Special Meeting 3/17/15

Special PB Meeting 3/17/15

Meeting called to order at 7:05. All members present except Hershey.

Previous minutes were read and approved, motion made by Tom seconded by Linda.

We resumed work on Article IV, Sec. 8 of proposed cluster subdivision regulations titles Cluster Subdivision.

The following headings have been devised for final submission and approval: A. Authority, B. Purpose, C. Special Allowances; D. General Criteria; E. Design Criteria; F. Determination of Overall Development Density; G. Approval and Use of Cluster Open Space; H. Approval Procedures. However, section H needs to be revised. We may be able to reference this to the minor subdivision approval procedures in the existing subdivision code. We will work on this at our next regular meeting.

Barbara J. will be notified to review our progress and provide input for next meeting. Rich volunteered to backup all documents with Word docs.

Next meeting is 3/26/15. Motion to adjourn made by Dave, second by Tom.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

Draft Copy PB Minutes 2/26/25

Draft Copy PB Minutes 2/26/15

Meeting called to order at 7:08. Members present – Linda, Tom, Bill, Rich, Dave, and Barry.

We continued work on Site Plan Review and cluster developments. We finished editing the Site Plan regulations section and cluster development that will go into the Zoning Code. We began work on cluster development that will go into the Subdivision Code as Article IV, Section 8.

Linda will forward the documents we finished to Barbara J for her review. She will also ask for Barbara to look at our subdivision code and review comments made there by Tom from last December.

We will try to finish the subdivision regulations related to cluster development in the next special meeting on 3/17/15.

We hope to be ready for finalization at our regular March meeting with Barbara J.

Adjournment at 9:00 – motion made by Tom, second by Barry.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville

Special Meeting 2/17/15

PB Special Meeting, 2/17/15

Meeting called to order at 7:07. Members present – Linda, Tom, Rich, Hershey, and Barry.

Minutes for Dec. meeting were read and approved; motion made by Hershey, second by Tom.

The purpose of our meeting was to review and edit the Site Plan Review for our current zoning code. We spent the whole evening on this project and ended on page 6 section 313.6, Lighting. We are to review this section and pick up here at our regular meeting on 2/26/15. We also plan to edit for finalization the material on Cluster Development that will be added to Subdivision Code and Zoning Code.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm; motion made by Tom, second by Linda.

PB Minutes 1/15/15

Draft Copy PB Minutes - 1/15/15

Meeting called to order at 7:15 – members present were Linda, Tom, Bill, Dave, Barry, and Rich Olsen.

Previous minutes were reviewed and accepted – motion made by Tom, second by Bill.

Barbara Johnston brought documents she has been working on for our zoning revisions. The first was section 312, Site Plan Review, the second on Cluster Subdivisions which will be included in the zoning code, the last is on Cluster Development which will be added as Cluster Subdivision Regulations to current Subdivision Regulations.

Our work on Site Plan Review is nearing completion. We finished discussion on 312.10 regarding Waiver of Public Hearing. We are increasing item 1 to 5,000 square feet and item 2 to 35 feet. We are also adding item 5 which deals with traffic issues. We also clarified 313.3 G – driveway width as for nonresidential uses. We also changed 313.4 B to one space per two employees.  In 313.6 Lighting, a concern was raised about adding language to shield lighting from upward glare. Section 313.10 Visual Impact will be added as well.

Barbara presented two documents on cluster subdivisions. She suggests the first of these be added to the Zoning Code to outline what is allowed in the town. Our intent is to encourage creative design in areas that may not work in a strict subdivision code. The PB will have much authoritative latitude in the development of such areas. We decided to remove parts 2-5 in section D regarding lot size and density so as not to overly restrict lot sizes in cluster developments. Barbara is going to change the language to ensure that setbacks, although not defined, do not negatively impact neighboring residences.

The last document provides regulations for cluster development that will be added to current subdivision regulations.

We did not have much time to work on this but we did remove #7 in section C regarding clubhouses, small business etc.

Barb will add these documents to Google Docs so they will be available for our review and editing. Our homework is to review these, especially the regulations section and decide what will be included in the code. Our next meeting will be 2/17/15 which is a Tuesday evening. Our goal is to finish these documents, make other revisions to the code such as the need for renewed numbering and structure changes. We are planning for a final meeting with Barbara in March.

We adjourned at 9:28, motion made by Dave, second by Bill.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

PB Minutes 12/18/14

Draft Copy PB minutes 12/18/14

Meeting called to order at 7:10 – all members present except Dave Kidd. Rich Olsen has been added as a new member of the board.

Minutes for Nov meeting were read and approved – motion made by Bill, second by Linda.

Barry gave a brief overview of a webinar he attended on Rural Planning.

Bill noted that a copy of permits etc. granted by the Code Enforcement Officer is to be forwarded to the PB secretary.

We reviewed section III of our current zoning code which contains most of the parameters for building etc. that town people will need to use. This part of the code is being reviewed and partially revised for the depot area being rezoned.

Barbara Johnston came to the meeting at 8 pm to go over site plan review and cluster development. She showed us her progress and wanted feedback for site review plans and input as to what we would like for cluster development. We believe that having a site plan in the code will help us resolve a number of issues with special use permits. She gave us a sample copy of a site plan review containing both general and specific parameters for consideration. This would be incorporated in the code as sections 312 and 313.

As we reviewed the site plan sample questions were raised concerning the right of the PB to waive certain sections, commercial driveway widths, signage, and adding a section dealing with visual impact of the site. The PB members will review this sample and offer recommendations for the next meeting.

We spent a few minutes discussing cluster developments and may include this as a section under subdivisions. Barbara suggested that the PB have authority to require this type of development when it appears to work better with land development than a subdivision. Barbara gave us samples of such development from the towns of Ithaca, Webster, and Ghent for our review.

Bill informed the PB that he has noted some inconsistencies that should be reviewed and changed. We will attempt to include these changes at the public meeting for depot rezoning and cluster development additions as long as it does not slow down the process.

We will review all of the above in preparation for the next meeting with Barbara on Jan. 15. We will collaborate by using Google Docs which will make it possible to add our comments.

Meeting adjourned at 9:35 – motion by Hershey, second by Bill.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary