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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-03-11 a 1 l PUBLIC HEARING March 11 , 1980 • Special Permit - Robert Geiger & Son for a woodworking shop and showroom Minutes of the public hearing held by the Town Board on the 11th of March commenced 7 : 30 PM Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Tarr , Clm Metzger , Clm Webb , Clm Jordan and Atty Perkins Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper stating the purpose of said hearing was to consider the application of Robert Geiger & Son of 142 West Malloryville Rd , Freeville , NY to have a woodworking shop and showroom at 298 Cortland Rd (corner of Livermore Rd , Simms Hill Rd and Rt 13 ) . QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS , Supv Cotterill read a letter from the Tomps Co Health Dept stating that the Health Dept did have on file a sewage disposal permit for the exisiting building , parcel # 3 - 36- 1 - 12 . 1 and 12 . 3 . The proposal of a woodworking shop employing Mr Geiger and his son would be acceptable . Any plans of expansion would result in a sewage flow in excess of 150 gallons per day and could not be approved because of the limited lot size and dimensions . Supv Cotterill read a letter from Tomp Co Dept of Planning , Mr Liguori , stating that this special permit would have no significant deleterious impact on intercommunity , county or state interests . Therefore , no recommendation is indicated by the Co Planning Dept and the town is free to act without prejudice . Supv Cotterill wanted to know if Mr Geiger owned the property or was going to rent it . • Mr Geiger said that he has a purchase offer pending the outcome of tonights public hearing , so he would be the owner and not the renter . Mr Gary Mullen wanted to know what he would be making there . Mr Geiger said that he would be making small furniture , woodboxes , clocks , end tables , guitars and any custom furniture . There will not be any wood refinishing or stripping . Supv Cotterill wanted to know if he would be having anything outdoors . Mr Geiger said that everything would be inside . Mr Geiger did want to kno , f-11ei could hang a sign outside where there is already a post on the property . Supv Cotterill said that we do have a sign regulation in the zoning ordinance and Z . O . Stewart would have to tell him the specifications that are allowed . Clm Metzger wanted to know how many people were going to be working there . Mr Geiger siad that he was only going to employ his son . Mrs Fran Mullen wanted to know if the building were to be sold agina would the new owner have to come back to the Town Board for another permit , to decide if it would be an allowed use . Supv Cotterill said that is one of the stipulations that the Town Board can put in the special permit that it will not be transferable to another owner or person . Clm Webb wanted to know if it would be open to people of all ages . Mr Geiger said that it would be . Closed public hearing . 7 : 40 PM • RESOLUTION # 63 GRANT SPECIAL PERMIT TO ROBERT GEIGER AND SON FOR A WOODWORKING SHOP & SHOWROOM Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that Town Board grant a special permit to Robert Geiger and Son for a woodworking shop and showroom at 298 Cortland Rd . with the stipulation that the permit is issued for this purpose only and it is not transferable . If the property is sold or leased the new owner will have to come to the Town Board for another special permit on their own merit . Also , the showroom will be open to people of all ages . 2nd Clm Tarr Carried TOWN BOARD MEETING March 11 , 1980 Minutes of the Town Board meeting held on the 11th of March Supv Cotterill called the meeting to order at 7 : 45 PM Members and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance Roll call was by the Town Clerk : Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Tarr , Clm Webb , Clm Metzger Clm Jordan , Atty Perkins and Z . O . Stewart Approval of the minutes : Motion was made by Clm Metzger and 2nd by Clm Jordan that the minutes . of the February 12th meeting be approved as submitted . . .. _ . . C578 COUNTY BRIEFING Co Rep Tillapaugh reported that he had attended the meeting concerning the intersection of Ferguson Rd and Irishsettlement Rd . Also reported on the Co Youth Bureau cuts from Gov . Carey . The Town of Dryden ' s 1980 allocation was $ 5608 . 00 . Under the new proposed cuts the maximum amount would be $ 2676 . 00 . This would be a $ 2913 . 00 or ' a cut of 52 per cent . Reported that the town has not appointed anyone to the Co Youth Bureau . RESOLUTION # 64 APPOINT COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU - Dave Morrisey Supv Cotterill offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that this Town Board appoint Dave Morrisey to the County Youth Bureau as the Town Cf Dryden ' s representative . , 2nd Clm Metzger Carried COUNCILMAN PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Clm Tarr reported thRTthe Planning Board would like to know the Town Boards feelings about nuclear waste . Supv Cotterill said that it has not been discussed . It was however brought up at the last Tomp Co Municipal meeting and was their feeling that state and interstate highways were built for transportation of trucks and we would be starting something when we tell people who could use them . Someone had raised a question that Cornell Univ . had more nuclear waste that was not properly disposed of and wondering if they were going to close Cornell down . Also there was more danger of a propane gas truck on the highway