Press Alt + R to read the document text or Alt + P to download or print.
This document contains no pages.
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-06-14 ia9
PUBLIC HEARING # 1
SPECIAL PERMIT - Jim Ray Mobile Home Park
JUNE 14 , 1983 901 Dryden Rd . , Ithaca , NY
Minutes of public hearing # 1 commencing at 7 : 30PM
•
Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper to consider
the application of James Ray , Newfield for a special permit to extend his mobile
home park at 901 Dryden Rd . in Varna by 28 units .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS
Jim Ray showed the board members a map and plans of his proposed expansion and
left the map on file with the town . for their records . It has been approved by
the Tomp . County Health Dept . •
Closed public hearing 7 : 45PM
PUBLIC HEARING # 2
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 2r1983 ENFORCEMENT OF NYS UNIFORM
JUNE 14 , 1983 FIRE PREVENTION & .: BUILDING CODE
Minutes of public hearing commencing at 7 : 45PM
Supv •Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper to consider
the proposed Local Law # 2 - 1983 which would transfer the responsibility of enforcement
of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code from the Town of Dryden to the
County of Tompkins or the State of New York , whichever is
appropriate .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS
•
Supv Cotterill reported that there is a - mandated state fire and building code to
take effect Jan 1st 1984 . The town is obligated by . state law to enforce it unless
the town wants to opt out . The town can opt out and turn it over to the county
to enforce it or the county can opt out and pass it on to the state . If all of
the towns and counties opt out the state will have to enforce their own law .
Cim Evans felt that this is ' a very difficult issue, because he • personally does not
like the idea of delegating the responsiblity of enforceability to a higher authority
of which you have no control over the policy by which it might be enforced . The
problem is that the town is stuck with it and we had no say with what was in it .
We have no ' control over the provisions and all we are told to • do is enforce it .
Co Rep Watros - the liability associated with the enforcement of the law are
absolutely horrendous for that reason alone , not even to mention the cost of
staffing to cover all of the activities in the county `. If the town passes this
on to . : the county you can assume that the county is certainly going ' to pass it
along to the state . So if it is enforced , the state is going to : have to fund
a department for enforcing it .
Supv Cotterill agreed with Clm • Evans , and also his personal opinion was that if it
was enforceable and the town knew what was in it ; he would rather see it enforced
locally . If there ever is a disaster , ' somebody will have ' to accept the responsibility
because it wasn ' t enforced '. Until he knows more about it ; he doesn ' t want to put
our taxpayers in a position if that' disaster ever happened intourtown to accept
that liability . The law does allow us , if it is ever put ` into commonsense where
it could be enforceable , it allows us to bring it back to local control at a
later date . Supv Cotterill also would not want to see the county accepting the
responsibility anymore than he would the town at this moment .
Closed public hearing # 2 8 : 00PM
TOWN BOARD MEETING
JUNE 14 , 1983
Minutes of the Town Board meeting held on June 14th
Supv Cotterill called the meeting to order at 8 : 00PM
Members and guests participated in the Pledge of Allegiance .
' RESOLUTION # 89 REAPPOINT MERTON WEBB TO THE TOWN BOARD
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board reappoint Merton Webb to fill ' the . vacancy for the
remainder of the year on the Town Board .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote -- all voting YES
•
130
Roll call was by the Town Clerk : Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Metzger , Clm Evans
Clm Webb , Atty Perkins and Z : O : Stewart
Absent : Clm Jordan
Supv Cotterill appointed Clm Metzger to audit the highway bills
Approval of the minutes : Motion was made by Clm Metzger and seconded by Clm Evans
that the minutes of three public hearings and town board meeting held of May 10th ;
public hearing on May 24th and special meeting on May 24th ; and special meeting
on May 31st be approved as submitted .
COUNTY BRIEFING
Co Rep Jim Ray reported that he hoped the German Cross. Rd Bridge could be
built this season . The issue will have to come back to the County Board
o f Representatives for a final vote because the amount budgeted is about
10 to 20 percent under . He hoped there will . be support . for It and ' to send
a message through your representatives . The reason for : the last delay is
because of the change ' in the design to accommodate the neighborhood and the
flooding situation .
Supv Cotterill - this board is in firm agreement there should be something done
as fast as possible with the bridge and we will certainly give you our support .
Co Rep Tillapaugh - reported that they will soon know as to whether or not the
county hospital will be sold . He would like any comments one way or the other
as to moving the county offices there .
Co Rep Tillapaugh - He has been appointed to a committee ; Capitol Purchase
Advisory Committee and is 1 of 17 members , which ' is in regard to medical care
and expense accounts . Last year Gov . Carey appointed a committee to study the
high cost of medical care in the state and to make some recommendations as to
how the care can be kept at the . same level or reduced . As a result ' . there is a
✓ ecommendation that there be a moratorium on all capital expenditures for
hospitals , mental institutions , and nursing . homes for any type of expenditures .
The state government is trying to force upon us doing -away with the more highly
t echnical surgical and medical .procedure with which we are accustomed to in
Tompkins County and that equipment will be centered in the larger urban areas like
Syracuse , Rochester , Elmira and Buffalo . All hospitals , nursinglhomes and
diagnostic centers are required ' to send to this committee their projection for
the next 5 years as to what their capitol expenditures will be and .listed in
terms of priority . This committee will study all of these various statements
from the different organizations and send . the priorites as to what hospital
should have what . He can see that the bigger hospitals are going to receive
the highest priority and the smaller hospitals are going to receive the lower
priority . He would like the boards reaction as to whether or not we should start
to do something about it or ' accept what the state is going to do to try and lower
the cost of medical care .
Clm Evans - felt that this ruling blocked the. acquisition of a secondhand_ kat-
scanner at the hospital . Co Rep Tillapaugh said no , there was a technicality
at the time the request was received .
Clm Evans - pointed out that with the scanner there it can be proven to actually
✓ educe medical costs for Tompkins County residents , so it would be a sad situation.
if it got blocked , infact it would increase medical costs . ' 'The other thing that
concerns him is that if all of the top medical equipment is going to " the larger
hospitals , than doctors have no choice but to move with it . and the .prophet is
self- fulfilling . It would be . very . unfortunatefor this area . •
TOWN CLERK
RESOLUTION # 90 APPOINT ELECTION CUSTODIANS
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board appoint John Morey , Democrat and Joseph Petersen ,
Republican as custodians of the voting machines at a fee of $ 350 . 00 each r
for the ' year 1983 .
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting yes
RESOLUTION # 91 PAY POLLING PLACES
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the ' following polling places receive $ 100 . 00 each for the year 1983
for the use of their facilities : Varna , Etna (Houtz : Hall ) , Etna Fire Station ,
Bethel Grove , Ellis Hollow Community Center , Freeville Fire Station and Dryden
Fire ;Station . .
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES
i31
RESOLUTION # 92 APPOINT ELECTION INSPECTORS
•
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED, that the following be appointed as election ' inspectors for the
term 7- 1- 83 to 6- 30- 84 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that the rate paid will
be $ 56 . 00 for ' Election Day , $ 35 . 00 for Primary Day , . and $ 28 . 00 for Registration
Day , and an additional $ 5 . 00 be paid to the person who handles the bag except
for Dist . # 6 ; # 7 and # 10 . .
DISTRICT REPUBLICAN . DEMOCRAT
•
# 1 Maxine VanZile Emma Phillips
Adriene Ashford Mary Stebbins
•
# 2 Eleanor Collins Vida Howland
Charlotte Edmondson Jean Carpenter
# 3 Ruth Sweetland Verna Myers
Charles Breckheimer
Virginia Moses
B ettina Rash
#4 Eva Ames
. Jean Reed Natalie VanArkel
# 5 Mary Nash Anne Scaglione
Dorothy Fenner Marilyn Czerenda
# 6 Esther Pulling Marion Fellows
Jane Cage Eleanor Alexander
# 7 Evelyn Cook Linda Woodin
E lizabeth Havington Alice Lindow
#8 Florence Seaman Irene Babbaro
Melba Harden John Patterson
# 9 Louise Kingsbury Joan Gibbons
B everly Schaufler Patricia Sims
# 10 Wilda Brown Harry Eversdyke
Walter Havington • Jennifer Morey
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 93 APPOINT SUB- ELECTION INSPECTORS
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the following be appointed as sub- elections ' inspectors :
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRATE
Wanetta Downey Dorothy McDermott
Helen Schutt Marilyn Baurle
Lucille Miller Mary Carberry
Sylvia McCartney Sibyl Gould
Connie Wilkins Suzanne Cardwell
Vicky Randall Joyce Broadhead
Rosalie Yarosh
Betty House
. . 2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 94 DESIGNATE POLLING PLACES
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board designate the following polling places in
the Town of Dryden :
D ist . # 1 Etna Fire Station
D ist . # 2 Freeville Fire Station
Dist . # 3 Dryden Fire Station
D ist . # 4 Varna Community Center
D ist . # 5 Houtz Hall , Etna •
D ist . # 6 Dryden Village Hall
D ist . # 7 Dryden Town Hall
D ist . # 8 Bethel Grove Community Center
D ist . # 9 Ellis Hollow Community Center
Dist . # 10 Dryden Town Hall
2nd Clm Metzger Carried
RESOLUTION # 95 AUTHORIZE TOWN CLERK TO PURCHASE ONE
VOTING MACHINE
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board authorize the Town Clerk to purchase one voting
machine with printed return mechanism and the Supv be empowered to make the
necessary transaction not to exceed $ 3000 . 00
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
ATTORNEY .
Atty Perkins reported that the State Comptroller has received our application
to increase the maximum amount to be expended in the Cortland Rd Sewer Dist .
from $ 250 , 000 . 00 to $ 353 , 000 . 00 . He has talked with the attorney in the State
Comptroller ' s Office who is handling it and they will be acting on it tomorrow
jy
morning , b&t have advised us to go ahead and schedule a date for our public
hearing on June 29th . The Town of Dryden cannot hold a public hearing until we
have heard from the State Comptroller where he has made an order increasing ' •
the maximum amount . Then , we have to adopt an order at that time , which would
be adopted subject to a permissive referendum .
Suvp Cotterill scheduled a public hearing on June 29th • •
Atty Perkins will take care of the publication and Town Clerk will take care
of. posting of the public notice . -
M
1111 '
otion was made by Clm Evans and seconded by Clm Metzger to adopt the
following order .
In the Latter
of . •
The Increase in the Maximum Amount : •
Proposed to be Expended for the :
Original Improvements in the : •
Cortland Road Sewer District : •
in the Town of Dryden , .
Tompkins County , New York , .
•
•
wHEREAS , pursuant to proceedings heretofore had and taken in •
accordance with the provisions of Article 12 - A of the Town Law , The
Town Board of the Town of Dryden , Tompkins County , New York , has
established the Cortland Road Sewer District in said Town and has
authorized the construction of a sewer system , at a maximum estinated
cost of $ 250 , 000 ;. and
WHEREAS , due to a delay in the commencement of construction and
general inflationary increases during such period it now appears that
such maximum estimated cost of $ 250 , 000 must . be increased by $ 103 , 000
to a new maximum estimated cost of $353 , 000 pursuant to Section 209 - h
cf the Town Law ; and .
