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Home My WebLink About1992-01-13To Seneca Fails To Auburn TOWN of LANSING " Home of Industry, Agriculture and Scenic Beauty Town of Lansing ORDINANCE DEPT. 1 '` `i\ Box 136 ? Lansing, New York 14882 1 :11A To Ithaca LANSING PLANNING BOARD MEETING Date : January 13 , 1992 Time : 7 : 30 P . M . Place : Lansing Town Hall Boardroom AGENDA • 7 : 30 P . M . Open Meeting - General Business - Approve Minutes 12 / 09 / 91 : 8 : 00 P . M . Public Hearing - Gregg Travis 1 Major Subdivision - Tax Map 120 . - 1- 30 . 2 8115 P . M . Public Hearing - Randy Swearingen 2 Lot Subdivision - Tax Map # 9 . - 1- 27 8 : 30 P . M . , 2 Lot Subdivision - Clifford Buck - ( Sam Myers ) 8 : 45 P . M . 2 Lot Subdivision - Mack Mayton 9 : 00 P . M . Any other business to come before the Board . • • • TOWN OF LANSING Planning Board Meeting Monday, January 13, 1992; 7:30 p.m. PLANNING BOARD • Denotes Present * Al White * Larry Sharpsteen * Roger Hagin * Linda Hirvonen * Viola Miller Mullane Frances Ramin * Robert Todd * Cheryl Nichols * George Totman, Planning, Zoning, and Code Administration Larry Tvaroha, Town Councilman Public Present Joe Billingsley Mack Mayton Juanita Billingsley Sam Myers Clifford Buck John Petry Al Cobane Randal Swearingen Mike Hovanec Gregg Travis Dale Lovely • Chairman Al White called the meeting to order at 7 :35 p.m. Review of Planning Board Minutes for December 9, 1991 As there were no changes recommended for the minutes, Linda Hirvonen moved to accept the minutes as presented; Viola Miller seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY GENERAL BUSINESS New York Planning Federation - April 1 and 2, 1992 George Totman discussed the upcoming meeting to be held April 1 and 2, 1992, from 6 :00 - 10 :00 p.m. both days in Groton. The New York Planning Federation is conducting these meetings and wanted some topics for discussion. Topics that were suggested by the board members were : waterfront development, site plan review, SEQR, mobile homes, strip development, rural development, and planning and zoning techniques. County Planning Board - February 4, 1992 The County Planning Board has requested an informational meeting with other town planning boards to share hands-on experiences. The County Planning Board has offered its services for • mailing. The County Planning Board is made up of representatives from the community, such as, TC3, Cornell University, the Health Department, and the Farm Bureau. • PUBLIC HEARING, Luce Road, Tax Map #20-1 -30.2 (Gregg Travis) Al White read the public notice published in the Ithaca Journal, opened the public hearing at 8 :00 p.m., and asked for any questions from the public. Joe Billingsley questioned as to the status of water. Mr. Travis replied that the water on his property is good and he hasn't had any problems. Al White being familiar with that area stated that he doesn't see that drainage will be a problem. Mr. Travis stated that he has no plans to further subdivide Lot #6. Linda Hirvonen moved to close the public hearing at 8: 10 p.m. ; Larry Sharpsteen seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Al White informed Mr. Travis that the Planning Board would act on this matter later. Larry Sharpsteen moved to accept this six-lot subdivision; Roger Hagin seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED WITH ONE ABSTENTION PUBLIC HEARING, 444 Jerry Smith Road, Tax Map #9-1 -24 (Allen Cobane) Al White read the public notice published in the Ithaca Journal, opened the public hearing at 8: 15 p.m. , and asked for any questions from the public. Dale Lovely wanted to know what was this was all about. Allen Cobane responded by informing her that Randal Swearingen has purchased the trailer park and that the property remaining would be retained by himself. • Linda Hirvonen moved to close the public hearing at 8:20 p.m. contingent upon any member of the public appearing with questions; Larry Sharpsteen seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TWO-LOT SUBDIVISION, Buck Road, Tax Map #27-1-26.2 (Clifford Buck) Al White questioned Clifford Buck as to the border of the property. Mr. Buck stated that the center line of the. stream is the border, and that the stream is in a gorge so the property line will not change. Al White stated that this is in the major subdivision category. A SEQR was reviewed and received a negative declaration. Larry Sharpsteen moved to accept this as a preliminary plat and scheduled a public hearing for Monday, February 10, 1992, at 8 :00 p.m. ; Roger Hagin seconded. Al White informed Mr. Buck that a survey of the property needs to be done before the final plat will be signed. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY TWO-LOT SUBDIVISION, 24 Sharpsteen Road, Tax Map #5-1 -30 (Mack Mayton) Mack Mayton stated to the Planning Board that he is currently in the process of refinancing his house, but the bank will only refinance five acres or less. He questioned the Board as to whether municipal water would be coming to his area in the near future. He expressed concern about his drinking water because the PH level has been steadily increasing. He attributes the increase to • the overspraying of the fields near his home. The chemicals are leeching into the drinking water. 