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Home My WebLink About1992-08-19 66 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting 7 : 30 P . M . August 19 , 1992 Members of the Planning Board , Susan Beeners , Carol Sczepanski and H arriet Moore met at 6 : 30 P . M . for a Field Tour . Harriet Moore d irected the tour of " West Jersey Hill Acres " , a proposed subdivision of a portion of Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 1 . - 1 - 19 . 2 near West Jersey Hill and King Road West . The property is owned by Charles and Eloise Phinney . P RESENT : Chairperson Weitzel --- P lanning Board Members : William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Ken Horst , P aul Viscuso ABSENT : Arch Dotson ( Excused ) B illy Kelley O thers Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Recording Secretary - Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : H arriet Moore , Rhonda Engman , George 0 . Smith , Jr . , Suzanne Smith , G eorge 0 . Smith , Sr . , Wanda Grunberg , Imre Tamaz , Joanne Koval , Charles Koval Chairperson Weitzel called the meeting to order at 7 : 53 P . M . APPROVAL OF MINUTES : Corrections - - July 6 , 1992 Minutes 1 ) Page 3 - delete second " empowered to approve " in first paragraph ; IF Approval of July 6 , 1992 Minutes A motion was made by Ken Horst and seconded by Bill Farrell to approve the July 6 , 1992 Planning Board Minutes as corrected . Carried Unanimously Approval of July 15 , 1992 Minutes A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Bill Farrell to approve the July 15 , 1992 minutes as published . Carried Unanimously COMMUNICATIONS : 1 ) Land Use Survey from Jean Barrett , Tompkins County Circut Rider 2 ) 1990 Tompkins County Census Report and corrected data . 3 ) July 1992 - Code Enforcement Officer ' s Report OLD BUSINESS : P roposed " West Jersey Hill Acres " - Phinney Harriet Moore presented the Phinney Proposed " West Jersey Hill Acres " subdivision update . Harriet said she would like the P lanning Board to approve the proposal with the following changes and to schedule a public hearing for the next meeting . 1 ) Moving the turn - around back ; 2 ) Squaring up of the two pie shaped lot lines ; 3 ) Preparation of a permanent map of the subdivision ; D iscussion followed regarding the two lots near the Cayuga Trail and the creek area . 6' / 2 Planning Board Minutes August 19 , 1992 Building envelopes for the lots near the trail was suggested . Susan suggested minimum yard set backs for rear and / or side yards as well as placement of septic and wells should be included in the site plan . Motion to adjourn for Public Hearings A motion was made by Paul Viscuso and seconded by Ken Horst to adjourn at 8 : 43 P . M . to hold Public Hearings . Carried Unanimously The Planning Board adjourned for scheduled public hearings at 8 : 43 P . M . and reconvened at 9 : 10 P . M . Discussion of Proposed Koval - Smith Subdivision : Code Enforcement Officer requested the following changes in the Short SEQR Form : C - 1 Add the following sentence : There is 150 ' distance from the rear property corner to the main stream in this area . C - 3 Add the following : No significant species or habitats are known on the site of the proposed new lots . C - 5 Add the following : The proposed new lot would not have sufficient frontage or acreage to permit subdivision . RESOLUTION NO . 10 - August 19 , 1992 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE - SEQR - KOVAL SUBDIVISION By Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Ken Horst WHEREAS , This action is the Consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision of a 1 . 96 acre lot from the Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 29 . - 1 - 8 . 8 , 124 acres total , on the east side of South Danby Road opposite LaRue Road . John C . and Jo Anne Koval , owners ; Barbara Blanchard , agent , and WHEREAS , This is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board is acting as Lead Agency in environmental review and for which no coordinated review is required , and WHEREAS , The Planning Board , at Public Hearing on August 19 , 1992 , has reviewed the Environmental Assessment Form and draft environmental review prepared by the Code Enforcement Officer , now be it RESOLVED , That the Town of Danby Planning Board , acting as Lead Agency in environmental review of this Unlisted action , makes a negative determination of environmental significance for this action . A vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye Gagnon Aye Horst Aye Viscuso Aye Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 11 - August 19 , 1992 APPROVAL OF KOVAL SUBDIVISION By Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Paul Viscuso WHEREAS , This action is the Consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision of a 1 . 