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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-09-15-PB Ulysses Planning Board September 15 , 1998 Present: Chair Peter Demjanec, Paula Horrigan, Krys Cail , Dave Tyler, and Building Inspector Alex Rachun, Town Board members Doug Austic, Caroline Duddleston, Andy Hillman, Peter Penniman, and Bobby Weatherby . Absent : Rick Geiger, Gregg Hoffmire, Budd Stover. Public present : Dave & Mrs . Kline, Loren Hammond, Lauren Bishop. Recording minutes : Deb Austic Peter called the meeting to order at 7 : 05 p . m. to review revisions to development district 9 . Mr. & Mrs . Kline and Mr. Hammond were present to explain the project which involves expanding the woodshop and connecting the two buildings. The Board asked about landscaping plans . The Kline ' s reported they did not plant the trees discussed in the previous revision because there was no boat shop or boats to hide . The Kline ' s indicated the berm behind the buildings would be completed by next summer. The Kline ' s indicated the berm was created because of difficulty selling the home behind the development district due to the view of the building . The Kline ' s and Hammond questioned the procedure for revising the development district and the length of time the process seemed to take . Bruce explained the specificity of establishment and revisions of development districts . After the applicant left, there was considerable discussion about the inadequacy of the plan submitted which lacked important information and did not reflect previously agreed upon changes . The Board expressed concern about precedent and future enforcement difficulties since the drawing would be considered the binding agreement. The Board agreed to recommend to the Town Board to accept the plan and allow any business activities originally accepted in development district 9 and any others accepted in the 1997 revision. Hammond indicated he may put up a fence to hide lumber storage . Krys suggested the Kline ' s keep in mind the potential need for parking . The Board discussed the distance of the cars from the road and Peter brought up reference to the distance of parked vehicles in the uniform code, which Alex said he would check into . The Town Board set a public hearing date for October 1 at 7 p.m. for the final vote on the amendment. At 7 : 50 p .m . the Town Board and Planning Board began a joint meeting to review the site planning review ordinance . Peter described the ordinance and explained the supporting documents, flow chart and FAQs intended to help people through process . Peter explained the intention of a brief process , one meeting with Alex and one meeting with the Planning Board . Krys reviewed the FAQs . Paula described the visual guidelines and section 313 , and discussed the possibility of the resources to educate the public . Peter ran though a quick review of the language of the ordinance. Bruce reviewed his reading of the ordinance and suggested some language changes . There was a discussion of the procedure for waiving requirements from section 312 and the continuance process in relation to the possible number of meetings necessary . Alex mentioned that anytime SEQR would be required an additional meeting would be required . There was a discussion of requests for additional consultation and how that would be paid for, perhaps by escrow account. Bruce said the applicant would be responsible for additional material related to the 18 requirements, but the Town would be responsible for anything else, unless otherwise specified in the ordinance . Paula said she would like to see the language remain as user-friendly as possible and wondered whether a preamble would be useful . There was a discussion of the requirements of a public hearing and notification, and 5 days was considered necessary . Bruce suggested adding the 239 requirements and there was a discussion of handing out the 239 form with the site plan packet . There was a discussion of the interaction of 239 . Bruce brought up a question about section 316 and the criteria for resubmission, suggesting this was too vague. The Board discussed that the applicant could request a 6- month extension if no building permit was issued, with a total of 12 months extension. The Boards reviewed the schedule for public hearings and when the documents would need to be available to the public and county . The meeting ended at 10 p .m.