or gas truck that might cause serious disaster from using the highway . Supv Cotterill felt that whatever the towns decide it can still be over ridden by the Federal Govt . Clm Jordan felt that a gasoline or propane truck is a thousand times more hazardous than a nuclear waste truck because the packages are tested under extreme conditions . The Town Board decided that they do not feel that they are interested in passing a resolution banning the use of the highway for nuclear waste material . Clm Webb reported for John Coghlan who was absent . There was not any matter of direct concern to the town that was discussed at the Feb . meeting . John Ettinger was elected Chairman and Jim Mason was elected Vice Chairman . Most of the discussion was devoted to mass transit problems and possible approaches . Dave Arbeit from the Co Planning ' staff presented a preliminary study . There was a proposal for consideration of funding agencies for the May submission . There was also discussion dealing with rush hour traffic . A proposal for Warren Rd improvements is expected to be forwarded to the state in April which would be from Rt 13 north . The Transportation Commission is now the Traffic Safety Board . Sheriff Howard was reelected Chairman and Chief McEwen was reelected Vice Chairman . A committee headed by Fran Wright from Danby was appointed to prepare a report to the state ( at the states request ) of ourstanding problems in traffic safety in the county . The state has furnished what it has found on a state wide basis . Clm Jordan reported that he had attended the last sewer meeting . They are still looking for an archeologist. Their next meeting will be March 26th at 7 : 30 PM . ATTORNEY Atty Perkins reported that he had spoken with a representative of the trustee in bankruptcy for the railroad . LVRR and the trustee would agree to give the town the option to buy all the abandoned railroad property in the Town of Dryden at the price we had discussed for a period of 18 months . The consideration of the option would be 10 percent down ( $ 2950 . 00 ) and if the option were exercised the 10 percent down would be applied to the purchase price . There is some interest from adjacent property owners within the village and town to buy the property . Atty Perkins felt that it would be possible for the town to market the property either to a municipality , individual or sewer dist . RESOLUTION # 65 PURCHASE OFFER FOR ABANDONED LVRR PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF DRYDEN Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that this Dryden Town Board exercise the option to purchase the abandoned LVRR property and authorized the Supervisor to make a payment of $ 2950 . 00 to be applied toward the purchase price . 2nd Clm Tarr Roll call vote - all voting YES Atty Perkins reported that there will be an informational meeting held on March 25th at 7 : 30 PM at the Town Hall with regard to the proposed Snyder Hill Water Dist . There will be a representative here from Lozier Engineers to answer and questions . There was some discussion about local games of chance . Atty Perkins said that the legislator in 1976 adopted an article to the General Municipal Law , called Games of Chance Licensing Law . This sets up a local option for municipalities to adopt a local law permitting certain games of chance run according to article 9a of General Municipal Law . There are restrictions on how often they can be run , who can run them , who can be • I . e f in charge of them , and what happens to the proceeds . All the proceeds must be funneled • for religious , educations , charitable , or similar purposes and are so restricted . It is overseen by a licensing scheme and by the State and Wagering Board . There are restrictions on how much can be bet , who can bet , when they can be run , how often , how many the kinds of games that can be run and who can . supply _ the . material for running the games . The town has the option of adopting the local law . It must be submitted to the voters at a general election or special election and will not become effective until that time . The town would have time to submit one for the general election in Nov . The question came up because the Tomp Co Auxiliary was going to have their ball at TC3 and they usually have a raffle to raise money , which would be illegal in the Town of Dryden . The local law shall be operative in any village if after the adoption of the local law by the town , the Board of Trustees would have to adopt a local law subject to a permissive referendum authorizing the issuance of licenses by the town for games to be conducted within the village . • RESOLUTION # 66 ACCEPT OFFER OF DEDICATION OF BRIDLE LANE Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . WHEREAS , the Town of Dryden Planning Board has approved the subdivision plat for " The Country Trace " , and WHEREAS , the road to be designated as " Bridle Lane " on said map has been constructed according to Town specifications and has been approved by the Town Highway Superintendent and WHEREAS , the sufficiency of the title and the instruments conveying the same to the Town have been examined by the Town Attorney and found to be in order , and WHEREAS , the filing of the subdivision plat in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office constitutes an offer to dedicated such property shown as " Bridle Lane " to the Town of Dryden , NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, by this Town Board that the road shown on said subdivision plat , filed in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office , and more particularly described in a deed to the Town of Dryden dated November 15 , 1979 , and recorded December 10 , 1979 , in Liber 574 of Deeds at page 857 in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office , be and hereby is accepted as a Town Road , and the same is to be added to the official Town map and the Town Highway Superintendent is authorized to place the appropriate road signs thereon and take any and all steps necessary to maintain said Bridle Lane as a Town Road from this day forward . 