Special Meeting 5/11/15

Special PB Meeting – 5/11/15

Meeting called to order at 7:05. All members present except for Dave K.

Previous meeting minutes were approved – motion made by Tom, second by Rich.

The purpose of our meeting was to review progress on zoning and subdivision code with Barbara Johnston. Minor changes or additions were discussed and incorporated into proposed code as follows:

                Art. III, Section 8 of Subdivision Code – Section 281 changed to 278 and language changes in A, Request By Subdivider or Requirement by Planning Board.

                Cluster Subdivision – 313C changed “underlying” to “applicable.”

                We need to add definition of “Cluster Subdivision” to Zoning and Subdivision Codes.

                It was also suggested that we need to add a definition for “trash” in the Zoning Code.

                Art. IV, Sect. 8 (being added to Subdivision Code) F. 1. Removed “common” from open space and moved pedestrian access to H. 2.

               

Barb will finalize all additions to the Zoning Code as well as update depot changes, site plan review, etc. Rich will finalize changes to Subdivision Code including addition of Cluster Subdivision as section 8 of Art. IV.

Updated docs will be provided to planning board members in word format by May 21.  They will have new titles for clear identification.    

Linda noted the following responsibilities of the people named:

·         Linda will send a note to Donna re: time on the agenda on June 2, expected public hearing, etc.  

·         Thomas will convert docs to PDF for town board after approval from the planning board on 5/28. 

·         Barbara will draft resolutions for the town board.   

·         Town clerk will make hard copy of the finalized documents for the public, as needed.  Thomas will post on the website.

·         Linda will ask Donna to contact primary stakeholders other than the community members (Seneca White Deer, FLTG, Seneca Lake Pure Waters, Finger Lakes Railway, Hillside) to make them aware of the public hearing.   

·         Linda will confirm with Donna that she will do all legal notice actions for the public hearing. 

Expectations of public hearing:

·         Barbara will give overview of the changes and additions. 

·         Planning board will answer questions, as needed.

·          Don’t expect the town board to adopt changes that night. 

·         Public hearing can be closed at the end of the meeting.  

·         After the public hearing, any changes, and adoption of the new code, we will work on the small revisions that are required on an ongoing basis.  

Timeline for approval:

·         Final review at next PB meeting May 28.

·         Presentation to Town Board June 2.

·         Posting of Public Hearing within required time frame.

·         Filing with County Planning Board within required time frame.

·         Tentative Public Hearing at TB meeting on July 7.

Motion to adjourn made by Bill second by Hershey, approved at 8:53.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

PB Minutes 4/23/15

Draft Copy PB Minutes, 4-23-15

Meeting called to order at 7:06 pm. Members present were Linda, Tom, Bill, Dave, Rich, and Barry.

Minutes for previous meeting were read and approved – motion made by Rich, second by Dave.

Linda informed us of an email sent to her by Jeff Hogue concerning issues we need to deal with at a future date. Jeff’s concerns are as follows:

1- Structures - definition.  What are the various ways that someone might build or construct something that should be kept out of setbacks and/or need a permit.  You could still allow room for interpretation for the ZBA, but a definition would help.  If I pile every used tire I can find into a the shape (and height) of the Apollo 13 rocket, have I made a structure?

2- Permanent structure - definition.  At what point in time should a 'moveable' camper or shed placed (let's say) inches from the property line be treated as a permanent structure?  Is theoretically movable enough? 

3- note that #2  affects the travel trailer/RV section of the code.

Barbara J has been informed of our timeline leading up to a public hearing. She plans to attend our special meeting on May 11. We are still on track to finalize our work at the regular PB meeting in May and have a public hearing in June.

Rich volunteered to work on fonts and style for the Varick Subdivision Code we have been addressing.

This evening we finished reviewing and discussing this code. Changes were made in the following sections:

                Art. II, Definitions – changed definition of Town Engineer

                Art. IV, Sect 5 B – Side Lines

                                                Sect 5 F – Monuments and Lot Corners

                                                Sect 6 A, B, C

                                                Sect 7 A, B, C, D, F

                Art V, Sect 2 A – Minor Subdivision Plat, added (4).

A special meeting will be held as mentioned above on May 11. At that time we will review our progress and decide if a Public Hearing in June is feasible. We will review all items at our regular meeting on May 28 and make final preparations for the Public Hearing.

Motion to adjourn made by Dave, second by Tom – 9:25 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

Draft Copy PB Minutes 3/26/15

Draft Copy PB Minutes 3/26/15

Meeting called to order at 7:03 – all members present except Dave.

Previous meeting minutes read – approved by Tom, second by Hershey.

Linda gave an update on a recent ZBA ruling. She reminded us to be sure that we are not to give our personal interpretation of zoning code. Our job is to write the code and submit to the town for approval. The code enforcement officer and ZBA interpret the code.

Linda conversed with Barb Johnston concerning                questions we had about some cluster development regulations we have been working on:

1. Design Criteria - #1, we decided to retain the 25 percent minimum open space area for a cluster subdivision.

2. We added a section stating that cluster subdivision is final, no further subdividing is allowed.

3. We need to incorporate cluster subdivision in the existing subdivision code but not get so involved as to begin another new project.

4. In Article III we want to encourage people to review cluster development (Art. IV) as an option for subdividing.

We renamed Section H as Supplementary Application Requirements. Our section heading letters will change somewhat to accommodate new additions. These will be properly arranged in the final draft.

After concluding work on cluster subdivision we went to Article IV, Section 5 in the Varick Subdivision Code where Tom did some work in December (p. 21). He introduced a table concerning buildable lots to be added to the code. We hope to finish working on this section at our next meeting.

Our timeline for completion of this entire project – 1) Complete work in April PB meeting, 2) Meet with Barbara on May 11, 3) Final approval at regular meeting on May 28, 4) Hold public hearing in June.

Our next meeting will be on April 23.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm – motion by Bill, second by Tom.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

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