WHEREAS , the Town Board of the Town of Dryden will make an
application With the Comptroller of the State of New York for an
crder consenting to such increase ; and
WHEREAS , it is now desired to call a public hearing in connection
with such increase ; NOW ,. THEREFORE , IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden ; Tompkins
County , New York ,, as follows :
/ 3 _3
5ecj •pl __ 1 . A meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Dryden ,
Tompkins County , New York , shall be held
•
at Town Hall , 65 East Main Street , in Dryden , New York ,
•
in said Town , on the _ 29th day of _ June , 1 983 , at 7 : 30
c ° clock P . M . , Prevailing Time , to consider the proposed increase in
the maximum amount to be expended for the original improvements in
the Cortland Road Sewer District in said Town , all as more fully
described in the preambles hereof , at which time and glace said Town .
Board - will hear all persons interested in the subject thereof
concerning the same and for such other action as may be required by
law or proper in the premises .
5ecj on _ _ 2 . . The Town Clerk of the Town of Dryden , New York , is
hereby authorized and directed to give nctice of said public he ? rr. y
*_ y publication of a notice in the _ _Ithaca Journal •
the official newspaper of said Town , and by posting cf a notice cn
the signboard of said Town maintained pursuant to subdivision 6 cc-
Section 30 of the Town Law , not less than ten nor more than tventy
days before the date designated for the hearing as aforesaid .
Section 3 . This order shall take effect immediately .
The question of the adoption of the foregoing order was duly put
to a vote on roll call , which resulted as follows :
" E . COTTERILL A e
CLINTON 0 VCTIN G _ __ � •_,_
CHARLES EVANS VOTING Aye
MERTON WEBB : _ VOTING _ Aye
JON METZGER VOTING _ Aye
The order was thereupon declared duly adopted .
Atty Perkins reported that we have a statutory rule that does not allow us
to adopt ' a local law unless there have been at least 5 days public notice .
He would like to note that . the difference in what we are doing here is that
we are having a public hearing on a proposal which statutorily sets 10 days
as the amount of time . Local laws , are set at 5 days . and the provision is
in Municipal Home Rule Law . By local law you can shorten that time from 5
days to 3 days . It seems that the Town Board might want _ to consider adopting
• such a local law' in case we were ever caught in a time ftamewe would have an
additional 2 days . .
Olin Evans introduced proposed local law # 3- 1983 providing for public notice
relating to adoption of local laws /
Supv Cotterill scheduled a public hearing for June 29th
Atty Perkins reported on the Industrial Development Agency . A request was made
to Assemblyman Sam MacNeil ' s Office for the legislature to adopt a special act
to establish the Town of Dryden Industrial Development Agency . This was done
at the request of the adhoc IDA research committee under the direction of
Roger Lampila . It is a creation of a corporate entity . As a seperate entity
it has the power to contract to bond or to own property . If it owns property ,
,.._.. .
3 'i-
the property is exempt from real property taxation . The bonding issues are
usually exempt from local and state income taxes . It is a bonding and ownership
vehicle where as the town can use this agency to attract industry and commercial
interprises ' into the town . Any obligation the IDA makes , it is not binding upon
the town since it is a seperate entity . They have taken the- step and made a
decision so they are not sure if it will be acted upon this year or not since
it is late in the legislative year .
Atty Perkins - Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Project . Gave the Town Board
a set of maps ' which were prepared by Tom Miller showing the environmentally
sensitive areas for the Ithaca service sewer areas which is basically in the
Varna and Fall Creek water shed areas . The NYSDEC in Albany wanted the
Town to adopt a nonbinding resolution . that the town will accept this map , so
far as we know as being the map which currently and correctly delineates
the environmentally sensitive areas within the proposed Ithaca ' Area Wastewater
Treatment study area and service area .
RESOLUTION 496 ITHACA AREA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROJECT
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
I 1 :11EI: EAS , the ri' ol • "I? ( . , Dryden is a i ) • LCL ' . c Lp 1 L Lil ;.' mnnicHa ; isy
in the -Ithaca Art.' ci V : iscc. '+. : :. CCr Trcr : t "; c' nt project , and
\•: iiERi::\ s , the Tovi ? of Dryden has pr•eNiously adcii ) tc: � C' 'f ( .' . "1
c
Frosht•: nter Wetland : ; Loci )._ Law ( Local Lnu No . 2 for 19 :C )
:lei
WHEREAS , the final mzi ) piny, and determination of .f re :Thwr . ;: cr
.„-eLl : lnds in the Town of Dryden h a ` ; nut. yet been completod by
thc New York State Department of Environnental Conservation , rind
WHEREAS , in the interest of the Floodplain Management
the
and Protection of Wetlands , / United States Environmental Protection
Agency , has required all Wetlands and Floodplain Areas to he
mapped ,
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED , by the Town Board of the
Town of Dryden , that the maps prepared for. the Town of Dryden by
T . G . Milder , P . C . and Associates and entitled " Town of Dryden ,
Tompkins County , New York , Mapping for Environmentally Sensitive
Areas , Ithaca Sewer Service Area " , be accepted as the maps most
currently correctly delineating Wetlands and Floodplains i. n . the
Town of Dryden as they pertain to the Ithaca Area Wastewater Tr ern -
ment Project , or such amendments to said maps as may be developed '
by mutual agreements of the U . S . Government , State of New York ,
and Town of Dryden from time to time , and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that in accepting these maps or •
subsequent amendments the Town of Dryden agrees to comply with the
Example Grant Conditions as outlined in Attachment I , as they per. -
tam to the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Project .
•
I
a
Attoch, n - nt i i t: a riTle Stop 2 l: tali , Cf: ndi ` ion
A . The grintt to Iii : submitted 10 Err and the State topo n
, : , r t_ t .n r. t of
irr; v i ron : .entaal . Protection an i p r L : bl of fac 1 L l ( plan � L G _
1 ' ( t
including maps that Clt2arly r. :� 2 a �: c' t'. UC_` all specific vacant ' 1 .
n ' , arcr_-
o f land within the foci Ii Lice 's oir.• nninci area that are partially
o r wholly w i th I n the 100 year f i c) odpl a;l i n as defined by h t e . J .
O
r' eparianf CI f ) : ! % inc and : Cban Development � O , or within
wetland ; as C ` f an ' t ti ti U . S . Fish and Wildlife Sot-vice . These
maps
roust also s ►? ti/ which parr: eIs ! iav ' . been dE? `r'elo' ed prior to
date of i '; suance of Finding of Nr � ? C . ` r , , .a
, ni c iccalt im a_ ctjtr, lrorment. aa-a
Its sestimnt ( Fi'' SI EA ) _
•
h . The qrc ntee • grrc s that for a period of SO yenrs from tilt' date of
the i rSI / EA no sewer hoc. : uP or other connect ions to the l•; 1. 'r ' ( ' wa tar
treatment facilities included in the - facility plan scope of ; his . .
grant will be al Io ;: C (i or a) ermitted so as to Pilow the disChav- r : e
o f wastewater from any building , facility or other construction
o n any parr. : ' of , and within any - wetlanc s - or within - the 100 - - ---
year- floadplain , which land parcel as of the date of the inlj
EA was . undeveloped ( i . e . u ,) on which no building , facility or
o ther construction has been erected or placed ) uric s approved *
fn writing by the Regional An' rlin'istrator . This restriction shall '
. not apply to waterfront rr' Crcation facilities such as marinas and
, boating facilities which Ly their nature must be on waterfront I oca w-
•i i on s .
•
•
C . This coed ' thin is intended to benefit any persons or private •
organization or governmental entity which may have an inter -a-' st •
in the avoidance of any future development in . the dc- cignateri
areas . , Any such beneficiary ( who may otherwise have staart :Z ng
to seek eiinorcerrh nt and the right to begin such action . in i
court of competent jurisdiction ) may seek to enforce compliance
with this condition in the courts of the State of . . •
against the grantees or any aeon - federal person , organization ,
or entity subject to this condition if notice of intent to
seek such enforcement: is first - given to the EPA Regional .
Administrator , the state environmental protection agency , the
Grantee , and affected governmental entities and if none of
those so noticed initiates corrective action within ninety •
days of such notice . •
•
• . . • •
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
•
Atty Perkins - we also need 'to adopt a use ordinance . We should make 'the
changes so ' that we can hold another public hearing on June 29th with the
correct changes in its final form . There was some discussion and the board
made the dimes so that they could hold another public hearing on June 29th .
RESOLUTION # 97 FORMULA FOR PROPOSED CORTLAND ROAD
SEWER DISTRICT
•
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that a formula be established as 40 percent assessment , 40 percent unit
and 20 percent pipe footage"for maintenance on capitol costs for the proposed
Cortland Road Sewer Dist .
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
•
ZONING OFFICER
20 building permits for the month of May . 5 one- family dwellings ; 4 additions ;
1 mobile home ( replacement ) ; 4 garages ; 5 barns or storage buildings (non-
residential ) ; and 1 special permit for Consolidated Gas . ZBOA had 2 hearings ,
1- for a variance ' for a garage on an existing ' foundation which was granted and
2- an auto repair shop on Yellow . Barn Rd . l ' neighbor objected and . 3 other
neighbors were in favor . ZBOA granted ' the variance with the stipulation that
it will not be transferable , limited to 3 cars in the yard plus his own and no
signs except those required `by the state .
V `'r
Z . O . Stewart - reported that he had sent out 15 violation letters regarding
unregistered cars . The question came up about multiple residents or a 2 family
house . The ruling is- one unregistered car per household . Is it one car per
family or one per house ? There was some discussion andedecided that it should
be one per house , . no matter how many different families ' are living there .
Supv Cotterill - the Planning Board and ZBOA felt that it would be nice if the
three boards could meet every 6 months to discuss policies regarding zoning and
other problems that might arrise .
RESOLUTION # 98 LOCAL LAW. # 1 - 1983
DECLARATION THAT THE TOWN OF DRYDEN
•
WILL NOT ENFORCE THE NYS UNIFORM
FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED : .
SECTION 1 : i`ff ' y' York S `.. • ite Ext ' cutive Law , Section 381 ( 2 ) requires ' ha ; :
r, t . . rl .: fl ° ' shall administer and enforce the Uniform Fire
Prevention •'111 . 1 Fu : L11 : 1tT, lode on o • after the first day of .1 : Jn 'j ; ; r •i ' ! 9h. 4 , "
SECTION : : FuL' th •er provisions of Executive Law , Section 381 ( 2 ' allows
l '
S i . lt ) 'v: '
u : 1 : Cs ot inLni government to provide that they w1_ Ll not enisorce the
Uniform Code and permits transfer of the rights and responsibl. l ' ties
. for enforcement to the County of Tompkins or the State of New York ,
w hichever is appropriate .
