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Home My WebLink About02-24-1999J? FEBRUARY 24, 1999 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING SUIT-KOTE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST 5:00 P.M. A Special Town Board Meeting was held by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville at the Town Hall, 3577 Terrace Read, Cortland, New York, concerning the Zone Change Request of Suit- Kote Corp. of their property located at Lorings Crossing. Members present: Absent: Supervisor, Raymond Thorpe Councilman, Theodore Testa Councilman, Edwin O'Donnell Councilman, John Pilato Town Clerk, Pauline Parker Councilman, Ronal Rocco Others present were: Town Attorney, John Folmer; Highway Supt, Carl Bush; Code Enforcement Officer, Bruce Weber; Keyboard Specialist, Patty O'Mara; Representing Suit -Kate Corp.: Paul Suits, Attorney, Kevin Bernstein, and Richard Schutz; Vic and Sandy Panzanella of Fellow Lantern Campgrounds; Town Residents: Matthew Eaton, Archie Loomis, Gerald Tracey, Earl Randolph, and News Reporter, Rick Archer. Supervisor Thorpe called the Special Meeting to order. Supervisor Thorpe stated, for the record, there is only one item to be considered at this meeting, the Zone Change request of Suit -Kate Corp. This meeting was announced at the last Town Board Meeting and the Cortland Standard was also informed. Supervisor Thorpe asked Town Attorney, John Folmer, to apprise the Board of the results of last night's Town Planning Board meeting regarding Suit-Kote's Zone Change request. Attorney Folmer reported: The Planning Board reviewed Suit-Kote's Site Plan Review, Aquifer Permit and Zone Change request. They approved the Site Plan Review, subject to conditions and pending the Town Board's action of the rezone, and/or action of a variance by the Zoning Board of Appeals. They also recommended approval of the Aquifer Permit with the same conditions. The Planning Board recommended rezoning only the parcel, as submitted in the Site Plan application, indicating work that is planned during the years of 1999 and 2000. Following the Planning Board meeting, he and CEO, Bruce Weber, discussed another alternative to be considered. Rezone the parcels Suit -Kate has requested except for approximately one acre, facing Route 13 North. This was fully explained by using a map of the area. This plan would reserve a business zoned corridor along Route 13. It would require a sub -division approval granted by the Town Planning Board. This alternative corresponds with the recommendations submitted by the ad -hoc committee. CEO, Bruce Weber, confirmed his opinion of the additional alternative. Attorney Folmer apprised the Town Board that he does not have a Local Law drafted, because nothing has been determined. He presented four alternatives available for them to consider: 1) Grant the Zone Change request as submitted. 2) Deny the Zone Change as submitted. 3) Grant the Zone Change request as recommended by the Town Planning Bd. 4) Grant the Zone Change request as submitted, excluding from your approval, the approximate one acre parcel, with road frontage along Route 13 North 1 1 1 After making their determination, they can direct him to draft a Local Law, to be adopted on March 3, 1999. FEBRUARY 24, 1999 TOV41 BOARD MEETING PAGE 2 Supervisor Thorpe offered privilege of the floor for comments and requested Attorney Bernstein to present his. Attorney Bernstein expressed appreciation to Attorney Folmer for the description of another alternative, and the manner of stating the Town Board's alternatives. They would prefer their request be approved as submitted, however they would not oppose the subdivision alternative of an approximate one acre parcel along Route 13, to remain Business. Supervisor Thorpe offered privilege of the floor to the Panzanella's of Yellow Lantern Campground. Mrs. Panzanella requested proposed alternative. After presented, she confirmed the give the applicant everything the small parcel change. She stated she definitely further explanation of the fourth reviewing the map and information last alternative presented would they wanted, with the exception of objected to that. Supervisor Thorpe asked for Town Board discussion or if they understood all alternatives presented. A discussion followed *hhereby the following motion was made. Mrs. Panzenalla requested that a polled vote be done and requested each member to state their reason. Attorney Folmer advised that a roll call vote could be done, if desired but not required, nor are they required to state their reason. RESOLUTION #47 APPROVE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST TO SUIT KOTE CORP FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT LORINGS CROSSING, SUBJECT TO TOSAT AND COUNTY PLANNING BOARD CONDITIONS, EXCLUDING APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE WITH ROAD FRONTAGE ON HYS ROUTE 13 Motion by Councilman O'Donnell Seconded by Councilman Pilato MOTES: Councilman Testa. AYE Councilman O'Donnell AYE Councilman Pilato AYE Supervisor Thorpe AYE ADOPTED SPTHEREAS, an application for a. Zone Change from the present classification of Business to Industrial, was submitted by Suit- Kote Corp. for three parcels, Tax Map #77.00-01-22, 77.00-01-44.1 and 77.00-04-11.11 at Lorings Crossing, Cortland, NY, and SAEEREAS, the County and Town Planning Boards have reviewed and provided their recommendations, with conditions, and SAiEREAS, a Public Hearing was duly held on February 17, 1999 and SPEEREAS, the Town Board, as Lead Agency, has completed the Long Environmental Assessment Form, in accordance with SEQRA, and has declared no significant environmental impact, per resolution #42, adopted February 17, 1999, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby approve the Suit -Dote Corp. Zone Change request for their property at Lorings Crossing, Tax Map #77.00-01-22, 77.00-01-44.1 and 77.00-04-11.11, from Business to Industrial, subject to the County and Town Planning Boards conditions, excluding approximately a one acre portion of #77.00-01-22 with road frontage on NYS Route 1.3, to be subdivided and remain classified as Business, subject to approval of a subdivision by the Town Planning Board, and further RESOLVED, the Town Board does hereby authorize and direct the Town Attorney to prepare a Local Law of this action, to be adopted March 3, 1999. 34 FEBRUARY 24, 1999 TOW BOARD MEETING PAGE 3 Attorney Folmer explained that the action of the Town Planning Board relating to the Site Plan, incorporated the thirteen conditions of the County Planning Board, then they went through each condition they had set in 1995, to eliminate any duplications, and then specified eight conditions. Per the request of Sandy Panzanella, Attorney Folmer explained that the Town Planning Board recommended to the Town Board that parcel #77.00-01-22, only, be rezoned from Business to Industrial and any future expansion on this parcel be subject to Town Planning Board approval. He stated to the Panzanella's, upon revievr of the conditions, if there is to be any revision, he will inform Attorney McQuerry. Councilman O'Donnell made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pilato, to adjourn the Special Meeting. All voting aye, the motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m. Resp ctfully/submi ted, I Pauline H. Parker, MC Town Clerk Town of Cortlandville 1 1