2nd Clm Jordan Carried CORRESPONDENCE Letter from Assemblyman MacNeil and Senator Smith with regard to the Civil Service Law . Letter from Co Youth Bureau concerning the Youth program . Notice from the state that they are tranfering some county roads to state roads . The road from Lansing to Peruville will be 34B and the road from Dryden to Virgil will be NY 392 , as of April 1st 1980 . Letter from Mrs Seiverts concerning proposed water district . Received letter from SPCA stating that they would change the wording to say that they would do the Town of Dryden dog enumeration door to door once a year . Supv Cotterill said that copies have been given to the Village of Dryden and Freeville asking them what kind of dog control they would like and it will be attached to the Town of Dryden ' s contract . The Board of Directors from the Dryden Fire Co have requested the Town Board members and the Village Board of Trustees to attend a meeting March 24th at 7 : 30 PM at the Fire Hall.•, It was- decided to invite the fire companies to the April 8th board meeting . , Request .from the - P1 nning Board to pay milage to attend meetings . Suvp Cotterill said Lall• that it is illegal to pay milage to attend a meeting , but would be proper to pay milage if they have to attend a special meeting or go look at some property that is in question for a hearing . Clm Tarr wondered if it would be possible for the Planning Board and ZBOA members to be paid a nominal fee for attending meetings . Atty Perkins said that a special account would have to be set up and it is a little late for this year since the budget has already been set up . RESOLUTION # 67 PAY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AND ZBOA MEMBERS MILAGE OTHER THAN REGULAR MEETINGS Clm Tarr offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that this Town Board authorize the Supv to pay the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members mileage for any extra mileage for checking on any property for a hearing or projects that is town business at a rate of 20 cents per mile . 2nd Clm Mezger Roll call vote - all voting YES 3 & e TOWN CLERK RESOLUTION # 68 LOCAL RECORDS DISPOSTION REQUEST LIST Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden that Susanne Lloyd , Town Clerk , be and hereby is authorized to dispose of record item numbers (Identify by item number all records checked on the list ) 8 , 9 , 11 , 14 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 59 , 63 , 65 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 145 , 148 , 149 , 152 , 153 , 167 , 169 , 171 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 180 , 193 , 195 , 198 , 209 , 210 , 213 , 215 , 220 , 221 , 224 , 225 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 234 , 237 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 246 , 260 , 273 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 288 , 289 , 299 , 325 , 333 , 340 , 356 , 392 , 393 , 396 , 397 , 404 , 437 on Local Records Disposition Request List Number 272- TC- 14 issued pursuant to Part 185 , Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes , Rules and Regulations of the State of New York , Regulations of the Commissioner of Education , and be it further RESOLVED , that the Clerk of this Board be and hereby is directed to furnish a certified copy of this Resolution to Susanne Lloyd , Town Clerk to be forwarded to the Commissioner of Education . 2nd Clm Jordan Carried • RESOLUTION # 69 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY TO B8010 . 2 EQUIPMENT Clm Jordan offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that this Town Board authorize the Supv to transfer $ 864 . 00 from contingency to B8010 . 2 equipment . 2nd Clm Tarr Roll call vote - all voting YES RESOLUTION # 70 HIGHWAY BILLS Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that the highway bills be paid as audited . 2nd Clm Jordan Roll call vote - all voting YES RESOLUTION # 71 GENERAL FUND BILLS Clm Tarr offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption . RESOLVED , that the general fund bills be paid as audited . 2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES JUSTICE REPORTS Judge Newhart - $ 2575 . 00 Judge Sweetland - $ 2124 . 00 FINANCIAL REPORT REVENUES EXPENSES General Fund A $ 72238 . 21 $ 67690 . 17 General Fund B 551 . 17 28748 . 01 II Federal Revenue Sharing 424 . 31 - 0 - Fire Protection District 42001 . 62 70750 . 00 Highway Fund 291609 . 02 94830 . 84 ZONING OFFICER Reported 2 building permits for the month of February . 1 was for an additon on a home . 2 - was a replacement for a mobile home that had burned . ZBOA held a hearing for Robert Eastman to have a printing shop at 1145 Dryden Rd , where Layaw had a grocery store . Co Rep Tillapaugh was wondering if something could be put in the towns ordinance about people putting in fill on their property , that it should be so many feet from the adjoining property owner . This creates a problem of spring run- off water , or if there is a bad storm . Adjourned : 9 : 00 PM ,)&0 OC Susanne Lloyd ®� Town Clerk