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Home My WebLink About2006-07-20Town of Dryden Planning Board July 20", 2006 Members Present: Chair. Barbara Caldwell, Tom Hatfield, Jim Crawford, Joseph Laquatra, Russell Beck Others Present: Dan Kwasnowski, Henry Slater, Kris Strickland, Ted Lauve & Mary Ann Sumner; Town Board Representative Agenda: Bryn Mawr Estates - Phase II & 1II Final Manhattan Estates - Phase 1I Preliminary Plat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 New information was brought before the Board one being the covenants that were discussed at the last meeting, the other is the suggested Part II of the 6 SEQR. H. Slater Explained to the Board that he had offered Lead Agency to all agencies that had potential interest in that is they had some approval authority to this project. The Army Corps of Engineer called and stated that they stand on their previous submittals in that they had reviewed the project some time ago and they stood on that. I have not received any response from the Department of Conservation, which means that they passed on it. As you know from the email you received that both the County Health and Planning Department did respond and that they agreed that the Town of Dryden Planning Board should be the assumed lead agency. They also had comments that they shared relative to the site. T. Lauve We have taken J. Andersson's comments with regard to the EIF with our own suggested Part II, which incorporates all of the suggestions except for one. On Page 19 the growth and character of the neighborhood, he considered this potentially large and I consider it small to moderate because there are other developments and homes going up in that area. There 1 is a change in density of the land use but any number ® of lots subdivided there would be a change in density. The Planning Board conducted the Part I1 Project Impacts and their Magnitude review. After this full review the Board found two (2) potential large impacts. The first potential large impact being "Construction on land where the depth to the water table is less than 3 feet ", the Board found that the explanation from the applicant Ted Lauve was complete as stated, "In almost all glacial tills where there is a slowly permeable fragipan, the depth to water table is less than 3 feet. The road will be constructed at or above existing ground almost the entire length and with proper roadside ditches and other drainage controls where required. The construction of the road in two phases (Sections 2 & 3) minimizes the amount of disturbance during each phase. The other potential to large impact is the "impact on water ". The Board found that the proposed use would allow residential uses in areas without water and /or sewer. The on -site septic systems will be designed and constructed in accordance with NYSDEC and NYSDOH requirements with a report subject to review and approval by the Tompkins County Health Department. T. Hatfield Moved to adopt a Negative Declaration having reviewed Part II and Part III documents. Finding the answers in Part III adequately addressed for the potentially large impacts identified in Part II. R. Beck Seconded that motion On that motion all in favor Carried J. Laquatra Moved to close the public hearing J. Crawford Seconded that motion All in favor After review of the covenants the board discussed where the covenants were to be placed. The Board wanted to see some reference on the plat to the covenant. It was decided that on the plat there would be a reference that there are covenants attached with this subdivision approval. The Town of Dryden Zoning Department can then scan this attached separate document into each individual lot file. 2 The Board reviewed the covenants provided by the applicant as requested in prior meetings. B. Caldwell Asked what if the Homeowners Association were to go bankrupt? She then stated that there should be a way to have an improvement district specifically for an issue like that so that the Town would not essentially have to pay for this. After review of the covenants the Board made an adjustment to #11, to now read "No watercourse or Stormwater drainage facility shall be blocked or diverted so as to cause material damage to any lot in this subdivision or to any neighboring property". T. Hatfield Moved to authorize Phase I of the subdivision as proposed with Items 1 -14 incorporated in an addendum on the plat to specifically refer to the addendum Item 14 and /or developer's documents in respect to the Homeowners Association. J. Laquatra Seconded that motion All in favor Motion carried T. Lauve indicated to the Board that the issue with the name of the Road "Judith Boulevard" not fitting on a road sign the owners have decided to change it to "Judith Lane or Road" after an approval from the County 911 Center and Jack Bush, Town of Dryden Highway Superintendent. There was no representative at the meeting for the next scheduled hearing "Manhattan Estates Subdivision - Preliminary Plat approval ". The Board could not conduct the hearing. H. Slater Explained to the Board that this became on the agenda while he was on vacation and after he reviewed the project, there was a letter from Jon Andersson of the Tompkins County Health Department requiring lots 3 and 4 may or may not qualify in this proposal because they do not meet the 2501- diameter circle for septic purposes. This is an issue that would need to be resolved. J . Laquatra asked for an update on the Renewable Energy Ordinance, M. Sumner explained to the Board 3 that the Town Board formed a subcommittee, which consists of Steve Trumbull and myself. Dan was not able to finish drafting the ordinance to be introduced at the July board meeting. We do have the ordinance now and will be reviewing it and possibly able to hold the public hearing in August. There was a discussion on the Zoning Ordinance reflecting the Comprehensive Plan. T. Hatfield indicated that the Town should obtain some proposals on what is available to us to incorporate our Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan, J, Laquatra Moved that the Town do a search for and retain a consultant in this next budget cycle to assist the Town in updating the Zoning Ordinance to reflect the Comprehensive Plan. T. Hatfield Seconded the motion All in favor Motion Carried D. Kwasnowski Made a recommendation to form a committee with representatives from each board. H. Slater Proposed to the Board to have a consultant bring issues to them. He stated that the Boards are also very busy and an initial proposal on the adopted Comprehensive Plan from an outside consultant would be better. M. Sumner mentioned an issue brought up with the Town Board of regional wastewater treatment facility planning. The Village of Dryden is facing a huge problem and will need to build a new facility at a cost of millions of dollars. The Village of Freeville is also having issues not quite critical but it may not be long. There are three municipalities this is affecting not to mention the Town is held up with a couple of development projects north of the Village because of the moratorium in the Village. There is no funding for wastewater facilities unless possibly there is inter - municipal cooperation. Most Board members are more concerned at the moment with result of the Cortland Road issue first. I think we should be at the same time, going forward with ® opening this discussion again. 0 J. Laquatra Asked how this would affect this Board? M. Sumner Stated that she wanted them to be aware of the issue and if you feel that this is a good idea and you should find an opportunity to mention this to a Board member it would be good. Meeting closed 5