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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Minutes 1993-06-22NAL E:4 TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD JUNE 22, 1993 The Town of Ithaca Planning Board met in regular session on Tuesday, June 22, 1993, in Town Hall, 126 East Seneca Street, Ithaca, New York, at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Chairperson Carolyn Grigorov, Robert Kenerson, Virginia Langhans, Herbert Finch, James Ainslie, William Lesser, Candace Cornell, Stephen Smith, Floyd Forman (Town Planner), John Barney (Town Attorney). ALSO PRESENT: John Whitcomb, Dave Auble. Chairperson Kenerson declared the meeting duly opened at 7:42 p.m. Chairperson Grigorov read the Fire Exit Regulations to those assembled, as required by the New York State Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention and Control. AGENDA ITEM: PERSONS TO BE HEARD. There were no persons present to be heard. Chairperson Grigorov closed this segment of the meeting. AGENDA ITEM: WORKING SESSION, DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, Chairperson Grigorov declared the working session for the Town of Ithaca Draft Comprehensive Plan duly opened at 7:44 p.m. Chairperson Grigorov asked if anyof the Board members had any changes or concerns regarding the Executive Summary portion of the Comprehensive Plan. The Board discussed the changes that had been made to the Executive Summary and came to a consensus that the Executive Summary was complete as amended. The Planning Board discussed the Future Land Use Patterns Map. The Board decided that the Future Land Use Patterns Map would not be included in the Executive Summary, The Board asked that the commercial areas be mentioned in relation to the Future Land Use Patterns Map, and that it be stated on the map that any properties under five acres would not be shown on the map. Town Planner Floyd Forman introduced Antoine Bryant to the Planning Board as the Planning Department's student intern for the summer. Mr. Forman stated that Mr. Bryant would be helping Town staff make changes to the Comprehensive Plan, and that he had helped to prepare the Future Land Use Patterns Map. W Planning Board 0 June 22, 1993 The Planning Board discussed the validity of using an overlay map in conjunction with the Future Land Use Patterns Map. The Board decided that the overlay map would be helpful for the process of updating the Comprehensive Plan, but it would not be helpful to make it part of the Plan when it becomes available to the public. The Board concluded that the overlay map would cause confusion between the Zoning Map and the Future Land Use Patterns Map, Town Planner Floyd Forman stated that he would bring the map back to the Board for fine tuning with a frontace piece and will do final revisions after the Public Hearing, The Planning Board discussed revisions to Chapter 4 of the Town of Ithaca Draft Comprehensive Plan and decided to turn the draft over to an editor for final grammatical errors. Chairperson Grigorov declared the working session regarding the Town of Ithaca Draft Comprehensive Plan duly adjourned at 9:29 p.m. 4/8/94 Respectfully submitted, .��Aw StarrRae Hays, Town of Ithaca dil5le Recording Secretary Planning Board