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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-27-20 APPROVED PLANNING BOARD MINUTES APPROVED 1 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD 2 MEETING JULY 27, 2020 3 Via Zoom Meeting— Live on YouTube 4 5 Board members Present: 6 Jerry Caward, Chair, 7 Sandra Dennis Conlon, 8 Norman (Lin) Davidson, 9 Al Fiorille, Vice-Chair, 10 Larry Sharpsteen, 11 Dean Shea, 12 Thomas Butler, Alternate, 13 Dale Baker, Second Alternate 14 15 Also Present: 16 C.J. Randall, Planning Director Doug Dake, Town Board Sue Munson, Code Clerk 17 Joe Wetmore, Town Board 18 19 Public Present via Zoom— Live on YouTube: 20 Robert T. Marcus Matthew Hartz Tim Buhl 21 22 Chair Jerry Caward opened the meeting at 6:34 pm. 23 Chair Jerry Caward enacted Dale Baker due to Deborah Trumbull's excused absence. 24 25 Motion to Approve the Planning Board minutes for June 22, 2020 26 Motioned by: Lin Davidson Seconded by: Sandy Conlon (Motion Carried) 27 28 Motion to Approve the Planning Board minutes for July 13, 2020 29 Motioned by: Larry Sharpsteen Seconded by: Dale Baker (Motion Carried) 30 31 Privilege of the Floor 32 No Public Comments for items not on the agenda 33 34 Town Board liaison report (verbal) 35 Doug Dake gave an update from the Town Board meeting. 36 37 Summary of the Town Board meeting on July 15, 2020. 38 - Held four Public Hearings 39 o Local Law number 2 of 2020, codification of local laws ordinances, and certain 40 resolutions of the Town of Lansing. The municipal code was designated code for 41 the Town of Lansing. 42 o Annual stormwater report. Page 1 of 12 APPROVED 43 o Local law, 3 of 2020 related to the land use ordinance for solar and wind energy 44 systems. 45 o Local law, 4 of 2020 to override the Tax Levy limit 46 o All the above was approved. 47 - No one spoke during the privilege of the floor. 48 - Reviewed department monthly reports. 49 - Approved the consent agenda 50 o Resolution authorizing the Director of Planning to hire an Information Aide. 51 o Resolution hiring part-time seasonal employees for the Parks & Rec Department. 52 o Motion to authorize the Supervisor to sign an acceptance of Grant# 20-274 for a 53 total of$31,000 for stormwater management and a traffic impact study for the 54 Town Center. 55 o Resolution to approve audit and budget modifications and the Supervisor's 56 Report. 57 - Resolution authorizing the issuance of a $288,081.23 Bond Anticipation Renewal Note. 58 - Discussed the Ethics Board vacancies 59 - Also went into Executive Session. 60 61 Applicant:Timothy Buhl, P.E. on behalf of Scotty & Wayne Britton, Owners Location: East Side 62 of Triphammer Rd/ North of Asbury Rd; Tax Parcel No. 37.1-4-2.12 Anticipated Board action(s) 63 this month: Public Hearing; Determination of Environmental Significance; Preliminary Major 64 Subdivision approval Project Description:The Applicant is proposing a Major Subdivision for 65 ten (10) residential building lots on 9.70 acres of land located in the Residential Low Density 66 (R1) Zoning District. The proposed subdivision plat may include drainage easements to be 67 dedicated to the Town. This is an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review 68 Act and is subject to environmental review. Project submittals located at: 69 https://Ifweb.tompkins-co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=33781&dbid=7&repo=Lansing 70 71 Motion to Open the Public Hearing for Britton Woods Major Subdivision at 6:43pm. 72 Motioned by: Lin Davidson Seconded by: Larry Sharpsteen (Motion Carried) 73 74 Floor Open for Public Comments 75 - Adjacent neighbor to the north side of the project, wondering if there was going to be 76 any privacy fencing or buffers between the properties. Concerned with privacy and 77 hunting. 78 o It appears that there will be a large area designated as open space that no trees 79 will be disturbed on the north side of the project giving a natural buffer. 80 Summary of Discussion 81 - The Planning Board request that the Applicant meet with the Trails committee to 82 discuss adding a trail along the Northern border of the project. 83 - Applicant's Engineer has updated the Preliminary Plat extending the road within 20' of 84 the property line as requested. Page 2 of 12 APPROVED 85 - County Highway has requested that the stormwater permanent practices not be placed 86 in the County right of way. 87 - Received the 239 response from Tompkins County Planning with No Negative 88 Intermunicipal impacts. 