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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-PDB-1970-01-21 PLANNINC BOARD PROCEEDINGS City of Ithaca Regular meeting January 21, 1970 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Chairman Putney, Vice Chairman Doney, Messrs. Conley, Korf and Schmidt. ALSO: Director Kasprzak, Junior Planner M. Monroe, Attorney Wm. Barrett, Developer Richard Rosen, Kabeth Properties; Alice Walsh, Post Standard; Tamar Sherman, Ithaca Journal; Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Hannan, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Ewald. INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS: Mr. Schmidt introduced new Board Members who are: Mr. E. J. Conley - Council Representative Mr. R. M. Putney - Board of Public Works Representative Mr. H. E. Doney Mr. R. M. Burns MINUTES cif the last Regular Meeting of the Board, December 17, 1969, were approved as corrected (see page 2 of the Official Minutes file). CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: At this point Mr. Schmidt read a letter from the Mayor, informing the Board that Mr. R. M. Putney has been appointed Chairman of the Board and Mr. H. E. Doney has been appointed Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Schmidt then formally turned over the reins of the office to Mr. Putney. Mr. Korf MOVED the following resolution: "BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca Planning Board expresses its deep gratitude to William F. Schmidt for the years of dedicated service he has given to it in serving as its Chairman, unstinting in the time and devotion he has given, far above and beyond the ,call of duty, and that the text of this RESOLUTION appear in the Official Minutes of the Planning Board as a reminder of that service." Seconded by Mr. Putney. Unanimously CARRIED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: 1. Request for Rezoning CYO Property: Attorney Wm. C. Barrett, representing Ithaca Catholic Activities, Inc. and Kabeth Properties, Inc. , petitioned the Board regarding rezoning of the property owned by the Ithaca Catholic Activities, Inc. , and commonly referred to as the CYO land. He stated that private land cannot be zoned P-I, even though the owner requested it. The attorney proceeded to describe adjacent zoning districts, attempting to justify the appropriateness of rezoning the land in question into R-3 classification. He then introduced Mr. Richard Rosen, Planner from Kabeth Properties, Inc. , who proceeded to explain the proposed project for the land in question. He indicated that this is a Turnkey Housing proposal and that eventually it will become public housing for the city. Mr. Rosen also explained that the density will be about 12.7 units per acre of 93 units of a to-�m.house-type construction with outdoor living spaces and common play areas to reflect adjacent open spaces. He also indicated that City's cooperation will be sought to provide necessary access, fencing of Golf Course, if required, and police con- trol whenever appropriate. School guard for crossing major traffic carriers will also have to be provided by the City. At this point Mr. Korf referred to the information in the letter of March 1, 1968 and recommendation made to the Council at that time. He indicated that the facts had not changed since the case was reviewed previously, therefore the Board should follow the same recommendation of not rezoning the land. After a brief discussion of possibility of the land in question being subject to flooding and other natural and man-?jade access obstacles such as ditches and highway, Mr. Korf MOVED the following resolution: "BE IT RESOLVED, that the lands located Southeast of the Municipal Golf Course, presently owned by Ithaca Catholic Activities, Inc. , not be rezoned R-3 as requested, for the various reasons outlined in our letter to the Common Council dated March 1, 1968, and the resolution therein, and that the city move toward purchase of this property consistent with the city's long-range interests, and eventual recreational use of this land for extension of the Municipal Golf Course, Bird Sanctuary, and/or park areas. We envision possible developments of a marina-oriented use by the .city or by a private developer in conjunction with a proposed new zoning category, "Marina- Commercial," being developed by the Planning Board in their revision of the Zoning Ordinance of the city." Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Unanimously CARRIED. 2. MCAC Report: Mr. Baldwin, Chairman of the Mayor's Citizens Advisory Committee, distributed copies of Reports as prepared by the students of Business & Public Administra- tion School at Cornell. The Board enthusiastically accepted the reports, expressing appreciation to Mr. Baldwin. CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Letter from Ithaca City School District: Superintendent requested that two members of the Board be designated as delegates to the Nominating Committee. The chairman appointed Mr. E. J. Conley and Mr. H. E. Doney who agreed to attend the meeting held at Kulp Auditorium on January 26, 1970. 2. Letter from D. Boardman Lee, Attorney: Mr. Lee, unable to attend the meeting of the Board, expressed opposition to the rezoning of the CYO land and urged the Board to deny the application. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Mr. Putney informed the members that he made the following Committee Appointments, and asked for approval of his choices: 1. EXECUTIVE & LIAISON COMMITTEE: Putney, DoneY, Schmidt 2. HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: Korf, Conley, Burns 3. GENERAL PLAN & CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE: Reps, Putney, Schmidt 2 4. CODES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE: Schmidt, Doney, Conley 5. COM,11UNITY FACILITIES & SERVICES COMMITTEE: Burns, Reps, Korf OLD BUSINESS: 1. Master Plan for the City: Since the presentation is rather lengthy the chairman suggested that this be executed at another time. However, the director has requested that Board Members agree to chair the meetings designed to inform the public on the context of the Master Plan. To this the members agreed, provided the schedule be sent to them ahead of time. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Dacey and Time of Board's Meetings: Since the Board regularly met on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. , this resulted in a conflict with other city agencies' meetings; therefore it has been suggested that in the future the Regular Meeting of the Board be held on the third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The members unanimously agreed to this date and time. 2. Projects for 1970: The Director presented a list of projects in the office, either completed, pending or proposed, as follows: PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 1969 1. Impact Study - Inlet Park 2. Belle Sherman and Wood Street Properties 3. New Buses for the City 4. DeWitt Park Improvements Application 5. Workable Program 6. Capital Improvements Program (Annual) PROJECTS STARTED in 1969 AND NOW PENDING 1. Master Plan 2. Inlet Park Stage III Application 3. Urban Area Transportation Study in conjunction with County and State 4. Elmira Road Area Study 5. Capital Improvements Program (Annual) 6. Zoning Ordinance Review 7. Community Renewal Program NEW PROJECTS TO START IN 1970 1. Underground Utilities Ordinance 2. Six Mile Creek Area Park 3. Review of Subdivision Regulations 4. Investigation of Federal Programs applicable to the City 5. Any projects that the Board Members may suggest MISCELLANEOUS: 1. Review of Zoning Cases: None. MEETING ADJOURNED at 10:20 p.m. Gregory Kasprzak Planning Director 3