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Zoning Commission

November 2022 Draft of 'Town of Caroline Zoning Law' Text and Maps Version: Nov 11th 2022. Here is an updated map page 37.

Here is the pdf of the PowerPoint slide show from Nov 28.


​November 2022 - Information on the Water Resources and Flooding Overlay District:
  • Text of proposed regulations for the Overlay District (Section 5.3)
  • Detailed written explanation of the Overlay District (GIS mapping tool, Grants, Incentives)
  • Overview of the Overlay District (Video 6 min)
  • Demonstration of using the County GIS mapping system (Video 5 min)

The draft FEMA Flood Zone maps, which the Zoning Commission is using as flood zone data because FEMA notes these maps are "the best data available for a particular area at this time," can be seen here https://arcg.is/1Tn0581.  This may be useful if you are looking at the Water Resources Overlay in detail. -Jean McPheeters, Chair, Caroline Zoning Commission.
May 2022 Draft Text and Maps
Available on the town website (Articles I - IV, Zoning Map); paper copies available at the Town Clerk’s office.  A large-format map is on display in the town hall atrium and library.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from December 2 & 5 Informational Meetings

Common Misperceptions_3-18-22

Answers to Your Questions from the Zoning Commission
​The linked documents below provides answers from the Zoning Commission to comments and questions they have received by email, comment boxes, or letter. We will post additional Q&A document(s) when available. The questions/answers have been grouped by the following topic categories. Numbers in parentheses indicate the Q&A batches in which these topics are addressed. 
  • Zoning Purposes & Definitions (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9)
  • Impacts of Zoning, Taxes and Assessment (1,5)
  • Decision-making Processes (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
  • Residential Density (1,2,3,5)
  • Design Standards (1,2,3,5)
  • Allowed Uses (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
  • Zoning District Maps (1,2,3,6)
  • Commercial and Business Uses and Zones (1,3,4,5)
  • Hamlet Zone(s) (1,2,3,6,7)
  • Farmland Protection/Rural-Agriculture Zone (1,2,3,5)
  • Siting of Specific Projects (1,2,3,5,6,7,8)
  • Protecting Environmental Resources (1,2,3,6,7,8,9)
  • Rural and Historic Character (1,4)
  • Non-Conforming Uses (“Grandfathering”) (1,3,4)
  • Related Ordinances/Regulations (1,3,4)
  • Miscellaneous (1,4,5)
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  1. Public Questions & Answers #1-39, posted 2/1/22
  2. ​Public Questions & Answers #40-66, posted 2/3/22​
  3. Public Questions & Answers #67-149, posted 2/18/22
  4. Public Questions & Answers #150-163, posted 2/18/22
  5. ​Public Questions & Answers #164-184, posted 3/7/22
  6. ​Public Questions & Answers #185-196, posted 3/17/22​
  7. ​Public Questions & Answers #197-207, posted 4/1/2022
  8. ​Public Questions & Answers #208-212, posted 4/19/2022
  9. ​Public Questions & Answers #213-215, posted 6/13/2022

April 6, 2022

Our consultants have written a first draft of a zoning law, available at this link: Draft Zoning Law (v. 12/28/21). Note that maps referenced in the draft law are at the end of the document. For a glossary of some key terms used in the draft law and a general overview of what is in the draft law, read this Quick Guide. In addition, this Checklist provides a cross-reference of important topics in the Comprehensive Plan to possible zoning practices to address those topics. The Zoning Commission is currently discussing and revising the draft zoning law and will hold public information meetings on revised sections as they become available. This law is a combination of parts that are required in any zoning law in New York State, parts that the Commission has discussed based on the Town’s Comprehensive Plan and the work of the Task Force, as well as the comments of community members, who have attended ZC meetings or the public meetings held in December or who have sent comments to the Town Clerk, ZC chair, or left the comments in the white boxes that were placed in various locations throughout town.

