HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-04-07 t TOWN OF GROTON PLANNING BOARD
LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT CODE MEETING
F THURSDAY,i APRIL 7 ,, 1994Of 7 : 30 P . M .
PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC PRESENT
( * Denotes Members Present ) Tracy Smith ,, Tompkins County
Department of Planning
George Totman , Chairperson * Lyle Raymond ,, Zoning Board of Appeals
Monica Carey * Chairperson
Cecil Twigg
Verl Rankin
George VanSlyke
Sheldon Clark
George Totman began the meeting at 7 : 45 p . m . with introduction between Tracy Smith and
Lyle Raymond .
G . TOTMAN : The sole purpose of having this meeting tonight is to start rewriting
ordinances from the Town of Groton Land Use & Development Code ( LU&DC ) .
I purposely asked Lyle to be a part of this meeting to help rewrite
the ordinances because a lot of the problems with the ordinances lands
in the lap of the Zoning Board of Appeals . Being the body that handles
all the complaints stemmed from this , they should really have a strong
part in helping us rewrite it .
We do not have a fourth complement here tonight . For the sake of the
minutes ,, this is something that is not going to be resolved overnight
or with one or two meetings . It can easily add up to six months before
completion . My goal is to have it completed sometime in the summer .
We have scheduled the first Thursday of each month at 7 : 30 p . m . to
work on these . I would like to suggest maybe even meeting in addition
to these regular meetings to go over things . This would be done on
a voluntary basis . Not only will the time go by faster but also make
better use of Tracy ' s time . We are working with a contract with the
County in a fixed-dollar factor . The more we can do with the time we
have ,, the faster she can complete the project . Even though we do not
have a quarum here tonight ,, we can go back to the Planning Board for
approval .
Where do we start? Why don ' t we let Tracy Smith guide us .
T . SMITH : Develop an outline on how you want things organize and go section by
section in detail and add what you feel is needed .
L . RAYMOND : Do you have any certain criteria?
T . SMITH : Not, not at this time .
L . RAYMOND : These are my thoughts ( see attachment ) .
C . TWIGG : Started with Section 107 . One , why can ' t it be said in a lot less
words . Second ,, what are they saying ?
G . TOTMAN : It is expressed in legal terms .
M . CAREY : Can ' t you express legally in simpler terms?
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C . TWIGG : As far as word usage , you can be as professional as you want , but
you may not want some of it in there--camouflage . f
Board Members were =. in agreement to leave -.the Introduction/Index to revise at a later time .
for simplification reasons .
G . TOTMAN : Section 106 . Suggest to leave the period after the word " fee " . This
way,, you are not " stuck " with a certain dollar amount . This will allow
flexibility for monetary changes .
Below are the Sections that were altered at this meeting . Full participation was given
from the Board Members .
Section 107 : . Decision was to use only the second sentence deleting the word thereby .
Section 108 : Decision was to use : " Upon the effective date of this code replaces all
previous codes . "
Section 109 : Decision was to leave alone .
Section 110 , Decision was to- , delete .but '. leave . .section :number ,.ovacant .
* **The acronym EFN will mean Eliminate For Now . * * *
Section 111 General Definitions :
Section 111 . 01 : Eliminate for now .
Section 111 . 02 : Eliminate for now .
Section 111 . 03 : Delete the words Master Plan . ,or ..t .;#L•eave l def nition to . read Comprehensive
Plan : Delete the second " comprehensive " word . Too redundant .
Section 111 . 04 : Decision was to leave as is .
Section 111 . 05 : Delete the words man-made .
Section llle06e Decision was to delete .
Section 111 . 07 : If you are going to have more than one district ,, you should define
what they are .
Section 111 . 08 : Leave alone .
Section lllo09 *o Decision was to add " limit it to those occupations that are providing
services causing public traffic . "
Section 112 Land Subdivision Definitions
Section 112 . 1 : Decision was to 'Aelete the word hectares .
Section 112 . 2 : Decision was to delete the - word hectares .
Section 112 . 30 No change .
Section 112 . 40 No change .
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Section 112 . 5 . No change .
Section 112 . 6 . No change .
Section 112 . 7 . No change .
Section 113 Access Definitions
Section 113 . 01 : No change .
Section 113 . 02 : No change .
Section 113 . 03 : No change .
Section ll3 . 04 : No change .
Section 113 . 05 : No change .
Section 113 . 06 *0 No change .
Section 113 . 07 : No change .
Section 113 . 080 Delete the words 50 feet wide and replace with " to meet current
highway specifications . "
Section 113909 : Delete 50 feet wide and replace witk to meet current highway specifications .
-Section 113 . 104o Delete 50 . feet _ wide4wffreplacetwith to meet current highway specifications .
Section 113 . 110 -No change . ( There is a typographical error : an driveway to read a driveway .)
Section 114 Lot and Yard Definitions
Section 114 . 01 : Delete second sentence .
Section 114 . 02 : No change .
Section 114 . 03 : No change at this time .
Section 114 . 05 *9 No change .
Section 114 . 06 : No change .
Section 114 . 07 : No change .
Section 114 . 08 : Delete the words right of way and replace w/ street as measured from the
roadway .
Section 114 . 09 *0 No change .
Section 114 . 10 : No change .
Section 114 . 11 : No change .
Section 114 . 12 : No change at this time .
Section 114 . 13 : No change .
Section 114 . 14 : No change .
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• Section 114 . 15 : No change at this time .
Section 114 . 16 : No change .
Section 114 . 17 *0 No change .
Section 115 Structure Definitions
Section 115 . 01 : No change .
Section 115 . 02 : No change .
Section 115 . 03 : No change .
Section 115 . 04 : No change .
Section 115 . 05 *0 No change .
Section 115 . 06 : No change .
Secton 115 . 07 , No change .
Section 115 . 08 : No change .
G . TOTMAN : We can try to schedule a meeting at my house before the next meeting
of Thursday,, May 5 ,, at 7 : 30 p . m . Do you have any questions , Tracy?
T . SMITH : No . What we have been doing is a good way . Do you want to leave the
definitions like this ?
G . TOTMAN : You can change the . format ' -.as: long :-as . the words are , not , :changed .
Meeting ended at 10 : 08 p . m .
Submitted by Penny Bogardus
SUGGESTED CRITERIA
FOR REVISION OF LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT CODE
( Lyle Raymond )
1 ) Correct problem sections
2 ) Synchronize with Master Plan
3 ) Add where needed to do this
4) Shorten where possible
5 ) Delete sections considered unnecessary
6) Clarify and simplify wording
ATTACHMENT