SECTION 3 : The Town of Dryden , New York hereby declares that it will
n ot en once the Uniform Code on and after the first day of January 1984 .
SECTION 4 : This local law shall take effect upon its being duly filed
li 1 - Ole Office of the Secretary of State and in the Office of the State
Comptroller .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 99 ENFORCEMENT OF NYS UNIFORM FIRE
PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the Dryden Town Board is opting out of the enforcement of the
NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and recommend to the County
that they also opt out of the enforcement of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code and let New York State accept the responsibility .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 100 GRANT SPECIAL PERMIT TO JZM RAYS : .
EXPANSION OF MOBILE - HOME ' PARK
Clm Evans offered the following . resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board grant a special permit to JimRay to allow his
expansion of his mobile home park _ for the 28 units that he requested .
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES
CORRESPONDENCE
Ambulance report
Request from the Village of Dryden asking for exemption of village property
located in the town , parcel ## 36- 1- 34 and # 36 - 1- 32
Letter _ from. Judge Newhart requesting . that the interoffice door be painted .
. RESOLUTUION # 101 EXEMPT PROPERTY TAX FOR THE
VILLAGE OF DRYDEN
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Dryden Town Board grant the request from the Village
of Dryden for exemption of real property tax located in the Town of Dryden
parcel # 36- 1- 34 and parcel # 36- 1- 32
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES
JUSTICE REPORTS Judge Sweetland - $ 4200 . 00 Judge Newhart - $ 1850 . 00
Supv Cotterill requested Town Clerk Lloyd to . see about getting a report from
Gordon Gabaree , dog enumerator for our next board meeting .
•
/ 3 `j
RESOLUTION # 102 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM RESEARCH 8030 . 4
TO CONTINGENCY 1990 . 4
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize . the Supv to transfer $ 10 , 000 . 00 from
Research 8030 . 4 to contingency 1990 . 4
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 103 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM MEDICAL1430 . 83 TO
SOCIAL SECURITY 1430 . 81
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize the Supv to transfer $ 50 . 00 from Medical
1430 . 83 to Social Security 1430 . 81
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 104 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM BUILDING CONTRACTUAL
1620 . 4 to BUILDING EQUIPMENT' 1620 . 2
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize the Supv to transfer $200 . 00 from Building
Contractual 1620 . 4 to Building equipment 1620 . 2
2nd Clm Evans Roll 'call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 105 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM SWEETLAND EQUIPMENT
1111 . 20 to SWEETLAND CONTRACTUAL 1111 . 40
•
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize the Supv to transfer $ $ 58 . 91 from Sweetland
equipment 1111 . 20 to Sweetland contractual 1111 . 40
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION W106 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY 1990 . 4
TO GARAGE EQUIPMENT 5132 . 20
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize the Supv to transfer $ 175 . 00 from Contingency
1990 . 4 to Garage equipment 5132 . 20
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION # 107 TRANSFER FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY 1990 . 4
TO SIGNS 3310 . 2
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this board authorize the Supv to transfer $ 1500 . 00 from Contingency
1990 . 4 to Signs 3310 . 2
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION #108 AUDIT GENERAL FUND BILLS
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the general fund bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
RESOLUTION #109 AUDIT HIGHWAY BILLS
Clm Webb offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that the highway bills be paid as audited .
2nd Clm Metzger Roll call vote - all voting YES
FINANCIAL REPORTS REVENUES EXPENSES
General Fund A $ 30227 . 01 $ 20669 . 76
General Fund B 456 . 20 14572 . 19
Fire Protection District 370 . 84 - 0 -
Federal Revenue Sharing 234 . 68 1686 . 64
Highway 55575 . 76 79281 . 64
NEW BUSINESS
Schedule public hearings for June 29th
Public Hearing ## 1 7 : 30PM Order increasing the maximum amout to be expended CRSD
Public Hearing # 2 7 : 45PM Proposed Local Law # 3 shorten public notice time
Eublic Hearing # 3 8 : 00PM local law wastewater Cortland Rd Sewer Dist .
Public Hearing # 4 8 : 15PM Sewer Rent Law intermunicipal agreement
Public Hearing $ 5 8 : 30PM proposed benefit assessment for Cortland Rd Sewer Dist .
Adjourned 9 : 15PM
The Town Board reconvened at 9 : 50PM and no previous.. action or resolutions were made
•
) 381
RESOLUTION # 110 APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE
GRANT FOR THE PLANNING , DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION OF NECESSARY SEWAGE
Clm Metzger offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
WHEREAS , THE TOWN OF DRYDEN herein called the "Applicant , " after thorough
consideration of the various aspects of the problem and study of available
data , has hereby determined that the planning , design and construction of
certain works , required for the treatment of sewage , generally described as
Construction of a samitary sewage collection system for the Cortland Road
Sewer District , and identified as Project Number C- 36 - 1292 - 02 , herein called
the " Project , " is desirable and in the public interest , and to that end it is
necessary that action preliminary to the planning , design and construction of
said Project be taken immediately ; and
WHEREAS , under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act , as amended , the
United States of America is authorized the making of grants to aid in
• � • • '. financing the cost of planning , design and construction of necessary
treatment works to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately
treated sewage or other waste into any waters and for the purpose of reports
• plans and specifications in connection herewith ; and
WHEREAS , Chapter 659 of the Laws of 1972 of the State of New York provide
financial aid for the planning , design and construction of Water Quality
Improvement Projects ; and
WHEREAS , the Applicant has examined and duly considered the Water Pollution
Control . Act , as amended and Chapter 659 of . the Laws . of 1972 of the State of
New York . and the applicant deems it to be in the public interest and benefit
to file an application under these laws and to authorize other action in
connection therewith ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY _ the Dryden Town Board_ that the filing of
application in the form required by the State of New York and the United States
and in conformity with the Water Pollution Control Act , as amended and Chapter_: 659 —
of the Laws of 1972 of the State of New York is hereby authorized including
all understandings and assurances contained in said applications . That
Clinton Cotterill , Town Supervisor is directed and authorized as the official
representative of the applicant to act in connection with the applications
and to provide such additional information as may be required ;
That the Applicant agrees that it will fund its portion of the cost of said
Water Quality Improvement Project ; _
That one ( 1 ). certified copy of this Resolution be prepared and sent to the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , Albany , New York
together with the .Federal and State application ;
That this Resolution take effect immediately .
2nd Clm Evans Roll call vote - all voting YES
Adjourned : 9 : 50PM
a -�- /� /
i
Susanne Lloyd
Town Clerk
•
/ 37
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 20 , 1983
Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Evans , Clm Webb , Atty Perkins and Town Clerk Lloyd
5 : 00PM
RESOLUTION # 111 APPLICATION TO STATE COMPTROLLER
REGARDING CORTLAND ROAD SEWER DISTRICT
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
WHEREAS the Town has made an application to the State
. Comptroller for permission to increase tile maximum amount proposed
to be expended for the Cortland Road Sewer District from. $ 250 , 000 . 00
to $ 353 , 000 . 00 , and
WHEREAS , the State Comptroller has requested that the Town
Board assure the Office of the State Comptroller that no construction
nor contract will be entered into unless and until certain grants
from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and
the United States Environmental Protection Agency have been assured ,
NOW , THEREFORE , be it resolved by this Town Board as follows :
The Town Board of the Town of Dryden on behalf of
the Cortland Road Sewer District will not contract for
any indebtedness with respect to said Sewer District '
except for planning purposes , and will not enter into
any construction contract for construction in said
district unless and until the Town has received a
firm committment for a construction grant from the
United States Environmental Protection Agency and / or
the New York State Department of Environmental Con -
servation , said grant not to be less than the amount
specified by the New." York State Department of Environ -
mental Conservation .
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - Supervisor Cotterill YES
Councilman Evans YES
Councilman Webb YES
RESOLUTION # 112 CREATION OF THE TOWN OF DRYDEN
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board requests the enactment of Assembly bill # 8062A
entitled " AN ACT to amend the general municipal law , in realtion to the creation
of the Town of Dryden industrial development agency" . It is hereby declared that
a necessity exists for the enactment of such legislation , and that the facts
establishing such necessity are as follows :
The local government does not have the power to enact such legislation by local law .
2nd Clm Webb Carried
Adjourned : 5 : 10 PM
[JQ,,�uTil.Uvc-Z--
Susanne Lloyd ' -
Town Clerk
Iwb
SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 29 , 1983
Minutes of the special meeting held on June 29th at 7 : 30PM
Supv Cotterill called the meeting to order at 7 : 30PM
Present : Supv Cotterill , Clm Webb , Clm Evans , Clm Metzger and Clm Jordan
PUBLIC HEARING # 1
June 29 , 1983
Order - Increase the maximum amount proposed to
be expended for the original improvement in the'
Cortland Road Sewer District
Minutes of public hearing #1 7 : 30PM
Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper in connection
with the increase in the maximum amount proposed to be expended for the original
improvements in the Cortland Road Sewer District .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS
Atty Perkins reported that the State Comptroller has signed an order authorizing the
increase for the maximum amount proposed to be ex ended . The State Comptroller ,
l.
based upon our originarequest and not th'e ngin rin
/fie ues � , . mide his computations based on
a $ 375 , 000 . 00 cost . It is the opinion of the State Comptroller ' s office that although
the cost of $ 375 , 000 . 00 is high it is not prohibitively high . We are only asking for
$ 353 , 000 . 00 from the engineers report . The State Comptroller ' s office has said there
is no problem with the request for $ 353 , 000 . 00 and we are free to act without prejudice .
Adjourned
Atty Perkins reported that the Dryden School needs to know by their organizational
meeting on July 5th whether or not the town wants to undertake the collection of the
school taxes . They need to know by that time so they can make arrangements when they
have the bills printed . There was some discussion and the town decided not to collect
the taxes .
RESOLUTION # 113 TOWN OF DRYDEN WILL NOT COLLECT
DRYDEN SCHOOL TAXES
Clm Evans offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption :
RESOLVED , that this Town Board will notify the Dryden Central School that the
Town of Dryden is not interested in collecting the school taxes .
2nd Clm Webb Roll call vote - all voting YES
Supv Cotterill had a formula and worksheet prepared with figures based on 10 years .
The formula is 40 percent unit charge , 40 percent assessment charge and 20 percent
pipe _ ' footage charge . These figures are on the high side and are figured on a 10 year
basis because the interest was a lot less .
Bill Petrillose - wanted to know how many people on the list received an increase in
their assessment this year ?
Supv Cotterill - -- couldn ' t answer , but the figures were taken off the current tax roll .
Bill Petrillose - his assessment jumped 14 percent this year . He has spoken with the
Assessment Dept and was told that because of what was happening with the proposed sewer
district is why his assessment was raised . He only found 3 other people in this
proposed district that their assessment has been raised .
Supv Cotterill - he felt that if his assessment was raised based upon a sewer that hasn ' t
even been funded , he would have some judge decide that . The assessors are not even
aware of where we are on the sewer dist . We are not even sure if we are going to build
a sewer district . All we are doing is what we feel we can do and submitt the papers
to DEC .
