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Home My WebLink About1993-01-20 93 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES P ublic Hearing B oyd - Subdivision 7 : 15 P . M . January 20 , 1993 P RESENT : Chairperson Weitzel Planning Board Members : Arch Dotson , William Farrell , Joel Gagnon ABSENT : P lanning Board Members : Ken Horst , Billy Kelley , Paul Viscuso ( excused ) Others Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners S ecretary -- Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : Jack Boyd , Fred Pampuch , Ralph Wilbur The Public Hearing was called to order at 7 : 27 P . M . by Chairperson W eitzel 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 , January 20 , 1993 at 7 : 15 P . M . , 1830 Danby Road , Ithaca , New York 14850 . Purpose of hearing is to consider approval of the proposed subdivision of a 8 . 03 + / - acre lot from Town of Danby ti Tax parcel No . 15 . - 1 - 11 . 1 , 12 . 9 + / - acres total , located on the west side of Comfort Road Extension South of Lieb Road . Jack Boyd , owner / applicant . By Order of the Planning Board Chair Carol W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk Dated : January 13 , 1993 Published : January 15 , 1993 " Code Enforcement Officer Susan Beeners submitted the Certification o f Mailing / Notification that was mailed or personally delivered to n eighboring property owners . Jack Boyd explained to the Planning Board and members of the public present his subdivision plan for the above referenced property . He said the property would be limited ( have deed restrictions ) to one dwelling , ccnd not more that four ( 4 ) out buildings such as a barn o r garage but with no business of any kind . saJ iu ownPLP azo a'djcct,rf errr+y Mr . Pampuch . asked why a public hearing was needed for a subdivision o f more than five ( 5 ) acres . Code Enforcement Officer , Susan Beeners explained that a public hearing was necessary because the lot he wants to keep would be less than five ( 5 ) acres , and one lot would have less than 150 ' road frontage , using the clustered subdivision technique proposed . Mr . Boyd answered questions from the Planning Board regarding deed restrictions on the remaining property . Concern for the preservation of the maple trees that border the right - of - way near the proposed drive was expressed by Planning Board members . Members of the Public : Fred Pampuch - 316 E . Falls Street ( a neighboring property owner ) said he had no objection to the subdivision proposal . Ralph Wilbur - 1378 Danby Road ( a neighboring property owner ) said he had no objection to the subdivision proposal . 94 2 Planning Board Minutes Public Hearing - Boyd January 20 , 1993 Motion to Close Public Hearing . A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Arch Dotson to close the public hearing at 7 : 45 P . M . Carried Unanimously Respectfully submitted , Cl e i , Lz lai Carol W . Sczepa i , Secretary phm - 1 - 20 . 93 Ill 95 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting 7 : 30 P . M . January 20 , 1993 PRESENT : 4W( lir Chairperson4Weitzel P lanning Board Members : Arch Dotson , William Farrell , Joel Gagnon ABSENT : P lanning Board Members : Ken Horst , Billy Kelley , Paul Viscuso ( excused ) Others Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Secretary - Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : Jack Boyd , Fred Pampuch , Ralph Wilbur The Planning Board Meeting was called to order by Chairperson W eitzel at 7 : 48 P . M . Approval of December 16 , 1992 Public Hearing Minutes : A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by William Farrell to approve the December 16 , 1992 Public Hearing Minutes as published . Carried Unanimously Approval of December 16 , 1992 Planning Board Minutes : A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Arch Dotson to approve the December 16 , 1992 Planning Board Minutes as published . Carried Unanimously S ubdivision Application - Jack Boyd The Planning Board reviewed the Subdivision Application of Jack B oyd for Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 15 . - 1 - 11 . 1 located on Comfort Road Extension . The Short Environmental Assessment Form ( SEAF ) was reviewed and C - 5 was amended to read - - " Not expected on this site , since further development would be limited to one additional lot " . RESOLUTION NO . 1 OF 1993 S EQR DETERMINATION - PROPOSED SUBDIVISION B y Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Arch Dotson WHEREAS , this action is the consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision of an 8 . 03 + / - acre lot from Town of D anby Tax Parcel No . 15 . - 1 - 11 . 1 , 12 . 9 + / - acres total , located on t he west side . of Comfort Road Extension , south of Lieb Road , Jack B oyd , owner / applicant , 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 and following public hearing on January 20 , 1993 , has reviewed the Environmental Assessment Form and draft environmental review prepared by the Code Enforcement O fficer , 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 . 96 2 Planning Board Minutes January 20 , 1993 A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : D otson Aye Farrell Aye « • G agnon Aye W eitzel Aye Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 2 OF 1993 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BOYD SUBDIVISION B y Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Arch Dotson WHEREAS , this action is the consideration of Subdivision Approval for the proposed subdivision of an 8 . 03 + / - acre lot from Town of D anby Tax Parcel No . 15 . - 1 - 11 . 1 , 12 . 