HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-10 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD
'date : October 10 , 1983
'ime : 7 : 30 P .M .
Present : Chairman V . Miller , L . Hirvonen , L . Montague , T . Kick , W . Cook , S . Cleveland
H . Ley
Absent : R . Briggs
Guests : N . Stanton , Donald Worsell
I . Donald Worsell Trailer Perk - Algerine Road
✓ . Miller - Donald Worsell has been served e summons and is to appear on Thursday
( 10 /13 /33 ) in court . Mr . Williamson ( Town Attorney ) advised me that the Planning
B oard members could talk to Mr . Worsell at this time even though he is not now in
compliance with the ordinance. He could be by Thursday . Mr . Worsell was
notified by L . Montague to be here tonight .
N . Stanton . - On 9/2/83 I got indications that Don Worsell was doing something with
h is trailer park . On 9/5 or 9 /6 I asked Mr . Williamson to send him a letter re
his complying with the ordinance . I then heard from Don on the 8th and dis-
cussed with him on the 14th the procedures he should follow . It then met with
h im on the 27th and on the 29th he moved a trailer in without permission . I
then met with Mr . Williamson the next morning to start the paper work . The
papers were taken to court soon after that . How many trailers do you want to
move in?
D . Worsell - Four altogether by Spring .
✓ . Miller - Has your trailer perk been in conformity with the provisions in the
present ordinance ?
N. Stanton - His last license was issued in conformity . There was something to do
Ans about junk cars on the property .
1111, V . Miller - Are all things in order now ?
D . Worsell - Yes .
N . Stanton, - I made an inspection this past Spring and it looked good .
L . Hirvonen - -How many trailers do you have in there now?
D . Worsell - Twenty- five .
✓ . Miller - All on adequate sized lots ?
N . Stanton - He was there when the ordinance was modified . Haven ' t changed it since .
The ordinance came after his park .
✓ . Miller - A non- conforming park cannot be accepted end maintained that way.
H , Lev - Even if expansion is in present zoning ordinance ?
✓ . Miller - Some place in the ordinance stipulates that the entire park must be is
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must be more .
D , Worse "), 17 I believe it is more . I think it would pass inspection .
✓ . Miller - Streets , lights , garbage pickup?
D . Worse '', - Garbage once a week , there are no lights on the street .
✓ . Miller - I know that you are trying to get it in to conform and make a park'
satisfactory to the neighbors . But why then are they so upset ? Must review_
it carefully so .I can answer to them .
S . Cleveland, - Have you moved ahead to expand without application requirements ? .`:
D . Worsell - I started the application before this work was to be done .
S . Cleveland - I would like to know why you received a court summons . ". .
D . Worsell, It was because a lady from the perk wanted a new lot , she doesn't "
bother anyone by being there . It was a decent sized lot for her new trailer . ':=
I held her off for a month . I came too late for the last meeting . I ' m not ",
trying to force anything .
S . Cleveland - Did the adjoining property owners issues complaint about the addition ':,
or the entire perk?
N . Stanton - Particularly about the addition , it always happens .
L . Hirvonen - Are the neighbors too close to the park ? Certain number of feet are
required .
D . Worseli - No one that close - adequate distance .
Donald Woraell ' s Trailer Perk - Algerine Road - continued .
S . Cleveland - 25 ' from public highway?
® V . Miller - Health permits ?
D . Worsell, - Yes , one . They ( Tompkins Health Dep ' t . ) said okay for aow until
paper work is done . Fine with me .
L . Montague - Article VIII , page 9 shows lighting is required in the ordinance .
Expiration date for license ?
N . Stanton - End of this year .
H . Lev - Four new units on Ludlow Road . Trailer perk is on Algerine . Do four
units on Ludlow have any road or entrance on Ludlow ?
D . Worsell - One driveway for each two trailers .
✓ . Miller - Doing this for four - do you have more land to develop?
D . Worsell, - 350 acres . Could do it .
✓ . Miller - We frown on too many new roads into regular roads . Working on plan for
future trailers so that road into perk handles all except individual ones .
