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TOWN OF ULYSSES
PLANNING BOARD MEETING
APRIL 5 , 1993
TOWN HALL
PRESENT : Chairman David Tyler ; Members : Gregg Hoffmire ,
B udd Stover and Richard Garner ; Building / Zoning
O fficer Alex Rachun ; Secretary Roxanne Smith .
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7 : 45 P . M .
There was a review of the minutes from the Planning Board
Meeting held March 22 , 1993 . The changes made were to page
one , paragraph four , item A . It should read Allow it in
Residential by Special Permit instead of Do it all Residen -
tial by Special Permit . Page three , paragraph four , second
sentence , parenthesis should read ( perhaps keeping them to
10 , 000 square feet footprint ) instead of ( perhaps keeping
t hem to 10 , 000 feet per floor ) . Page five , third paragraph
t here was an addition of a period and comma to read : Ben
said there seems to be a distinction between the Legion and
say a restaurant_ David said , etc . Gregg moved to accept
t he minutes as amended ; Dick seconded . All were in favor ;
the motion carried unanimously .
The Chairman announced that a mock planning board hear -
ing will be taking place on April 21 , 1993 . The one hour
presentation will be broadcast live via satellite to various
locations and after the presentation viewers will be able to
t uestion the panel in Albany over a telephone line . This
will take place at TC3 at 6 : 45 P . M . ; room 245 . The questions
and answers will begin at 8 : 00 P . M . The cost is $ 10 . 00 per
person . The Town Board will vote for approval April 13 , 1993 .
The meeting ensued with discussion about Pleasant Grove .
When the B2 was passed it was suggested that the Auble Parcel
n ot be the only location . The Pleasant Grove location could
be a possible site also . David requested that everyone look
at the maps that were provided at the meeting , possibly find -
ing alternative sites to locate a B2 . Rudd askedXwho decided
w here these 44, were located in the first place ? Alex said they
basically came out of Assessment. David Tyler read the defini -
t ion of the 82 . The Preamble to the B2 listed any exclusions .
It is suppose to be less intense than a B1 . Everything that
w ent in after the Planning Board recommendation came in by
Special Permit . David posed the question where would you put
a 82 if the Town decided they wanted one in another location ?
Dick asked if a B2 was needed ; and if so , could some areas
zoned Commercial be removed when the new B2 is plugged in ?
Alex mentioned there were residences on Rt . 96 that wouldn ' t
mind having the Commercial status changed . The members per -
u sed the maps provided . The roads need to be listed on the
map ; mylar overlays would be helpful . The Master Plan Com -
mittee will color code the four quadrants of the map at their
n ext meeting ( April 6 , ) 993 ) . The Planning Board will use the
color key that they arrive at , so everything should be consis4 -
ant . Alex mentioned that in the B2 there is a request for
some light manufacturing . There is no provision for this else -
where . He suggested the Master Plan Committee might want to
consider the visual effect of commercial all up and down Rt .
96 and also the transportation effect . Do they want a 30 mph
zone all the way into Ithaca ? The possibility of a HUB might
be helpful . There are two competing thoughts said David . The
first is that Rt . 96 is a high traffic corridor . Second , if
you have wall to wall business establishments then you have
your basic strip development ; perhaps that wouldn ' t be an
u pgrading tendency . Jacksonville has a designated Business
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d istrict but people have to park on Rt . 96 said Alex . Dick
said perhaps if the B2 is decided on the American Legion is -
sue can be resolved at the same time . The Legion has a plan
into the Village for remodeling said Alex .
Rudd queried whether spot zoning could be considered an
issue . Alex and he agreed that it would be a good idea to
look beyond the parcel . Alex reiterated that they do want
to do some light manufacturing ( Pleasant Grove ) . Dick stated
t hat it would be very helpful economically if there was a
d esignated industrial park . Alex agreed stating there is a
correlation between low tax rate and that type of business .
If you built a $ 100 , 000 . 00 home in the Village of Lansing your
tax rate would be a third of what you ' d pay in the Village of
Newfield ( because of Lansing ' s larger tax base ) said Alex . The
P leasant Grove Bed and Breakfast will not be part of the B2
said Alex . There is a request in for four 2000 square feet
o ne story buildings . It will start with one building . The
buildings will be filled with office , light manufacturing
and retail space . ( There is 6 . 9 acres total , some plantings
w ould be used for a buffer . ) Jacksonville is not a viable
B usiness district said Alex . What is zoned and what is being
u sed are two different things said David . The idea is that
businesses are supposed to generate revenue for our community .
If we keep spreading them out we lessen the business density
said Dick . There would be no , one stop shopping . Alex agreed
and said if there was good Commercial land available you could
justifiably tell a developer that they had to go to the desig -
n ated areas . We don ' t have that here ( except for Auble ' s par -
cel ) .
The 96 corridor will be focused on at the next Planning
B oard Meeting ( April 19 , 1993 ) . The meeting adjourned at
9 : 30 P . M .