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Home My WebLink AboutPB Minutes 1959-04-01 MINUTES: OP PLANNTNG BOARD APRIL 1A 1959 Present . Watson , Hurst , Liguori. , . Marion , Phillips , Saunders , Vasse and Boynton , `The meeting was held. at the Town Barns at 84.% 00 p . m . The minutes. of the March meeting were approved . 1e The Board heard details of a Zoning Board of Appeals ' case con- cerning property at 1031 Hinshaw Road , presently owned by Sheldon and Eleanor Smith , The case was referred to the Planning Board be ® cause the Board of Appeals felt that the awolicati_ on for ' variance s±xbmi vted by the Smiths involved a basic principle -which. Lias in the sphere of action of the PlantAng Board . The problem is that the lot at 1031 Iianshmv is of sufficient 810 0. to allow the const •ucti. on. of a��. additional res :i. c� ence at the 1� ear4 If ar± addi. ti. oZkal residence were constructed . its lot would have no road frontage except a small, "Lame at the side of the front lot . `There are o . h r lots in the ryrsa similar in size and if v buildina -permit is iss-led to cors 1; ruct another house o.n. the 1031 t o .L it could serve as a pr-4ece Lent :nor a,llow:i:�.�; zra �ia-cez 0a . whet lots Inthe areas A large n: amber of ,resin encs of the area were present and . a petition. was f14. led objecting to a�:y eha7ige 14 the zoning regulations , Mrs . Warren ap� peared , speaking for the , Smithsexplained and. explfined wby she feltan.aaddi. t � ioi%al house would not affect the neighborhood greatly , It was MOVED by Salumders and SECONDED by Phillips that the Planning Board feel . that -who Zoning Board of Appeals should maintain the present zoning regulations in the case of the Sheldon. and Eleanor Smith property a.Iw 1031 Hanshawr Road and that the Planning Board. will . issue a further statement of policy at . a later date . The motion was CARRIED , ( Hurst voted against the motion, ori the grounds that it is already -the duty of the Zoning Board of Appeals to enforce the . ordin� ante in this case and therefore the motion was not in. order . ) Mr , Wright , a resident of the area , asked that t1he size of lots now specified in the Zoning Ordinance be reviewed with the idea 'chat the prasea� b character of the neighborhood be protected by the use of figures which more nearly correspond to existing conditions of the area , 2 , A map showing the subdivision of the remaining lands of Otto Schoenfeld was recci.ved , The Planning Board -was asked to approve the `± ocatio'n of a sewer litre "Leading th.vough this subdivision. on a propose. s reet . The sequer line Mould be laid through the proposed Schoenfeld subdJvision in Larder -to serve the Tompkins' County Airport , The matter of approval of the location was referred to Chairma`a Watsong who will Planning Board. Minutes April 1 , 1959 Contac t other property own.e :�rs in the area so that the . Schoenfeld sub division can be coordinated with other possible developmen.tso 3o The preliminary plaxas of the E lgene,Dennis subdti vislon off Ood� dington Road were received aad referred. to� Boynton for final, check oro details , If the plans are found --, o be in accordmice with the req i rem Menus of the subdivision regulations , :. . r . Dennis :is to proceed with f :in.al plans , 4o Norbert Schic cel presented pre �prel iminary subdivis i on plans of his property OEMhe Danby Roads The development of this area is pre dicated on a source of public water and sevier being available , Mr . Fogelsanger o f the Zoning Board. of Appeals raised the quos tJ on of appropriate lot sizes for the area . + Ira Schic1zel pointed out that the lot sizes are at least those of -the national average and that he felt in order to develop low cost hoZries f shiall. er lot sizes were r?ec � essarya Two maps were presented. , o.ie showing the detailed pre . pre ., liminaryr development, plans and the other showing general locations of Future residential , apartment and commercial. uses , 41 coDmp iittee of Watson and Liguori is to study the problem of subdivision and traffic in. the ar°eaa A particular pro}? lem of the entrance to the subdly isioll from Danby Road is to be studied by y this carom tt tee o 50 Phill. :iD Allen aweared to seek advice of the P .i anal g Board prior �.x devj' 6�-p to the de d=e ! opmi n.t oi' his land o?? Five 1 ile Drive . He was referred to a coiMittee o. Vase and Marion who would. work with Mr . Ko C . Parsons on this problem , MOVED by Phillips and SECONDED by Marion that money necessary, for .t1-he study of the problem of ci. evelop :ing the land . of Philip Allen in relation to the newly found light industrial district be made ava-1`. iable o Motl. on Was C1ARRlEJ , 6 . The following resolutions were submitted by Frank Ro Liguorl s RESOLVED , that this Board recommends that the Town Bora.rd pass a resolutiora authorizing and empowering the Town Planning Board to approve plats showing lots , blocks oar" sites , with or without streets or highways as authorized by Section 276 of Article XTl' of the Town Law , Be it further RESOLVED , that in the enforcement of this pro vision , our power shall generally be restricted to any tract of land which. is divided into five or more parcels along exist Ing or proposed streetso highways , easements or raodaays for sale or r olc rent as building lots , regardless whether the lots ^ "'ii 7 ' i 40 Planning Board Minutes April 1 , 1959 are to be sold or ofj Bred - or • sale , or leased £ or anq per- iod of time , and are ' described by metes and bounds or by reference to a map or a survey of property or by any other method of ldescription. o Be it further RESOLVED , that the use of the power to re � quire the submission o:� plans for o "the � lots , blocs or sites ( exclspt as above ) be restricted -to relatively large. and significant developments such as , u V not . 1imi_ oed to , apartment bouses , shopping cent .a s , coM -Lercia,l ente �%.'prises and the like S J ODMDED by VQ (>:)a Je a1LUNANIMOUSLY CITIR o 7d The 7 ro"bleva on, making z.'oTa rC-'men s for thoe + Paon.t . 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