of more flexible housing and flexible planning . It would be opening up the development of the town which would be under control and have water and sewer provided . Mr . Relyea spoke in favor of the PUD as in the present ordinance the concepts are not available under our present planning procedure . Stressed the guide lines to be followed by the Planning Board , Town Board and County Planner . D iscussion of Sec . 2202 - example 800 sq . foot driveway would not have to be deducted from open area . D iscussion of Sec . 2203 - Attorney Amdur opinioned that could not include 30 % of the open area in the 60 % residential portion but opinioned that probably some outdoor recreation and parking area could be included within residential use . Clarrification of Section 2209 . Councilman Tarr moved for ajournment until a later date in that some people h ad to leave for another meeting , failing a second , motion failed . D iscussion continued . Mr . Relyea said the purpose of this hearing was not for any specificcase but for the clarrification of something that exists in the Ordinance . Adjourned 9 : 30 Charles G . McCord - Supervisor Ruth Hanford - Secty - Bookkeeper O BOARD MEETING July 10 , 1973 Minutes of the Town Board of the Town of Dryden commencing at 9 : 30 P . M . at the Dryden Town Hall . Present : Supervisor McCord ; Councilmen Cotterill , Tarr and Webb ; Attorney Amdur , Zoning Officer Stewart , and Highway Superintendent Case . Absent : Councilman Gridley . Mr . McCord called the meeting to order , and the Clerk called the roll . 295 There being no additions , corrections or alterations of the Minutes of the Public Hearings and Special Meeting of May 15 ; the Minutes of the Public Hearings and Special Meeting of May 22 ; the Public Hearing of June 5 ; the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 12 ; and the Minutes o f the Public Hearing of June 26 , the following motion was made : Motion made by Clm . Cotterill and seconded by Clm . Tarr that these minutes be approved as submitted . Carried . COUNTY BRIEFING : Mrs . Schickel - absent , conflict with annual school meeting . CITIZENS PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Jeanne Vanderbilt spoke concerning two phone calls she had received con - cerning the zoning map changes with strong opinions questioning Clm . Cotterill's voting on this issue . Attorney Amdur stated there was no conflict of interest because of the covenance in his development and no 0 impediment . Clm . Cotterill said he was pressured to vote by many of his constituents . COUNCILMAN PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Clm Cotterill suggested that the Town Board present a Resolution re - questing a flashing light at the Peruville intersection , following the example of the Board of Education of Dryden School . Clm Cotterill then o ffered the following resolution : RESOLUTION # 109 FLASHING LIGHT Councilman Cotterill offered the . following resolution and asked its adoption . Resolved that this Board go on record as favoring a flashing light at the intersection of Groton Rd . & Peruville Rd . 2nd Clm Tarr Roll Call Vote - All voting Yes Clm Webb reported that the Fire Coordinator has requested Insurance for the Etna firemen . He suggested that the Town have a contract with the E tna Department for $ 1 . 00 from now to the end of the year . Attorney Amdur questioned whether they have progressed far enough for this . RESOLUTION # 110 CONTRACT WITH ETNA FIRE DEPT . Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption : RESOLVED , that the Town BOrd enter into a contract with the Etna . Volunteer Fire Dept . for the sum of $ 1 . 00 from now to the end of the year - subject to its legality . 2nd Clm Cotterill Roll Call Vote - All voting Yes Clm Webb reported on the local Grievance Day held June 13 . In almost e very case , adjustments were made and sent to the county . ATTORNEY - Attorney Amdur reported that the town is still involved in a lawsuit when a car hit a pothole on Caswell Rd . The Town is not in bad shape because the County was in the process of taking over this road at the time of the accident . Mrs , Amdur said the town was not covered for this type of liability and should check with Bailey ' s for this coverage . Supervisor McCord asked Mrs . Amdur to follow this up . ZONING OFFICER Z . O . Stewart reported that he issued 20 permits for the past period . Board of Appeals had one case which was granted . He reported h e had sent Keith Lamphear a registered letter with a return receipt , out - lining the various violations he has not complied with . As this receipt was signed by someone else , there is no proof that he actually received 0 this letter . After some discussion and advice from the attorney , Supervisor McCord instructed the Zoning Officer to send Mr . Lamphear a violation notice . Z . O . Stewart reported that William Krantz had applied for a patio on the trailer and asked the Board if he could grant this permit . Discussion followed as to whether or not this is a trailer park and whether or not a permit could be given . Spvr McCord instructed Atty Amdur and Z . O . Stewart to work this Out . H IGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT H . S . Case had no report . Spvr McCord requested h im to move a generator to Varna to be stored at the Varna Fire Dept . Mention was made of a letter from Mr & Mrs R . L . Messenger concerning water problems along Upper Creek Road , Etna . Mr . Case said he would give this his attention . 