2 51tly.:/<41/4:attaH t‘ lrylOirpiertja • Al White informed Mr. Mayton that this Planning Board cannot do anything about the v s ra 'ng of chemicals onto nearby fields, but it is the responsibility of the Town Board to look into this ma er. orge Totman commented that he will go to the Health Department regarding the contamination of the drinking water. If nothing is resolved there, he will go to the DEC. A SEQR was reviewed and received a negative declaration. Larry Sharpsteen moved to accept this two-lot subdivision and to waive the public hearing; Roger Hagin seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Al White informed Mr. Mayton that a survey needs to be done before this subdivision can be finalized. • DEVELOPER'S CONFERENCE WITH BAILEY HOMES, 433 Peruville Road, Tax Map #38- 1 -6 (Michael Hovanec) Michael Hovanec appeared before the Planning Board to present a proposed development of 22 lots of affordable housing. Larry Sharpsteen suggested a loop road instead of having numerous curb cuts along Scoffield Road. A rough calculation of $6,000 - $8,000 will need to be added to the price of each property in order to install a loop road. This would push these properties out of the range of affordable housing. Mr. Hovanec stated that most of the property is wooded and a deed restriction will be to remove as few trees as possible. George Totman suggested putting in to the deed restrictions that all houses must be built 80 feet from property lines on both sides; this would allow for the future possibility of a loop road between the front and back lots. Cheryl Nichols did not like the idea or the looks of double driveways along Scoffield Road. Her concern was for the • aesthetics of the long, 380-foot driveways and whether the owners would keep them up or whether they would let them become overgrown. She suggested some type of "beautiful" maintenance to the driveway be added to the deed restrictions. Cluster housing was suggested as another option, but Mr. Hovanec didn't feel that cluster housing is the way of the future. Larry Sharpsteen suggested that Mr. Hovanec talk to the Town Board about his proposal for affordable housing to try to get a waiver of the paved driveway and go back to the earth road to better allow for affordable housing. He also suggested that Mr. Hovanec approach the Town Board about paving a dedicated road in order to allow for the affordable housing. Linda Hirvonen suggested that he meet with the Town Engineer about a new design which would be a little more creative instead of just strip upon strip. Viola Miller suggested that Mr. Hovanec check with the Health Department as to septic systems for these properties so that any changes that may need to be made to the proposal could be done before everything is finalized. Larry Sharpsteen suggested looking into utilities again since some of the lots may not be developed for ten years. Mr. Hovanec stated that utilities are already run along Scoffield Road so each homeowner would be responsible to run it underground. Cost was discussed to be at approximately $2.00 per foot. Viola Miller questioned as to whether this would be developed all at once or if it was going to be phased in, since a phase process would help with cash flow. Robert Todd wanted to express his support for this proposal since it shows something that not everyone else has done; Roger Hagin agreed. Larry Sharpsteen stated that this proposal is in following with the attitude of the Board towards development, and that the Board will need to explore all possibilities for this proposal, but will make some compromises. • 3 • Linda Hirvonen commented that a lot of time has been spent on this discussion and invited Mr. Hovanec back again for further discussion. Mr. Hovanec expressed his appreciation for the discussion. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Roger Hagin stated that due to outside activities, he will not be able to serve as an officer of the Board again next year. Al White stated that Frances Ramin's term has expired. Viola Miller stated that Linda Hirvonen has agreed to be Chairperson of the Board; Larry Sharpsteen has agreed to be Vice Chair; and Robert Todd agreed to be Secretary/Treasurer. Cheryl Nichols moved to submit these names to the Town Board for approval; Roger Hagin seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR ONE ABSENT Linda Hirvonen expressed appreciation by all the Planning Board members to Al White for all the work he has done on behalf of this Board in the past. Al White commented that it has been a pleasure to work with this Board. COMMITTEE REPORT Larry Sharpsteen presented a map for review, which was developed by Tom Neiderkorn. The map is one part of the map, which will end up being in three parts. Larry felt that this map would be useable for up to 15 - 20 years. The next project for this committee is to start to think about "paper" roads. The next meeting of the Planning Board will be a planning meeting, which will include discussions with Tom Neiderkorn. • There being no further business, the Planning Board meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, • kateLL}R / 4 Michelle R. 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