We invite you to read the law. It is quite long, which is necessary because of state regulations and the need to be clear. However, you may want to start with Articles II and III. If you have comments for the Zoning Commission at this point, please send them by email to jeanmcpheeters@gmail.com and to clerk@townofcaroline.org or by mail (Town of Caroline, P.O. Box 136, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881). It would be very helpful if you referenced a particular section, such as Article III, section 3.1 so that we will understand your comment. Please note that the Zoning Commission is now working on revisions and will be offering an amended draft of some sections for public feedback in a few weeks.

Thank you for your engagement and assistance in this process as we work to craft zoning regulations that will protect and promote the vision of Caroline that we all share.

Jean McPheeters 
Chair, Town of Caroline Zoning Commission

Ways to provide feedback:
  • Email Zoning Commission Chair Jean McPheeters, with copy to Town Clerk: jeanmcpheeters@gmail.com; clerk@townofcaroline.org.
  • Mail (or email) to Town Clerk Jessica Townsend, P.O. Box 136, Slaterville Springs, NY 14881.​

Important Questions for the Community:
  • Are the hamlets in Caroline accurately shown on the maps? If you disagree with boundaries or locations, how would you change them?
  • Should all of the hamlets have the same treatments in the zoning law? In other words, should the same set of rules apply in each hamlet or should the rules be different in each hamlet?
  • Are certain kinds of businesses appropriate in one or more hamlets, but not another? If so, what kinds of businesses and which hamlets would they be appropriate for and which ones not?
  • Should some areas outside of hamlets (as shown on maps) be designated for future high-density housing? If so, where?
  • Most of Caroline's hamlets have mix of commercial and residential uses. However, some commercial activities (due to scale, intensity, or other reasons) are not appropriate next to residential properties. Are you in favor of allowing such businesses in Caroline, and if so, should the Zoning Commission delineate a commercial zone for such enterprises? If your answer is "yes," where would you suggest a commercial district be located?
  • Are there any particular land uses you would like to include or exclude from the proposed Rural/Agricultural Zone? From Hamlets? From a Commercial Zone?

​Meetings twice per month at 7:00 pm
Scroll down on this page for upcoming dates.
​Also check "Upcoming Events" home page.


​Zoning Commission Zoom Meeting Info.:
Join:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7142580644
Meeting ID: 714 258 0644
One tap mobile: +19292056099,,7142580644#
Dial by phone: +1 929 205 6099

Zoning Commission Meetings:
 March 30, 2021  Agenda Minutes Video
 April 13, 2021    Agenda  Minutes  Video
              Grant Chart Draft               
April 27, 2021      Agenda   Minutes  Video
               Danby Zoning Ordinance
May 25, 2021     Agenda   Minutes   Video
               Site to be Visited by Planner
June 8, 2021     Agenda   Minutes  Video
                Moratorium Law     Comp Plan
                Moratorium Extension
June 22, 2021    Agenda   Minutes  Video
                 Article 1 Title & Purpose 6821
​                 Zoning Checklist v2
July 13, 2021     Agenda  Minutes  Video
​                 Maps in GoogleDrive Folder
July 26, 2021     Agenda  Minutes  Video
                  Decision Matrix
August 10, 2021  Agenda  Minutes   Video

​August 24, 2021  Agenda  Minutes   Video

September 14, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  
                  Ag District Planning Notes

September 28, 2021  Agenda  Minutes Video
           Annotated Table of Contents

October 12, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  Video

October 26, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  Video

November 9, 2021  Agenda Minutes  Video

November 16, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  Video

November 30, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  Video

INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
December 2, 2021  Informational Webinar Video
December 5, 2021 Informational In-person Meeting                           Video (Q&A begins at 100:00:53)
     Powerpoint Presentation
     FAQs from Zoning Commission
     Questions posed at meeting
     Informational Maps presented (not part of draft           Zoning Law):
  • Hamlets
  • Natural Resources-Farm, Forest, Climate
  • Natural Resources-Water & Slopes
  • Potential Zoning Districts
  • Water Resources Overlay
          
December 6, 2021   Agenda    Minutes    Video

December 14, 2021  Agenda    Minutes    Video

January 11, 2022   Agenda   Minutes   Video Part 1
                                                        Video Part 2
     Draft Caroline Zoning Law_12-28-21
     Quick Guide
​     Checklist
January 25, 2022   Agenda  Minutes  Video
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February 8, 2022   Agenda   Minutes    Video