Can be frowned on by the Town .
N . Stantoq - Distance on the road for four units ?
D . Worsell - 117 ' per trailer , shout 500 ' in all .
✓ . Miller - Could be handled by only one entrance rather then more ?
D . Worsell - Could be . Possibly ,
✓ . Miller - Are you expecting road maintenance ?
D . Worsen, - I maintain my own road .
L . Hirvoneq - How much lend between the perk end the new units ? Not a continuation
of the existing park?
D . Worsel ), - Not much , maybe 150 ' or 200 ' . Actually only turned a corner .
L . Hirvoneq - Any way your existing road could service them?
N . Stanton - In zoning ordinance , your frontage is required to be 150 ' per house .
® V . Miller - All subdivisions being presented are now encouraged to have no strip
development . Why not use that 150 ' ?
D . Worsell - Last two trailer lots are big ones end turned opposite way because of
the lake view .
✓ . Miller - Part of 150 ' belongs to mobile unit already there ?
W . Cook - Two driveways look better the way I see it .
S . Cleveland - Have you constructed an access road to Ludlow? Town approved it ?
D . Worsell, - Yes . Sluices are. in . The Town did it , in August . No approval on road .
S . Cleveland - You knew it was going in , why not put en application in?.
D . Worsell - Was busy drilling wells .
S . Cleveland - Have you four wells for four units ?
D . Worsell, - Yes . I have four wells . A good one came in later .
S . Cleveland - You should have come to us first for help in developing . You have
come in after the fact .
D . Worsell, - I read it ( ordinance ) once , never looked at it again . Never knew a
thing until . I spoke with the Health Department .
S . Cleveland - Now what ? Plans for anymore ?
D . Worsell; - I ' ll be in first if there is a next time . Received two warrants today .
✓ . Miller - Have to treat everyone alike . There are good parks end bed ones .
D . Worsell, - Lights , thought about it . Don ' t think we need them . To put lights in
on a hill could be difficult . No place to plow the snow . Have one night light ,
that ' s all .
✓ . Miller - Possibly another one for the four units ?
D . Worsell, - Possibly . Could work it out . Junk cars , also a problem . If there is
a license on it , I cannot make them move it .
S . Cleveland - What needs to happen to have Mr . Worsell in compliance ?
� . N . Stanton - Read the ordinance , that tells you .
✓ . Miller - Should have been started in August , even in July .
L . Hirvoneq - Must follow procedures as outlined even though most of the work is com-
pleted .
N . Stanton - The violation is being dealt with by the court .
✓ . Miller - Should review it es an application for an addition .
L . Hirvoneq - Could the Planning Board ask for a note from the Highway Department
regarding compliance of your road ? Need it for our records .
Donald Worsen Trailer Park - A lgerige Road, continued .
✓ . Miller - Bring to their attention that they do not issue one until hearing from
• the Planning Board . You would not be in trouble now if they had .
S . Cleveland - They in essence gave Town approval by bringing in the gravel . They .
should notdo this .
MOTION : S . Cleveland moved that it has been proposed that the Town Highway Department
not make any decisions relative to adding access roads or driveways or high-
ways that in essence come under an ordinance without providing a necessary
review procedure from the Planning Board . L . Montague seconded the motion ,
carried unanimously .
W . Cook - Set up a public hearing? .
L . Hirvonen - Something from the Health Department ?
D . Worsell - Only asked for one .
L . Hirvoneq - Need all four for a public hearing .
T . Kick - One well feeds four lots ?
D . Worsen, : - Not that way . Just a supplement to it , Hey, twice ss much water now
then before .
H . Lev - 2 , 900 gallons for all the trailers ?
L . Montague - What about a recreation area ? It ' s required in the ordinance .
D . Worsell - The trailer park I now have has 26 units . No one has ever mentioned
that . Have an area behind , could be a recreation area for playing ball .
✓ . Miller - If you are expanding , I ' d like to see a drawing for the whole park ,
recreation area and all .
D . Worsell, - I have plans for 52 units .
