Planning Board Meeting
The meeting of the
Don Edwards,
Dankert moved to close the Public Comment period. Seconded by Klepack. All aye.
Administrative
Actions:
Hickey informed Board members that he has given each
member his/her folder so they may clean them out. Klepack noted that copies of
Hickey also notified members that there is a form which
must be completed regarding NYS Retirement which must be signed and returned to
Clerk Dake.
Public
Hearing: Special Permit No. 1691– Home
Occupations – Aulbach:
The first item on the agenda was a Public Hearing for
Special Permit No. 1691, Michael Aulbach, to operate a home occupation
consisting of a by-appointment-only art gallery in his home at 135 Graham Road
in the Medium Density Residential District, Tax Parcel No. 46.1-1-2.
Members were provided with the application as well as a
map indicating the location of the property.
Brown asked if Aulbach would be selling his own paintings
and Aulback responded that the artwork would be from local artists who he would
be representing. Advertisements would be
through the local papers as well as regional shows. Aulback is anticipating advertising through
members who are part of the
Dankert asked for clarification of the definition of home
occupation because from prior discussions he thought that items offered for
sale needed to be crafted in the home, and although he has no qualms about an
art gallery, he was unsure it would meet the home occupation definition.
Dankert asked about the appointment-only basis and Aulbach
stated this was to alleviate parking and traffic problems. Hickey did not like the idea of cars backing
into
The Board discussed the signage for the business. Hickey noted that there could not be any
signage for the business, as stated in condition number 5 of the Additional
Conditions for a Home Occupation. There could, however, be directional signs up
to 2 sq. ft. for parking provided they in no way identified the business.
Returning to an earlier point,
Klepack moved to table Special Permit No. 1691 until
another time to be designated by the applicant.
Seconded by Dankert. All aye.
Revised Edwards
Subdivision – Classification:
Hickey noted that the Board has already approved a
subdivision of this property and now the applicant is returning to request a
change. Edwards stated that the changes
are minor. Parcel A which was originally
intended to be sold to Ann Caren eventually, will now be sold to her as part of
this subdivision. Parcel B will still be
a building lot facing
Hickey noted that Village Subdivision Law states that for
a minor subdivision a property can be divided into at most two parcels which
must in turn be buildable . This
subdivision would result in three parcels, but one would not have road frontage
and would not be a buildable lot.
Edwards noted that he has already paid fees for the
original subdivision. Dankert moved that
the Planning Board will accept the Code Enforcement’s recommendation that fees
be waived on this subdivision as they would be included under the original fees
and that the subdivision be classified as a Major Subdivision with the
requirement that Parcel A be combined with the Caren property as proposed by
the Village Attorney. Seconded by
Klepack. All aye. Final Plat discussion/approval will be on the
Jan. 29th agenda.
Cornell B &
T Park Trail System:
Hickey provided Board members with copies of the letter he
sent to John Majeroni, Cornell Real Estate Dept., regarding the trail system in
the B & T Park which is the basis for the letter from Majeroni which was
included in the packets. The Dec. 17,
2001 letter from Hickey references a request by Jim Orcutt for a temporary
trail under the power lines from Uptown Rd. across Warren Road to the
Ornithology Lab. The Dec. 20, 2001
response letter from Majeroni indicates that it is not a good idea for several
reasons which he listed. Hickey has
passed the information along to Orcutt.
The permanent trail proposed by Cornell is to be built along the south
side of Arrowwood and cut across to connect with Sapsucker Woods Road when the
property is developed to the east of the large grove of trees. Klepack also noted that this trail would be built
either upon the development of the residential district or when a B & T
area to the north of the Human Health Services District were developed.
Triphammer Road
Signage:
Hickey stated that the Village has received a signage plan
from Jim Napolean, Traffic Engineer, for the reconstructed N. Triphammer
Rd.. Hickey stated there are two types
of signs: 1) traffic signs required by state for traffic safety and 2)
way-finding signs for commercial businesses off of N. Triphammer Rd. which
would be installed by the Village to assist drivers in locating their
destination. Board members reviewed the
drawings.
Hickey stated that Communique Inc. should be notified that
the materials have been received by the Village. Hickey stated that now Klepack, Putnam and he
would need to meet to review the data and see if TG Millers is in agreement
with the plan. Klepack noted that the
contract with Communique should not be started yet as it would be a two year
contract and the Village will not be ready to begin the reconstruction until
2003 at the earliest. Hickey will set up
a meeting with Putnam, Klepack and himself.
Hickey stated that the way-finding signs would be developed with input from
the Planning Board.
Bob Dean
Subdivision:
In their packets the Board members had a map depicting a
revised building layout for the Dean Subdivision. Hickey stated that he and Curtis had met with
Bob Dean’s architect Jason Demarest, and the latest drawing is a modification
of the cul-de-sacs with all the parking near the access drives for the
buildings. Hickey noted the latest
drawing does not have parking in the front of the building but rather parking
is “clustered” on both sides of the access drives. This is an attempt to free up green space and
not have parking fronting on Bomax Drive.
All lots will be privately owned and maintained and will not have shared
parking. Klepack noted that she prefers
parking behind the buildings and landscaping in the front. Curtis stated this layout was devised for the
most part using the yard setback requirements for the B&T District, except
that parking setback requirement is 25 ft. from the road right-of-way and Dean
is proposing either a 0 setback from the road r.o.w. or a 25’ setback from the
road edge. Klepack felt that maybe too
many lots were being proposed for this parcel and if fewer were proposed it
would not be such a problem to comply with the Zoning Law. Hickey noted the plan already has a 20%
reduction in parking spaces. Hickey
stated his research regarding shared parking seems to apply to businesses which
have different hours of operation and that is why the concept of cluster
parking might be more appropriate for this type of development. Klepack was not supportive of a layout that required
one to drive through a large expanse of parking spaces and wondered if the
Planning Board should consider proposing a change in the law to the Board of
Landscape Plan:
Klepack has revised the Landscape Plan based on the
recommendations of the Board of
Next Meeting:
Hickey requested Board members arrive 10 minutes early to
the Jan. 29th meeting as he has invited Tompkins County Planning
Commissioner Edward Marx to the meeting to meet the members. Brown will be unable to attend the meeting.
Approval of
Minutes – Dec. 10:
The Board reviewed the minutes for December 10th. Klepack moved to approve the December 10th
minutes as revised. Seconded by
Brown. All aye.
Reports:
Hickey noted that the most recent Zoning News had an
article on childcare facilities that might be of interest to the Board.
Hickey stated that a number of articles on traffic calming
measures were cited as part of the six point traffic plan for the City of Ithaca
and Brown may want to tap into those resources.
Leopold stated that she visited Boulder CO and viewed one traffic
calming area with a rotary, 25 MPH speed limit, and also with permanent bike
lanes. Flashing lights are also utilized
for pedestrian crossings. Bus routes
were also easily identifiable with hop, skip, jump and leap routes. Hickey recommended Brown attempt to get on
the internet and acquire Boulder’s traffic abatement materials.
Adjournment:
Klepack moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 P.M. Seconded by Brown. All aye.