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Home My WebLink About1979-05-17PW Planning Board Town of Dryden • 'May 17, 1979 Present: Chw. B. Caldwell, B. Lavine, J. Motsay, C, Dann, R, Mel, Zo, S, Stewart Correction on May 3, 1979 ninutes in spelling for Jerry Weisberg, should be Jerold Weisburd. Chairwoman B. Caldwell reviewed Rocco Lucente, Caswell Road, proposal as not re� ceiving either a negative or positive vote. The board is requesting being.declsred lead agency under the Enviromental Review Act and will require a draft of Enviromental Impact Statement. Douglas Sutton - review Enviromental Assessment Form, Mr. Sutton and Mr. Dennis Lowes clarified the following questions as_ mentioned in minutes of May 3, 1979 meeting, 1) A -3 - question on total number of acres, Total land, all phases is 157 acres. The z acre water .surface area should .read zero, The forestry total should read 84.7 acres, after completion, 2) A -5B - question on depth of bedrock, Stated it varies, One place they Went down 8' and still in gravel, It's undetermined as this ppint, The drainage is good, Mr. Sutton stated he is considering dropping the Thomas Road strip from stage one of the project, .Also mentioned three • lots are approved and four .wells are in, 3) 9-.question as to whether there are hunting and fishing opportunities, No was checked. There is very little fishing andf,as for. :hunting, people have hunted there. The land is now posted, Dr. D. E, Kaxig wondered if any modifications to the channel. The answer was no, as far as the tract was concerned. 4) 12- question was the project site presently used by the community or neighR borhood as an open space or recreation area, People have skied in the* area. Answer no but, was practiced illegally for many years, The'land has been posted since September or October of 1978, 5) B -1G - question on project description, maximum vehicular traffic per day, Answer fifty trips , only phase one. 6) B -3 Acres of vegetation, trees etc. will be removed, Answer only for homes, Now will read three acres, 7) B -14 Project or any portion located in the one hundred year flood plan, The answer now is yes, 8) 25 - State agency or wet land permits, After topo map is done, DEC representa- tive will go out to tract with-map and designate -wet lands, Mr. Sutton wants to change the now Peaceful Drive and relocate to work into the dew opment and not have the right angle, There is a right of way which is.dedicated as such. Residents involved are four, Coopers, Shutts, Halls and Hoover, and land .where r Planning Board Town of Dryden • Motion #1: �3- May 177 1979 Mr.' Lavine made a- motion that the board grant a negative.declarat ; on qn th.XS project with respect to the.Segr law. Motion .second by J. Motsay, Motion carried with board members voting.yes, Preliminary platt review: 1) If pathways or playgrounds would decrease value of .other lots, 2) Looking into a Homeowner's Corporation vith: maintenance I program etc, Motion #2: Mr. Kibel made motion that the board approve preliminary platt. Motion second by Mr. Dann, The board members voted-yes. and motion carried; A petition from the Finger Lakes'Running Club, regarding.Leh.igh-valley right of way, was circulated and looked over by the board members, Also Mr. Anderson has no objection for Planning Board being .lead agency for 'Rocco Lucente project. �Mr. Litwin represented a group of residents from German Cross Road, whp are conR rned about a new two lane bridge .being constructed where a one lane bridge s nQW7 across Six'Mile Creek. As far as he can find out, no one fvom the County, town representative, or planning board knows why its being constructed except general maintenance. There concerns: 1) increase traffic 2) flood hazzard, new bridge .would have no more clearance, 3)'_ visibility The planning board made no recommendation on that part of road as•part Qf.their general plans for town of Dryden. Whereas the residents of the area express concern over the proposal of anew - two lane bridge, Mr. Lavine made the followi.ng-motion, that the town of Dryden` communicate with the County Highway Department to express the residents concerns.about.this project which they understand is being proposed and.see why kinds of'coordinat;ion -T} ght.be worked out on the planning of this project. The motion was second by Mr. Dann, What roll will German Cross Road play in the town or county future in the transportation network of the new bridge and more specifically will the new bridge being proposed have a significant change in the traffic quantity and speed and what 1 will the affects be in terms of flooding in the area. The motion carried by board members voting yes. Mr. Lavine made a motion, April 20, 1978, concerning storing of nuclear waste in ur area, motion read as follows: Ask Helen Amdur what is available on controls of nuclear waste storage and I Planning Board ^2^ May 17, 1979 Town of Dryden . Sutton has a shed. Mr. Sutton wants to do the road so theire is no sharp corer and done so that headlights aren't directed into anyonels home, Mr. Lavine made following motion, the planning board recommend; the swop _ that �s being proposed by Mr. Sutton as the map right of way off Peaceful Drive.be.con7 sidered a reasonable alternative to the existing situation? Motion. second by "MK.,.R, Kibel. All members voted yes, motion carried, Enviromental assessment form, Seqr regulations: This is not a type one or type two project • ;but an unlisted type, Using Your.Ro,s:%. ponsibilities Under Seqr Local Guide issued by The Center for'EnvirQmentail 'Research, Cornell University,page 11, chairwoman Caldwell read following questions: 1) A substantial adverse change in existing air quality, water quality or noise level. No comment, 2) A substantial increase in solid waste production, substantial increase for potential flooding, erosion or drainage problems, a) erosion on steep slopes, Development not on hillside, Eliminating Thomas Road strip and substituting three lots on west side of Ellis Hollow Road. Making 23 lots instead of 260 3) Destruction of large quantities of.vegetation or fauna, Substantial �n terference with movement of fish or wildlife, Adverse affects on a threatened or endangered specie of animal or plant or habitat of such A specie, impacts on a significant habitat area, No comment, 4) Attracting large numbers of people to a place compared to.the number of people who come to such a place absent the action, No comment, 5) Creating a material conflict with the communities existing plans or, goal.se No comment. 6) The impairment of character or quality of important historioal� ?rchaeoP logical, architectural or aesthetic resources or existing neighborhood character. No comment, 7) A major change in either the quality or type of energy used, No comment, 8) The creation of a hazzard to the health or safety, No comment, 9) A substantial change in the use or intensity of use of land or other natural resources or in their capacity to supporting use, No comment, 10) The creation of demand for other actions which would result in gny of the above consequences, No CQMment, 11) Changes in two or more elements the enyiroment when taken together result in a substantial adverse impact on the enviroment, No comment, 12) Two or -more related actions cumulatively meet one or -more of the above criteria. No comment. Planning Board - -4- Town or Dryden controlling transportation of same. concerned. May 17, 1979 See if other people in area are The board would appreciate hearing from Attorney Amdur on this motion made by Mr. Lavine a year ago. Respectfully submitted, Joan Bray - Secretary.