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PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES
April 9 , 2003
Members Present: Lorren Hammond, Rose Hilbert, George Kennedy, Mark Ochs,
Rodney Porter, and David Tyler. Also, Eileen Jacobs, Planning Board Clerk.
Absent: Richard Coogan (excused) .
Mr. Hammond called the meeting to order when a quorum was reached at 7 : 48 p .m . Mr.
Hammond had been previously requested to chair the meeting in the absence of Mr.
Coogan.
Approval of Minutes
The first order of business was to approve the minutes of the February 5 , 2003 meeting.
The minutes were carefully reviewed , and revisions were made to include additional
location information regarding the legal notifications of the proposed construction at the
Trumansburg Golf Club (TGC) . There was inclusion of a statement regarding Dick
Coogan ' s offer to visit the TGC site . In addition, a notation was included indicating that
the TGC representative agreed to keeping the public hearing open. Mr. Tyler moved
approval of the minutes as corrected . The motion was seconded by Mr. Ochs, and
PASSED 4-0- 1 (Kennedy abstained)
Mr. Hammond Aye
Ms . Hilbert Aye
Mr. Kennedy Abstain
Mr. Ochs Aye
Mr. Tyler Aye
At this point in the meeting Mr. Porter arrived. He was asked to review the changes that
had just been incorporated and approved into the minutes of February 5 `h . He reviewed
the changes and agreed with what the corrected minutes reported.
Appointment of Vice Chair
The next order of business was the appointment of a vice Chair. Mr. Tyler nominated
Mr. Kennedy for the position, who declined to accept the nomination . After a short
discussion, there was consensus to ask Mr. Hammond to act in this role in the future if
the need arises . Mr. Hammond agreed to accept the nomination as vice Chair.
Proposed Zoning Ordinance
Mr. Carman Hill of 3072 Wilkins Road came before the Planning Board to address his
concerns regarding the proposed zoning ordinance for the Town of Ulysses . He is
proposing that a triangular area along Route 96 from the southern Town line between
Perry City Road and Krums Corners Road be zoned Rural Residential (R2) . On the
currently proposed zoning map, which has not yet been approved, it is designated for
Moderate Density (R1 ) . He supplied a copy of a letter he sent to Doug Austic , dated
February 3 , 2003 , outlining his reasons for making this request based on personal
observations of erosion that has occurred in the past 20 years in the area surrounding
Glenwood Creek.
There was a lengthy discussion regarding various aspects of this proposal . The current
zoning ordinance as proposed does not provide for cluster development, which it is
believed by some board members to preserve open land in the Town . Additionally, there
have been no studies done regarding the effect of population density relating to runoff
and erosion.
Planning Board Minutes of 4/9/03
Mr. Kennedy suggested that there were at least 15 -20 major streams in the Town of
Ulysses that should be identified and protected from the type of erosion Mr. Hill has
described. More specifically, he suggested that there be a provision for stream buffer
setbacks in the new zoning ordinance . Mr. Hammond asked M:r. Kennedy to look into
this further and contact the Cayuga Watershed Network to get specific information
regarding the major streams in the Town.
Another item that was brought up was a proposal by the Tompkins County Water
Resources Council regarding the regulation of personal watercraft on Cayuga Lake .
There is legislation being proposed that would allow the use of personal watercraft to be
regulated, particularly the speed of personal watercraft and their distance from the
shoreline, in local zoning ordinances . This is similar to legislation being discussed at
Lake George, NY. Ms . Hilbert said that it was her understanding that the local State
Parks office is also seriously considering some regulation of personal watercraft .
Miscellaneous
There was discussion regarding whether the minutes of the March 5 , 2003 meeting were
ever approved. There was some agreement that the minutes could be reviewed and
approved at this meeting if needed. Mr. Tyler stated that he was not prepared to review
and vote on those minutes at this meeting. There was consensus that approval of the
March 5 meeting be tabled.
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 00 p . m .
Respectfully submitted,
Eileen Jacobs
Planning Board Clerk
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