HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-15TOWN OF DRY DEN
Planning Board
October 15, 2009
Planning Board Members Present: Joseph Lalley, Chair: Tom Hatfield; Joseph Laquatra, Jr.;
Megan Whitman; Martin I- latch,
Town Board Members Present: Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner, David Makar, Steve Stelick,
Jason i_,eifer.
Staff Present: Dan Kwasnowski; Environmental Planner; fatty Millard; Recording Secretary.
Others Present: 'I'owgl Attorney Mahlon Perkins. Mike Welti and Susan McLaughlin from
Behan Planning, own Residents: Wendy Martin, Simon St. Laurent., Jim Crawford and David
Bravo- Cullen.
Call to Order
Chair Joseph Lalley called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Introductions - Board members and the public introduced themselves.
Summary - D Kwasnowski gave a summary of the work to date.
Presentation — Mike `V'elti from Behan Planning gave a presentation on the zoning draft to date.
isDiscussion
Discussion of changes in the current zoning draft and how they fit with the Comprehensive Plan.
Special Use Permit Review Power `
Discussion of possible transfer of Special Use Permit review from 'Town Board to Planning O
Board and how that would look. Wlhich would be better, full transfer or recommendation only? ,
Should this be based on type of Permit, Area permit is in, something else? For S>✓QR purposes,
would Town Board have to be lead agency'?
Subdivision work load
The Board suggested asking Henry Slater to put together numbers regarding the number of lot
splits he's reviewed for the past 2 years for an idea of how the work flow of the Planning Board
would be affected. The County Clerk might have an idea of how many bypassed the town that
now would need to be reviewed. Since these are currently not going before the Planning Board,
the potential increase in subdivisions reviews under the proposed legislation will be helpful.
Joint Committee for creation of Zoning Law Draft
Joint committee to be formed — 2 "Town board, 2 Planning Board, 1 %BA, 1 Conservation, plus
Dan Kwasnowski. They would go through the ordinance and see what other issues need to be
addressed and come to some consensus on the final draft that will be released to the public.
These meetings would take place over the course of the next couple of months with the goal of
ishaving a draft to release by l4ebruary.
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Changes in current draft recommended by Attorney Perkins
it is referred to as both a local law and an ordinance. This should be cleaned up and referred to as
a local law. The section on appeals should be omitted. "]`his is governed by state law. Refer to
"the current State Law" instead of quoting it here. It can be included as an addendum in the
printed version if desired.
Zoning Map
Review of proposed Zoning Map. Discussed the name changes from things like R13 and RC to
Conservation and Rural Residential; included Hamlet as a zone to reflect those areas never
covered previously.
Timeline
When should public meetings start? The information is available in the 'Gown Clerk's office now.
Timeline should include joint meetings as well as public meetings.
The need (or not) for side by side comparison of old ordinance versus new law was discussed
and how beneficial it might be versus how labor intensive. It was determined that the work
involved would outweigh the benefits.
Next steps: Joe Lalley and Mary Ann Sumner will work on forming the committee and setting a
timeline. The next regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting will be November 19, 2009 at
7:00 p.m. This may be the first committee meeting.
Dan Kwasnowski talked about how the Open Space and Recreation Master Plans fit in to the
timeline of the new zoning law. This Master Plan can help to identity incentives that can be
given to a developer in certain circumstances.
Vacancy — Marty Hatch made a motion to recommend the Town Board appoint Wendy Martin
to frill the current vacancy, .loc Laquatra seconded, all members voted in favor.
Town Beard Resolution # 177 — Fill Planning Board Vacancy
Cl Makar offered the following resolution and asked for its adoption:
RiSOLVLD, that this Town Board hereby appoints Wendy Martin to fill the current
Planning Board vacancy, term ending 2013.
2nd CI Lelfer
Roll Call Vote
CI Stelick Yes
Supv Sumner Yes
CI Makar Yes
C1 Lei fer Yes
Adjourned at 9:10 pm.
Respectfully submitted, fatty Millard, Recording Secretary