9 + / - acres total , located on t he west side of Comfort Road Extension , south of Lieb Road , Jack boyd , owner / applicant , and WHEREAS , this is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board on J anuary 20 , 1993 , acting as Lead Agency in environmental review , h as made a negative determination of environmental significance , and WHEREAS , the Planning Board at and following public hearing on J anuary 20 , 1993 , has reviewed a sketch plan showing the proposed new lot , entitled " Proposed Subdivision of Property with 70 ' Road Frontage to Avoid Root Compaction of Maple Trees " , now be it RESOLVED , that the Town of Danby Planning Board grants Preliminary and Final Subdivision approval to the proposed subdivision as presented subject to the following conditions : 1 ) that a Final Survey Map be submitted for such lot , suitable for filing , for approval by the Planning Board Chairperson ; 2 ) that deed restrictions provide that no further subdivision shall occur of the 8 . 03 + / - acre lot and that t he 4 . 87 + / - acre lot be restricted in resubdivision to t he creation of only one ( 1 ) new lot ; 3 ) that any driveway to access the proposed new lot be located so as to minimize compaction of the roots of the large maple trees along the north property line of the proposed new lot . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : D otson Aye Farrell Aye G agnon Aye W eitzel Aye Carried Unanimously Mr . Boyd was instructed to submit a new survey map to the Code Enforcement Officer that is suitable for filing with the County Clerk . The next step is final approval by the Planning Board Chairperson . Discussion followed regarding recent subdivision of properties and building in the Comfort Road Extension area . Code Enforcement Officer ' s December Report : Susan Beeners submitted her December 1992 Report of activities and said the Annual Report will be completed soon . She hopes that her report will show a true picture of the fees and values related to building permits issued . hare' Susan reported that there have been a few chimney fires that ha.ti� prompted her to place an article in the Danby Area News . She calls c� / 3 Planning Board Minutes January 20 , 1993 in a chimney sweep or other professional to check chimneys after a fire has occurred . Fieldstone Circle - Update Susan reported that she has written to Scott Hoffay informing him that the approval for Fieldstone Circle has expired . Mr . Hoffay ✓ esponded to her letter and said he has obtained financing and w ould like to have the subdivision approval reaffirmed . S usan reported that the process may be a reaffirmation of both the Final and Preliminary Plats for the subdivision . A Public Hearing must be held by the Planning Board , and fully signed agreements must be approved and signed by the Town Supervisor . After approval t he developer has six ( 6 ) months to have the subdivision filed at t he County Clerk ' s Office . D iscussion followed : B ill Farrell said he feels that a time limit for the start of a new project of 180 days is too restrictive . The planning and approval of this project has taken over two ( 2 ) years . Susan said that the filing requirement of six ( 6 ) months for a subdivision is a New York State requirement . Arch Dotson asked if the term " reaffirmation meant that we could reaffirm some of the process had been completed for the subdivision process or do we start from the beginning to satisfy the SEQR . Susan will look into the SEQR requirements to find out if there is a statute of limitations . Susan reported that Mr . Hoffay is sending a request for reaffirmation for the " Fieldstone Circle " Subdivision Project in writing . Motion to Authorize Chairperson Weitzel to Schedule a Public Hearing for Fieldstone Circle Subdivision Reaffirmation A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Arch Dotson to authorize Chairperson Weitzel to schedule a public hearing for " Fieldstone Circle " reaffirmation when the appropriate materials are received by the Town . A vote on the motion resulted as follows : Carried Unanimously Susan reported on the following 1 ) West Jersey Hill Acres : Harriet Moore needs to bring in a possible way to segregate out the lots so that she can build one lot at a time , if that is what she desires to do . 2 ) Shepardson Doublewide : P roject was approved with R - Kotek skirting - - there was a change of material and a drivit type skirting will be used . S usan said she has asked to see definite plans and specifications for the revised skirting so that she can see if t he masonry parging will hold up . Miscellaneous : 1 ) Joel asked Susan 4 there had been anything done on d rafting of language for doublewides and reasonable definition for skirting materials . 98 4 Planning Board Minutes January 20 , 1993 Susan said that she is working on possible revisions to our Zoning Ordinance . 2 ) Request to Tompkins County Landfill Reclamation Plans S usan reported that the Town has not received a response for t he request to Tompkins County for the " Reclamation Plans " for t he Hillview Road Landfill site . III 3 ) West Danby Fire Department Site S usan reported that the West Danby Fire Department Construction site is exempt from zoning requirements but not from New York State Building Code . J oel Gagnon reported that at the January Town Board Meeting that to t here was concerns were expressed in regard to the West Danby Fire grading has started ,ode tundin 4 pia rnot beeen Station site : 1 ) g g rs Nrojccf approved ; 2 ) the sight lines when entering the main highway from t hat road are terrible ( blind ) . 1992 - Planning Board Activities Report Secretary Carol Sczepanski presented the Official Planning Board Minute Book for review . Also the Planning Board received a record of the following : 1 ) Complete list of 1992 Resolutions passed by t he Planning Board ; 2 ) record in 1992 Public Hearings held by the P lanning Board ; 3 ) a list of items proposals and applications received and reviewed for 1992 . ADJOURNMENT : O n a motion the meeting adjourned at 8 : 45 P . M . iii Respectfully submitted , III Carol W . Sczepa s Lt2c2Sya4J• , Secretary min - 1 - 20 . 93 III I