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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB 2024-12-17 PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 1 Town of Dryden Planning Board Meeting Tuesday December 17th, 2024 Hybrid – Zoom Approved 1-2026 Planning Board - 2024 Current Members I.P. Z Ex Ab Tony Salerno, Chair (2029) X John Kiefer (2027) X Frank Parish (2028) X Chris Morrissey (2030) X Craig Anderson (2025) X Joe Wilson (2024) X Brad Will (2026) X Diane Tessaglia-Hymes (2024) Alternate X Bill Griffin ( ) * Alternate X Other Staff or Board Members I.P. or on Zoom Ray Burger, Director of Planning (IP) Shelley Knickerbocker – Zoning Officer (Z) Joy Foster - Recording Secretary (Z) Dan Lamb (TB) (Z) Christina Dravis (TB) (Z) Charles Geisler (Z) Marie McRae (Z) PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 2 AGENDA 6:30 pm Call to Order Welcome – Quorum Check Chair T. Salerno activates alternate B. Griffin AGENDA 6:30 pm Call to Order 1. Welcome – Quorum Check 2. Public Comment Period For items not on the agenda and limited to 3 minutes per person. 3. 1280 Dryden Rd – Site Plan Review W/SEQR 4. Lower Creek Road • Tax Parcel 502489-42.-1-39. – Site Plan Review 5. Hanshaw Rd & Cardinal Dr – Introduction of PUD Concept. 6. Zoning Audit – Next Steps. 7. Planning Department Update 8. Town Board Update 9. Minutes Approval – Sept 27, Oct 24 & Nov 19, 2024 10. Planning Board Membership for 2025 8:30 Adjourn Next Meeting: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:00pm Agenda subject to amendment. 2 - Public Comment Period – No comments made 3 - 1280 Dryden Rd. – Applicants are not present; we will skip for a bit and give applicants a chance to show up. 4 - Lower Creek Rd. – Site Plan Review with SEQR, applicant Z. Joe Klimkiewicz The Board has a discussion with the applicant about his parcel, a 4-acre undeveloped lot. The applicant is requesting to build two duplex dwellings similar to the ones he has already built in the area. The Board reviewed the site plans and survey maps. Buildings are duplexes, each unit will be 2 bedroom and 2 bath, with a shared driveway, applicant has septic approval from the health dept. There is one shared well. Units will have all electric heat pumps and AC units; all PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 3 appliances are Energy Star. There will be an additional small boiler for radiant heated floors. The location and acreage are good, Frontage is a little short. The Board likes what they see on the Site Plan. The Board approves the project pending applicant getting approval from the ZBA for an Area Variance. Motion: J. Wilson to approve the site plan Second: J. Kiefer Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous And the second one is a recommendation to the ZBA Motion: J. Wilson moved to make a recommendation that the ZBA approve the Variance. Second: T. Salerno Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous J. Kiefer would like it to be noted that we just had one like this where there was a variance in reducing the front footage and pointed out that our zoning consultant has made the point that zones like neighborhood residential and rural residential road frontages seem very large to her. Her comment was that it tends to spread development out and force people to have larger lots, which is not what we're looking for. So that would be part of the rationale for our recommendation to the ZBA. 5 - Hanshaw Rd & Cardinal Dr – Introduction of PUD Concept. Owner Joe Lovejoy and his consultant Larry Fabbroni has a presentation to develop an 8-acre lot at the end of Cardinal Dr. to Hanshaw Rd. This is zoned in a Neighborhood Residential District and would be a 13-lot subdivision with open space for stormwater, including a primary and accessory unit on each lot as part evidence of an acceptable density for a total of 26-units. They are here with a concept to get the Boards feedback as what they would need when they come back. The owner’s intent is to develop and own all the units and provide access by private driveways extending from the end of Cardinal Dr. to Hanshaw Rd. He prefers to develop a tiny home project of single-family homes with footprints of 1000’ sq. feet. Applicant states that they would aim to be more affordable housing. Phase one • There would be 26 single-family homes, tiny homes. These would all be within the existing water and sewer district. • All stormwater facilities for the build out. Phase two • It would involve the extension of the water and sewer district to include the entire property including the four homes at the Hanshaw Rd entrance and any community facility within recreation area. Preliminary concept plan • The site is directly at the end of Cardinal Dr. with an access exit at Hanshaw Rd. Traffic volume is estimated to be 27 vehicles in morning and afternoon peak hours. • There are no wetlands or flood plains on the property. PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 4 • It would promote density, preserve more wooded areas. • In 1981 the Planning Board gave preliminary approval for a previous subdivision and had full Health Dept. approvals. There is adequate infrastructure with the Town of Ithaca 500,000-gallon water reservoir as the local storage. • A complete SWPPP will be done as well as the Long Form EAF. • The site plan will be better and will adhere to all fire access requirements. • Units will be all electric with electric heat pumps. The Board likes applicants’ plans and recommends they introduce presentations to the Town Board for their approvals and input. 