HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-27® Town of Dryden
Planning Board
September 27, 2012
Members Present: Joseph Lalley, Chair; David Weinstein; Martin Hatch; Craig
Anderson; Tom Hatfield
Members Absent: Joe LaQuatra, Wendy Martin
Staff Present: Dan Kwasnowski, Director of Planning; Jane Nicholson, Town
Planner; Erin Bieber, Recording Secretary.
Town Board Liaison: Joe Solomon
Guests: Jim Skaley, Larry 1~abroni and Larry Fabroni, Jr.
Meeting called to order at 7:05
Review and approval of minutes from 23 August 2012
M. Hatch moved to approve, C. Anderson seconded, T. Hatfield abstained, everyone
else in favor.
Varna Zoning Ordinance
• D. Kwasnowski - Varna is an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, means the
Planning Board will hold a public meeting (hoping for October)
The plan and the design guidelines are totally separate and will be voted on by the
Town Board separately.
Draft for Planning Board Review
changed congregate care to require a SUP but that doesn't include elder care
Regarding the letter from the Varna community asking for some of the SPR
be changed to SUP - Dan understands the concerns so he changed the lot size
that will require an SUP - larger places will need more land and more space
therefore the SUP
Green neighborhood development bonus - Varna would be perfect
https: / /new.usgbc.org /leed
LEED - point system - contractor has to meet the certified "green" level
J. Lalley - Zoning ordinance within LEED could change as LEED changed their
standards. To ensure everyone understands which standards and for
purposes of uniformity, the year of the standards needs to be added to the
title - ie. - LEED 2009
Document should be available in the Planning Office.
if LEED updates, PB should take a look at the update.
D. Weinstein - noted the revisions to the Varna Plan still don't address the concerns
as presented by the Varna letter - SPR doesn't permit the community to decide
whether the plan meets the objectives of the community, a specific proposal might
• meet with approval but not actually be what the community envisioned.
J. Lalley asked that PB wait to vote on the Varna Plan due to the low PF3 attendance
(three members were absent since T. Hatfield had to be excused early) and to
continue debating the SPR and SUP at the next meeting.
The next meeting should be a Public Meeting with more debate and discussion
following. If time does not allow, another meeting should be held the following
week.
J. Skaley - Can a sample (of any kind) be added to the plan for the purposes of
understanding the plan?
D. Kwasnowski - the sample is already in the plan - it IS the plan.
M. Hatch - How many parcels are we talking about? If we are only dealing with 10
parcels then why don't we just deal with those 10 parcels instead of creating an
intricate plan. We are creating a huge doctrinal plan.
D. Kwasnowski - explained the plan is for the future as well as present
D. Weinstein - what if this person changes what they have on their property - from
a house to town houses. A precedent or guidelines have to be in place. The
® difference in what exists versus where we want to be needs structure and
guidelines.
J. Lalley - SPR /SUP and where applied is the remaining issue. Asked for comments
and suggestions. Those issues can be dealt with at the next meeting.
Motion made by M. Hatch and seconded by C. Anderson, unanimously approved to
hold a Public Hearing in October.
J. Lalley agreed with the suggestion that examples and samples be added to the
Varna plan for the Public Hearing and for the understanding of the PB.
J. Lalley is sending an email out asking for a quorum for the next meeting - the
Public Hearing.
There being no further business, on motion made by M. Hatch, seconded by C.
Anderson and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10.
Respectfully submitted,
40 Erin A. Bieber
Deputy Town Clerk