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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-11 _ — To Seneca Falls To Auburn r tf* ii IRS TOWN of LANSING 4 '4 `�f` , tea ,, - ;' - ' c , ' k � -5 " Home of Industry, Agriculture and Scenic Beauty " `,.-..‘„),..,...:0,,..., 0 Pte., ` '` � r li 4 G ' , , mNEor tit as - la- ---tat.,----„,„,.,' !r ,1% F ; r r.4.2 \ .. d ` “x- ir� iw c ,t, sii4 � ".' {.`dues tr, Town of Lansing .. , 0 4, ORDINANCE DEPT. ‘� A�� 1 Box 186 t 1 fir' po Lansing, New York 14882 ti i ' To Ithaca TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD DATE : 03 / 11 / �9(6) TIME : " 7 • JVpm® 4 PLACE : Lansing Town Hall - Board Room III AGENDA 7 : 30pm - Open Meeting - General Business Approval of January & February Minutes Feeney Subdivision for information only 8 : 00pm - Charles Guard - 2 Flag Lot Subdivision Tax Map # 27 . - 1 - 14 . 8 : 15pm - Any other business that one deems important to bring before the Board 8 : 30pm - Time Permitting - Follow Up on March 4th Meeting TOWN OF LANSING Planning Board Monday, March 11 , 1996; 7: 30 p.m. • PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS (* Denotes present) * Jackie Baker * Cheryl Nickel * Lin Davidson * Larry Sharpsteen, Chair * Brad Griffin Robert Todd Viola Miller * Al White * Larry Tvaroha, Town Councilman * George Totman, Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer PUBLIC PRESENT Charles Guard 177 Salmon Creek Road, Lansing, NY Dan Konowalow 25 Franklyn Drive, Ithaca, NY Duane Ray 43 Atwater Road, Lansing, NY Patrick Russo University Park Apt. #I101 , Ithaca, NY Patrick Russo Patrick Russo appeared before the Planning Board with a question concerning the proposed new zoning ordinance. He is considering purchasing the vacant business at 1 Lansingville Road, which is ii currently unzoned but proposed to be zoned low residential. If and when the zoning is passed, he questioned whether the site will be allowed to continue as a business or only be allowed as residential. Larry Sharpsteen responded that if it is a business now and when it is purchased it is continued as a business, it will be allowed to continue operating as a business. If the building/business is inoperable for over a year once the zoning is passed, then it will not be allowed to continue as a business after that time. Mr. Russo also questioned whether the type of business could be changed from its previous use. The Planning Board agreed that the type of business could be changed. If he purchases the home/business, it will also be his residence. George Totman explained that the home and the business are attached. Mr. Russo questioned whether he would be allowed to build a separate house on the same parcel, but away from the business. The Planning Board agreed that this action is within the intent of the new proposed ordinance. They asked that Mr. Russo put his questions in writing; those questions will then be presented to Tom Neiderkorn for his interpretation and response. Mr. Russo asked to have the responses to his questions in writing as well. Larry stated that the responses could be in writing, but would specify only the intent of the proposed new zoning ordinance. Since the ordinance has not yet been passed, the restrictions under the ordinance may change from their present intent. Jackie questioned whether there is adequate parking at this business site. Mr. Russo stated that he does not, at this point, intend to increase parking. If the business were to stay as a furniture repair shop, the existing parking is adequate. If the business were to change to a retail operation, parking would need to be increased. 6 I Town of Lansing Planning Board Page 2 Monday, March 11, 1996 Review of Minutes from Meeting held January 22, 1996 41 Page Two, Paragraph Six, Line Five - change to "out of" a commercial district. Lin Davidson made a motion to approve the minutes as amended Jackie Baker seconded. VO1 L:• ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Review of Minutes from Meeting held February 5, 1996 Brad Griffm was not in attendance at this meeting, Paul Butler, Larry Tvaroha, Jeff Cleveland, and Jeannine Kirby were in attendance. Page Two, Second Paragraph - delete the second "a muck. " Page Three, Fourth Paragraph - change "legalize" to "legality. " Al White made a motion to approve the minutes as amended; Brad Griffin seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Review of Minutes from Meeting held February 12, 1996 Lin Davidson made a motion to approve the minutes as presented; Jackie Baker seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Review of Minutes from Meeting held February 26, 1996 Page Two - change to "in" what type of zone. Lin Davidson made a motion to approve the minutes as amended; Brad Griffin seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VIOLA MILLER Viola Miller called from Houston, Texas to let the Planning Board know that Jim is doing well and she plans on attending the April meeting. Flaglot Subdivisions, Charles Guard, Buck Road, Tax Map #27-1-14 George Totman explained that Charles Guard is requesting approval of a two flaglot subdivision. Charles Guard had purchased the entire parcel, and now wishes to sell off the portion that has the house on it. Years ago this parcel had a large amount of road frontage on Dug Road, but the Town abandoned the road leaving this parcel approximately 139 feet of road frontage on Buck Road. This subdivision would leave 49 feet of road frontage for the front 12 acres, and the remaining 90 feet of road frontage for the rear 80 acres. George suggested that Mr. Guard leave the larger portion of road frontage for the larger parcel for the possibility of future development. The Planning Board reviewed the SEQR and received a negative declaration. Al White made a motion to approve the flaglot subdivision as presented; Lin Davidson seconded. VOTE: ALL IN FAVOR; MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Information Only - Subdivision, David Feeney, North Lansing School Road, Tax Map #7-1-33. 