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AGENDA
PLANNING BOARD
Tuesday, February 1, 1994
6:30 p.m.
Town Barn
Consideration of additions to the agenda.
Comments from the Chair.
*Committee Reports
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Recommendation to Town Board regarding public hearing items (attachments):
a) Text amendment to create a two-year expiration date for approved Site Plans and
Conditional Use Permits that are not acted upon.
b) Amend Section 8 (signs) to address freestanding signs at multi -tenant
developments.
C) Add Section 5.8.4, which establishes guidelines for renovating non -conforming
mobile homes into conforming structures.
d) Commercial re -districting
Discussion of overlay zoning requirements for non-residential development in
entranceway areas (attachment).
Continued discussion of creating zoning district for residential lots with 7,000 sf minimum
lot size (attachment).
Adjourn.
Please call the Planning Department if you cannot attend.
732-2104 or 406-8393 (voice mail, anytime, local call)
MINUTES
PLANNING BOARD
February 1, 1994
PRESENT: Bill Crowther (Chair), Sam Jones, Wendy Olson, Louise Long, Stuart Munson, Robert
Murphy, Quanda Turner
PUBLIC: Margaret Hauth, Ray Gronberg, Richard Simpson, Jack Payne
Crowther called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.
ITEM #1: Hauth asked to add the approval of the minutes of the Public Hearing to the agenda as
item 2a and the members agreed.
ITEM #2a: Crowther asked the members to take a minute to review the public hearing minutes.
MOTION: Olson moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Seconded by Munson.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #3a: Hauth introduced the text amendment establishing a two year expiration period for
unconstructed site plans and conditional use permits. She stated that there had been no
public comments at the public hearing.
MOTION: Munson moved to recommend the adoption of this amendment to Town Board. Seconded
by Turner.
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'VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #3b: Hauth introduced the amendment of Section 8 (signs) and stated that the Planning Board
is obligated to make a recommendation within 30 days. She added that she has received
a letter from the property manager of CCB in Shannon Hills Shopping Center informing
her that they will be requesting a one month continuance from Town Board before a final
vote so that they can have additional time to study this. Hauth stated that this was the
only public comments received.
MOTION: Jones moved to recommend the adoption of this amendment to Town Board. Seconded
by Turner.
VOTE: Unanimous with Olson abstaining due to possible conflict because she is preparing a
design for a development's sign under this section.
ITEM #3c: Hauth introduced Section 5.8.4 establishing guidelines for renovating non -conforming
mobile home into conforming structures and stated that the Town Board had instructed
her at their January Board Meeting to draft standards.
Hauth stated that even if all the standards are met in the case of Jack Payne's mobile
home on Rencher Street, unless directed by the Town Board, she would be unwilling to
issue the permit because she does not feel that his case meets the criteria of an existing
single wide mobile home. She said that Mr. Payne would then have the option to appeal
his case to the Board of Adjustment, if the amendment is passed.
Jack Payne addressed the Planning Board giving the history behind the placement of the
Mobile Home on the lot. He stated that before placing the mobile home on the lot, he
called the residents on Rencher Street and that no one had any objections to the
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Crowther stated that the Planning Board is looking at this ordinance as an entire
ordinance not as an individual case.
MOTION: Olson moved to recommend adoption of this text amendment, with the deletion of
standard "e" to Town Board. Seconded by Munson.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #3d: Hauth recommended amending existing GC zoning to match GCI and create a HIC (high
intensity commercial) district. This would be a text amendment where property owners
would receive notice of changes to the text affecting them, a public hearing would be
held, and the text would pass with no map changes.
MOTION: Olson moved to recommend the adoption of this text amendment to Town Board with the
change discussed. Seconded by Munson.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #4: Hauth explained to the Planning Board that members of the Town Board are very
interested in creating an overlay district which increases the design standards in the
entranceway areas of the town, particularly Old 86. This is a common concern shared
with the Orange County Commissioners and residents of the Old 86 corridor.
MOTION: Crowther moved to request specific direction from Town Board as to how to proceed on
this item. Seconded by Robert Murphy.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ITEM #5: Hauth reported that there are approximately 263 lots currently in existence that are small
than 10,000 s£ Most are currently zoned R-10, some R-20. There are 65 lots that are
4 acres or more existing which could request R-7 zoning. Combined, they represent
1,000 acres, no including any property currently zoned GC, OI or GI in this figure.
MOTION: Crowther moved to request specific direction from Town Board as to how to proceed on
this item. Seconded by Olson.
VOTE: Unanimous.
Crowther adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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