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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Minutes 1967-11-14 TOWN OF ITHACA PL 1NN 1.UG BO. ARD i II NUT 3 NOVEMBER 148 1967 A regular meeting of ;he T ow n of Ithaca Planning Board was held on Tuesdays November 14. 8 196 `7 at 7 : 45 P . M ., at the Town of Ithaca Officesn 108 East Green Street . Itha•cav New York . Members of the Board Iresent : Chairman Noel Ueschv Dan Bakery Elver phillipsg Robert Scanrells James Lacy and John Vassea Other present : Mr ® Gi3ys Grayhaven Motel ; Mro George Wo Bauers Mrso Nadic Lee Me Morris $ Tr o Francis Egang Mr . Ralph Jones and TwIr . Stuart Lewis from the ?iJilliar3burg Park Association ? Mrs John Rogers , Village Engineers Cayuga Keigk ) s ; T1Iro Ben Boynton ; Mr. . Robert Je Bruce and Ilro J . ;%f . Boodley from the •gest Hill Civic Assoclatione 111TLLIATISBURG PARK J11RE : . RUN OFF WA`.!, SR PROAT;114 Mrs Stuart Lewis appel °ed representing the Williamsburg Park Associatione He reiterated the cors .3rn of the people who live in the Village of Cayuga heights on W34 tnrop Drive and t.%,Iinthrop Place about the increasing problem with the dr�i. � age ditch traversing the prope .r. ties . He explained that the homeowners hz \•e not received any answers to the immediate problem , either prom t .e Village or the Town and if this situation continues man., - of the :zomeowners will either take legal action or move . Mr . Desch .ind Mr . Phillips spoke of the Town Planning Boards position ( see a.3sa minutes of O . t . 108 1967 ) and indicated there is no legal alternate route for th< water in the Town of Ithaca and that even if P ,,vad ditches were built in the Town the problem in the Villcrage would no4 be improved Due cognizance of the pooblem will be taken as the remaining open land is developed . :Perhaps i pond and/or check dams can be included if feasiblee Mr . Desch has discusses the problem with the Mayor of the Village and the position of the Toin Planning Board was stated as detailed above . The planning boce.rd stated to Mr . Lewis that a report of the problem will be written to the sPown Board as part of an. overall report of development within the % own and the problems associated therewith . G •, ZYR A 1 N 1.10fiEL ADDITION OF 4 B""ROOM UNITS �w Mro Gray presented a plan of the proposed addition and the building permit with a very brief o i to plane Several qutestions were asked by members of the board concerning- the foil owingo 1 ) T!Inture expansion potential beyond the proposed additiono 2 ) Parking expansion of 4 spaces . 3 ) Architectural features and underground electric servieea Upon motion by Mro Phillipss seconded by Mr . Vasse be it Resolved Planning Board Minutes November 145, 196) rage 2 the proposal of TvIre Gray to construct a 4 un:? t motel addition ( 4 bedrooms and accompalying baths ) be approved contingent upon Health Department approval of the sewage disposal system and water systeme It is also stated for the record that it does .not seem practical to expand these facilities on this parcel beyond this additiong regardless of the .fact that the duplex house may be demolished . Approval was unanimous . BEN BOYNTON SUBDIVISION GU(xAR BLISH LANE, The Planning Board upon request of Mrm Boynton and the Town attorney reviewed the revised plan of the previously approved plat . The words " future ,., have been removed from lots 6 , 70 send I.O . The houses to be builon these lots shall be connected to the municipal sewer . Water will be provided by individual wells: Resolved the revised plan . on file in the Town Office ( under Planning Board .approval date of 11/14/67 ) is acceptable and in accordance with the subdivision regulation upon motion by Lacy , seconded by scannelle Approval was unanimous . APPROVAL OP P.IIIIIMS The minutes of the Planning Board meetings of .August 8Q September 12 and October 109 1967 were approved as printed . 1.lotion by Scannellq seconded by Baker . ST . C^►THERINE CIRCLE RRCR ijTjON :1R� A The schematic plan as drawn by Lozier .Associates was revieired and approved in concept pending; the following ; Evaluation of the soil underlying the area of proposed pond . VIr . Phillips recalls that sand layers are likely to exist throughout -t' �1e area . ( This is substantiated by the out for the No Catherine Circle West sewer by " Dutch " Princee The chairman is to check with Jerry Olson of the i�ij;ronoray Depa.rtmento CLU:7TER DEVFLOP111ENT CERR. A.CHE -m SHIP; FARM Further review of the preliminary plan drawn by rgner and Niederkorn was made including discussion with 1Are Boedley about the concerns of the west Hill residents and thepoints raloed in a letter. from 14ra Del Rosso to Mra Kerr dated 11/7/1967 . The chairman has had several discussions with, members of the `,Nest Nall :association , the architects and Supervisor Keraro Resolved the preliminary plan of " Sunrise Park Subdivision " dated 10/10/67 ( Sheet 2 ) is approved with the following modifications : ( 1 ) Rights �of �way of all streets shall be reduced from 80 feet to 60 feet . Portions of street righf. s �cf,%Agtr y " fronting " on building lots shall be straight from 'block corner to block corner and not meander . If land :Forms are to be cons -Lruc ted they shall be located outside of the street rights � of=*way „ j Planning Board Minutes November 149 1967 Page 3 Sidewalks , bicycle paths and all utility main paralleling streeto shall be within. the 60 foot right - of�way a " Back lot °' utility elasoments are encouraged , ( 2 ) Total number of approved lots shall not exceed a maximum of 190 lots . This is a reduction of 19 lots from the plans as drawn . Minimum lot size shall be 10 , 000 square feet . This shall be accomplished as follows : a ¢ Consolidation of lots 147 through 163 ( 17 lots ) into 9 conventional 150000 square foot lots . ,sunrise Road shall be constructed by the developer to Corral Road . Cenral Court can become a cul de sac@ No lots with streets on front and back yard shall be permitted © bi Consolidation of lots 190 through 209 ( 20 lots ) into 12 lots by elimination of two cul de sacs so as to provide conventional. 