PUBLIC HEARING # 2
June 29 , 1983
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 3- 1983
Minutes of public hearing # 2 - 7 : 45PM
Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper to consider a
proposed local law which would shorten the public notice required from 5 days to
3 days before a public hearing could be held on a proposed local law .
QUESTIONS AND OR COMMENTS
None
Closed public hearing 7 : 50PM
Atty Perkins wanted to point out to Mr. Petrillose that his comments are directed
at 2 different hearings that we are having . One is the actual proposal to increase
the maximum amount proposed to be expended in the district , which contemplates the
2 substantial grants and aids . The second part is the benefit assessment that will
be made by the town board after construction . The town board decided to have a
public hearing early to let the people know what is ahead of them and the direction
that we were heading . Until construction has actually been completed is time to
startpaying on the bonds . There will not be any part of the assessment roll
completed by the board for the district . As soon as construction is completed and
the bond schedule is in place , then the board will certify to the Town Clerk and
the Tax Collector every year this particular assessment roll for the district on
the basis for the benefit to be levied , for this particular district . The benefit
basis that the board has chosen to go with is the 40 - 40 20 formula .
Supv Cotterill - the figures on the sheet are not 100 percent accurate because the
number of units and the assessment could change . This is as close as we could get
with what figures we had to work with right now . It is mainly there to allow
citizens to see how it would be split up , but it might vary slightly . This is not
a set schedule for the first year , but just a guideline . We have agreed with the
village that a trailer will be considered three- quarters of a unit .
Atty Perkins - that wouldn ' t apply to this schedule because this is the benefit
assessment that would be charged to the users of the sewer system that are
particularly benefited by it . We are free to establish our own formula .
PUBLIC HEARING # 3
June 29 , 1983
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 4 - 1983
Minutes of public hearing # 3 8 : 00PM .
Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the newspaper to consider
certain revisions which have been made in Proposed Local Law # 1 - 1983 , which is now
known as Proposed Local Law ## 4 - 1983 , which local law pertains to the installation ,
regulation and operation of the Cortland Road Sewer District in the Town of Dryden .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS
Atty Perkins - there is no substantive change intended . Therone change that the
town did make was based upon the discussion about the connection fee , which would
be $ 300 . 00 for a single connection or the actual cost to the district which ever
is greater . Article 9 has been deleted in its entirety because the body of that .
is included in the sewer rent law .
Adjourned .
PUBLIC HEARING # 4
June 29 , 1983
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 5 - 1983
Minutes of public hearing # 4 8 : 15PM
Supv Cotterill read the notice that was published in the ndwspaper to consider
a proposed local law which would be the Sewer Rent Law for the Cortland Road
Sewer District .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS
Atty Perkins - the Town is authorized pursuant to the General Municipal Law to
enact for a sewer district a sewer rent law . This is what we would do for the
Cortland Rd Sewer Dist . to cover the actual usage of the system . The hearing
that is scheduled for 8 : 30PM , which there already has been some discussion on
the 40- 40- 20 breakdown has to do with paying for the initial capital construction .
Basically , what we have in the sewer rent law is the charges that we have to pay
the village . We have the same definition for units that are in the intermunicipal
agreement dated October 1982 , and the same basic collection system contemplated
occurring semi- annually . Obviously , the district will pay the village timely so
the district does not incur a penalty and in return we will expect timely payments
from our users . There is also a provision about the installation of water meters ,
how the sewer rent is to be calculated that is the basic charge and the surcharge
using the same water usage formula that the village currently has . Section 7 has
to do with the sewer rent fund , which is statutory . That is basically incorporated
in the provision of our local law with the same provision acquired for the district
to establish the rent fund . There is a provision certifing to the town of any unpaid
amounts can be applied to town taxes . There was some discussion .
•
I qv
Bill Petrillose - wanted- to know about meter hook-ups ?
Atty Perkins -- one meter will be installed for each sewer • hook-up .
PUBLIC HEARING # 5
June 29th , 1983
Method & Mode of benefit assessments for the
properties situate in the Cortland Rd . Sewer Dist .
Minutes of public hearing . # 5 8 : 30PM
Supv Cotterill• read the notice that was published in the newspaper to consider
the method and mode of the benefit assessments for the properties situate in
the Cortland Rd Sewer Dist , said proposed benefit assessments to be based
generally as 40 % of . the proposed annual amount to be raised based upon the number
o f units ; 40 % of the proposed annual amount to be based upon assessed valuation ;
and . 20 % of the proposed annual amount : . to be based upon the number of pipe feet
o f sewer main . installed on the particular tax parcel . .
QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS .
Atty Perkins - this particular aspect of it is not something. that DEC cares about
✓ ight now . We decided to have this public hearing at this time because it is
close in time to increase the maximum amount proposed to be expended and to give
the users of the district an idea based on current facts and figures what the
cost will be .
Dr . Robert Jacobson - wanted • to know the definition of a unit ?
Supv Cotterill - we are not sure yet on what will determine a . unit . What we
used here was the engineers estimates and his proposals . A trailer was figured
as 3 / 4 of a unit . There was a figure for a carwash , one for a laundramat , another
' for apartments and another figure for business places . These are not definite
figures , the total number of . units could go up or down .
Dr Jacobson -- wanted to know if there were going to be additional meetings
as to what consitutes a unit ?
• Supv Cotterill - if there are any comments we would like to hear them tonight
• because there probably be any other public hearings unless •by law we .
are required to .
Dr Jacobson - , didn ' t feel 3 people working at . a business office would be as
• great as 3 people living . in . a trailer . .
Atty Perkins = the unit figures that are on the schedule worksheet were taken
from the original engineers report prepared by Morrell Vrooman Engineers over
' . 2 years ago . These are figures - that we are assuming are correct for purposes
of -illustration- only. . The village ' and the district will have a contract with
which the village will bill the district for use based upon usage and units .
That in • turn will be passed on to the • users of the district on whatever formula
the district decides . What we are looking at here may or may not have unit defined
the same way . • This formula has to ' collect the capital construction cost from
the parcels that are particularly benefited . ' It is logical - that we might use the
:same definition of units . in this formula ' that we ' use all the way through but
we are not bound to it . By town law we are bound to assessment basis to the
parcels benefited by the sewer district and to collect the charges accordingly .
The users have a time to comment every year when we file the assessment roll .
If there is a correction - in - it you • have • an opportunity to be heard and - it can be
corrected at that time . There will not be any roll completed or 'certified until
after the construction has been completed . .
RESOLTUION . # 114 RATIFY THE EXECUUIION OF THE
•
• AMMENDED . CONTRACT FOR THE. .
JOINT SEWER COMMISSION
C1m • Jordan offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption : •
RESOLVED , . that ' this ' Town Board. . ratify the execution of the ammended contract
for the joint sewer • commission : • • .
2nd Clm Metzger ' Roll call vote - all voting YES
Atty PerkinsHread - the following order into the minutes .
In the Matter
of ••
The Increase in the Maximum Amount ••
Proposed to be Expended for the
• Original Improvements in the :
Cortland Road Sewer District ••
in the Town of Dryden , Tompkins ••
County , New York
WHEREAS , pursuant to proceedings heretofore had and t & ken in
accordance with the provisions of Article 12 -- A of the Town Law , The
Town Board of the Town of Dryden , Tompkins County , New York , has
established the Cortland Road Sewer District in said Town and has
authorized the construction of a sewer • system , at a maxinum estimated
cost of $ 250 , 000 ; and
WHEREAS , due to a delay in the commencement of construction and
general inflationary increases during such period it now appears that
such maximum estimated cost of $ 250 , 000 must be increased by $ 103 , 000
to a new maximum estimated cost of $ 3530000 pursuant to Section 209 - h
of the Tow^. Law ; and
WHEREAS , the Town Board of the Town of Dryden made an application
with the Comptroller of the State of New York for an order consenting
to such increase ; and
WHEREAS , an order consenting to such increase was granted by the
Comptroller of the State of New York in which. the State Comptroller ,
after due deliberation , found and determined :
1 ) The public interest will be served by the proposed increase in
the maximum amount to be expended for said Cortland Road Sewer
District .
2 ) The additional amount to be expended for, such purpose will not be
an undue burden upon the property of the District ; 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 Ithaca Journal , the official
newspaper of this Town , on June 14 , 1983 , and a copy of such order
was posted on June 17 , 1983 , on the signboard maintained by the
Town Clerk of the Town of. Dryden , pursuant to Section 30 , subdivision
6 of the Town Law ; and
, '.. .""i r . r1 i C+"'r r,. .4v y� Y ry ♦ 'v»wtc:v.ewxw.a __ . .. ..-. .. . . .
2; : {•'k43 '.i1�. . - ' !' '�!1-5° 4 .. v.r ' r ,. .. 1 .' it z'$y' 1" c - Maw+fbaz°+F-' a:.^5is;'Yaaru�s.".4iy'r.r. i .e....«,...-............. _.. .
j.'S�L:y211iJ
' / l '
wH AS , a pub is hearing was . duly held at the time and place set
_fcr -- h in said notice , at which all persons desiring to be heard were
f, J
du. i y heard :
wHEREAS , said Town Board has duly considered such matter and the
evice :sce given at said public haring ; NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT
r
ORDERED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden
Tompkins County , New Cork , as follows :
Section 1 . it is hereby found and - determined , upon the evide. : ce
given at said public hearing , that it is in the public interest and
necessary to increase the maximum amount proposed to be expended for
the improvement in the Cortland Road Sewer District , as aforesaid ,
from the sum of $ 250 , 000 to $ 353 , 000 , pursuant to Section 209 -h of
the Town Law , . and said maximum is hereby increased accordingly .
Section 2 . This order is adopted subject to permissive referendum .
The question of the adoption of the foregoing order was duly put
•
to a:+ vote on roll call , which resulted as follows :
Clinton E Cotterill VOTING AYE
-
� ��� Merton t }ebb _ VOTING AYE .,
• Charles Evans VOTING AYE
__. Jon. Metzger VOTING AYE
•
• Frank Jordan . VOTING AYE
The order was thereupon declared duly adopted .
The Dryden Town Board . enacted the following Local Law # 2 - 1983 providing foriphblic
notice relating to . adoption o'f local laws . - .
. LOCAL LAW # 2 - 1983
PROVIDING .FOR PUBLIC NOTICE RELATING TO
ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAWS .
1 . The public notice required by Municipal Home Rule Law Section •
20 Subdivision 5 as amended by Chapter 45 of the Laws of 1974 ,
effective March 12 , 1974 , before a public hearing can be held by
the ' Town Board on a Local Law , shall be at least three ( 3 ) days
notice instead of at least five ( 5 ) days notice .
2 . This Locfal Law , hall take effective immediately upon its approval
and filing :fin the manner provided by law . •
Roll call vote all voting - YES `
•
The Dryden Town Board enacted the following Local Law # 3 - 1983 pertaining to
Wastewater regulations in the Cortland Road Sewer , District
•
•
•
.