296 CORRESPONDENCE Copy of letter to Tompkins Co . Hwy . Supt . from Dept . of Transportation stating that abandonment proceedings were being resumed for Forest Home Drive as the bridge work has been completed . Copy of letter to Steve Jones from JamesCaihoun , District Conservationist stating that the request for help with the flooding situation in Varna did not meet state requirements for financial aid . Two letters from State Bd . of Equalization & Assessment concerning railroad tax ceilings . Revenue Sharing questionnaire from Citizens Task Force on Revenue Sharing . Spvr McCord read a letter he had sent to Graham Watt , Dept . of the Treasury regarding the planned use of Federal Revenue Sharing funds . L etter from Mrs . Eugene Euvrard requesting two additional lights in the Varna lighting district on Forest Home Drive . Spvr McCord instructed the bookeeper to call NYSE & Gas to check need and cost . 110 Copy of letter to Mr & Mrs Duane Church from Vincent Hannan , City of Ithaca , Public Works , denying water hookup . Mr . MCCord stated that he would pursue this . L etter from Assn . of Towns concerning State Retirement benefits . Spvr McCord suggested that Boad members express concern to their legislators . RESOLUTION # 111 HIGHWAY FUND BILLS Clm Cotterill offered the following resolution and asked its adoption : RESOLVED , that the Highway Fund Bills be paid as audited . 2nd Clm Webb Roll Call Vote - All voting YES RESOLUTION # 112 GENERAL FUND . BILLS Clm Tarr offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . RESOLVED , that the General Fund Bills be paid as audited . 2nd Clm Webb Roll Call Vote - All voting YES JUSTICE REPORT- Judge Hoagland $ 2105 . 00 Judge Newhart $ 1475 . 00 FINANCIAL REPORT H ighway Fund : Receipts $ 8 , 982 . 24 ; Disb . 21 , 351 . 79 Invest 2 ,000 , Redeem Inv . 138 , 254 . 76 , Reinvest 136 , 000 . 00 Balance 45 , 790 . 01 General Fund Receipts 772 . 16 Disb . 9822 . 41 Invest 1 , 000 . 00 , Redeem Inv . 113 , 649 . 43 Reinvest 95 , 256 . 98 Balance 22 , 818 . 12 RESOLUTION # 113 FINANCIAL TRANSFER Clm Tarr offered the following resolution and asked its adoption : RESOLVED , that the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to transfer the sum of $ 75 . 60 from General A 3620 . 2 signs to Highway Fund for repayment of Inv . # 09241 , Voucher # 224 paid in error . 2nd Clm Cotterill Roll Call Vote - All voting YES Notice of Public ' Hearing on Ringwood Court , to be July 17 , 1973 at 7 : 30 in the Town Hall . Charles G . McCord , Supervisor Adjourned at 10 : 35 p . m . Ruth Hanford , Secy . , Bookeeper for R . Stelick 257 PUBLIC HEARING July 17 , 1973 Supervisor McCord called the Public Hearing to order at 7 : 35 P . M . in the Town Hall on July 17 , 1973 . Present : Supervisor McCord , Councilmen Tarr and Webb and Attorney Amdur . Absent : Councilmen Cotterill and Gridley . Also present : eleven area residents . Supervisor McCord said that the Board was ready to hear all persons in - terested in the permanent improvement of Ringwood Court road . Mr . James Hood , Ringwood Court resident , stated that for twelve years the property owners had been trying to get a right of way so that the ✓ oad could be turned over to the town , and he hoped that it could be accomplished soon . . When asked about financing the improvement , Supervisor McCord told the group the road would be paid for as a benefit district . Those within the d istrict would pay a special tax to finance the cost ofrroadconstruction . B ids would be let , and if the amount were more than the $ 17 , 000 contained in the petition , a new petition and hearing would be required . Attorney Amdur said that first a survey would be made , and then if any owners not in favor of the project refused to sign , condemnation proceedings w ould be necessary . RESOLUTION # 114 RINGWOOD COURT Supervisor McCord offered the following resolution and asked its adoption . WHEREAS , a written petition , dated June 25 , 1973 , was duly filed with this B oard requesting the permanent improvement of Ringwood Court by the constructio thereof in the manner hereinafter determined upon by the Board , and WHEREAS , said petition was duly signed by owners of real estate owning real estate to the extent of at least one - half of the entire frontage or bounds on both sides of Ringwood Court , a private road , and also signed by resident owners owning not less than one - half of the frontage owned by resident owners residing in or along Ringwood Court , and WHEREAS , the said petition was duly acknowledged or proved as to each signer in the same manner as required of a deed to be recorded , and WHEREAS , at a meeting of said town board duly called and held on June 26 , 1973 , an order was duly adopted by it and entered in its minutes , reciting the filing of such petition , the improvement proposed and the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the improvement as stated in such petition , to wit , the sum of $ 17 , 000 . 