89 - Town Attorney Guy Krogh prepared a blank access agreement for the drainage as well 90 as the stormwater. 91 - Town Engineer Dondi Harner says that the size of the project does require an official 92 SHIPO letter from the Applicant's Engineer. There are still many comments that have 93 not been addressed yet. 94 - The Town Engineer asks for more topographic lines in reference to the stormwater 95 ponds. 96 - The Planning Board would like to see the unresolved items resolved by the end of this 97 week so the project resolutions can be reviewed and approved at the next meeting on 98 August 10, 2020. 99 - The Drainage District will be created upon the approval of the Final Plat. 100 Motion to Close the Public Hearing for Britton Woods Major Subdivision at 7:07pm. 101 Motioned by: Larry Sharpsteen Seconded by: Dean Shea (Motion Carried) 102 103 t3oara Keview of SEAF Part 2 ; Part 1 was reviewed December 2019 104 105 RESOLUTION PB 20-07 106 107 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION OF STATE 108 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEAR) NEGATIVE DECLARATION 109 BRITTON WOODS MAJOR SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL,TRIPHAMMER ROAD, 110 TAX PARCEL NO. 37.1-4-2.12— LANSING, NEW YORK 111 112 WHEREAS, an Application was submitted for Major Subdivision review by Timothy Buhl, P.E., 113 Applicant, on behalf of Scotty & Wayne Britton, Owners, for the proposed subdivision for ten 114 (10) residential building lots on 9.70 acres of land located on Triphammer Road, Lansing, New 115 York, also known as Tax Parcel Number 37.1-4-2.12 in the Residential Low Density (R1) Zoning 116 District; and 117 118 WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Section 7 of the Town of Lansing Subdivision 119 Rules and Regulations, for which the completed application was received December 2, 2019; and 120 121 WHEREAS, this proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Lansing Planning 122 Board passed Resolution 19-39 on December 16, 2019 making a Declaration of Lead Agency for 123 the purposes of environmental review, and a Public Hearing was duly noticed and held upon July 124 27, 2020 to consider such Major Subdivision and the potential environmental impacts thereof, 125 and the public was free to provide opinions and evidence in respect of such matters and such Page 3 of 12 APPROVED 126 matters were duly considered; and 127 128 WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Planning Board, in performing its independent and 129 uncoordinated environmental review in accordance with Article 8 of the New York State 130 Environmental Conservation Law — the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), (i) 131 pursued its thorough review of the applicant's completed Short Environmental Assessment Form 132 Part 1, dated July 15, 2020, and any and all other documents prepared and submitted with 133 respect to this proposed action and its environmental review, and (ii) thoroughly analyzed the 134 potential relevant areas of environmental concern of the project to determine if the proposed 135 action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment, including the criteria identified 136 in 6 NYCRR Section 617.7©, and (iii) reviewed and completed the SEAF, Part II on the record; and 137 138 WHEREAS, each of the identified impacts were analyzed and duly considered by the Planning 139 Board, as Lead Agency, in relation to the question of whether such impacts were so probable of 140 occurring or so significant as to require a positive declaration of environmental impacts, and after 141 weighing the potential impacts arising from or in connection with this site plan approval, and 142 after also considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring, including weighing 143 the highly speculative nature of some potential future contingencies and the potential non-highly 144 speculative nature of others; (ii) the duration of each potential impact; (iii) the irreversibility of 145 each potential impact, including a consideration of permanently lost resources of value; (iv) 146 whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting, reviews, or 147 other regulatory processes; (v) the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi) the 148 potential for each impact to be or become inconsistent with the Town's Master Plan or 149 Comprehensive Plan and local needs and goals; and (vii) whether any known objections to the 150 Project relate to any of the identified potential impacts; the Planning Board found that these 151 factors did not