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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-04-18A Minutes Town of Denby Planning Board April 18, 1984 Members Presents Nanny Weitzel, Jim Hovanec, Joel Gagnon, Walt Sczepanski, Carol Benjamin Others Presents Gene Johnson, Robert Sand, Edwin F. :.Kondratowicz, Pam Clermont, Ed. M. Sczepanski, George Gibbs, Dorothy Roberts, Donald Graham, C. James Win , Ronald Sc'nauPr, Roberts, Frank Muzzy, Carol Herb En.gman A public hearing on.the application for a special permit for a hunting lodge on Hill Road was called to order at 7 :35 PM, Gene Johnson, speaking for the group of applicants, presented a letter from Cotton Hanlon granting them permission to erect a hunting lodge on land leased from Cotton Hanlon, Robert Sand, of Cotton Hanlon, extilained the terms of the lease (5 years, renewable). The building is to be removed when the lease is terminated. Such lease arrangemeni:,s are common for Cotton Hanlon, and help to cover the cost of taxes on their timber land. Herb Engman, of S. Danby Road, objected to the location of the hunting camp in a residential area. He also noted the potential for conversion of the camp to residential use, and observed that the proprerty is nonconforming in several respects. He was told that most of the violations were being addressed (especially the need for adequate off - street parking), and that variances had been obtained for the rest. A discussion by the Board followed in which several concerns were raised. These were incorporated into a set of restrictions which are as follows: 1) that the use of the facility be restricted to recreational use 2) that the present building not be enlarged without amendment to the special permit 3) that conversion to residential use be specifically prohibited 4) that adequate provision be made for off - street parking 5) that no more than 15 people use the facility at any one time A motion was made (Joel), seconded (Carol), and approved (unanimous) to recommend to the Board of Zoning Appeals approval of the special permit application with the above restrictions. There followed the regular meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting were not yet ready, so we went directly to the balance of the agenda. Don raised the question of qualification for national flood insurance. In exchange for ensuring that construction in flood hazard areas will be tightly controlled (and virtually prohibited) in the future, the Federal Government makes available subsidized flood insurance (higher coverages and lower rates than otherwise available) for those already located in flood hazard areas. In order to qualify, the Town has to pass a local law indicating how it will designate the flood hazard areas and enforce the prohibition against construction therein. Flood -prone areas in the Town include the area around Jennings Pond and Buttermilk Creek, and in West Danby along the creek. The Board expressed a desire to see exactly what areas would be covered. Also needed was a determination of what kind of town law would be necessary to administer the regulations. 2 Don said he would contact Gary Fvans (of the County Planning Department) about addressing those needs and get back to us. Pam Clermont (Town Attorney) reported that she discovered that the Town has a junk car law. The Town Board, we were told, would like to see it expanded into a new law dealing with all junk. Pam presented us with a copy of the Town's junk car law and the Town of Ithaca's junk law, Don solicited committee members to work on this. Joel volunteered. Jim indicated interest but no available time, save for consulting, and Don volunteered. Pam said she was still trying to get copies of the Groton Zoning Ordinance for us (recently revised), but as of yet had not succeeded. Jim had with him the information he gathered on building permit fees charged by various other neighboring communities. He had no copies, though, so we deferred further discussion until the next meeting, occupation Joel described a business located on Manle Avenue in West Danby and asked Pam and the members of the Board for their opinions on whether it could reasonably be called a "customary home occupation ", as allowed In residential districts under the current ordinance. It was universal opinion that it could not. Joel was to contact Gary Stillman, the pros prietor, to talk to him about it. Jim reported that he had contacted someone in the theater lighting; business located in the old Danby School, and contrary to the impression some people had, he was led to believe that they were doing quite, Well, That property lrJil '. -r° to te re one-6. 10:i - in the event the company should decide to buy the property from the school district. Pam suggested that in the be filed with the County Clerk chances of retrieving them at filing fee to the application that section of the ordinance received. Meeting was adjourned at future copies of Planned DPvel in "miscellaneous records" to a later date. She suggested ad fee for the planned development is revised. This suggestion wa [] Next meeting May 16, 1984 at 7s30 FM, at the Town Hall, opments improve thA ding the. when s well submitted by Joel Gagnon