I ;
! p
•
S- ,�✓i`y i�rJic',4s li. #.rat } l'(.'tt a2 vt a iV� ■r1 ! 1,24 .Ms,io cdryy fZ } ;�* • {l .,f• t _
t : a 11 ly-j' K i^(W:� `" +T "3 < + i c ' r �- bL'' "h.Sy a .4 ,X3‘: t .. .
t �i 4�'1� •.i ay! � � 31�t"f+t$ Yr4s Ntr't..mot xi t k � L kr 4 s I . l k yt . A)1t33. n? . . 1 Y c�
r:'N n �• �• f tl ,Ig l , L$t 5� 4 y �. � zy . � fr � } . ' . � ! � . F� �1 �ti•. �(/ E}y�`! i t '1 t , # f • ,
LOCAL LAW # 3- 1983 i -5
• PERTAINING TO WASTEWATER REGULATIONS IN THE
CORTLAND ROAD SEWER DISTRICT
•
ARTICLE 100
Section 101 . Definitions .
( 1 ) " ASTM " shall mean the American Society for Testing and
Materials . ..
( 2 ) " Biochemical oxygen demand ( BOD ) " shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five ( 5 ) .
days at 20 °C expressed in milligrams per liter .
( 3 ) " Building drain " shall mean that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the
discharge from soil , waste and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of a building and conveys it to the building sewer ,
beginning five ( 5 ) feet ( 1 . 5 meters ) ouside the inner face of the
building wall . •
( . 4 ) " Building sewer " shall mean the extension from the
building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal ,
also called house connection .
( 5 ) " Combined sewer " shall mean a sewer intended to receive
both wastewater and storm or surface water .
( 6 ) " District " and " Sewer District " shall mean the duly
constituted and approved Cortland Road Sewer District established
pursuant to Article 12 - A of the Town Law by an Order duly filed
in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office on May 13 , 1982 . These
terms shall also mean the Town Board of the Dryden where the
meaning so requires .
( 7 ) " District sewer " shall mean a common sewer controlled
by the Town of Dryden or Cortland Road Sewer District , or other
public entity . The term " sewer system " shall also include the
term " district sewer " , where the meaning is so required .
( 8 ) " Easement " shall mean an acquired . legal right for the
specific use of land owned by others .
( 9 ) " Floatable oil " is oil , fat , or grease in a physical
state such that it will separate by gravity ' from wastewater by
treatment in an approved pretreatment facility . A wastewater
shall be considered free of floatable fat if it is properly
pretreated.. and the wastewater does not interfere with the
collection system ° ::Y= ' >
! i•
( 10 ) " Garbage " shall mean the animal and vegetable ! w� aste
resulting from the handling , preparation , cooking and serving of
foods .
li 114
•
( 11 ) " Industrial wastes " shall mean Jthe ; wastewater ,ffrom
ti
industrial . pr © cesses , trade , or , business asidistinct from
domestic or sanitary wastes .
I " ,
( 12 ) " intermunicipal Agreement " shall mean the agr�etement •
between the Town of Dryden and the i Village . of Dryden whereby the
Village transports , treats and disposes of ' wastewater collected
and transported by the Cortland Road ; Sewe•rl ' District and l; .includes
. the agreement of . October 12 , 1982 , : any amendments thereto : and art
superceding ' agreements . . •
' H , +
( 13 ) " Natural outlets " shall mean any outlet , including
storm sewers and combined sewer overflows , : into a watercourse ,
pond , ditch , lake , or other body of surface or groundwater .
( 14 ) " May " is permissive ( see " shall " ) ..
•
•
+ ,
( + . ( { t '
• . r tS any ' j t _ 1� 4 . Yi
1 i tl t 1 A} .f x . yn 1�1 . .ji I I. � •: i T v jf t f c t.!, � i t . i '••• ! f I t•
AI ! t t i ��115L'£ie jw
4 ' 2 4. v ihyy q.. S Yat p� „a i 5 t er g i lr. t
IKtt i 4 rtj s
A . . , f 4t' ea %}
i c t + :G + 4^k�: t I r3 k r T / xua k"il d �s aP c 2-•`' - 1 •
. , � � , *
.r
ilk
( 15 ) " Person " shall mean any individual , firm , company ,
association , society , corporation or group . .
. ( 16 ) " pH " shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the
hydrogen - ion concentration . The concentration is the weight of
hydrogen - ions , in grams , per liter of solution . Neutral water ,
for example , has a pH value of 7 and a hydrogen - ion concentration
of 10 - ' 0
. ( 17 ) " Properly shredded garbage " shall mean the wastes from
the preparation , cooking , and dispensing of food that have been
shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public
sewers , with no particle greater than 1 / 2 - inch ( 1 . 27 centimeters )
in any dimension .
( 18 ) " Sanitary sewer " shall mean a sewer that carries •
liquid and water - carried wastes from residences , commercial '
buildings , industrial plants and institutions together with minor
quantities of ground , storm , and surface waters that are not
admitted intentionally . The term " sewer system : shall also
include the term " sanitary sewer " , where 'the meaning is so
required .
( 19 ) " Sewage " is the spent water of a community . The
preferred term is " Wastewater " .
( 20 ) " Sewer " shall mean a pipe or conduit that carries
wastewater or drainage water .
( 21 ) " Shall " is mandatory ( see " may " ) . .
( 22 ) " Slug " shall mean any discharge of water or wastewater
which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of
flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen ( 15 )
minutes more than five ( 5 ) times the average twenty - four ( 24 )
hour concentration or flows during the normal operation and shall
adversely affect the collection system and /or performance . of the
wastewater treatment works of the Village of Dryden .
( 23 ) . . " Storm drain " ( sometimes termed " storm sewer " ) shall
mean a drain or sewer for conveying water , Groundwater ,
subsurface water , or unpolluted water from any source .
( 24 ) " Superintendent " shall mean - the Superintehdent ' of
public works of the Town of Dryden ( if one has been ' appointed ) or
his authorized : deputy , - agent ' or representative , or . the appointed
agent or representative of . the Town of Dryden as appointed by the
Town Board : } . .
( 25 ) " Suspended . solids " shall ' mean thetotal suspended
matter that either floats ' 'on the surface of j •. or is - in suspension
in , . :water , . wastewater , or other liquids , and , ' that is removable by
laboratory filtering. as ; pescribed in " Standard Methods four • the .
Examination : of Water and Wastewater " and referred Ito as j ; ij .
nonfilterabie residue . ms , . f� . 1 `'!
1� , ,. •
. ( 26 ) " Town " shall mean the Town of Dryden , New York ?,,` i
I ;.
( 27 ) " Town Board " shall mean the duly : elected Town ' Board of.;
m .
the Town of Dryden . ; .. . Ijt i
. , . ' . ;I . VIII Vii; ih S
( 28 ) . . " Unpolluted water " is water of quality equal Ito or
better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that , would •
not cause violation of receiving water . quality standards - and
. would not be benefited by discharge to the sanitary sewers and
wastewater treatment facilities provided . '
( 29 ) " Village " shall mean the Village of Dryden , NttY0n1L
. :
F ` i ''+� il .
. • ' taw i' . - - I
ig7�
( 30 ) " Wastewater " shall mean the spent water of the sewer
d istrict . From the standpoint of source , it may be a combination
of the liquid and water - carried wastes from residences ,
commercial buildings industrial plants , and institutions , D
together with any groundwater , surface water , and stormwater that
may be present .
( 31 ) " Wastewater facilities " shall mean the structures ,
. ! ,equipment , and processes required to collect , carry away , and
t reat domestic and industrial wastes and dispose of the effluent .
( 32 ) " Wastewater treatment works " shall mean an arrangement
o f devices and structures for treating wastewater , industrial
w astes , and sludge . Sometimes used as synonymous with • " waste
treatment plant " or " wastewater treatment plant " or " water
pollution control plant " or " sewage treatment plant " .
( 33 ) " Watercourse " shall mean a natural or artificial
channel for the passage of water either continuously or
intermittently .
( 34 ) " WPCF " shall mean the Water Pollution Control
Federation .
ARTICLE 200
Use of Public Sewers Required
Section 201 . It shall be unlawful for any person to
place , deposit , or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary
manner on public or private property within the sewer district ,
o r in any area under the jurisdiction of said district , any human
o r animal excretion , garbage or objectionable waste .
Section 202 . It shall be unlawful to discharge to any
n atural outlet within the. sewer district , or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said district , any wastewater or other
polluted waters , except where suitable treatment has been
provided in , accordance with the provisions of this local law .
Section 203 . Except as hereinafter provided , it shall be
unlawful to construct or maintain any privy , privy vault , septic
tank , cesspool , or other facility intended or used for the
disposal of wastewater .
Section 204 . The owner ( s ) of all houses , buildings , or
properties used for human occupancy , employment , recreation , or
other purposes , situated within the district and abutting on any
street , alley , or right - of -way in which there is now located or
may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer
of the district , is hereby required at the owner ( s ) expense to
install suitable toilet facilities therein „ and to connect such
; facilities directly with the proper public Sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this local law , within ninety ( 90 ) days
after date of official' notice to do so , provided that said public
sewer is within one hundred ( 100 ) feet 130 . 5 meters ) otthe
property line . � t
ARTIC4E 300
71 ( 41
Private Wastewater Disposal -
Section 301 . Where a public sanitary or combined 'sewer is
not available under the provisions of Article 200 , Section 204 ,
the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater
disposal . system complying with the provisions of this article .
s .
Section 302 ., Before commencement of construction of a
private wastewater disposal system the owner ( s ) shall first
o btain a written permit signed by the Superintendent . The
application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by
• thd district which the applicant shall supplement by any plans ,
specifications , and other information as are deemed necessary by
the Superintendent . A permit and inspection fee of $ 50 . 00 shall
be ' paid to the district at the time Application is filed .
Section 303 . A permit for a private wastewater disposal
system shall not become effective until thee installation is
completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent . The
Superintendent shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
o f construction , and , in any event , the applicant for the permit
shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final
inspection , and before any underground portions are covered . The
inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice
by the Superintendent .
Section 304 . The type , capacities , location , and layout •
o f a . private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all
o ecommendations of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation and the Tompkins County • Health Department . No
permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system
employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of
the lot is less than the area required by the Town Zoning
Ordinance or the Tompkins County Health Department . No septic
tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural
o utlet .
Section 305 . At such time as a public sewer becomes
available to a property served by a . private wastewater disposal
system , as provided - in Article 300 , Section 304 , a direct .
connection shall be made to the public sewer within ' sixty ( 60 )
days in compliance with this local law , and any septic tanks ,
cesspools , and similar private wstewater disosal facilities shall
be cleaned of * sludge and filled with suitable material . ,
Section 306 . The owner ( s ) shall operate and maintain the
private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at
all times , at no expense to the district .
Section. 307 . No statement contained in this article shall
be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that
may be imposed by the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation and the Tompkins County Health Department .
a 41.41.e
1 ' . ARTICLE 400 Hi '
' Building Sewers and Connections .