cause any potential negative environmental or related social or resource impact 152 to be or be likely to become a moderate or significant negative impact; and 153 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 154 155 RESOLVED, that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing be and hereby is again declared as 156 Lead Agency for an uncoordinated SEQRA review; and it is 157 158 FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Town of Lansing Planning Board, based upon (i) its thorough review 159 of the EAF, Part 1, a subdivision plat entitled and any and all other documents prepared and 160 submitted with respect to this proposed action and its environmental review, (ii) its thorough 161 review of the potential relevant areas of environmental concern of the proposed project to 162 determine if the proposed action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment, 163 including the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR Section 617.7©, and (iii) its completion of the EAF, 164 Part 2 and its determination at Part 3, including any findings noted therein (which findings are 165 incorporated herein as if set forth at length), hereby makes a negative determination of 166 environmental significance("NEGATIVE DECLARATION") in accordance with SEQRA for the above 167 referenced proposed action, and determines that an Environmental Impact Statement will not 168 be required; and it is 169 Page 4 of 12 APPROVED 170 FURTHER RESOLVED that a responsible Officer of the Town of Lansing is hereby authorized and 171 directed to complete and sign, as required, the determination of significance, confirming the 172 foregoing Negative Declaration, which the fully completed and signed EAF and determination of 173 significance shall be incorporated by reference in these resolutions. 174 175 Dated: July 27, 2020 176 177 Motion by: Dean Shea 178 Seconded by: Larry Sharpsteen 179 180 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Sandy Dennis Conlon—Aye 181 Lin Davidson—Aye 182 Al Fiorille—Aye 183 Larry Sharpsteen—Aye 184 Dean Shea—Aye 185 Dale Baker, Alternate—Aye 186 Jerry Caward, Chair—Aye 187 188 Received and filed in the Lansing Town Clerk's Office 189 190 191 Project: Placement of 12' x 16' Gambrel Paddlecraft Shed— Site Plan Review Applicant: Robert 192 T. Marcus, Owner and Applicant Location: 200 Cedar Cove; Tax Parcel No. 12.-1-23.22 193 Anticipated Board action(s) this month: Preliminary and Final Approval Project Description: 194 The Applicant is requesting Site Plan approval of a 12' x 16' Gambrel Paddlecraft structure; 195 Town of Lansing Land Use Ordinance Section 504, Schedule II requires structures less than 30' 196 from shore line to be subject to Site Plan Review. On July 14, 2020, the Zoning Board of Appeals 197 granted the following variances from Town of Lansing Land Use Ordinance Section 504, 198 Schedule II: an Area Variance of 9.5' from the Minimum Rear Yard Set Back requirement; and 199 an Area Variance of 23' from the 30' Front Yard (from Cayuga Lake) Set Back. The structure is 200 located in the A3 Area of special flood hazard and is subject to the Flood Damage Prevention 201 and Flood Plain Management and Construction Local Law. The property is located in the 202 Lakeshore (L1—with lake frontage) Zoning District. This is a Type II Action under the State 203 Environmental Quality Review Act 6 NYCRR 617.5©(9) and 617.5©(12). Project submittals 204 located at: https://Ifweb.tompkins- 205 co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=44984&dbid=7&repo=Lansing 206 207 Summary of Discussion 208 - Applicant's project was reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14, 2020. They 209 granted Front and Rear Area Variances. 210 - Public Hearing was held at the Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting. 211 - With Site Plan Approval the Applicant can then apply for the Flood Development 212 Permits. Page 5 of 12 APPROVED 213 - Town Engineer has been sent the project to see if there are any additional conditions 214 regard to the placement of the structure. 215 - Applicant is good with the two conditions. 216 Board Reviewea Kesowtion Nrszu-uts 217 218 RESOLUTION PB 20-08 219 220 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL APPROVAL—SITE PLAN REVIEW 221 OF GAMBREL PADDLECRAFT STRUCTURE, 200 CEDAR COVE, 222 TAX PARCEL NO. 12.4-23.22 223 224 WHEREAS, an Application was submitted for Site Plan approval by Robert Marcus, Applicant 225 and Owner of 200 Cedar Cove, to emplace a 12' x 16' Gambrel Paddlecraft structure at 200 226 Cedar Cove, Lansing, New York, also known as Tax Parcel Number 12.