96 acre lot from the Town of 68 3 Planning Board Minutes August 19 , 1992 Danby Tax Parcel # 29 . - 1 - 8 . 8 located on the east side of South Danby Road opposite LaRue Road , and WHEREAS , This is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board o n August 19 , 1992 , acting as Lead Agency in the environmental ✓ eview , has made a negative determination of environmental significance , and WHEREAS , The Planning Board , at Public Hearing on August 19 , 1992 , has reviewed the proposed subdivision map , now ; be it RESOLVED , That the Town of Danby Planning Board , grants Final Subdivision approval to the proposed subdivision as presented . A vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye G agnon Aye Horst Aye ✓ iscuso Aye Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION No . 11 August 19 , 1992 - SEQR - RADIN SUBDIVISION By Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Ken Horst WHEREAS , This action is the Consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision from the Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 9 . - 1 - 11 . 4 , 10 . 9 + / - acres total , into a 2 . 92 + / - acre and a 7 . 98 + / - acre parcel , located on the east side of Comfort Road north of Lieb Road . Marcia and David Radin , owners / applicants , and WHEREAS , This is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board is acting as Lead Agency in environmental review and for which no coordinated review is required , and WHEREAS , The Planning Board , at Public Hearing on August 19 , 1992 , has reviewed the Environmental Assessment Form and draft e nvironmental review prepared by the Code Enforcement Officer , now be it RESOLVED , That the Town of Danby Planning Board , acting as Lead Agency in environmental review of this Unlisted action , makes a n egative determination of environmental significance for this action . A vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye G agnon Aye H orst Aye ✓ iscuso Aye Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 13 - August 19 , 1992 APPROVAL OF RADIN SUBDIVISION By Ken Horst : Seconded by Joel Gagnon WHEREAS , This action is the Consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision of Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 9 . - 1 - 11 . 4 located on the east side of Comfort Road north of Lieb Road , 10 . 9 acres total into a 2 . 92 acre and a 7 . 98 acre parcel , and WHEREAS , This is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board o n August 19 , 1992 , acting as Lead Agency in the environmental ✓ eview , has made a negative determination of environmental significance , and 4 Planning Board Minutes 6' 7 August 19 , 1992 WHEREAS , The Planning Board , at Public Hearing on August 19 , 1992 , has reviewed the proposed subdivision map , now ; be it RESOLVED , That the Town of Danby Planning Board , grants Final Subdivision approval to the proposed subdivision conditional on the submission of a final survey plat suitable for filing for approval by the Planning Board Chairperson . A vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye Gagnon Aye H orst Aye ✓ iscuso Aye ' Weitzel Aye Carried Unanimously D iscussion on Phinney Proposal for " West Jersey Hill Acres " . The Planning Board reviewed the Phinney Proposal for " West Jersey H ill Acres " . Code Enforcement Officer Susan Beeners will meet with Harriet Moore t o discuss the preparation of a preliminary plat , drainage for the road , preliminary perk tests for septic , etc . The Planning Board agreed that the change in design is a good one . Miscellaneous : P aul Viscuso said he is concerned about members of Planning Board who do not regularly attend meetings . Members of the Planning Board expressed concern that there is ; not a liaison from the Town Board at Planning Board meetings . ADJOURNMENT : On a motion the meeting adjourned at 10 : 25 P . M . Respectfully ubmitted C4/ ��GGsti,Qa/ Carol W . Scz nski Secretary 70 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING P UBLIC HEARING 8 : 30 P . M . August 19 , 1992 P roposed Subdivision K oval - Smith P RESENT : Chairperson Weitzel P lanning Board Members : William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Ken