HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-28-LZ TOWN OF ULYSSES
LAKEFRONT ZONING COMMITTEE
MINUTES
07/28/10
APPROVED 08/25/10
NOTE : The audio version of this meeting is on tape available for review at Ulysses
Town Hall, 10 Elm Street, Trumansburg, NY.
Present: Chairperson- Don Smith, Board Members : Krys Cail, David Kerness, Terry
Cool, George Tselekis, Rod Hawkes, Code Enforcement Officer Alex Rachun,
Excused : John Wertis
Mr. Smith called the meeting to order at 7 : 01 pm.
1 . Old Business from last meeting :
Review/Approval of minutes-
Mr. Smith asked if the members had reviewed the previous minutes sent. The members
stated they had, he asked the members for approval of minutes . The members stated they
approved the minutes of previous meetings as presented.
Mr. Smith stated he would like to defer the old business until later in the meeting. They
had a guest, Hilary Lambert, Steward of the Cayuga Lake Watershed, who requested time
to make a brief presentation. He introduced Ms . Lambert.
Ms. Lambert introduced herself with her background. She was a former Ithaca resident as
a child, then returned in January 2009 as the steward/executive director of Cayuga Lake
Watershed. She had a conversation with Ms . Cail about the watershed and felt she would
be a good resource for this group in establishing practices that are good for lakefronts.
She can assist the group in establishing lakeshore management practices . She wanted to
inform them she is available and willing to assist in any way she can.
The members appreciated her attendance and agreed they would keep her in mind as a
resource while they work through the document .
Mr. Smith stated the next portion of the meeting would be revisiting the section Mr.
Hawkes has been working on. The Town of Ithaca has passed a local law regulating
stream setback. A discussion of the TOI vs . Conservation Zone language resulted in the
group choosing to stay consist with Conservation Zone language.
Concern regarding the stream setbacks, current buildings would be grandfathered and the
footprint could be maintained, this would apply to new buildings . A piece of property that
would be impacted would be the Girl Scout Camp/Yacht club . A review of the map
indicated 5 streams in this piece of property.
Mr. Smith stated he would like to take on the project of calculating the number of lots
this would apply to for the next meeting.
Mr. Hawkes MADE the MOTION, Mr. Kerness SECONDED the MOTION stating a 50
feet setback on permanent streams and a 25 feet setback on impermanent streams as listed
in the Design Standards (Zoning Law) .
The VOTE was UNANIMOUS , MOTION APPROVED .
Mr. Hawkes noted they had not included subdivision in the list of permitted uses . He
asked the members how they would like to handle this .
A lengthy conversation including the impact this would have to the 55 acres of the Girl
Scout Camp if it were sold and divided. Many residents would like to see this area stay as
a public area e. g. municipal park, the Town could not incur this burden. This would be a
tax revenue for the town as this is currently non profit. If they sold what options could
they implement to maintain a conservation type zone on this lot. Currently, they would
allow 2 acre lots in this zone, where do they want to go . This area could be treated as a
single item at a later date.
Mr. Hawkes MADE the MOTION, SECONDED by Mr. Cool to allow simple and/or
minor subdivision and clustering as a permitted use.
The VOTE was 4 AYE, 1 ABSTAIN and 1 NAY. The MOTION WAS APPROVED .
Mr. Hawkes stated the next area was standards for regarding slopes .
Mr. Rachun brought the lot located at 1371 Taughannock Blvd to the members attention.
This is a developer from Binghamton who purchased the property, he will eventually tear
down the buildings onsite to rebuild. He does not want the grade of the driveway thus has
brought in extensive amounts of fill to grade and change the driveway. None of this can
be restricted under the current zoning.
Mr. Hawkes had been out on a cruise and brought pictures to illustrate the changes made
on this property for the members review. A discussion of trigger points 25 % grade, 15 %
with no building on 23 % grade per conservation zone. The members agreed they are not
sure how to enforce but would like do feel restriction is necessary.
Mr. Smith asked Mr. Hawkes to make a first pass at listing variables for this area.
Mr. Hawkes agreed he would do this .
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 01pm
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Carlisle Peck