159000 square foot ( or larger ) lots in the area bounded by " Pasture " Road and Mecklenburg . No driveways will be permitted on Mecklenburg Roade 046 Three other lots are to be eliminated , perhaps 22 , 23 $ 240 25 add one back adjacent to lot 130 ( 3 ) All street ( Including cul de sacs ) pavin • will be done by the developer at his own expense an In accordance with requirements of the Town Highway Superintendento ( 4 ) The developer shall level off , top soil. and seed the Playground area, North of lots 42-47 for the creation of a baseball field in accordance with the requirements set forth in the final approval of the Planning Board including a paved area for off street park1ringe ( 5 ) The property involving the futuremrightmof � way of West Haven Road Extension shall be obtained by the developer of ;sunrise Park ( approximately 2401 � 300 ® ) and then deeded to the Town of Ithaca , This shall also include the property between West Haven Road Extension and lots 190 . and 1..92 . ( 6 ) All street names shall be subject to approval at pre sentation of final plate ( 7 ) All utilities shall ' conform to master plan of the Town of Ithaca and are subject to the approval of the Health Department and Town Consultants iozier Associates . In particular , water and sanitary sewer lines shall be sized to handle remaining portion of the Town which can reasonably benefit from the system . Some of the culverts must be a.ncrea.sed in size . ( 8 ) The developer should proceed to apply to the Town Board for the establishment of -& water district and a sewer district to include the complete subdivisiono ( 9 ) A detailed landscaping plan must be made available to the board. prior to final approval . Upon motion by Scannell and seconded by Phillips approval was unanimous . John Vasoe raid not comment on the modification prior to the voting nor diel he vote on this resolution . f e . Planning Board Minutes 4 November 14 , 1967 Page 4 w DISCUSSIOT; OF L7 TI,vR � DEL ROSSSO TO KERR . -DISCUSSION correspond to letter numbered items . Item I The interpretation of the cluster concept has been ncoorporated into Town Law and this Town Planning Board has the authority to evaluate such proposals . Many such subdivisions are in existence in New York State and have been proven successful ( several, by the architect of record ) * Item II The Planning Board has no authority to evaluate the type duality of thE! homes to be built . Minimum size is specified in the zoning ordinance . The town is hopeful of hiring a building inspector to work with the Zoning officer to minimize the possibility of coafe violations and poor quality workmanship ® ITEI'I III Unfortunately traffic increase in this area is inevitable * The proposed layout Minimizes the hazard element of the problem Further development of adjacent lands will provide additional outlets from the West dill area . This board can already forsee the need for a Hector Street Bypass .- to be linked up with the Cliff Street bypass ( Route 96 ) . Item IV We are very concerned about the question of additional e` u�onal facilitiese The subdivision plans will be automaticly available to the school board since the same architect is working with the schools on site studies for additional facilities . The Planning Board hopes that these site studies will be completed by the time final approval is given to the subdivision so that ® sufficient sidewalks can be programmed and provided by the developer . Beyond this the Planning Board has no authority other than an advisory role to the school board . Item V The Park areas will be maintained by the town taxpayer un eesv �s the people living in the subdivision wish to form a Park Association . Perhaps the West Ithaca Association could take the initiative to develop a complete Town Park on this lande This could certainly unify the residents of this entire section of the Town of Ithaca . Other Towns have done this successfully . In conclusion this board firmly believes that ,Test Ithaca and '- Vie entire town an4 city community will benefit far more from T" development a:3 propooed than by a piece meal-stereotyped bs. a ` _ by block strip deielopment . The foresight and cooperation of thy - evelopers and t?ie architect is greatly appreciated9 PITCHES Pi;' , rRTY OCCUTANCY PROBLEM _ Mrs Gerard O ' Brkona ,30 Snyder Hill Road , appeared before the board and expresUt� ' ctncern about the construction of 2 houses which are being rental to students . He questioned the inter pretation of the zonln£ ordinance on the occupancy requirement, Mro Phillips was to chick the original interpretation of the ordinance and notify t , e chairman prior to the next meeting . This meeting ad j ournc d iNt 10945 P . 14 , Respectfully submitted9 Noel Desch Chairman