12 Robert Walpole requested feedback from the Planning Board as to a proposed three-lot subdivision of David Feeney's property on North Lansing School Road. This proposal is only for feedback as presented. George explained that the lots currently meet regulations. Al White stated that if the entire a parcel was presented at one time, he would recommend that the lots be narrower in depth or of similar depth as the one on the corner of Van Ostrand Road. Jackie Baker suggested the possibility of Town of Lansing Planning Board Page 3 Monday, March 11, 1996 ® easements across the front of the parcels. She was concerned about adding three more curb cuts onto that hill on North Lansing School Road, and suggested that the driveways be combined. Comments were also raised to making sure that there is access to the rear parcel(s). George indicated that he would provide this feedback to Mr. Walpole. OTHER BUSINESS SEQR Meeting - Larry Sharpsteen stated that he has been asked by the Unique Natural Areas Committee of the Environmental Ad Hoc Council to prepare a brief statement to be read at the upcoming SEQR seminar. His statement will reiterate to the local boards that the document that has been provide to the towns on unique natural areas in the county is a tool that can be used both as a practical tool and for protection against legal action in preparing SEQRs. The main reason behind the request for this statement is that the County Board is trying to encourage all the Planning Boards to use the tools that are provided. Larry explained that he is a member of this Committee. A topic of discussion at a previous meeting was how this resource could be brought up to local planning boards and encourage their use. Larry agreed to make the statement. Lions ' Meeting / Lansing Forum - Brad commented that he and Jackie attended this last meeting. He said that from face value, the intent expressed by the Lansing Forum at this meeting is that they are looking to foster further discussion in the town. Brad also commented that all the meetings of the Planning Board are open to the public. Larry added that nothing is hidden from the public by either the Planning Board or the Town Board. Al felt that the Lansing Forum doesn't take into consideration the history of Lansing and its residents. He felt that too often people that are new to the community try to change things without considering the long-term residents. Cheryl added that perhaps people that are new to the community feel that they are excluded from the powers that be. It is hoped that there is some compromise for the long- and short-term residents to work together on a similar interest. Perhaps the Lansing Forum will foster that compromise. Town Square Grant - Cheryl reported that within two weeks she will have the design completed for the Town Square area. As part of the initial grant, the Town will be providing a survey of the area to aid in the design process. Another part of the grant is that there will be community input regarding the design. Then, it is hoped that there will be another meeting where there would be public participation in the execution of the design this spring. Cheryl felt that the execution this spring would be possible, or perhaps just making some symbolic gesture of the Square. Larry stated that from his meeting with Steve Colt of the Recreation Department, they are more than willing to help in this project. Cheryl emphasized that this project will make no mention of the town hall. This is a totally separate project. Ideally, this project should be completed and presented to the public for comment by the end of March. It didn't seem feasible to advertise, conduct a public meeting for feedback, and make changes to the final proposal within that timeframe. Cheryl indicated that she will have the design completed by March 31 , and then perhaps have an onsite meeting around April 20. Continued Review of Zoning Ordinance - The Planning Board continued its thorough review of the articles in the proposed zoning ordinance for clarity. Once all the articles have been reviewed and approved by the Planning Board, the proposed zoning ordinance will be submitted to the Town Board. The Town Board will then have the option to accept the ordinance and present it to the town at a public information meeting or hearing. Larry Tvaroha felt that it would be important to receive feedback from the town prior to holding an official public hearing. A projected timeframe for collecting public input would be approximately six weeks after the Planning Board submits the ordinance to the Town Board. Town of Lansing Planning Board Page 4 Monday, March 11, 1996 Sewer Committee - The Town Board has asked the people that sat before on the Sewer Committee to '® reestablish the Committee and move forward with the Town Engineer of plans for a sewer district in the central district. • Lin Davidson made a motion to adjourn this meeting, Jackie Baker seconded. VOI L: ALL IN FAVOR; MOHON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY This meeting was closed at 10:45 p.m. Submitted by Michelle Eastman The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 25, 1996, at 7:00 p. m. saa • I 'w I . t ..