HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-07-20 •
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JOINT SESSION OF THE LANSING
- TOWN BOARD . BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING BOARD
: Date : • July 20 , 1982
Time 8 : 00 P . M .
. Present Town Board - Chairman P . Munson , G . Stevens , L . Emmick ,.
M . McElwee , B.. . Hilliard , J . Bush-Horky
Board of Zoning Appeals - W . Stuart , J . Preston . Absent -
J . Klein , A . Circa , J . Hicks , J . Barney , L .
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. ._ Planning Board - Acting Chairman S . Cleveland , V . Miller ,
• R . Briggs , L . Montague , L . Hirvonen , T . Kick.,
H . Ley . Absent - D . Hardie
Guests : T . Niederkorn , Planning Consultant , Fred Edmondson
V . ' Miller opened the meeting; by welcoming everyone there• . She stressed
that. the - Planning Board worked for the people of the Town . She said
that.. her. ideas on zoning had changed somewhat , zoning gives discipline
: . when ne'eded . . . She introduced Fred ' Edmondson to those present and turned
" the meeting over t ® . S . . Cleveland .
S . Cleveland stated that the purpose of this meeting was to present the
final draft. of the proposed zoning ordinance revisions . He felt that
, . the . lanning Board had a sense of coming to a closure and looked for- ,
ward : to everyone present to give theirideas . He said that this was
•, the result of two to three years work on the part of the Planning
; Board . and T . . Niederkorn ' s excellent assistance and guidance . He then
` turned the meeting over to . T . Niederkorn .
T . ` Niederkorn briefly reviewed the two previous meetings with the Town
° . Board and the Board of - Zoning .Appeals . He said that the zoning ordin-
ance needed changes , needed to be simplified . He felt that the new
:_ techniques were refined and easier to live with .
. Master ' Plan Map - He outlined the Master Plan Map , its importanceas a -
,. back-up - .was stressed ..
h . . . ' Ordinance Map - This map as it now exists had a problem due to the Vil -
' : lage of Lansing . cutting off the bottom third ; making it meaningless . ' A
- larger . scale map • was ' considered tor difficult areas making it easier to
-, read « ' }The seven districts were shown on the map : industrial , commercial ,
lakeshore , lake upland , multiple family , one and two family and rural
agricultural . The question of whether Fred Knight could add on to his
apartment complex was brought up by W . Stuart . T . Niederkorn told him .
that Mr.. Knight could with a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals .
- Schedule I - Schedule . of Land Uses or Activities - T . Niderkorn felt
tie refinement , including 65 types made far easier reading .
Schedule II - Area and Size Requirements - Contained on one page , six
` articles were eliminated .
• Definitions - Many changes were made . The two most important ones were
mobile , homes and modular homes . The new state law related to , fire.
- safety was used and worked on by the Planning Board .
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•Article • V - General Provisions - This relates to specificdevelopment
in t e Townbutno specific district . Natural drainageways was a new
®ne . .
iArticle VI Land Use Activities - Intent spelled out for each district ,
Y , very
important for judges
' Article VII - Supplementary Regulations - Unique type of regulations
applicable .
Schedule III - Reduced verbage from old ordinance to twenty types of uses .
Article VIII - Special Conditions and Special Permits - Under special
, conditions , if all conditions are met the Zoning Officer can issue a
:. permit , - if not , the applicant can go to the Board of Zoning Appeals for
" interpretation . Special permits are issued by the Town Board , the
. Board of Zoning Appeals or the Planning board . In each case , a public
: hearing : is held , conditions can be added if approved .
Site p1 - 1 . review can be done. by the Planning Board .
;.M. .. .,MoBlwee questioned ., 8O3 . 2 ' s meaning (Jurisdiction ) . T . Niederkorn
will clarifythis .
: Please note the following correction on your copy - page 67 , Section
. 1303 first paragraph , " the Town Board shall refer such
amendments to the ( delete Wayne ) Tompkins County Planning Board .
T . Niederkorn stressed things for the Town Board ' s deliberation :
#1 * district lines - in right places
2 « Schedule I -z uses: permitted in right places
IP ;# 3 * , Minimum lot size
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;The - question- of 65 different things listed with so many having no place
to go was brought up by P . Munson . He wanted to know how necessary that
' was * G,. ' Stevens noted that each Special Permit or Special Condition had
,;a reference to go to and that it was spelled out fairly , not really
restrictive .
Fred Edmondson remarked that only a ,genius can simplify zoning ordinances
and that, T . Niederkorn obviously had the touch .
S . Cleveland told those present that the Planning Board had worked very
`.long an&Tvery hard on this project and that they wanted to be equitable
to everyone . It. . is now the. Town Board ' s project , to study it and come
up with .a specific time table .
P . Munson would like time for the Town Board to go over it thoroughly
and come back to the Planning Board for more clarification , if necessary .
S . Cleteland offered T . Niederkorn ' s services to the Town Board . He
thanked, everyone for coming ..
Meeting Adjourned : 10 : 00 P . M .
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