00 and specifying that the said Board would meet to consider the petition and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof concerning the same , at the Town Hall at Dryden , New York , o n the 17th day of July , 1973 at 7 : 30 p . m . , and WHEREAS , the said order , duly certified by the Town Clerk , was duly published and posted as required by law , to wit , a duly certified copy thereof was published in the Rural News , the official paper of this Town , o n the 4th day of July , 1973 , and copies of such order posted on July 5 , 1973 , conspicuously in five public places within the district to wit : D ingler ' s Market , Etna ; Red & White Store in Freeville ; Victory Market , Dryden ; Johns Gas Station , Varna; and J & J Gas Station on Slaterville Rd . , a copy of said order having been duly posted on the sign board of the Town o n the 5th day of July , 1973 , and WHEREAS , a hearing was duly held by this Town Board at the place and on the date and time hereinbefore mentioned , and at such place and time , the said Town Board did duly consider the said petition and hear all persons interested , NOW , THEREFORE , after such hearing and upon the evidence given thereat and pursuant to the provisions of Section 200 of the Town Law of the State of New York , it is hereby RESOLVED , that this Board does hereby determine that it is the public interest to make the improvement petitioned for , to wit : by construction of the necessary improvements in accordance with the specifications for town ✓ oads ; and it is further RESOLVED , that Donald F . McKee , surveyor . and engineer shall prepare d efinite plans and specifications and make a careful estimate of the e xpense , and with the assistance of Helen Amdur , Esq . , the town attorney , shall prepare a proposed contract for the execution of the work ; and that 9 such plans and specifications , estimate and proposed contract shall be presented to this Board as soon as reasonably possible , and it is further RESOLVED , that Donald F . McKee shall survey Ringwood Court and establish the lines and grades thereof , marking out upon the ground the side lines of the lands to be owned or held by this town for highway purposes ; and that he shall place such survey and a profile of the grade of such highway u pon blueprints ; that there shall be at least three complete sets of blueprints prepared showing such survey and a profile of the grade , one o f which shall be filed in the Town Clerk ' s office , and the remaining two of which shall be delivered to this Board ; and that a ma flmum of $ 1 , 250 . 00 is hereby appropriated from the general funds to pay the cost of making such survey and Of preparing such blueprints . 2nd Councilman Tarr ' Roll call vote - all voting YES Adjourned 7 : 55 p . m . Charles G . McCord - Supervisor Janet Graham - Deputy Town Clerk PUBLIC HEARING August 7 , 1973 Public Hearing was called to order by Supervisor McCord at 7 : 40 p . m . at the Town Hall , August 7 , 1973 . Present : Supervsior McCord , Councilmen Tarr and Cotterill , Zoning Officer Stewart and Attorney Amdur . Also present : Mr . and Mrs . John Chapman and Mr . and Mrs . Nick DePerno . Absent : Councilmen Gridley and Webb . Supervisor McCord reported that the purpose of said hearing was upon the application for a special permit for Carl E . Haynes of 115 Williams Street , Groton , to build four eight unit apartment houses to be located at the corner of Virgil and Livermore Roads . Requirement of Sec . 803 of the Town Zoning Ordinance . Mr . Haynes presented his project to the public . He reported that there w ill be four eight unit apartments with an average of 2 bedrooms in each u nit . There will be a paddle tennis court and a paved bike and walking path . Approval of Tompkins County Health Department has been made but not in writing yet . Approximate size will be 750 square feet per apartment . Fire wall between each unit and a balcony on each unit . The land consists o f 6 acres and is owned by his partner , Anthony Bonarti . The size of the buildings will be approximately 3600 square feet each . The parking area w ill consist of 67 spaces ( slightly more than 2 per apartment ) . At th is point and time , the floor was open to questions and statements of the public . John Chapman , corner of Livermore and Virgil Roads , was concerned about the type of sewage disposal . Mr . Haynes reported that the soil tested rather gravelly and they are required to install two tile fields with 6 lines in each and at a length of 61 feet . Space is being ✓ eserved for a back up system in the event that the present system should fail . Mr . DePerno inquired as to the height of the buildings . Mr . Haynes ✓ eported that it will be two stories from the ground . Mr . DePerno was concerned as this project will block out their view of the valley . Mr . D ePerno was also concerned about kids trespassing in their horse field . H e requested that Mr . Haynes be compelled to put up a wooden fence or somthing solid . He has a barbed wire fence but did not think - that sufficient to hold out the children who would be attracted to his horses . In answer to questons from Mrs . DePerno , Mr . Haynes said they plan to ✓ ent to middle income small families , not considering renting to students . There will be a large receptacle holding about 8 garbage cans for each apartment house . Had not thought about pets , will deal with that when the time comes . ' H e stated to Mrs . Amdur that he is complying with state regulations for multiple housing .