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TOWN OF DRYDEN
Planning Board
November 18, 201.0
Members Present: Joseph Laquatra, Acting Chair; David Weinstein, Megan Whitman; Martin
Hatch, Wendy Martin; Tom Hatfield.
StatiPresent* Dan Kwasnowski, Environmental Planner; Patty Millard, Recording Secretary;
Town Officials: None,
Others Present* Jim Skaley.
'fhe October minutes were approved. A change was requested to the date of the Varna meeting
noting that it was originally scheduled for November 3`1 but Nvas changed to December I ".
Motion by: Dave Weinstein
Seconded by: Megan Whitman
Abstention: Martin I•latch, All other members present voted Aye (Tom Hatfield had not. arrived
yet) — minutes were approved with the change noted.
CEA Map — Conservation Board at behest. of Town Board created a Critical F_ rivironmental Area
map. The criteria i'or the creation oil CEA are pretty flexible. You judge each project for how it
relates to each area that it relates to. What'CC has that is unique is a Unique Natural Area
inventory. The CB used that as a starting point. Dryden has more UNAs than any other Town in
Tompkins County, by acre.
Per D Weinstein —Tompkins County Environmental Management Council has a UNA
Committee. The County has approved funding to re.map UNAs in the county since they haven't
been done since 1999 and there are much better tools available now than were available back
then.
There is a document that lists each CEA, its attributes, the UNAs in or near it, the threats
associated with that CEA. This document can and will need to be used for the SEAR process for
the "1'0« n, DOT, DEC; etc.
The C El's goal is to finish it at their next meeting.
December 0
Training is scheduled at TC3 t.l
will plan on attending training
together a training to cover the
for the year.
iat day and the
from 4 -6 and ti
last 2 hours so
Varna Mecting is also scheduled that day. The P13
len g4 to the Varna Meeting. J Laquatra will put
that everyone has their 4 hours of required training
Zoning update from Town Board
They refined the commercial zone definition. D�ni created a mockup of a Neighborhood
® Residential Zone and the Town Board thought that addressed some issues they were struggling
with. This has been added to the plan. Places like Sunset West Circle who came to the PQ
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meeting~ during the zoning update work. Elder Cottages vs. accessory apartment — reviewed the
difTerences — removed Site Plan review for Elder cottages. Left both definitions so that if people
are looking for that spcci(:ic use, it is there, but the processes for both are the same now.
Varna Plan Funding Update
D Kwasnowski and M Welti put
$70K. The budget was approved
T Lavigne, D Farber, G Stewart,
transportation strategy and hOUSi
it on to the committee that needs
be fully funded.
together a proposal that was to be presented on 1211 at a cost of
for only $40. M Welti, D Kwasnowski and M Sumter met with
Rudy , J Lalley from Cornell. They agreed that it fit with their
ng strategy. They did endorse the project so that they could send
to approve the funding. it looks promising that the project will
Varna Plan Meeting
M Welti has a set plan. The Varna feedback has been reviewed and incorporated in to the plan.
Send out information to PB prior to meeting to review.
Varna Interim Zoning — Working Session
Handed out map that had been sketched out by .l Skalev. Reviewed the definitions and areas as
they relate to the map. The initial goal is to have this worked out and included in the current
zoning law update. D Kwasnowski will bring a more complete draft to the December meeting.
PUD and the role of the PB
D Weinstein handed out a copy ofthe Ilse "fable as well as the PUD section of the proposed
zoning. The Use Table is already more restrictive than the PUD as currently written. D
Weinstein would like to see the 113 recommend that the Town Board strike the entire PUD
section from the proposed zoning for that reason.
Other members of the PB feel that this is a tool that is necessary. The PUD can only be used for
parcels that are located on State or County Highways. This limits where it can be used. There are
times when a PUD is the only tool that tits a specific project. There is still a review process in
place. D Weinstein felt that an acre minimum needed to be. added back in to the zoning law
update. Others felt leaving it open made the zoning law more flexible.
U K.wasnowski has some infornation that he will share with the PB as well. This can be
discussed in the. future if need be.
Motion to adjourn made by M Hatch, seconded by T l°lat field, motion unanimously approved and
the meeting was adjourned at 8:26 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Patricia C. Millard
Recording Secretary