Section` 401 . No unauthorized person ( s ) : shall uncover ,
make any connections with ' or opening into , use , alter , or disturb '
any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining
a written- permit ' from the Superintendent . •
Section 402 . There shall be two ( 2 ) classes of building
sewer permits :
( a ) for residential service , and
is l
( bi for service to commercial establishments , public
non - profit , housing corporations , and establishments producing -
industrial ' wastes , and other non -=residential structures . ` ; '
. - .. . ,
In either case , the owner ( s ) or his agent shall make
application on a special form furnished by the district . The
permit application shall be supplemented bt any plans ,
•
•, i j
I ,( �C fe . l tti I . Lr it h. • .
• . 1,1 % tf aI � r
1 Y ij s is•
. i
/ VI
•
specifications , or other information considered pertinent in the
judgment of the Superintendent .
( 1 ) A permit and connection the of $ 300 . 00 for a single
connection permit or the actual cost of installation to the
District , whichever is greater , shall be paid to the District .
( 2 ) The district shall fix the connection and inspection
fee ' fbr each commercial , public non - profit housing corporation ,
industrial or other non - residential building . Said fee shall be
based upon the size and nature of the operation proposed , and
shall take into consideration the demands of said commercial ,
public non - profit housing corporation , industrial or other
non - residential building as compared to the demands of a single
✓ esidential structure . The district shall not fix such fee until
after it shall have reviewed the recommendations of the Town
E ngineer with respect to the amount of the fee . The Town
E ngineer shall take into consideration all of the criteria herein
e xpressed . Such fee shall be paid to the district at the time
the application is filed .
( 3 ) For an existing lateral which would serve a single
✓ esidential structure and for which the installation fee shall
have previously been paid , there shall be charged a permit ,
connection and inspection fee of $ 25 . 00 . For any existing
lateral which was not paid for when it was originally installed ,
there shall be charged the fees as specified in either ( 1 ) or ( 2 )
above .
( 4 ) In addition to all of the fees set forth in ( 1 ) and ( 2 )
above for connection and for any disconnection from the public
sewer system there shall also be paid to the district at the time
t he application is filed a $ 25 . 00 inspection . fee . . .
Section 403 . . •
( 1 ) The fees as specified in Section 402 shall include the
installation by the district of the sewer lateral from the
existing thin to the property line . , '
( 2 ) The installation and connection of ' the `'sewer lateral
from the property line to the building shall be paid by . ,the
; owner ( s ) and the costs and expenses incident ' tothe installation
and connection , of the sewer lateral from the property line to the
building- shall be borne by the owner ( s ) .. , The owner ( s ) shall
indemnify and hold harmless the district from any loss or damage
that may directly or. indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer lateral .
Section 404 .
A n,
separate and independetl: building sewer
shall be provided for every building ; except where one building
stands at the ,,rear of another on an interior; lot and no private
sewer is available or can be constructed to ' ahe rear building
through an adjoinint
'g alley ,: ' court , yard , or . :driveway , the front
building may be extended to , the rear building or the whole
considered as one buiding1sewer , but the district does not and
will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage
; caused or resulting from any such single connection i .
aforementioned .' _ i , ( t
t i f i . . ;
Section 405 . ,, ' r , '
•
( 1 ) For any structure ' ` for which the ewer is to serve more
than two residential units there shall be , provided at least one
( 1 ) . separate , four ( 4 " ) inch building sewer : lateral for each group.
of six ( 6 ) residential !units . f
( 2 ) If . more than ' six ( 6 ) residential Units are , desired to
be connected to a single ! sewer lateral , then the Superintendent
shall determine the size of the sewer lateral to be installed in
t .j(f 1 ' y I t p yi 1 r- ..
/ st .
•
. accordance with ASTM Specifications and WPCF Designs and.
Specifications . .
. Section 406 .
( 1 ) The building sewer latceral shall be tar - coated , extra
heavy cast iron soil pipe , conforming to ASTM Specifications A74
and American Standards . Association ( ASA ) Specification A40 . 1 ; or
asbestos - cement house connection pipe conforming to STM
Specification C - 428 , Type II , minimum class 2400 .
( 2 ) Joints shall be tight and waterproof .
( 3 ) Any part of the building lateral that is located within
ten ( 10 ) ' feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of
• cast iron soil pipe . Cast iron pipe may be required by the
Superintendent where the building sewer lateral is exposed to
damage by tree roots . If installed in filled or unstable ground
the building sewer lateral shall be cast iron soil pipe ; except
that non -metallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable
concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Superintendent .
( 4 ) Building sewer lateral pipe shall have a maximum length
o f five ( 5 ) feet between joints .
• Section 407 . Old building sewers may be used in
connection with new buildings only when they are found , on
e xamination and test by the Superintendent , to meet all
✓ equirements of this local law . .
Section 408 . The size , slope , alignment , and the methods
to be used in ' excavating , placing of the pipe , jointing , testing ,
and backfilling the trench , : shall all conform to the requirements
o f the Superintendent ' s rules and regulations . In the absence of
such rules and regulations of the Superintendent or in
amplification thereof , the materials and procedures set forth in
appropriate specifications of the ASTM and `WPCF Manual of .
Practice No .. 9 shall apply . In no event shall the slope of the
pipe be less than one - eighth ( 1 / 8 ) inch per foot .•
_ .
Section 409 . Whenever possible , the building sewer shall
be brought to the building at an elevation below the -basement
floor. In all buildings in which any . building drain is too low
to permit gravity flow : to the public sewer , sanitary sewage
' carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved .
means ` and discharged to the building sewer .
' ; r; x }
H . Section 410 . No person ( s ) shall make connection of . roof
( downspouts , foundation drains , areaway drains , or 'lother sources
of surface runoff or- groundwater to a ' building • ' serer or building
drain which ; in turn is connected directly or indirectly , to a
public sanitary sewer ! unless such , connection , is approved by the
superintendent for purposes of disposal of 1 polluted surface .
!:drainage . .
1 , 1
• Section .; A11 . The ' connection of the building sewer . into
• the public . sewer. shalljconform to .the requirements of the
Superintendent ' and . th -, building and ' plumbing '° code' or other
' applicable rulesi and regulations of , the district , i and the
procedures :het forth , inthe appropriate specifications of the
. , ASTM and WPCF Manual ' of ` Practice No ;' 9 . All . connections • shall ' be
;made gastight 'arid watertight and verified by proper testing . , Any
ideviation ftom' the prescribed procedures and materials must be
' ; ' approved by the ' Superintendent before installation . ' ' ` •
f I
Section 412 . No building sewer lateral shall be laid '
parallel to and within , three ( 3 ) feet of any bearing wall , which
might thereby be weakened ; . The depth shall - be sufficient to
afford ' protection from frost , bust . in no event . shall be less than
three ( 3 ) feet . The building sewer ; lateral ' sha11 be laid at
i i
.
■ I 1 Ir •l� ° a 11, �°1Y of 4 4 7u ° ! 1rr ; l i. .•
- '4 L : '1 1 q { e at°Fr tf"+ SS° . � < ' -
li : .1 L' 81 ° 41-0 ' y �{dye S }
LR J l N i J 'r '11111 ° f � 474)4 ♦ . ,✓ Y. t:0(4 �+-r l`elt{ c '� a j 1� [ .
uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible .
Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe
and fittings . The ends of building sewer laterals which are not
connected to the building drain of the structure for any reason ,
shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper , plug
or other means approved by the . Superintendent .
Section 413 . The applicant for the building sewer permit
shall notify . the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready
for inspection and connection to the public sewer . The
connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the
Superintendent or his representative .
Section 414 .
( 1 ) . All excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard . .
( 2 ) Streets , sidewalks , parkways , and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to the district .
Section 415 . The Superintendent may require for any sewer
lateral which is to serve a school , hospital , public building ,
commercial or industrial building , or when in the opinion of the
Superintendent , such lateral will receive sewage or industrial
waste of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of
said building sewer is anticipated , the connection to the public
sewer through a manhole according to district specifications .
i ARTICLE 500 .
. .
Use of Public Sewers
Section 5.01 . No person ( s ) shall discharge or cause to be
discharged any unpolluted , waters such as stormwater , groundwater ,
roof runoff , subsurface drainage , or cooling water to any sewer ,
except stormwater runoff from limited areas , which stormwater may
be polluted at times ., may discharged to the sanitary sewer by
permission of the Superintendent . .
•
Section 502 . Stormwater other ithan that exempted under
' Article 500 , Section . 501 , and all other unpolluted drainage shall
be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as
combined sewers or storm . ewors or to a ' natural outlet approved
by the Superintendent and other regulatory ,' agencies , Unpolluted
industrial cooling wateror ' process waters . inay ; be discharged , on
'approval . of ,' the Superintendent , to a', . storm , sever , combined sewer ,
or natural : outlet . I f
• � }
' Section 503 . No person ( s ) shall discharge or cause to be
' discharged ; any i: ' of the following described waters or wastes to any
public sewers : ! '
I
( a ) tiny ' gasoline , ' banzene , naptha , ( fuel oil ,. or other . .
flammable or explosive . liquid , solid or gas . { .
( br Any , waters containing toxic or poisonous ; solids , i .
liquids , or ;
ei
. . r
q , gases in sufficient quantity ,. ther singly ; orlbp
interaction ! ' with other wastes , to injure or ' interfere with any
waste treatment process ; , constitute a ; hazard ' to humans or
animals , . create a pubIic ' nuisancef ' or ' create . any hazard in the
receiving of : waters of t the Village of Dryden ' wastewater treatment'
plant .
( c ) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5 . 5 , or t
' having any ` other . corrosive property capable of causing damage or
i
. � ' l -
i
it •
hj r 1 i _ J• I � .
S2
•
hazard to structures , equipment , or personnel of the wastewater
works .
( d ) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such
size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers , or
o ther interference with the proper : . bperation of the wastewater
facilities , such as , but not limited to , ashes , bones , cinders ,
sand , mud , straw , shavings , metal , glass , rags , feathers , tar ,
plastics , wood , underground garbage , whole blood , ' paunch manure ,
h air and flesh - - either whole or ground by garbage grinders .
Section 504 . The following described substances , •
materials , waters , or waste shall be limited in discharges to • the
d istrict system to concentrations or quantities which will not
harm either the . sewers , wastewater treatment process or
e quipment , will not have an adverse effect on the receiving
stream , or will not otherwise endanger lives , limb / public
property , or constitute a nuisance . The Superintendent may . - set
limitations lower than the limitations established in the
✓ egulations below if in his opinion such more severe limitations
• are necessary to meet the above objectives . In forming his
o pinion as to the acceptablility , the Superintendent will give
! consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in
✓ elation to flows and velocities in the sewers , materials of
construction of the sewers , the wastewater treatment process
employed , capacity of the wastewater treatment plant , Afregree - of '
t reatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment plant , and
o ther pertinent factors . The limitations or restrictions ' on
materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged
to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without
approval of the Superintendent are as follows :
( a ) ' Wastewater having a temperature higher than 1500
Farhrenheit ( 65 ° Celsius ) .
