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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-26 - PB 1 I I I I- 1 1 Ir I I I il" i 1° „ '. ay I r � t li '. rt' ' I 1I ' I I 1 66 Hitt ' L 17° MINUTES TOWN OF ULYSSES PLANNING BOARD MEETING 4 / 26 / 2001 PRESENT: Planning Board Chairman George Kennedy, Planning Board members Richard Geiger, Lorren Hammond , and David Tyler, Planning Clerk Karin Lanning, Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun . ALSO PRESENT: Mr. and Mrs . Robert Mindel . Chairman George Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8 : 03 pm . Noting the lack of an appropriate quorum for the approval of any of the drafted minutes, action on minutes was tabled . The first order of business before the Planning Board was a presentation by Mr. Robert Mindel, President of RFM Communications . Mr. Mindel reported that he has operated RFM Communications for over six years on Trumansburg Road and is being forced to move due to new ownership of the building out of which he currently operates. Mr. Mindel has made a purchase offer on a piece of property, located at 1670 Trumansburg Road, conditioned on a zoning change for that property from residential to commercial . Mr. Mindel explained that the property was changed to residential recently, prior to which it had been commercial for many years . Mr. Mindel presented photographs of the site, noting that the larger of two buildings on the property was made and designed for commercial use. It was also noted that said building had gone out of active commercial use when illness made it impossible for the current owner to continue to run his own business. The Planning Board and Mr. Mindel discussed the issue. The general consensus among Planning Board members was that Mr. Mindel should either seek a B. Z.A. Use Variance or address the Town Board about the matter. Mr. Rachun excused himself in order to meet with Mr. Mindel . The Planning Board discussed the matter brought to them by Mr. Rachun via the Planning Clerk, whereby Mr. & Mrs . Richard Coogan requested suggestions from the Planning Board about the possibility of setting up a Jacksonville Farmer's Market. The Planning Board discussed the matter. The general consensus was a sense of interest to hear more about the idea once the project has been more clearly defined . Mr. Rachun returned . Mr. Rachun reported on an upcoming action for Site Plan Review. The project proposed is to construct a plumbing business. Four to five trucks would be operated from the site, and it would be a warehouse type of operation with business offices and storage space . The site the project is proposed for is in a C- 2 Commercial area, located at the intersection of Krums Corners Road and NYS Route 96. Planning Board members noted that although this area is zoned commercial, this is a dangerous intersection . 4 Town of Ulysses 1 Planning Board meeting 4/26/2001 Mr. Rachun also reported on an upcoming proposal from Cellular One, for the purpose of constructing a cell tower on the site of the Tr&umansburg Fair Grounds. Mr. Rachun noted that two sites on the Fair Grounds are being considered, the tower will most likely be constructed either in the center of the racing track or behind the horse barn . The center of the track has been selected as a site because this is the location on the site where the free-fall requirements of the Zoning Ordinance could be met. On the other hand, a tower at this location would not be at all hidden, whereas one behind the horse barn would be mostly hidden . The Planning Board and Mr. Rachun discussed the matter. The general consensus was that it would be better if the tower were engineered to reduce the amount of required free-fall space, probably by supporting the structure with grounded cables for part of its height, and to plan on placing it behind the horse barn. In so doing, the requirements of the tower ordinance and aesthetic issues could be met. Mr. Kennedy reported that the Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization will be meeting four times in the next couple of months. A mailing announcing these meetings will be sent in May. *These minutes are respectfully submitted as an official summary of the proceedings of the Ulysses Planning Board meeting of April 26, 2001 , as observed and understood by the Ulysses Planning Clerk. As a rule, comments made by individuals are not entered as quotes, and have been briefly paraphrased for the purpose of concisely reflecting the Planning Board business. Karin T. Lanning Planning Clerk KTL: kI 2