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Minutes
Town of Ulysses
Planning Board and Town Board
Zoning Work Session , August 24`h' 2000
Present: Supervisor Doug Austic, Town Board Members Carolyn Duddleston, Andrew
Hillman, and Sue Poelvoorde, Planning Board Chair George Kennedy, Planning Board
Members Rick Geiger, Lorren Hammond, Rose Hilbert, and Paula Horrigan, Code
Enforcement Officer, and Planning/Zoning Clerk Karin Lanning.
Absent: Town Board Member Robert Weatherby, Planning Board Members Budd Stover
and David Tyler.
Also Present: Paul Howarth
Recording Minutes: Karin Lanning
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 38 p.m.
The Town and Planning Board members present began by discussing the proposed
changes to the Town Zoning Ordinance listed on the sheet entitled "Proposed Zoning
Ordinance Changes — July 12, 2000". Final changes were made to the proposed changes
in preparation for sending them off to Town Attorney Bruce Wilson to be drawn up as a
legal proposal. Changes were made as follows:
Under the Ordinance ' s heading of "Accessory Buildings", Article V, Section 12,
maximum height was changed from 15 feet to 30 feet, and language was changed
so that the minimum and maximum square footage of a building referred to the
building' s footprint rather than total floor area.
Under the Ordinance ' s heading of "Yards", Article V, Section 2, "for lots without
municipal services: water and sewer" was added to apply the change only to those
lots which use private water and sewer services.
As noted in the previous meeting, the changes under the Ordinance' s heading of
"Lot Area and Frontage", Article V, Section 1 , were changed from 3 acre to 2
acre minimum lot size for lots on non-connector roads in the Town.
Under the same heading, a clause was added to require a minimum of 350 feet of
road frontage on 5-acre minimum lots.
Supervisor Austic will send the proposed changes to Town Attorney Bruce Wilson to be
drawn up into a legal proposal. After this has been done, the proposal will go to the Town
Board and then a public hearing. The Planning Board members present asked that the
Planning Board members see the proposal Mr. Wilson draws up before the Town Board
puts it up for public hearing. Supervisor Austic agreed to get a copy to them before the
proposal goes to the Town Board for further action.
Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun reported that a builder has expressed a desire
to build a 12-unit townhouse complex on Route 96 on the southern side of the Town of
Ulysses. The project would be a candidate for site-plan review. The Planning Board felt
that the location selected would be a good place for this sort of project and expressed
conceptual approval of the project.
Mrs. Hilbert opened further discussion on the Zoning Ordinance.
Ms. Poelvoorde reported that she was expecting to hear from George Frantz concerning
his written proposal for working with the Planning and Town Boards on the Zoning
Ordinance.
Mrs. Hilbert reported on the work of the commercial subcommittee, which was done by
herself, Mrs. Duddleston, and Mr. Austic. The subcommittee looked at the Town Zoning
Map and redefined the commercial areas according to existing property lot lines. In
addition to this, they also changed some commercial areas from C3 or C2 to a lower level
of commercial zoning.
Town of Ulysses
Joint Planning Board / Town Board Zoning Work Session
8/24/2000
The Boards brought the Zoning Map out for discussion and viewing. Mr. Rachun noted
that one of the commercial districts that had been re-shaped according to lot lines had
been the subject of a public hearing. In the hearing, several neighbors of the commercial
property strongly expressed their desire that the commercial district not be expanded to
cover the whole property.
Mr. Hammond asked what impact multi-zone properties would have on owners. Mr.
Rachun noted that it would mean higher county taxes.
Ms Horrigan expressed overall concern about strip development along Route 96, the
protection of scenic vistas in the Town and about from-the-road views along the Town' s
connector roads.
The Boards also noted that new or relocated zoning areas would require public hearing if
done before the next comprehensive plan review, which is scheduled to take place in
2004 .
Planning Board Chairman Mr. Kennedy asked the Boards to wrap up discussion at
about 9:30 p.m. The Boards decided that more discussion is needed concerning
commercial zoning before the work goes to subcommittee.
Ms. Horrigan moved, seconded by Mr. Hillman to adjourn the meeting. The meeting
adjourned at 9 :40 p . m.
Respectfully submitted :
Karin T. Lanning
Planning/Zoning Board Clerk
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