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January
16, 2006
Planning Board Minutes
Oswego Town Hall |
Chair:
Judy Sabin-Watson
Town Board Members: Francis Dellamano, Kenneth
Kern,
Lee Phillips, Barry Pritchard, Jeffrey Boyer, James Finn
Attorney To The Board: Stephen Greene, Jr. |
Call
to Order:
At approximately 7:01 PM, Fran Dellamano, Acting Chairman called
the Planning Board Meeting to Order.
Attendance:
Those
in attendance were:
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Attorney
Secretary |
Francis
Dellamano
Barry Pritchard
Kenneth Kern
Lee Phillips
James Finn
Stephen Greene, Jr.
Marjorie Best |
Those absent
were:
Chair
Member |
Judy
Sabin-Watson
Jeffrey Boyer |
Fran wanted the minutes
to reflect the reason for Jeff Boyer's absence. He had contacted
the secretary, and stated he volunteered to coach soccer on
Mondays. He had asked soccer team not to schedule him on the
third Mondays, but they had already set the schedule before
he made the request. Jeff said there will be no more conflicts,
as he will not be coaching on the third Monday of each month.
Attorney Steve Greene stated he had a Court appearance in Palermo
on the next meeting date, February 20th. He asked the Board
if they would mind scheduling the meeting for 7:45 PM instead
of 7:00 PM. The Board agreed.
Ken Kern stated he would be unable to attend the meeting on
February 20th.
Old Business:
Approval of December 19, 2005 Minutes:
Fran asked if there were any comments or corrections to the
minutes of December 19, 2005. There were none, so Lee Phillips
made a motion that the minutes be approved. Ken Kern seconded
the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
There was a question at the last meeting about the ownership
of the Jarvis Garage. Barry Pritchard stated that John Bush
is still the owner, according to the Assessor’s Office.
New Business:
Barry Pritchard stated since this is an Organizational Meeting,
that we should appoint a Chairman. Since Judy Watson was absent,
the Secretary called her to ask if she would accept the appointment
for the year 2006. She asked if Fran Dellamano would take Chairmanship,
as she would like a break. Fran declined, so Judy reluctantly
accepted the appointment for another year.
Public Comment:
No one from the public was present.
Open Board Discussion - Revision of Zoning Regulations
- Special Use Permits & Planning Board:
Fran Dellamano had requested at the last meeting that we get
a definition for "Billboard". It was mentioned the
only billboards are out on the corner of Rte. 104 West and County
Rte 20, near Oley’s. Ken Kern said they are grand-fathered
in, but Fran said we do not want any more billboards in the
town.
Judy Watson received the definition from the County Planning
Board. There were three different comments on the definition,
and after some discussion, the Board compiled it into one paragraph.
It was decided to eliminate the term "Billboard" and
put it under "Signs." Steve Greene stated the definition
should be as follows: "A sign or surface whereon advertising
matter is set that identifies or communicates a commercial or
non-commercial message related to an activity conducted, a service
rendered or a commodity sold at a location other than where
the sign is located, and shall be no larger than 32 square feet
in size".
The "Special Use Permits" Section was discussed, and
some changes were made on the first page. "Authorization"
should read "The Planning Board has the authority to grant
Special Permits, following Site Plan Review".
Under "Application" part of the first sentence should
be scratched, namely "not less than ___days prior to the
date of the proposed Public Hearing on the application".
Under A - should read "A diagram or plan, acceptable to
the Planning Board, to scale, showing the dimensions of the
lot on which the proposed use, structure or alteration is proposed,
its locations on the lot, all structures on the lot, lot dimensions,
setbacks, parking and ingress and egress." Fran said he
would like to see E be included with A - "A list of all
property owners, names and locations adjacent to each parcel
within 1,500 feet and/or affected property owners on the tax
map."
G should read "An Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) may
be necessary.
He agreed among the members that the remainder of Page 1 "Notice"
and "Public Hearing", as well as Pages 2 and 3 seem
to be in order. There was one question on the "Determination
of Impact", regarding the word "morals", and
Steve said that should definitely be left in.
The Board then went to the last page of the Section "Signs,
Awnings and Canopies" which is Planning Board and Zoning
Board of Appeals. It was agreed that these sections are in order.
It was agreed that at next months meeting, we should review
the sections "Telecommunication Towers" and "Adult
Uses".
Adjournment:
At approximately 8:15 PM, Barry Pritchard made a motion to adjourn
the meeting. Lee Phillips seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie Best,
Secretary to Planning Board |
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