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• Third Meeting TOWN OF DRYDEN PLANNING BOARD July 31, 1957
The third meeting of the Town of Dryden Planning Board took
place July 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Clerks Office with six members present.
The Miinu%es were read, corrected and approved. In regard to an item in
the minutes, it was decided that we could find out whether G.E.Is lab in
Lansing was tax exempt or not by asking Carlton Kintz, Chairman of the Lansing
Board of Assessors.
Mrs. Payne was requested to write to Mr. John Burton, Cornell
Business Manager, to inquire whether Cornell University had any intended
projects under weigh in the Town of Dryden which would affect the planning
thereof.
The letter received in answer to the question of the relocation
• of Route 13 was read. None of the members present knew of a road named in
the letter, "Balser Road ". Mr. Guest said he would make an effort to find
the road on some other maps to which he has access, as the interpretation
of this letter depends on knowing where the read is.located.
The Secretary was instructed to answer a letter from Mrs. Chandler
Morse concerning the naming of Creek Road in Ellis Hollow, as directed by
Mr. Guest.
The letter from Mr. George Haynesof the Bureau of Planning was read
and the Secretary instructed to answer it in the affirmative.
Mr. McGory reported that he had contacted Mr. Gridley about getting some
funds for our use. Mr. Gridley stated that all bills would have to be paid by
vote of the Town Board and that no cash would be made available.
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• The subject of the base maps on which we are working was next
discussed. Non- taxable property was assigned the color purple, in answer
to Mr. Sadd's question. Brown was assigned to mark private roads not pre-
viously on the maps, at the suggestion of Mr. Guest. It was decided that we
could not put the map together until some of the members had more time to
complete their portions, and Mr. Harrington heard from.
General discussion followed:
Mr. Hanshaw brought up the problem of defining junk yards, one
question being non- comercial property which looks like a junk. yard. Mr. McGory
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stated that there.is aid ordinance in effect that is non- `,inforceable because of the
way in which it is written. It pertains to commercial junk yards and requires
a board fence.
Mr. Sadd brought up the question of "What is a farm ?" and the
problem of areas which are partially agricultural but with a good number of
residdneessintermingled. After discussion, Mr. Guest's suggestion of strip
zoning brought general approval.
The next problem discussed was on questions by Mr. Sadd and Mrs. Payne
on how or whether this Board decides on which corners are designated as
commercial in a four corners where one or two corners are already residential.
After talking on this question, Mr. Sadd suggested that this might be one of
the things covered by our meeting with the Bureau of Planning representative.
Mr. Hanshaw asked also whether we could place in an ordinance
instructions as to whether a contractor can build a large apartment house
in a housing development. Mr. Guest brought out the fact that the Ithaca
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ordinance provided /requirments for a multi -unit dwelling which insure that
the surrounding area vary according with the size of the single residences.
The materials which had arrived from the State Department of Commerce
were devided up between the members and put into folders which Mr. Guest had
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TOWN OF DRYDEN PLANNING BOARD
July 31, 1957
The Secretary was requested to write to the Elmira Office of The
State Department of Comerce for seven copies of "Zoni7ng in New York State ".
The Meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m. at the suggestion of Mr. Sadd.
Katharine C. Payne
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