-1-23.22, located in the 227 Lakeshore (L1 —with lake frontage) Zoning District; and 228 229 WHEREAS, Robert Marcus, Applicant and Owner of 200 Cedar Cove, Tax Parcel No. 12.-1-23.22 230 located in the Lakeshore Zoning District (L1—with lake frontage) applied for and was granted 231 two Area Variances from Town of Lansing Land Use Ordinance Section 504, Schedule II 232 requiring a Minimum Side Yard Set Back of 10' and a Minimum Front Yard (from Cayuga Lake) 233 Set Back of 30' by the Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14, 2020 conditioned on Site Plan Review 234 approval and granting of Floodplain Development Permit; and 235 236 WHEREAS, this action was determined to be a Type II Action under 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(9) and 237 617.5(c)(12) of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"); and 238 239 WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Section 701.0 Site Plan Review of the Town 240 of Lansing Land Use Ordinance, for which the completed application was received June 8, 2020; 241 and 242 243 WHEREAS, this Board did on June 22, 2020 and July 27, 2020, review and accept as adequate: 244 "Proposed Site Plan of a Portion of Lands of Robert T. Marcus, Located at No. 200 Cedar Cove, 245 Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York" dated July 27, 2016 (revised 6/8/2020) by Sheive 246 Land Surveying; and other application materials; and 247 248 WHEREAS, The Public Hearing and 600 feet parcel notices were waived by the Planning Board 249 on July 27, 2020; and 250 251 WHEREAS, this action is exempt from New York State General Municipal Law §239 -1, -m, and -n 252 referral requirements as Site Plan Reviews for permitted accessory uses on residential lots are 253 excluded per an Inter-Governmental Agreement between the Tompkins County Planning 254 Department and the Town of Lansing dated December 17, 2003; and 255 Page 6 of 12 APPROVED 256 WHEREAS, the Planning Board has again considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of 257 the LUO relative to site plan review, the unique needs of the Town due to the topography, the 258 soil types and distribution, and other natural and man-made features upon and surrounding the 259 area of the proposed site plan, and the Planning Board has also considered the zoning in the 260 area and the project in light of the Town's Comprehensive Plan and compliance therewith, and 261 as the underlying use is a permitted use in the zone in which located, now therefore be it 262 263 RESOLVED, that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing does hereby grant Preliminary and 264 Final Site Plan approval for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 12.-1-23.22 for Robert Marcus, 265 Applicant and Owner, as submitted in "Proposed Site Plan of a Portion of Lands of Robert T. 266 Marcus, Located at No. 200 Cedar Cove, Town of Lansing, Tompkins County, New York" dated 267 July 27, 2016 (revised 6/8/2020) by Sheive Land Surveying and subject to the following 268 specifications and conditions: 269 270 1. In accordance with LUO § 701.10, this site plan approval is valid for only 36 months from 271 the date hereof. 272 2. Building Permits and a Floodplain Development Permit will be required to emplace the 273 structure and such plans must meet all code requirements, including the sealing of plans 274 by a licensed engineer or architect, and be constructed in compliance with all state and 275 local building code requirements. 276 277 Dated: July 27, 2020 278 279 Motioned by: Lin Davidson 280 Seconded by: Al Fiorille 281 282 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Sandra Dennis Conlon —Aye 283 Lin Davidson—Aye 284 Al Fiorille -Aye 285 Larry Sharpsteen—Aye 286 Dean Shea -Ae 287 Dale Baker,Alternate -Aye 288 Gerald Caward, Chair—Aye 289 290 Received and filed in the Lansing Town Clerk's Office 291 292 Project: Hartz— Maple Avenue Minor Subdivision Applicant: Matthew Hartz, Owner Location: 293 21 Maple Ave; Tax Parcel No. 26.-10-16 Anticipated Board action(s)this month: SEQRA 294 Determination of Environmental Significance; Preliminary and Final Minor Subdivision Approval 295 Project Description: Applicant is requesting to subdivide the existing 3.37-acre parcel into three 296 parcels: Parcel A, measuring 1.262 acres with existing two-unit residence; Parcel B, 1.089 acres; 297 and Parcel C, measuring 1.015 acres. The property is located in the Residential Moderate 298 Density (R2) Zoning District. This is an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Page 7 of 12 APPROVED 299 Review Act and is subject to environmental review. Project submittals located at: 300 https://Ifweb.tompkins-co.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=44864&dbid=7&repo=Lansing 301 302 Motion to Open the Public Hearing for Maple Avenue Minor Subdivision at 7:32pm. 303 Motioned by: Lin Davidson Seconded by: Dean Shea (Motion Carried) 304 305 Floor is Open for Public Comments 306 Sue read the four emails submitted from the public. See below. 307 308 1. Please read into the record at tonight's meeting. 309 310 1 am not in favor of the proposed subdivision of the property at 21 Maple Ave Lansing. That 311 wooded area is important for the ecology and microclimate that contributes to the health of 312 the protected trout stream it borders. That particular area of the stream has numerous 313 spawning beds each spring and fall and taking out a large number of trees to build a couple 314 houses would eliminate the shade and increase the water temp. 315 316 What does the DEC have to say about this proposal? Has a stream ecologist been consulted? 317 318 It also seems dangerous to have two driveways entering Maple Ave next to a blind curve. In an 319 email from Dan Isbell, owner of the adjacent property, he told me that Lynn Day told him there 320 wasn't enough room for one driveway in that stretch of road frontage. The steep slope off the 321 road would necessitate bringing in a lot of fill to build a base for driveways which would mean a 322 lot of trees would have to be cut in addition to clearing space for houses and septic systems. 323 324 Given the climate crisis we're in, we need more trees, not fewer. We need to take a longer 325 view and abandon the notion of always trying to make a quick buck and let someone else deal 326 with the consequences. 327 328 We've had drainage problems on Maple Ave and a culvert pipe was put under the road a couple 329 years ago which dumps runoff into those woods. It solved part of the problem. How would 330 that drainage issue be addressed if these proposed lots were cleared for two homes? Would 331 there be road runoff channeled all the way down to the creek? As it is now the stand of trees 332 stabilizes the soil and takes up a lot of water. 333 334 That woodlot is also an important wildlife corridor and nursery. Besides deer, we've had 335 regular sightings of fox and even a spotting of a black bear a couple years ago. Ospreys are now 336 making their way up from the lake to Ludlowville. My neighbor and I saw a bald eagle circling 337 above us as we stood in the street in front of my house several years ago. The section of 338 Salmon Creek by the upper fisherman's parking lot is ideal for them to catch fish. The great 339 blue herons feed along that stretch of secluded stream but take flight as soon as they spot any 340 movement. 341 342 We need to preserve the environment we have. That's what makes for a good quality of life. Page 8 of 12 APPROVED 343 344 345 2. Please read my comments out loud into the record of the Town of Lansing Planning 346 Board meeting on July 27, 2020 regarding the Public Hearing on the proposed 347 subdivision of 21 Maple Avenue: 348 349 1 have lived at 1 Maple Avenue in Ludlowville for 41 years, and served as the coordinator of the 350 Ludlowville Community Association for 8 years. Our 200+year-old hamlet has been mostly 351 undisturbed by development for over 100 years. We are now confronted by the profit-seeking 352 purchase of the property at 21 Maple Ave. by Matt Hartz, the son of a local bank president. 353 354 The former owner of 21 Maple, Jillian Pedersen-Krag, approached me years ago when I was the 355 executive director of the Finger Lakes Land Trust about putting a conservation easement on the 356 woods next to her house because she understood the ecological value of the woods to the 357 health of local wildlife and that long adjacent section of Salmon Creek. It was too small for an 358 easement to be held by the Land Trust, and in the absence of a town government interested in 359 conservation, I urged her to at least place a deed restriction on it to prevent further subdivision 360 or removal of the forest. Obviously, she never followed through on protecting the forest and 361 sold it to someone more interested in land speculation and flipping properties than putting 362 down roots in our neighborhood. 