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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-12-21 X82 ytetr ( 61S- L{ TOWN OF DANBY PLANNING BOARD MEETING Regular Meeting 7 : 30 P . M . December 21 , 1995 P RESENT : Chairperson Kenneth Horst P lanning Board Members : Arch Dotson , William Farrell , Joel Gagnon , Eloise Greene , Nancy Weitzel ABSENT : Don Schaaf O thers Present : Code Enforcement Officer - Susan Beeners S ecretary - Carol Sczepanski Councilperson - Howard Steiner Members of the Public _ Mary Lou Ilardesty , John Matthew Rounds The meeting was called to order at 7 : 37 by Chairperson Ken Horst . Communications : Anonymous clipping from the Ithaca Times received on December 10 , 1995 relative to " Nature ' s Song Retreat Center . ( Date of publication unknown . ) Chairperson Horst asked the Code Enforcement Officer to send a letter to Ms . Boardman and request a response in writing acknowledging that she is in compliance with the provisions of the Special Permit . County Planning_ Board Report Chairperson Horst reported he has not received a County Planning Board Report from Don Schaaf in some time . He will contact Mr . Schaaf to see _i. f he is still interested in serving as our representative on that committee . P roposed Legislative Revisions to the Zoning Ordinance : The Planning Board reviewed and approved of minor revisions to the N ovember 11 , 1994 Proposed Legislative Revisions . P age A3 - Item 31 removed from special permit section . S ection 707 - New Item 1 - is proposed to make clearer . P age Cl - shows context of the language of " Permit to Build . " P age C3 - Old section 11. 02 - moved to 1101 paragraph 7 to make room for doublewide special conditions . P age C2 - Item b ( ii ) - change 15 feet to one story in height . Item d - signs when approval of the Planning Board or Board of Appeals is not required for same . P age A2 - Item 2h - Any such sign shall be non - flashing and , if illuminated , shall have the light shielded as much as practicable to direct the lights only at the signs . P age Dl. Item 2b - new item - " Permitted Uses in a Commercial Zone P age D3 - Item 4b - explicitly permitted in a Commercial Zone " C " ( not " B " ) Page D4 - A new Item 5 created , renumbered and relettered - Other Provisions , All Commercial Zones . W rain year cep 2 Planning Board Minutes December 21 , 1995 Motion to send Proposed Legislative Revisions of November 11 , 1994 t o the Town Board A motion was made by Joel Gagnon and seconded by Nancy Weitzel to send the Proposed Legislative Revisions dated November 11 , 1994 as revised by the Planning Board on December 21 , 1994 to the Town B oard . Carried Unanimously P roposed Used Car Lot Application - John Rounds J ohn Rounds submitted an application for a Used Car lot . Attached t o the proposal is a sketch plan , a location plan and a survey map o f the property . The proposed site is on the Rick VanOstrand property on Danby Road south of Brown Lane and is zoned Commercial Zone C . The sketch plan shows the DoT right - of - way along Rte . 968 . A trailer located on the property is proposed to be the o ffice for the Used Car Sales and the plan is for a total of six ( 6 ) cars on the lot . The property along the roadside has a gravel bed as it was used for ceramic sales . The Planning Board discussed the legal status of the rental trailer located on the property . Chairperson Horst asked the Code Enforcement Officer to review the status of the trailer . Susan said that this is clearly an e nforcement issue and she will consult with the Town Supervisor and Town Board as it may not be a high priority issue at this time . J ohn reported that if the trailer cannot be used for an office that he cannot proceed with his proposal . S usan reported that she is concerned that the proposed site does not allow for the front and side yard parking requirement of a. t wenty - five feet set back . John has proposed the parking of the cars to he in line with the telephone pole and guide wires located within the twenty - five foot set back . She said if the twenty - five foot set back cannot be obtained then it is necessary to obtain a ✓ ariance . it was suggested by the Chair that Susan research the status of the t railer . She will consult with the Supervisor , Town Board , and Town Attorney as necessary and then report back to the Planning B oard . N ancy said that the Board needs to wait to see how the Town Board proposes to handle that situation before additional plans are requested for this proposal . P roposed Camelot Subdivision - Update S usan reported that the Highway Superintendent and Jerry Stearns h ave looked at the road for the Proposed Camelot Subdivision . Bill H all reported to her that the 10 % maximum road grade on the proposed road would be acceptable subject to certain specific d esign cri. teria. . She has not received a revised SEQR form . Mr . Harrington has asked for the acceptance of the 10 % road grade from t he Planning Board before he proceeds with an engineered preliminary plat . Motion to Accept Report for 10% Road Grade - Proposed Camelot S ubdivision A motion was made by Arch Dotson and seconded by Eloise Green that t he Planning Board accept the report from the Tompkins County H ighway Department and the report of the Code Enforcement Officer t hat the Highway Superintendent find the road grade of 10 % acceptable . Carried Unanimously Approval of October 19 , 1994 Minutes The minutes of the October 19 , 1994 Planning Board Minutes were approved with the following corrections : (2 84 - - tor ,D .v._ year- ( 9. ett 3 Planning Board Minutes December 21 , 1995 1 ) Page 3 - under Zoning Ordinance Revisions - Paragraph 1 delete the word " be " insert the word " have " . 2 ) Page 3 - under the Motion to Amend the Special Permit - - language should read - - these requirements that must be complied with as part of the building permit application process . ADJOURNMENT : On a motion the meeting was adjourned at 9 : 55 P . M . Respectfully su itted , ai-OLO ' i al2.e / Carol W . Sczepc i s i , Secretary . I 1 1