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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-30 - MP yd MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING TOWN HALL MARCH 30 , 1993 7 : 00 P . M . P resent : Chairman Gary Myers ; Members : Judy Cone , David Tyler , Carl Mann Jr . : Ruth Kahn , Joanne Molino and D avid Laurie . Zoning / Building Officer : Alex Rachun ; S ecretary : Roxanne Smith Audience : Gerri Keil and Budd Stover G ary called the meeting to order at 7 : 15 P . M . Ti : i. eps are a good rough draft , though there are lots of errors . Through conversations with Ben Curtis , Alex Rachun and Catherine Stover h e discovered that changes are being made , roads are being added . H e mentioned that the Committee would like to have . input on the changes . Many inequities will be cleared up when everyone is clear on the definitions being used . Alex and Gary were able t o key on two ; Residential and Rural / Residential . Rural / Res - idential appears to be five acres or more with a house on it . Anything under five would be Residential . Gary stated the largest inequity was that the Rural / Residential was designated yellow ( by the Town ) . It would be a better graphic representa - tion if the Rural / Residential were the same color as the Agri - cultural /Rural . Those areas would then stand out primarily as Agricultural land with a small house on it . That one change in the color could go a long way in fixing a lot of the problems . There wouldn ' t appear to be as much Residential use as the map currently shows . If we know areas that are Residential and are five acres we certainly would indicate so . J udy Cone said the only other area that stood out to her w as Steve Weaver ' s 28 acres of Commercial . All of it has been designated Commercial due to the Mobil Station that takes up a - bout 1 acre of use . D avid Tyler asked about woodlands . How would they be treat - e d ? Currently they could be considered Vacant . At the last meeting members interpreted Vacant to mean areas that the Town d idn ' t have information on . After talking to Alex , Gary says they n ow are parcels of land someone owns but are inactive and have been overgrown for say ten years and it has reverted . The term ✓ acant may be inaccurate . D avid Laurie questioned whether there was any designation o n the map for Wetlands . Gary said until an area has actual - ly been tested it won ' t be indicated as such . An individual could purchase land and never realize that it has Wetlands until t hey desire to build and are told they can ' t , that it has to be tested . The DEC designates very large areas by aerial pic - t ures and soil samples . David Laurie lives in Rhode Island a good part of the year . There , Wetlands are considered an integral part in how the planning of towns take place . He thinks t hat it would be of special interest in our Town also . Gary said unless it ' s already been designated ( large portions ) he does n ot know where the money would come from to do that . Judy said t he aerial maps that indicate the Wetlands should provide the designation on these maps . Alex said that the Town has two Wet - land areas designated by the DEC . There are two agencies that oversee the Wetlands ( one Federal , the other State ) . The Army Corp of Engineers at the Federal level go by soil type and permeability . The State level is just DEC . David Tyler said the Feds scrutinize much closer than the DEC . If they suspect land is Wetlands than it ' s up to the owner to pay for all the testing . . _ . , . . l Master Plan Committee Meeting 2 March 30 , 1903 Town Hall The discussion then centered on the quadrangle map pro - ✓ ided . It was decided for the next meeting that the Committee would have bJack and white copies of the four quadrants . ( Carl said he would be able to make copies . ) The Committee will break down into four groups , each taking one of the quadrants . Through the course of the work session the groups would ro - t ate until everyone had had an opportunity for input on each q uadrant . The Committee wouldn ' t necessarily have to use the same colors the County chose , they could use various high - lighters and then border with red marker . ( Gary would provide t he markers . ) The definitions used may need to be broken d own further . Alex mentioned that the Planning Board is having dif - ficulty with the existing Zoning Ordinance . The Committee n eeds to arrive at some sort of framework that they can use . d erri concurred as there is a lot of pressure on them cur - ✓ ently . She would like to can some sort of list with pro - jections on the growth for the Town . David Tyler shared the dilemma of the Pleasant Grove area that the Town wants them to designate as a hi . It in south of t he hamlet of Jacksonville . Alex indicated that it is almost in the center of the Town of Ulysses . It is right on Rt . 90 stated Gnarl . The Planning Board has become concerned that this could be considered ; trip zoning . Alex said teeheerviale h as one commercial property that is viable . The rest is owned by Mobil , The variety stores are outside of the Commercial zone . tri. .ry said that when he thinks of strip zoning he thinks o f every piece of property having a curb cut . with that kind of development there can be a lot of traffic problems . if he thinks about a Hub ( a term really never defined ) he thinks one curb cut , less traffic . Alex said a Hub for the Town of Ulysses could easily be four , 3 , 000 square foot buildings offering a mix of office / retail with one curb cut and contained parking . David Tyler said that the Planning Board feels the zones are too limited . They win work up the categories for the Committee to plot - We have sufficient commercial space designated to take care of what our actual needs are , however nobody is building o n it ,•. They want it someplace else stated Judy . Economically t hey may not be able to afford it . The Comprehensive Plan can indicate options where these possible zones could go so that the Panning Board can re - zone it ( because the guidelines have been met ) and they won ' t get into trouble said Gary . There is the possibility of reverse zoning if areas aren ' t being used for what they ' re zoned for said David Tyler . Cary indicated that the Committee should have a strategy . The members decided that a mission statement was in order . The goal of the Master Plan Committee is to prepare for the future by ; 1 . Maintaining the rural character of the Town . Respect cur resources 3 . Provide for balanced growth in the Town of Ulysses ( as opposed to the Community ) Alex said there has been a very steady growth of houses since he ' s been here ( about I8 - 0 new homes are started a year ) . The school population has increased . Ruth indicated it is im - portant to provide a healthy economy as the population of high school graduates and the 25 - 34 age group are declining . They are going elsewhere as there isn ' t any opportunity here for them . Alex said that a possible way to plan for the economy is to qt Master Plan Committee Meeting 3 March 30 , 1993 Town Hall plant the seed in the Town Board ' s mind to start orchestra - ting getting the lake property back into the Trumansburg school district . The whole lake area in the Town of Ulysses belongs to Ithaca . The Town has never fought it . The next Master Plan Committee Meeting will be April 611993 at 7 : 00 P . M . at the Town Hall . Th _:: : ., ceting adjourned at 9 : 10 P . M .