( bT Wastewater containing more than 25 milligrams per liter
o f petroleum oil , nonbiodegradable cutting oils , or product of '
mineral oil margin .
( c. ) Wastewater from industrial plants containing floatable
• oils , fat , or . grease .
( d) Any garbage that has not . been properly shredded, ( see
, Article 100 , : Section 10 ) . ,, Garbage , grindersmay be connected to '
sanitary sewers from homes , hotels , . , institutions , restaurants ,
hospitals , ; catering esLtablishments , ' ! or . similar ' places where
garbage originates . from ,.the tpreparation of f.. 00d in kitchens for
the purposes , 6f consumption on the prsises or when served by
P .
i ! , ' ;. 11 1
caterers . .
( e ) ; ; ; A .y, , waters , or wastes containing ; iron '; 'chromium , copper ,
zincv and simi' lar. . .objectionable ` or ' toxic ' substances to such
r' degree that 'any ' such . material received in the composit was�te*iater
at '. the .
, wastewater ; .treatment Works ' exceeds the li mits established
u . by the Sup erintendent , for Such materials . � t
t ( f ) ! HAn waterslcr : wastes containing odor producing ,
! substances e.x.ceedingt i nits , which ; may , be established ' by the
Superintende_nt . , H • , ,
' ( g ) Any ',radioactive wastes or { ! isotopeth! Jof such half -- life l or
! . concentration.; l;as may . ;exceed limite a established , by the �i )
Superintendent� in compliance 'with applicable state or federal '
regulation's . h '`j - ,
!Hi ! I � t ! t -
1h ) Quantities ' of ` flow ', condentrations , , or both which
constiute . a " sl; ug " as defined herein . "
•
( i ) L WEteis or . wastes containing substances which are1, not
amenable to treatmentor reduction by the Wastewater treatment
•
•
_ t , . �
6 ;t a t • .: , t" • : { AE N. 1
. t s , yr' { -. !! , 9y t ; rtx rl + 11 t .0 ' I Y {`•
r ' , 7 , :w'• - f a '�S iaif� �y ,Y �t t � ! j w si .. x . . a r�J� I EJ
f.
•
153
processes employed , or are amenable to treatment only to such
d egree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet
the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over
d ischarge to the receiving waters .
( j ) Any water or wastes which , by interaction with other
water or wastes in the public sewer system , release obnoxious
gases , form suspended solids which interfere with the collection
system , or create a condition deleterious to structures and
t reatment processes .
( k ) Waters or wastes containing a high BOD , a toxic or
poisonous substance , a high chlorine demand or suspended solids
in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage
t reatment process , constitute a hazard to humans or animals or
create any hazard in the receiving waters or the effluent or the
sewage treatment plant . Such toxic substances shall • be limited
to the average concentrations listed herein . The following list
establishes the limits for various toxic substances to regulate .
d ischarges at . the point of entry into the district sewer system .
P arameter Effluent Concentration Limits ( mq/ 1 )
30 Day Average . . 24 Hour Average . ,
Cadmium 0 . 2 2 0 . 4 4
Hex . Chromium 0 . 1 0 . 2
Total Chromium 2 . 0 4 . 0
Copper 0 . 4 0 . 8
' Lead 0 . 1 • 0 . 2
Mercury 0 . 1 0 . 2
Nickel . 2 . 0 4 . 0
Zinc 0 . 6 1 . 2
Arsenic 0 . 1 0 . 2
Available Chlorine 50. 0 a • 50 . 0
Cyanide - free 0 . 2 0 . 4
Cyanide - complex • . 0 . 8 1 . 6
Selenium ' . . 0 . 1 0 . 2
Sulfide 3 . 0 6 . 0
B arium 2 . 0 4 . 0
Manganese 2 . 0 4 4 . 0
G old 0 . 1 0 . 2•
Silver • 0 . 1 - ' 0 . 2
Flourides . . ! : 3 . 0 6 . 0••
' Phenol ' 2 . 0 0 .
4 . 0
: ; ' : � �' ' Vii;. 11
. , ! t.i
Section : 505 . The , admission into the district sewers of
any waters ; ; or „wastes .: ' haysng : }`" I ' , i 4 .I . 1 . . I iy ` . � _ . I ! , SI • I 1� 11l1�k; ; �. A .i 141' ( a ) ' av5 =day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than 300
parts permillion , . or + I ' , , i' ' , I
1 li 'f .., . . ,
t b_ r more' ' than 350 parts per million lof, `,' suspended solids , or
i . { , i • i I; i , 1•( c ) . more. than 15 parts4 • per million of 'chlorine requirement ,
or 1 I . . . t , , ;1 , ! ' I. ; I ; , I .E
i.■ I . i
i ,
• . ( d ), any ,guantity of , substances ' having the characteristics
,` described iin • 'Section � 5031 ; or 504 , ; or ± ; ; I _ I
; ; , ; 1 I ' I • I . iI , . j, ; , li ' ! ;'
f ( e ) an • average, daily , flow greater than9 : 2 %. , of the average , •
daily sewage {4'flow of the ! district , ! . ' ' ' ill 1 . I I
i i Lilt i {, fill ' A ' : • , 1 ' .I . ' 1 I . I . }' ! : ' I i ' 1. .1 1 1 i ' ,' � . .
• shall ' b' S : subject to the review and approvalt! of .. ' the Town Board •
' ' Where necessary ; in , the ; . opinion of . the Town ' Board , , the owner shalt.
, provide At iis . expense , such pretreatment as. may be necesary to :
f •
( 1 ) " Reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to 300 parts per
million by . weight , or . . .
.`i '
. ,j •
t•
. •1
I / '
1 i •{
' it " 1 a
1 I it II:.I I . - ' Lit .•
i : II.
r'. a r . , a '
! t; t 1 1 t . � X P ( ' • . .
li . s ' . .a.. � ` to A . .+1 n
4
/ 3-9
( 2 ) reduce the chlorine requirements to 15 parts per
million , or .
( 3 ) reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to
within the maximum limits provided for in Section 503 or 504 , or
( 4 ) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such
waters and wastes . •
Plans , specifications and any other pertinent information
✓ elating to proposed pretreatment facilities shall be submitted
for approval of the Town Board ( and of all other agencies
✓ equired by law ) , and no construction of such facilities shall be
commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing . - ` A
failure to comply with one or more of the remedial procedures as
✓ equired by the Town Board will constitute a violation of this
local law . -
Section 506 . If any waters or wastes are discharged or
are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers , which waters
contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated
in Section 504 of this Article , and which in the judgment of the
Superintendent , may have a deleterious effect upon the wastewater
facilities , process , equipment , or receiving waters , or which
o therwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public
nuisance , the Superintendent may : . .
( a ) Reject the wastes ,
( bY Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
d ischarge to the district sewers ,
( c ) Require control over the quantities and rates of
d ischarge , and /or
( d ) Require payment to cover added cost of handling and
treating the wastes not covered by existing charges or sewer
✓ ents . ( See the provisions of Section 512 of this Article. ) -
When considering the above alteratives , the Superintendent
shall give consideration to the economic impact of each
alterative on the discharger . If the Superintendent permits the
pretreatment or equalization of waste flows , the design and
installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Superintendent : ; )
Section 507 . ' Grease , oil , and sand interceptors shall be
provided when : , : - in the opinion of the , Superintendent, they are
opinion
necessary for ''` .the proper handling of liquid wastes containing
floatable grease in excessive amounts , asI . specified in Section
504 ( c ) , or any flammable wastes , sand , orl, other harmful
ingredients ; except that such interceptors ' shall not be required
for , private , living quarters or dwelling units . , All interceptors
shall be of ', a;' type , and capacity approved by the Superintendent
' , and shall be located sojas ' to be readily and easily accessible
; ; for cleaning ; and inspection . In the maintaining of these
interceptors the owner ( s ) ' shall be responsible for thellproper
✓ emoval and disposal by appropriate ` means of the captured
material ! and shall maintain records i of the ; dates , and means of
disposal which are subject to revlevw by the -Superintendent . , Any
removal• ' and ' hauling lof the i collected materials not performed by j
the owner ( s ) ' ,, personnel must be performed by currently ;! l'icensed ..
w aste disposal firms .' I j ; ' ' f 61 t
Section 508 . Where pretreatment or flow - equalizing
facilities are provided ' or required for any waters or wastes ,
they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and
e ffective operation by the owner ( s ) • at his expense .
•
{ { .
' I1 : I I ,� '. tot � � kt 1, grotI ,� 1 , '
jj l ya h 4 >I 1
'• 1 1 1 + rfJ ral rl - 1 "y t1 A r ,� 1} � 7 JI:t . . • i
• la t � xH•f'y } ��^-i xrt`t y a5 } '1 E3 . ' ti � ' J 't rt t _ . 1 I
rr i pp k ! } r� MIf-`a ; 4 l ; , [� +ry ! IS + :> 't ` c '° ' n . . T . I '
- Lt< if :n yl ?Y � In E: , , Y� "d�.1.AJ6T3•�.,f�tEe l. aA 6l .. _ r r: . . . .�' �..:� � � � - . ! , . 11
r
A33
Section 509 . When required by the Superintendent , the
owner of . ahy' property serviced by a building sewer carrying
industrial wastes shall install a suitable structure or control
manhole together with such necessary meters and other .
appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation ,
sampling , and measurement of the wastes . Such structure , when
required , shall be accessible and safely located and shall be
constructed in accordance with plans approved by the
Superintendent . The structure shall be installed by the owner at
his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and
accessible at all times .
Section 510 . The Superintendent may require a user of
sewer services to provide information needed to determine •
compliance with this local law . These requirements may include :
( 1 ) Wastewaters discharge peak rate and volume over a
specified time period .
( 2 ) Chemical analyses of wastewaters .
( 3 ) Information on raw materials , processes , and products
affecting wastewater volume and quality .
( 4 ) Quantity and disposition of , specific liquid , sludge ,
oil , solvent , or other materials important to sewer use control .
( 5 ) A plot plan of sewers of the user ' s property showing
sewer and pretreatment facility location .
( 6 ) Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities .
( 7 ) " Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of
materials through spills to the district sewer .
C... r p %
Section 511 . All measurements , tests , and analyses of the
characteristics of . waters and wastes to which reference is made
in this local law shall be determined in accordance with the
latest edition of " Standard Methods for The Examination of . Water
and Wastewater " , published by the American Public Health
Association . Sampling methods , location , times , durations , and
frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject
to the approval by the Superintendent , and at the expense of the
owner ( s ) .
Section 512 . No statement contained in this article shall
be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement
between the district and � any industrial concern whereby an
industrial waste of . unusual strength or character may be accepted
by the district , for treatment . . , .
1
Section 513 . All of the standards enumerated herein are
to apply at the point where the wastes are discharged into the
public .sanitary sewer system . Any chemical or mechanical
corrective treatment required must be accomplished to practical
completion before the . was .tes reach that point .
