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Ulysses Town Board and Planning Board
Zoning Work Session , March 22 , 2000
Present : Doug Austic, Rose Hilbert, Paula Horrigan . Budd Stover, Bobby Weatherby,
zoning officer Alex Rachun, and Karen Flores . Absent : Carolyn Duddleston, Andy
Hillman, Sue Poelvoorde, Rick Geiger, Lorren Hammond, George Kennedy, Dave Tyler.
Recording minutes : Deb Austic
Karen handed out an updated draft ordinance that included grammatical
corrections she had made . She asked members to read it and then it could be reviewed as
a group at the next meeting .
Doug reported that attorney for the town Bruce Wilson advised against the short-
term zoning restrictions discussed at the March 8 meeting . According to Wilson the town
could not make lot sizes larger and then later reduce them . Wilson also advised against
setting stronger restrictions on mobile homes than HUD .
Doug expressed concern that larger lots would create a hardship for large
landowners and new homeowners . Doug also expressed dissatisfaction with the mapping
process begun at the previous meeting . Paula defended the mapping process.
Members discussed the obstacles to encouraging cluster development including
water, road construction, and taxes . Members suggested that a variety of options could be
offered to developers and landowners . Alex suggested that flag lots could be used to
maximize road frontage and give the impression of clustering . Paula also described her
suggestion for increasing density in exchange for open space preservation.
Members discussed the possibility of revising the subdivision regulations to make
it easier to preserve road frontage . Doug agreed to contact Bruce Wilson to begin looking
into the subdivision regulations . Paula suggested the group should continue mapping on
the major transportation corridors at a minimum and that she would identify those for
next meeting . The next meeting was set for April 12 at 7 : 30 p .m. The meeting ended at
9 : 25 p .m.