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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-08-30 in 1 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing 7 : 30 P . M . August 30 , 1993 Community Council PRESENT : Chairperson : Nancy Weitzel Planning Board Members, : William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Ken Horst ABSENT : Arch Dotson , Don Schaaf , P ::ac.ul. Viscuso ( Excused ) O thers Present : Code Enforcement Officer : Susan Beeners S ecretary : Carol Sezep _ansk :i. Members of the Public : Raymond Mayo , Donna Collins , Deborah Fitzpatrick , Ric Dietrich Chairperson Weitzel called the Public Hearing to order at 7 : 39 P . M . Affidavit of Mailing was submitted and the following Notice of Publication was read : " NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN t. h ,::at:. a Public Hearing will be held by the Planning Board of the Town of Danby on Monday , August 30 , 1993 at 7 : 30 P . M . , 1830 Danby Road , Ithaca , New York . Purpose of hearing is to consider granting a Special Perrrni. t. to Danby Community Council for the proposed use of the building and premises at 467 Troy Road, Ithaca , New York for Danby Motor Development , Danby After School , and Danby Summer Recreation Programs . Property is Town of Danby • I Tax Parcel tt4 . - 1 - 32 . 11 and is owiried by Charles F . & Doreen E . D vorak ,. Applicant is ,7ul a Tagl1avento „ President , Danby Community Council . At such time and place all persons interested in the subject matter thereof will be heard concerning the same . A spec.: i. al meeting of the Planning Board will follow the public hearing . • By order of the Planning Board Carol. W . Sczepanski , Town Clerk D ated : August 20 , 1993 Published : August: 24 , 1993 " J udy Tagli. avent. o addressed the Planning Board d and said that Ithaca City School District did not obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the State of New York for the Danby School . Community Council is in need of a space for the Danby Motor Development , Danby After S chool and Sunrrrrer Recreation Programs ,. Charles and Doreen Dvorak • have agreed to rent their building and property located • at 467 Troy Road to Danby Community Council_ . The property must pass Health Department approval for septic and water and safety inspections for insurance purposes . She said that. Community Council may rent the facility that the rental of the facility may be for two ( 2 ) years . K en Horst asked if there were three ( 3 ) separate programs and how many children were enrolled in the programs . S usan asked how pick - up and drop - off was handled . Donna Collins said that most of the children in the Danby Motor 1 Development:. Program were dropped off and picked up by two or three d rivers . The after school children were delivered by tlie school buss and picked up by parents . D iscussion followed on the driveway , parking available and the tight turn -- around . . - 152 2 Planning Board Minutes Public Hearing - 8 - 30 - 03 Community Council K en Horst asked about the security of the children dropped off by the bus on t. i _ e: walk up t. kie long drive ~ Bill. Farrell asked if the Community Counc: il had asked the fire d epartment to Look at the drive to see if it were adequate for emergency vehicles . Ken Horst said he was concerned about the forty ( 40 ) kids in the building and their safety in the event of a fire emergency . He said it is more difficult to secure the safety of children in an emergency because children panic: differently than adults . J udy assured the Board that all of the programs practice fire safety and practice fire drills regularly . The kitchen area will be removed ( there will be no stove ) due to the lack of a fire wall. . Ray Mayo asked how much the rental of this facility would cost and who was going to pay for it . Ray said that there are serious water problems in the area and two ( 2 ) neighbors are hauling water for their residences . Judy Ta. gliavento said the programs pay for themselves . Ninety ( 90 % ) is paid by tuition , there will be no change in how the programs are funded , and all the children enrolled in the programs at this time are Town of Danby residents . Carol. Sczc:pans; k :i. a neighborhood resident is concerned that there will be parking along the road . Donna Collins said that the driveway will be widened and t: lie turn - around wi1. l be enlarged . Nancy Weitzel asked if there was adequate parking for the employees and room for the parents to turn around when dropping off and picking up children . ADJOURNMENT : A motion was rri .ade by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Ken Horst to close the public hear• irig at 8 : 20 P . M . Carried Unanimously Respectfully Submitted CSC/ • 4444(/ Carol. W . Sc: zepe ki , Secretary pi_• rn ._ a ' 30 . 93 , . 