' Section 514 . The costs of all sampling and examination
shall. -,be .paid by the owner ( s ) . All sampling and /or examination
shall be conducted by the district or . its agents , . employees or
sub = contractor . i
ARTICLE 600
•
Violations and Penalties
Section 601 . No person ( s ) shall maliciously , willfully ,
or negligently break , damage , destroy , uncover , deface , or tamper
with wastewater facilities .
. 1 I
151a
Section 602 .
( 1 ) Any time that such work as requires inspection by the
provisions of this law has been completed , and is ready for
inspection , the Superintendent or his representative shall be
n otified .
( 2 ) No persons ) shall fail to notify the Superintendent or
his representative of the necessity for an inspection by the .;
Superintendent or his representative in any situation enumerated
u nder this law .
Section 603 .
( 1 ) Any persons ) violating any provisions of this law
shall become liable for money damages to the district for any
e xpense , loss , or damage , occasioned by the district by reason of
such violation .
( 2 ) An action or proceeding may be instituted by the
district in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover such
money damages .
Section 604 . The Town Board in addition to any other
remedy which may be available , may institute an appropriate
au . Ion or proceeding to prevent or abate , correct or restrain ,
any violation of this law , or any unlawful use , construction , or
maintenance of any kind or matter whatsoever which is in
of the terms of this law , or to prevent or restrain or
abate the occupancy of any building or structure or land whereuon
such a violation may be found .
Section 605 . Any , person ( s ) who fails to comply with any
provisions of this law other than those provisions pertaining to
the payment of sewer service charges pursuant to Article 900 .
hereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , and upon conviction
thereof , shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $ 1 , 000 . 00
and /or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one Ii ) year .
Section 606 . The Town Board shall also be empowered to
enforce , in addition to any of the provisions of this law , the
Federal pretreatment standards as they are from time to time
promulgated and amended pursuant to Section 307 of P . L . 92 - 500 .
ARTICLE 700
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
Section ' 701 . The Superintendent and other duly authorized
employees or their agents shall be permitted to enter all
properties for the purposes of inspection , ; observation ,
measurement , sampling , and testing with respect to the discharge
to the public system in accordance with the provisions of this
law . ;
Section 702 . The , Superintendent and other duly authorized
agents of the districtare ' hereby authorized to obtain
information , including ' the obtaining of such information by ,those
methods set forth in Section 701 , concerning the industrial
; processes which have a , direct bearing on the. kind and source of
to the wastewater collection system .
•
i
! '
. rJ
•
O ,
•
ARTICLE 800 •
Sewer Extension
Section 801 . Any extensions to the public sewer shall be
madoein accordance with district standards and specifications and
in accordance with generally recommended standards for sewage
works and in strict compliance with all the requirements of the
Tcxnpkins County Health Department and the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation .
Section 802 . Any sewer extensions , after acceptance by
the district , shall become the property of the district and shall
be maintained by the district . Any sewer extension shall be
guaranteed by the installer or contractor or builder or
developer , as the case may be , against defects in materials or
workmanship for a period of at least twenty - four ( 24 ) months .
Section 803 . No sewer extension shall be made without
having the plans and specifications of said extension submitted
t o and approved by the district . In addition to this approval ,
t he extension shall also have the approval of the Tompkins County
Health Department and the New York State Department , of
E nvironmental Conservation , where required .
Section 804 . The district may attach any conditions upon
approval of said sewer extension which it may deem advisable and
in the best interests of the district . No subdivision of land
and the construction or occupancy of buildings thereon as
provided in the applicable law , regulations or ordinances
governing „ such , shall be allowed unless and until a suitable and
approved sewer extension is construc't'ed ^ and accepted by the
district . Tn addition to the approval of the district , the
owner ( s ) shall obtain the approval of the Tompkins County Health
Department and the New York State Department of Environmental •
Conservation with respect to the construction , when required .
• Section 805 . Nothing contained in this Article shall be
construed to place any duty or obligation upon the - district to
' construct any . . sewer extensions .
ARTICLE 900 •
•
Separability
•
Section 901 . If any provision of this law , or the
application thereof , to any persons ) or circumstances is held to
be : invalid , the remainder ,: of the law and the application of such
provision to other persons or Circumstances 'shall not be affected
` 'thereby . • • ! i ;•
• •
Roll call vote all Voting YES� 't ; 1
f f •
1 1j
1 3
The Dryden Town Board enacted the . fQllowing Loca1!. Lay ##4- 1983 ' establishing . the
Sewer . Rent Law. for the ' Cortland Road Sewer District. . ” ' I
•
i
b
, !
•
•
L _ I •• t . f
' .
. y
I
. ! .
I .
•
ESTABLISHING THE SEWER RENT LAW FOR THE
CORTLAND ROAD SEWER DISTRICT •
•
S ECTION 1 . TITLE . This Local Law shall be known as the
Cortland Road Sewer District Sewer Rent Law . This Local Law
shall apply to the Cortland Road Sewer District as . established by
the Town Board of the Town of Dryden by an Order establishing the
said District filed in the Tompkins County Clerk ' s Office on May
13 , 1982 .
SECTION 2 . AUTHORITY . This sewer rent law is enacted
pursuant to Article 14 - F of the New York General Municipal Law .
SECTION 3 . BASIS OF THE CHARGE OF SEWER RENTS . The
basis of the charge for sewer rents shall be on a - unit basis and
water usage basis as herein set forth . In calculating such-
charges , the following shall apply : . .
a ) Each single family dwelling shall be one unit .
bY . The number of units assigned ' to a boarding.
h ouse or fbr student housing shall be determined by . -
d ividing the number of lawful potential occupants by
three ( 3 ) . Any fraction shall be increased to the next
whole number .
4
c ) Residences other than single family dwellings
shall be counted as one unit for the first apartment
therein , plus three - quarters ( 3 / 4 ) of a unit for each
additional apartment .
a ) ; rEach trailer_ or mobile home in a mobile home
park shall equal three - quarters ( 3/ 4 ) of a unit .
e ) Each Laundromat shall equal ten ( 10 ) units .
f ) Each car wash shall be assigned two (4,2 ) + units
for each four ( 4 ) bays . Any fraction shall be increasd
t O the next whole numbers i
g ) Commercial establishments with less than five
( 5 ) full time - employees or equivalent shall be assigned
o ne and one - quarter ( 1 - 1 / 41 units . The , number of units
t o be assigned commercial establishments with six ( 6 ) •
o r more full time employees or equivalent , shall be
determined by dividing the number of employees , by three.
( 3 ) . Any fraction shall be increased to the next whole
number .
SECTION 4 . • PAYMERT° ' DATES ; PENALTIES ; and ENFORCEMENT .
( 1 ) Payment of the sewer rents shall be made within 30 ! days
of billing without penalty . ! . ! 1
•
( 2 ) Any payment received after 30 day'SHof billing 'shall. .
include, a 10 % • penalty of the amount due .. + .
,
( 3 ) If } payment of the amount due , ' plus penalty if '
applicable , is . not made within 60 days of when due , then the
amount due . plus penalty shall be certified to . the. The* n - Clerk and
the Town Board and shal- 1 • be 'collected and enfor._ced in the . same
manner and at the same time as may be provided by law forstthe`
collection and enforcement of Town taxes . `
I , ; . .
SECTIONS . ' MEASUREMENT OF WATER USAGE. . The District
shall install or - shall cause tobe installed-, water meter 's for '
. each user of the sewage . system - in the District for the purposes•'
of measuring water usage and calculating the sewer rent charges .
The District may impose a charge for the installation . and the
cost of the water meter .
S ECTION . 6 . CALCULATION OF SEWER RENT . The District -
• shall charge and collect - for the use of the Cortland Road Sewer
District the sewer rents as provided in this . local law . In
computing the sewer rent , the following shall apply .
a ) The water meter for the premises connected to
the sewer system shall be read and the water usage
computed for each billing period.
bT Based upon the water usage , the preliminary
calculation of the sewer rent shall be made . by dividing
the water usage into two parts . Part one shall be a
" standard charge " for the use of up to 27 , 500 gallons
of water . Part two shall be a " surcharge " for all
water usage over 27 , 500 gallons .
Since the sewer district will contract with the
Village of Dryden , Tompkins County , New York , for the
transportation , treatment and disposal of sewage from
the district , the direct costs to the district shall be
paid by the users of the sewer system .
' c ) The standard charge ( per unit ) to the users of
the sewer system shall be 1 . 25 times the charge to the
Village of Dryden residents ( sewer customers ) for water
usage up to 27 , 500 gallons per billing period . The
surcharge ( per unit ) to the users of the sewer system
shall be 1 . 25 times the charge to Village of Dryden
residents ( sewer customers ) for water usage over the
27 , 500 gallon minimum per billing period .
d ) The District may impose additional sewer rents
on a per unit and /or water usage basis for - users of the
sewer system to pay for the District costs of
operation , maintenance and repairs of the sewer ‘ system
( other than those direct costs to be billed in [ c ]
above ) .
, ' ct
SECTION 7 SEWER RENT FUND . Revenues derived from
sewer rents , including penalties and interest , shall be credited
to a special fund , to be known as the " sewer rent fund " . Moneys
in such fund shall be used in the following order :
a ) For, the payment of the costs of operation ,
maintenance , and repairs of the sewer system or such
part or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been
established and imposed .
b ) For the payment of the interest on and
amortization of , or payment of , indebtedness which has
been or shall be incurred for the construction of the
sewer system or such part or parts thereof for which
sewer rents have been established and imposed ( other
than indebtedness , and the interest thereon , which is
to be paid in the first instance from assessments upon
benefited real property ) .
c ) For the construction of sewage treatment and
disposal works with necessary appurtenances including
pumping stations , or for the extension , enlargement , or
replacement of , or additions to , such sewer systems , or
part or parts thereof .
Such revenues froth sewer rents shall not be used ( 11 to
finance the cost of any extension or any treatment y part of a sewer system .
( other than any sewa g nt or disposal works with necessary
appurtenances including pumping stations ) to serve unsewered
areas if such part has been constructed wholly ' or partly at the
expense of the real property especially benefited , or ( 2 ) for the
payment of the interest on , and the amortization of , or payment
of , indebtedness , which is to be paid in the first instance from
assessments upon the benefited real property .
SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE . This Local Law shall take
effect upon filing with the Secretary of State and the _ compliance
with the provisions of the New York General Municipal Law .
Roll call vote - all voting YES ' '
/1 6 0 r
Atty Perkins reported that since public hearing # 5 regarding the method and mode
of the benefit assessments for the properties in the Cortland Road Sewer District
is basically a public informational meeting and construction has not been completed
the town is not in a position to adopt a roll or certify a roll for collection ,
so there is to be no action taken at this time . Nothing can be done until you
know the amount to be raised , what the assessed values are and number of units
there are and the actual pipe footage .
Adjourned : 9 : 15PM
•
Susanne Lloyd
Town Clerk