HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-04-16TOWN OF DRYDEN
Planning Board
April 16, 2009
Members Present: Barbara Caldwell, Chair; David Weinstein; Joseph Laquatra, Jr.; Megan
Whitman and Martin Hatch.
Excused: Joseph Lalley.
Staff Present: Dan Kwasnowski, Environmental Plcuiner; Mary Ann Sumner,
Joe Solomon, Town Board Liaison; Patty Millard, Recording Secretary;
Others Present: Lawrence Bice.
Meeting called to order at 7:10.
Town Supervisor;
Announcements: D Kwasnowski
J Bogdan has been made a permanent employee. He is now our GIS Technician.
Conservation Board - Riparian Buffer is wrapping up.
Melissa and I looking through town rec plan. Rec Master Plan — seems really inseparable from
the Open Space Plan. We're going to try and do these two items on parallel tracks.
Town Clerk Bambi Hollenbeck was present to administer the Oath of Office to the Planning
Board members.
Training was last week. Did anyone attend? No. There's an agricultural planning training coming
up at CCL as well.
Minutes for February 25, 2009, and March 19, 2009; Joe Laquatra moved, David Weinstein
seconded. All voted in favor. Motion passed.
TCCOG has been talking about a regional plan for cell towers. If anyone wants to be part of this
process, let Supervisor Sumner or Renry Slater know. I-Ienry is putting together a proposal.
Amended Zoning/Subdivision Law — Complete Revised Preliminary Draft (March 9, 2009)
Parking Standards and Requirements: consideration of stormwater plan if only 50% of parking
is provided initially, need to set aside enough parking and stormwater space if the parking needs
to be increased at a later date. What trigger would require the Planning Board to require the
additional parking be provided? Traffic issue, business customers complaining to business,
resident complaint to zoning, etc. This issue should be self - regulating.
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Ruder requirement between residential and non - residential rases: This only exists in IOTA zones
right now. This adds it to other zones. ]'here is also a section to allow a waiver.
Exterior Lighting Requirements: This section was added. There weren't any standards in the
code right now.
Broadening Family Eligibility Requirements for L'Ider Cottage Occupants (Section 1305):
moved a lot of special use permit and site plan items that have special requirements to one
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section. Current requirements, it has to be parent, grandparent, didn't allow other relatives. The
blood requirement seems too strict. We want to make sure these things don't pop up as rental
units.
How does an Elder Cottage differ from an Accessory Dwelling Unit? An elder cottage is leased,
not permanent, and it goes away. An accessory dwelling unit has to be attached or in an
accessory structure like a garage. it has to be owner occupied. It should be significantly smaller
in size than the main dwelling. Would like to make sure people can't just build multiple houses
on their lots. Health Department will help limit this some by not allowing the same water and
sewer system to be used for certain levels of bedrooms, etc. The word accessory means attached
to the main dwelling, either physically or by use. if we limit the size of a detached accessory unit
so that it only is a small unit. A larger unit would trigger a subdivision,
l ew Standards jor Cerlain Uses (Sections 1306 — 1309): Automotive Towing Service, Riding
Academy, Kennel, Drive- through facility.
Would like to see some more details on Automotive Repair Service as well. Max amount of
vehicles, if they have a tow service to limit the amount of cars there and how long.
Riding academy vs. boarding horses? When it crosses the line from boarding and training to a
commercial use like public competitions and activities, it becomes a commercial use and it needs
to be regulated as such. Academy means boarding and teaching to many. Can we change the
name to Commercial Riding Facility? This will be more accurate to the issues we want to keep
under control like traffic impact. Add this to the chart.
Kennel — have a definition already. Adding a little more to it. Lot size is too big. Maybe 5 acres
would work, 2 acres is too small.
Drive- through facilities — need to make sure they don't cause traffic problems. Where are they
allowed? deeds to be added to the chart still — not determined.
What about car washes? Are they included anywhere?
New LIO -A District for Adult Uses (see Article IV): Similar to existing MA district.
Draft Subdivision Review Thresholds & Procedures (handout e- mailed earlier today)
The current law isn't codified very well. They meet with Henry and he goes over the plan with
them. If it's less than a certain number of lots, they don't even have to cone in. They only have
to get a survey and file a site plan with the County, sell the lot, and then people come in for a
building permit and we have to tell them there isn't enough lot frontage or something to build a
house. We're trying to minimize that problem. We want to help people plan out their lots as well
to make the best use of land.
13rolce it down in to Major and ;minor subdivisions and Lot Line Adjustments.
® Went through approval process listed in the handout. One remaining question is at what point we
® have to have the public hearing. Does it have to be noticed at the pre - application stage?
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Is there are time frame on this? 3 lots in 5 _years? No. The Parent Parcel method takes away the
need for the current time frame system,
Can we make the County Clerk not accept plats without a Town of Dryden stamp on the final
plat? We would have to talk to the County Clerk and work this out with that office to make sure
they will follow this requirement.
Still need to look at the Zoning Map. That will be on the agenda at the next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Patty Millard
Recording Secretary