153 TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES S pecial Meeting 8 : 20 P . M . August 30 , 1993 PRESENT : Chairperson Nancy Weitzel P lanning Board Members : William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Ken Horst ABSENT : Arch Dotson , Don Schaaf , Paul Viscuso ( Excused ) Others Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners Secretary - Carol Sczepanski Members of the Public : Raymond May , Donna Collins , Deborah Fitzpatrick , Ric Dietrich Chairperson Weitzel called the Special Meeting of the Planning B oard to order at 8 : 22 P . M . and asked the Planning Board for comments and questions regarding the Community Council Application for a Special Permit . COMMUNITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL PERMIT - Discussion Community Council President , Julia Tagliavento submitted an application on behalf of the Danby Community Council for a Special P ermit for the use of a building and premises at 467 Troy road , Ithaca , New York for the Danby Motor Development , Danby After School , and Danby Summer Recreation programs . The property is owned by Charles F . and Doreen E . Dvorak . J oel Gagnon asked if there the Planning Board going to have a rule t hat the parents coning to pick up the children must use the parking lot . D onna Collins said that it was fine with her as she does not think most parents would be parking in the road . Parents must come in to pick up their children . K en Horst asked if there was any reason , under the present rules in the ordinance , that this project could not move ahead other than a special permit . Susan Beeners said that for a Special Permit there are several criteria that the Planning Board must view as far as how it fits into the neighborhood . She listed the criteria as : 1 ) percolation on the site and is it adequate for public use ; 2 ) noise ; 3 ) pick - ups and drop - offs . She is concerned that the driveway is too narrow and the turn - around is tight . Susan said that Tompkins County Health Department has their own set of codes pertaining to septic , sewage , and water testing . RESOLUTION NO . 20_ OF 1993 SEQR DETERMINATION - COMMUNITY COUNCIL SPECIAL PERMIT - Approved B y Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Ken Horst WHEREAS , this action is the consideration of granting a Special P ermit to Danby Community Council for the proposed use of the building and premises at 467 Troy Road , Ithaca , New York for Danby Motor Development , Danby After School , and Danby Summer Recreation P rograms . Property is Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 4 . - 1 - 32 . 11 and is owned by Charles F . & Doreen E . Dvorak . Applicant is Julia Tagliavento , President , Danby Community Council , 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 . .. • i I ' I 154 - 2 - Planning Board Minutes Special Meeting August 30 , 1993 August 30 , 1993 , has reviewed the Environmental Assessment Form and d raft 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 . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye G agnon Aye H orst Aye Weitzel Aye D otson , Schaaf , Viscuso Absent Carried Unanimously RESOLUTION NO . 21 OF 1993 S PECIAL PERMIT - COMMUNITY COUNCIL - Approval B y Joel Gagnon : Seconded by Bill Farrell WHEREAS , this action is the consideration of granting a Special P ermit to Danby Community Council for the proposed use of the building and premises at 467 Troy Road , Ithaca , New York for Danby Motor Development , Danby After School , and Danby Summer Recreation P rograms . Property is Town of Danby Tax Parcel # 4 . - 1 - 32 . 11 and is owned by Charles F . & Doreen E . Dvorak . Applicant is Julia Tagliavento , President , Danby Community Council , and WHEREAS , this is an Unlisted action for which the Planning Board on August 30 , 1993 , acting as Lead Agency in environmental review , has made a negative determination of environmental significance , and WHEREAS , the Planning Board , at and following Public Hearing on August 30 , 1993 , has reviewed a map entitled " Proposed Facility for D anby Motor Development , Danby After School , & Danby Summer Recreation Programs " , dated August 25 , 1993 , and other application materials , now be it RESOLVED , that the Town of Danby Planning Board grants a Special Permit to Danby Community Council for the use of the building and premises at 467 Troy road as proposed , and be it further RESOLVED , that approval of this Special Permit is subject to the completion of the proposed improvements to the driveway and turn - around and staff parking before the drive is extensively used and that the turn - around space not be used for staff parking . A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows : Farrell Aye G agnon Aye H orst Aye W eitzel Aye D otson , Schaaf , Viscuso Absent _ Carried Unanimously ADJOURNMENT : O n a motion the Special Meeting of the Planning Board adjourned at 8 : 40 P . M . Respectfully submitted 1 Carol W . Scze alski , Secretary min - 8 - 30 - 93