3 - The applicants for 1280 Dryden Rd are not present but board will review SEQR. – Site Plan Review W/SEQR • The Board approved this Site Plan Review at the last meeting we just needed to get the County’s 239 review and recommendations. The County has one suggestion, the placement of the dumpster. • The applicant submitted a new site plan with the new placement of the dumpster. • There is a spot for a future pavilion • The town requires a 20 foot-driveway with 4 feet of that dedicated for pedestrians or bike with signage. The lighting plan looks good. • The wood fence needs to be finished in one neutral color. The Board completes the Short Form SEQR T. Salerno proposed a Resolution # 6 for a Neg. Dec. on the Short Environmental Assessment Form Motion: T. Salerno moves to approve the Negative Declaration Second: C. Anderson Motion Carries: – Yes, unanimous Motion: T. Salerno moves to approve the Site Plan with the conditions there is a full length 20-foot driveway with 4-foot for sidewalk space and signage to distinguish driveway from sidewalk and that the fence be finished in one single neutral color. Also include the Standard General Conditions. Second: J. Wilson Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 5 6 - Zoning Audit – Next Steps. We need to come up with the next scope of work. Making recommendations for zoning changes and working with the Board to develop that and executing a public outreach. • Making recommendations for zoning changes and working with the Board to develop that and executing a public outreach. • Introduction to Zoning, data center, definitions, battery facilities, the allowable uses chart 7 - Planning Department Update – Ray Burger • Working on an EPA Grant for a re-use hub in Dryden. • This could also help support the deconstruction industry in the Town of Dryden. • In the news, in Cortland owns the railroad right-of-way that goes through Lime Hollow and they’re trying to decide whether to give that railroad right-of-way to Lime Hollow, who has been using and maintaining it for years, or sell it to others, which could be a gravel operation. 8 - Town Board Update – Dan Lamb • The town has a new website, a little glitchy but it’s progress. • The Town is in negotiations with the State and the Town of Caroline related to Dryden Fiber to establish a 10-year municipal agreement with them. it's taking a lot of our time but it's all worthwhile. • Thursday night we will be doing the FEAF, the environmental forms for the Freese Road Bridge. This is a major milestone in that project. Meaning we'll have completed the environmental review and established for New York State that we should be able to go out to bid for this project early in next year. • I continue to take the case to do some Emergency Management Service reform to Tompkins County. We have been talking to the legislature of as a whole and subcommittees about our status as a donor town. I'm not happy with it, my colleagues aren't happy, and Dryden Ambulance isn't happy about it, but we do pay $1.2 million for ambulance service, which is fantastic in the town of Dryden, but a lot of that service goes outside of our boundaries. We are finally getting some traction with our colleagues in other municipalities and the county that this needs to be addressed. That's my pet project for 2025 to see if we can get this established at the county level. 9 - Minutes Approval – Sept 26, Oct 24, Oct 29, & Nov 19, 2024 September 26th minutes Motion: J. Wilson moved to approve the 9-26-24 minutes Second: B. Griffin Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous PB 12-17-24 APPROVED 6 October 24th minutes Motion: J. Wilson moved to approve the 10-24-24 minutes Second: J. Kiefer Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous October 29th minutes Motion: T. Salerno moved to approve the 10-29-24 minutes Second: J. Wilson Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous November 19th minutes Motion: T. Salerno moved to approve the 11-19-24 minutes Second: J. Wilson Motion Carries: Yes, unanimous 10 - Planning Board Membership for 2025 T. Salerno formally recognizes Joe Wilson for his 9 years on the Planning Board and we thank him so much. The Board is recommending to the TB that T. Salerno stay on as Chair for 2025 The Board will have one full-time opening and one alternate position open for membership. B. Griffin would like to have the full-time spot. The Board agrees and makes that recommendation to the TB. If the Town Board makes that appointment, there will be 2 alternate positions vacant. Next meeting will be 1-23-25 at 6:00PM Meeting adjourned: 8:35 PM