L . Montage - We are looking at a five unit expansion , not a four .
V . Miller - You have a plan for 52 . Are you following that ?
D . Worsen , - No . Back in 1970 , man in Health Department gave me permission for 26 ,
when . I went back I was told my plans were no good . I dropped it then , more
people wanted to move in later . I just drew it up myself .
✓ . Miller - Obviously could be more . You are asking for en expansion of five , might .
better have a larger overall plan for future additions . Then you won ' t have to
keep coming back . Could you?
D , Worsen, - Good idea .
L . Hirvonea - Are there ways you can use existing one by blocking out and adding on?
D , Worsen, - I ' d like to do it that way .
S . Cleveland, - The Town Board meets tomorrow?
D . Worsell - Can ' t go , going on vacation for two weeks . Appearance dates are when
I ' d be gone .
S . C, c rel.ac_d - Are you the sole owner ?
D . Worsell - Yes .
✓ . Miller Is there some way to accept what you have done knowing that you are going .
to bring in a full set of plans , following all the rules , showing the recreation
area , acceptable to the Town?
D . Worsen, - Only certain amount I can do . Now less then 52 . County says 49 maximum .
• Because of sewage . . 19 more . I ' d like to do that .
✓ . Miller - In subdivisions , the Planning Board can grant a variance . Can we do
that with this ?
N . Stanton - Takes a lot of time. . The BM would have to meet within tea days .. :
✓ . Miller - This Board might like to find a way for a more acceptable perk in that area .
N . Stanton left the meeting at this time .
S , Cleveland - Date of appearance in court ?
D . Worsen,. - My attorney will meet for me on the 13th and 17th .
S . Cleveland - Could meet with the Town Board with our recommendations ? .
✓ . Miller - Yes , someone could . Bring in plans for our consideration according to :. .
the way the ordinance was written .
S . Cleveland - Don ' t do anything more .
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Donald Worsen Trailer Park - Algerine Road - continued .
D . Worsell - Yes I would . Have stopped .
L . Montague - Doesn ' t affect court ?
✓ . Miller - No way .
D . Worsen, - It doesn ' t designate a specific time .
✓ . Miller - We have shortened periods , never gone the limit as long as the person
comes in with their accurate plans . Please meet with us on November 14th
with your plans ?
D . Worsen, - Yes . I ' ll be there .
D . Worsell and W . Cook left the meeting at this time .
MOTION : V . Miller moved that the Planning Board should report to the Town Board
their unhappiness about driveways accepted without the Planning Board ' s
approval . Assuming a mistake has been made by the Highway Department ,
the Planning Board proposes to give Donald Worsell a temporary permit to
allow the trailer that is already in to remain there , so that Mr . Worsell
can come back in with a full set of drawings and plans . T . Kick seconded
the motion , carried unanimously .
II . Proposed Zoning Ordinance
✓ . Miller reported that she had heard from M . McElwee that at the lest Town Board
meeting the zoning ordinance was discussed . They have scheduled a joint sessin with
the Planning Board for November 1st at 8 : oo P .M . At that time , they would like to
rewrite the zoning ordinance with their proposed changes . T . Niederkorn ' s suggestions
• were basically accepted . They expect to accept it at that time . They would like
T . Niederkorn there to present the map . They also went to discuss how to present it .
411 V . Miller suggested that T . Niedenc orn could meet with the Planning Board on the 17th
or the 24th to discuss it . S . Cleveland wanted to know why the sudden urgency from
the Town Board . V . Miller replied that they hoped toenactit by January 1 , 1984 .
The Town Board wants to put it together , iron out a few discrepancies . L . Hirvonen
asked if there were any policy changes . V . Miller said no , they actually wanted to
make it clearer to read . She could reed it over , check with T . Niederkorn end if he
sees any policy changes , she would call a meeting .
Meeting adjourned : 9 : 00 P .M .
Joint Session with the Town Board - November 1 , 1983 - 8 : oo P .M .
Next . Planning Board meeting- :november 14 , 1983 - 7o3O P .M .
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