363 364 1 know that others have detailed to the Planning Board why they should declare a positive 365 declaration of environmental impact on this proposal. DEC should be deeply involved and 366 analyze the impact of tree removal on the health of Salmon Creek. With housing development, 367 there's going to be increased stormwater runoff, loss of shading to keep the water cool for 368 trout, and sediment washout that will only increase as climate change hits home harder. As the 369 floodplain expands, more and more of the property (and its septic fields) will be susceptible. 370 371 You have been reminded that Lynn Day told local residents that there was no room for one, 372 much less two, driveways coming up that very steep slope in a blind curve on Maple Ave. You 373 have been informed of the habitat this block of the Ludlowville Woods provides to local wildlife, 374 and the presence of registered wetlands. 375 376 Back in the 80s, an extensive historical study of Ludlowville was conducted to document the 377 rich history of the hamlet and its buildings and overall unblemished historical neighborhood 378 integrity. The proposal by Matt Hartz ignores all of that history and, for the sake of his private 379 profit, would rob the community of Ludlowville of its ambience as a historic rural hamlet by 380 adding modern houses right in the core of the neighborhood. I suppose it is easy for him to 381 ignore this social and ecological damage to our community if his plan is just to subdivide and 382 flip the property and move into a wealthier neighborhood than ours. 383 384 The whole project seems ill advised due to environmental harms, difficulty of proper 385 construction standards, and negative impacts on the historic value of the hamlet. It is a shame Page 9 of 12 APPROVED 386 that Matt Hartz isn't content to just reside in the historic home at 21 Maple and truly be a 387 member of our community. 388 389 The Lansing Planning Board should not allow this segmented review of the impacts of this 390 subdivision proposal. 391 392 Gay Nicholson 393 394 3. Please forward this comment. I would like it read into the record, so others watching 395 the meeting will hear. Can you do that? 396 To the Town of Lansing Planning Board, 397 398 My name is Karen Edelstein. As a member of the Town of Lansing's Conservation Advisory 399 Council, I want to express my concern about the proposal to subdivide the property at 21 400 Maple Avenue in Ludlowville. This subdivision should not be approved unless there are put in 401 place restrictions or caveats about how the property might be developed. Because the wooded, 402 back end of the property provides an ecological and erosional buffer to Salmon Creek, and is 403 located between the two DEC fishing access sites, it is imperative that the woodland is not 404 removed if the 3.3-acre parcel is to be subdivided into 3 separate lots. 405 406 My understanding is that if the proposed subdivision is approved, the additional two lots would 407 not be subject to site plan review in order to construct new dwelling units. Currently, site plan 408 review would be required for additional dwelling units on the 3.3-acre property. Once the 409 subdivision is in place, the Planning Board loses its ability to stipulate conditions on future 410 development such as construction siting. 411 412 To that end, as part of an approval to this subdivision proposal currently on the table, any 413 house construction should take place ONLY within 80 feet of the road, to avoid impacting the 414 short area of steep slopes, and the riparian forest buffer to Salmon Creek. While I understand 415 that Lansing Code is currently lacking in adequate ecological protections of precious 416 environmental assets, I encourage the Planning Board to use any and all tools at their disposal 417 to avoid deleterious impacts on Salmon Creek that may occur from increasing the housing 418 density on this part of Maple Avenue. 419 420 Sincerely, 421 Karen Edelstein 422 423 4. please read out loud at planning committee meeting Monday July 27 424 As owner of the property at 11 Maple Avenue I am opposed to the 21 Maple Avenue parcel 425 division being requested by Mr. Matt Hartz. The subdivision he is requesting will result in 426 parcels B and C being unbuildable lots. Page 10 of 12 APPROVED 427 This Hartz property that is currently one parcel (21 Maple Avenue) immediately abuts my 428 property line so I am the nearest affected neighbor. 