February 22, 2022  Agenda  Minutes  Video

March 08, 2022      Agenda  Minutes  Video

March 22, 2022      Agenda  Minutes  (Video not recorded)

​March 29, 2022      Agenda  Minutes  Video

April 14, 2022        Agenda  Minutes  Video

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​April 26,  2022       Agenda  Minutes  Video

May 03, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

May 10, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

​May 24, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Jun 07, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

​Jun 21, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

​May 2022
Draft Zoning Law, Articles I - IV     Map

Informational Sessions
June 28, 2022                     Video
​June 30, 2022                     Video

July 19, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

July 26, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Aug 01, 2022         
Agenda  Minutes  Video

Aug 16, 2022         
Agenda  Minutes  Video

​Aug 30, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video


Sep 27, 2022​         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Oct 04, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

Oct 11, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

Oct 18, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

Oct 25, 2022          Agenda  Minutes  Video

Nov 01, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Nov 22, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

      Information Sessions on Draft Zoning Law,           Nov 28 & Dec 03
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      PPT Presentation of Draft Zoning Law

​      Nov 28, 2022         Agenda Video

​      Dec 03, 2022         Agenda Video Part 1
                                                         Part 2
​                                                         Part 3

Dec 06, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Dec 15, 2022         Agenda  Minutes  Video [Dec 15 cancelled due to weather - new date will be posted soon]

Jan 03, 2023         Agenda  Minutes  Video

Jan 17, 2023         Agenda  Minutes  Video


Jan 31, 2023         Agenda  Minutes  Video
Information about the Zoning Process:
The Town Board has charged the Zoning Commission with the following:
​a) 
examine existing conditions 
b) through a process which encourages and accommodates public input recommend the boundaries of the zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein 
c) make a preliminary report of this information 
d) hold public hearings on the preliminary report 
e) submit a final report to the Town Board
 
Zoning Commission Members:
Tim Murray, Town Board Liaison
Jean McPheeters (jeanmcpheeters@gmail.com), Chair
Ernie Bayles
Bill Podulka, Planning Board Chair
Michele Brown, Planning Board
Barbara Knuth, Planning Board
Bruce Murray
Val Warke, Planning Board
 
​Questions or comments to the Zoning Commission may be emailed to Chairperson Jean McPheeters at jeanmcpheeters@gmail.com with copy to Town Clerk Jessica Townsend at clerk@townofcaroline.org.


Caroline Zoning Commission Documents
​Article 1 Title & Purpose Caroline ZC Draft  9/28/21
Article 1 Title & Purpose Caroline ZC draft   6/22/21

Zoning Commission Documents

PPT Danby Zoning Ordinance 4/27/21 


Town of Ulysses zoning code https://ecode360.com/28859962
map https://www.ulysses.ny.us/pdf/Zoning_Final_Dec_2019.pdf
Town of Dryden
zoning map http://dryden.ny.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DrydenZoningMap2019-1.pdf
zoning resource page: There is the 2015 law and several amendments. 
http://dryden.ny.us/departments/planning-department/zoning/
Town of Danby
map: https://towndanby.digitaltowpath.org:10768/content/Generic/View/19:field=documents;/content/Documents/File/996.pdf
ordinance: This page has the ordinance and appendices as well as PDZ regs and links to the maps. 
https://towndanby.digitaltowpath.org:10768/content/Generic/View/19
Town of Groton
Code: https://lfweb.tompkins-co.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=21719&searchid=adbc7e99-9a0c-4733-bcdc-adb78eb5ff3a&dbid=6&repo=Groton
Town of Hector proposed zoning ordinance (map included in early pages)
https://www.hectorny.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif696/f/uploads/hector_zoninglaw_finaldraft_1_15_20cr_1.pdf


​
1/23/2022: Many residents have asked whether a letter dated January 17, 2022 that they received last week is from the Zoning Commission. It is not, nor was it sent by the Town Board. This letter has this wording on the front of the envelope where a return address is usually placed: Town of Caroline's Zoning Commission needs Your Help!" (sic)
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