HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-04-19-Zoning-Update-MinutesTown of Danby Town BoardBoard Meeting for Zoning UpdateMonday 19 April 2021 at 7:00 PMvia Zoom Video Conferencinghttps://zoom.us/j/97940550763?pwd=V25xOUwrZ3Q3eWtiVjFVaFE2V1M1UT09
Meeting Minutes
Roll Call :Town Board Joel Gagnon, SupervisorLeslie ConnorsJim HolahanSarah SchnabelMatt UlinskiTown Planner David WestRecording Secretary Janice R. Adelman, Town Clerk
1.Call to Order at 19:02 by Town Supervisor Joel Gagnon2.Additions/Deletions to the Agenda3.Privilege of the Floor3.1. Pat Woodworth brought up three points:—She thanked David West for his presentation a couple weeks ago which explained verywell why we need to update the zoning.—She stated that the UNA designation is from the county and it would therefore be usefulto let people know that they should contact the county about that and not the town.—She noted that there is a subdivision category called suburban, some have expresseddiscontent with this name, but Woodworth noted that it doesn’t seem like it’s necessaryto re-name it as it doesn’t conflict with any of the other category names.3.2. Ted Crane requested that an agenda for these meetings be posted on the web.4.The planning process — who is to do what and how do PB, PG, TB, and CAC interface?4.1. Planner West provided two workflows to gain approval: the previous flow and a newlyproposed flow.
5.More on the scope of the work and the time line for getting it done by year’s end5.1. We are currently right on schedule having passed the moratorium in Q1 and beginningthe public process of zoning changes in Q2.5.2. The Hamlet group has already begun identifying new zones and the purpose of each zone.5.3. The Conservation Working group has also identified some potential new zones.5.3.1. Very large lot zone that would include publicly held land (e.g., DSF, Dotson Park) andareas that the Danby community would like to put into a large lot conservation zone.5.3.2. High priority preservation zone. strict requirements to protect key environmentalaspects such as UNAs5.3.3. Medium priority zone that is more flexible which includes farms and forests wherewe would want to keep a rural feel5.3.4. Low priority - neighborhood or suburban zone where we are not proposing a lot ofsubstantial changes in the code.5.3.5. Riparian and habitat corridor overlay that would protect some pieces of parcels thatare near streams or identified habitat migration corridors.6.Update on where we standQuarter 1 – Pass moratorium begin scoping for zoning update
4Review past lists of zoning/subdivision regulation problems, gather data.
Quarter 2 – Begin public process of zoning changes
4April 6 - public meeting focused on the current zoning and subdivision including thedevelopment review process, what they already do, what’s working, what’s not working
4April - Identify the new zones that will be added and the purpose of each new zoneMay & June - Draft new zone requirements
Quarter 3 – Review Draft Zoning ChangesJuly– Present draft to Town Board & Planning Group - 3 weeks for review and commentAugust– Town Board hears public feedback, decides what changes to make or whatelements need significant further considerationSeptember– Present draft changes based on August direction – more feedback from public
Quarter 4 – Finalize and AdoptOctober– Working sessions on areas of disagreement
November – Town Board hears from public gives final direction on any changes necessaryprior to adoptionDecember– Adoption of changes, if any, and expiration of moratorium7.Feedback to the working groups from the Town Board7.1. Thanks for the work that they’re doing, particularly given the pressure to crank stuff outin the next couple of months.8.Meeting Adjourned 19:52
_________________________________________Submitted by Janice R. AdelmanTown Clerk