429 The portion of land within the Hartz property that is included in the National Wetlands 430 Inventory, bordering Salmon Creek, is directly contiguous with the portion of my property also 431 designated part of the National Wetlands Inventory. See PSS1A 432 on https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Mapper.html 433 These lands are designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as unique watershed ecosystems 434 worthy of protection. If the parcels on 21 Maple Avenue are purchased to be cleared and built 435 on, the ill effects of that land clearance will spread to the downstream wetlands as well. 436 Degradation of any national wetland inventory is inappropriate and unfortunately, highly likely 437 when building, agriculture, urban runoff and other human contaminants happen. We are 438 stewards and conservators of the national wetlands inventory portion of our property but we 439 are highly dependent on what our neighboring property owners do. The answer to question 440 13B on Mr. Hartz's Short Environmental Assessment Form ("would the proposed action 441 physically alter or encroach into any existing wetland or waterbody?") may be no at this time 442 but would definitely be "yes" for future buyers. 443 Secondly, the access to the proposed parcels B and C would be questionable. There would be 444 no room to build driveway access to Maple Avenue from either parcel. The steep slope of the 445 property on a blind curve would make driveways not only dangerous but probably impossible. 446 We have a driveway onto Maple Avenue that is unusable. 447 Sincerely, 448 Dr. Daniel Isbell 449 450 Summary of Discussion 451 - The Planning Board reviewed SEAF Part 1 Question 13a & 13b. 452 - Applicant would be subject to a joint wetlands permit. 453 - The Planning Board would like a Condition to state no building within 100' of a stream 454 or wetlands and reference the DEC. 455 - The Planning Board would like the wetland area noted on the Plat and to stipulate no 456 disturbance to that area except possibly a stormwater retention, as long as it is 457 approved by the State and Federal Agencies. 458 - Applicant is in full support of protecting the wetlands as much as possible. 459 - Applicant will include it on the map, as requested. 460 - Applicant states that 461 o The wetlands are about 300' from the road. 462 o Driveway slope is comparable to neighboring driveways. 463 o Size of the lots from my proposed subdivision will leave larger sized lots then 464 what is existing in the surrounding neighborhood. 465 - The Planning Board would like TG Miller to advise on the Storm water impacts. Page 11 of 12 APPROVED 466 - The Planning Board asked Applicant to show the line of the wetland and a line for no 467 disturbance area. 468 - For the record: Lynn Day stated, he never said that there was no room for driveways for 469 this project. 470 - Any neighbors in the neighborhood will have the option to purchase any of the three 471 lots. 472 Motion to Close the Public Hearing for Maple Avenue Minor Subdivision at 8:15pm. 473 Motioned by: Lin Davidson Seconded by: Larry Sharpsteen (Motion Carried) 474 475 - The Planning Board request that the Applicant fill out a FEAF form which will give more 476 detail. They will review at the August 24, 2020. 477 Continued Review of the Land Use Audit 478 - #72 Are the minimum lot sizes established by the zoning regulations tending to become 479 the standard lot sizes for future development? 480 o Consider smaller lots where there is municipal water and sewer available. 481 - #73 Are small single-family lots permitted (e.g. 5,000-6,000 sq. ft.) where feasible? 482 o Cluster Developments 483 - #76 Does the minimum lot size include dimensional minimums as well as square footage 484 minimums? 485 o Building square footage maximums/ Homeowners associations 486 - #79 Is there a maximum lot coverage established for the buildings or structures erected 487 on the lot? 488 o Maximum coverage should be well defined, Gutters? Patios? Eaves; Overhangs? 489 Consider maximum impervious surfaces. 490 - At next meeting continue with #81. 491 Add Short term rental committee update on the next Agenda. 492 493 Adiourned Meeting 494 Meeting adjourned at the call of the Planning Board Chair at 9:07pm. 495 496 Minutes taken and executed by Sue Munson. Transcript available online with the Planning 497 Board minutes. 498 499 Access to public documents are available online at: 500 Planning Board Email tolcodes@lansingtown.com 501 502 Town Website https://www.lansingtown.com 503 504 Planning Board agendas, minutes & submittals https://www.lansingtown.com/town-docs Page 12 of 12