HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-02-04TOWN OF DRYDEN
Planning Board
February 4, 2009
Members Present: Barbara Caldwell, Chair; David Weinstein; Tom Hatfield; Joseph Laquatra,
Jr.; Megan Whitman; Martin Hatch.
Excused: Joseph Lalley
Staff Present: Dan Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner; Patty Millard, Recording Secretary;
Others Present: Mary Ann Sumner, Town Supervisor; Joe Solomon, Town Board; Michael
Welti and Lawrence Bice from Behan Planning Associates.
Meeting called to order at 7:00.
D Weinstein made a motion to approve the January Platining Board Minutes. M Hatch seconded
the motion. All voted aye and the motion passed.
M `'Velti reviewed the agenda for the evening.
M Welti and L Bice from Behan thanked everyone for the feedback given on the dram of the
zoning ordinance that was sent out. After getting some direction on a couple of topics and
specific feedback on others, they are almost ready to do a final draft with hopes of taking it to the
public for their comments in March. Members asked when the deadline was for continents.
While there is no hard and fast deadline, anything received too close to the next meeting won't
have time to be reviewed and possibly included in the next revision.
® Zoning Map — Dan will be sending out a version, working with what Behan started on.
Adult Use Zones — where? LIO? Create L102 — basically leaving the use as currently written.
Mobile Homes — need basic direction from the Planning Board. There are mobile home parks —
allow existing to expand or not? — allow new parks to be created? Like the idea of incentives to
improve current parks by allowing expansion. Some do NOT want new parks, other don't want
to say no new parks. That would depend on the circumstances. Change to Manufactured
Home.
Discussion regarding the need for affordable housing in the Town of Dryden. Manufactured
home Parks help to fill that niche. Quality of manufacturing used to be the problem with this
type of housing. That's not the case anymore with I -IUD regulations. Possibly use PUD process.
A home owner's association and the governance that comes with it that could help avoid the
problems that have been had with the poor "trailer park" history. This is a valid method of
allowing affordable housing. This might be appropriate in the Rural Residential zone, not in
prime farming (Agricultural) areas. It could be done as a cluster development.
Modular Homes — need a separate definition for modular home.
We definitely need to keep at least parts of the existing ordinance on mobile home parks since
when owriers want to add a porch, etc., the setbacks and other regulations are in this part of the
zoning ordinance.
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P13 requested Patty call Assessment and get more information on how manufactured home parks
are assessed.
Looking at the Area and Bulk Regulations table. Remove Minimum Lot Size with public sewer
& water facilities. With other regulations governing it, this ro%v is superfluous.
Discussed next section in the handout. There is an example that was requested. Instead of doing a
sketch, put together an example that explains without illustrations. Please review the example
and get back to Dan.
(question: What if one of the owners of a non- parent parcel wants to subdivide? How does that
affect the parent parcel? You could limit any subdivisions on non - parent parcels at the time they
are subdivided OR you could count any future subdivision of those non- parent parcels as part of
the overall maximum that you could get from the parent parcel. The first option seems to make
the most sense, though. This would need to get on the deed, if that is what we decide to do.
PUD — Discussed lowering acreage required at the last meeting. There are overlay districts
already. A PUD floats. It is meant to be a creative tool and has many uses: residential,
commercial, mixed -use. The process for creating a PUD is not a simple one. It is a legislative
act. It is essentially re- zoning with a specific framework. There is an existing PUD process, but it
is written such that it probably would not ever be used. Is that how you really want it?
Vb'hat does a PUD allow us to do that you couldn't do in an overlay district already in Rural
Residential`? There would be no industrial allowed, very limited business and commercial. So it's
envisioned as a combined — mixed -use entity'? Yes.
One of the hesitations is that transportation from isolated blocks to services has been problematic
in the area. We want to make sure that our residents can get to the sen ices that are offered
around the TovvNll and County.
How does a Residential PUD differ from a Conservation Subdivision? it's usually on a much
bigger scale. A Conservation Subdivision is coming in under your existing rules. A PUD is
creating your own le; islation for that project. It's not confined to those rules. And PUDs would
land in these striped areas? No. Those are overlay districts. A 13UD can be anywhere. Since the
Town Board has to approve PUDs.
There was a strong feeling that a PUD is needed as a tool. There is concern that 100 acres should
be the minimum. There are some good developments that can be done with a lot less than 100
acres.
Behan to come up with some alternatives for the Planning Board to consider next time now that
they have heard the concerns from the PB.
Big Box — may be more interest than previously thought. Discussed feedback received and ideas ,
for policy.
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• Discussion of. 'progress Supervisor Sumner and 14 Slater have been making in terms of providing
the required annual training to the Planning Board. Asked Planning Board to let Mary Ann and
Henry know if there are topics they want to make sure are covered in this training.
Announced Verizon tower application is on the next Town Board agenda. Also on the agenda is
the adoption of the zoning and subdivision amendments.
Next Meeting: the next
comments to Behan by
7fentatively, this draft c
March meeting will be
meeting; February
the February meeti
►ill go to the public
March 19`".
Respectfiilly submitted,
Patty Millard
Recording Secretary
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25'h, will not include Behan. Please have your
Jig date so that they can do a fill new draft in March.
and workshops will be scheduled at that point. The