Horst , P aul Viscuso ABSENT : Arch Dotson ( excused ) B illy Kelley 11- O thers Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Beeners Secretary - Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : Harriet Moore , Ronda Engman , George 0 . Smith Sr . , George O . Smith J r . , Suzanne Smith , Wanda Grunberg , Imre Tamaz , Joanne Koval , Charles Koval Chairperson Weitzel called the Public Hearing to order at 8 : 43 P . M . and the following Notice of Publication was read . TOWN OF DANBY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the P lanning Board of the Town of Danby on Wednesday , August 19 , 1992 at 8 : 30 P . M . , 1830 Danby Road , Ithaca , New York 14850 . Purpose of h earing is to consider approval of the proposed subdivision of a 1 . 96 acre lot from Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 29 . - 1 - 8 . 8 , 124 acre total , located on the east side of South Danby Road opposite LaRue Road . John C . and Jo Anne Koval , owners ; Barbara Blanchard , agent . At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same . A regular meeting of the Planning Board will follow the public h earing . By Order of the Planning Board Carol W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk D ated : August 12 , 1992 P ublish : August 14 , 1992 Members of the Public : Rhonda Engman - 571 South Danby Road addressed the Board and said she has asked the DEC to reclassify the creek running through the adjacent property as a Class B creek because it is possibly a trout stream and there is a stand of Yellow Birch trees in the area . She thinks the Town should consider protecting these areas and one way is to prohibit building . She said she is concerned about new h ousing in the area when there are many existing homes on the market . J oanne Koval - 815 South Danby Road - addressed the Board and said t hat she has never seen the trees Ms . Engman referred to and to her knowledge they are not on her property . She believes that they are on a neighboring parcel . G eorge 0 . Smith , Jr . - addressed the Board and public and explained the proposed placement of a home on the property and said that there are no plans to remove the existing trees on the property . Code Enforcement Officer Susan Beeners described the area and the r 1 2 proposed lot to the public . Motion to Close Public Hearing A motion was made by Paul Viscuso and seconded by Joel Gagnon to close the public hearing at 9 : 05 P . M . Respectfully submitted , Gc� /�� cP(Qvi Carol W . Scz / ez nski Secretary II 1 • 72 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING' . BOARD . PUBLIC HEARING_ P UBLIC HEARING 8 : 45 P . M . August 19 , 1992 P roposed. Subdivision Radin P RESENT : Chairperson Weitzel P lanning Board Members : William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Ken Horst , P aul Viscuso ABSENT : Arch Dotson ( excused ) _ B illy Kelley O thers Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Beeners Secretary - Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : Harriet Moore , Ronda Engman , George 0 . Smith Sr . , George O . Smith J r . , Suzanne Smith , Wanda Grunberg , Imre Tamaz , Joanne Koval , Charles Koval • Chairperson Weitzel called the Public Hearing to order at 9 : 05 P . M . and the following Notice of Publication was read . TOWN OF DANBY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Danby on Wednesday , August 19 , 1992 at 8 : 45 P . M . , 1830 Danby Road , Ithaca , New York 14850 . Purpose o f hearing is to consider approval of the proposed subdivision of Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 9 . - 1 - 11 . 4 , 10 . 9 + / - acres total , into a 2 . 92 + / - acre and a 7 . 98 + / - acre parcel , located on the east side o f Comfort Road north of Lieb Road . Marcia and David Radin , owners / applicants . At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same . A regular meeting of the Planning board will follow the public h earing . By Order of the Planning Board Carol W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk D ated : August 12 , 1992 P ublish : August 14 , 1992 No members of the public addressed the Planning Board regarding the Radin Proposal for a subdivision of Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 9 . - 1 - 11 . 4 . Motion to Close Public Hearing : A motion was made by Jeel Gagnon and seconded by Ken Horst to close the public hearing at 9 : 10 P . M . Respectfully submitted , 1 r atel ' s v /. Carol W . Sc '- ' anski Secretary