First of a Four-Parf Series

UticaY Zoning Regulations Keep Up with the Times

By CAftLETON THCNS Utica is about te chance its aoninc regulations from a feet pocket paperback to a MO-page desktop edlttoa The proposed 100-page ordtaance has been nearly two years in production Its authors are the cays fi.eooa-month punning consultants Candeub, Fleiasig and Adfey of New York City, with an assist from the Oneftda County planning staff When the city's contract with ths Candeub firm expires this year, the county staff under the direction of D. David Brandon will aasume the planning burden. imCAUCAMsootng mttM. The first code set op five land we district* They were A and B for resttential; C for commercial' D tor common ial and hght industrial, and E tor heavy industrial uses. On Dec. 10, 1991. the Common Council adopted its second soning code which expanded the districts from five to eight and would hopefully cut down on the number of zoning changes. In adding three new classifications, planners differentiated between single family and 'wjultipte family dwellings, coming up with four residential district*. doubled the of "D" categories from one to two, defining central business district and light industrial. The proposed toning ordinance third m 42 years of dtywide toning was adopted by the planning board on Oct. Jl. It expends the number of land use districts front eight to 14. It places restrictions on lot limits in all but two of them. And, it tells builders how high their structures can be in the various sections of the city.

RA 1, two family and RA-2 and RA-2, multi family. O-A, offtoeapartment C-l neighborhood commercial; C-2 community C4 central bustdistrict. C-4, highway commercial. C-af, commercial-industrial transiuon, ML, light industrial, i l l , heavy industrial. JLrQ, land conservation. Generally, the new code emphasises esthetic values and is more restrictive then the 1*1 code. Some of the provisions in the new code already have proven to be controversial.

THE NEW categories are: RS-1 and RS-2 single family.

CONTROVERSY also touched the 1991 ordinance. . Bartand Bartholomew and Associates, a St Louis, Mo. planning firm, which drew up the city's Initial toning ordinance, provided the framework tar the second code after a year-tone;, $41,000 study. The study released in the spring of IMS, noted that there were 77 tone changes in the eight years from 1940-41; 22 of them in IMC alone. Quoting from the IMS report: "The areas involved in these changes have been characteristically small Just one or two lots. Such small changes

constitute spot soning, which confer special privileges on individual property owners. "The consideration should be the good of the enure community not special privileges for certain property owners.' e e e T I E CITY'S second toning plan was based on a study of BOOt separate pieces of land to determine its current use. Big maps were prepared from 195 tax maps which showed every lot. These were checked against the Insurance Atlas, the city directory and the city's assessment's records. And, planners went out and looked at every tot.

Even then, the Common Council dMnt pass the second soning code until 91 Individual tone changes had been written into the ordinance Among t h e s e changes was one to resone the Bandit Aviation Corp. property at Seward Avenue from Light Industrial to heavy commercial. And it came after heated protests from property owners and church groups. This year, the council has already conducted one publto hearing and has scheduled a second hearing for Nov. 91 with an eye toward revising the proposed ordinance.
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Utica Schools' 'Mid-town' Project Gets $843,442

The Utica Public School System has been awarded a $942,442 federal anti-poverty grant for an 11-part "Mid-Town Project Able" program. Board of Education members approved an application for 9100,000 for the program on Sept 19. Funds were applied for under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of IMS. In announcing reward of the. grant, Timothy L. Trent, ad* ministratlve assistant for community relations, said the funds were among the first approved by the New York State Education Department "The grant came quickly bethe Utica Public School System requested funds 4pr, all 11 programs in one application," Trent said, 'Typically, school systems request funds for individual programs, one at a time." e e e THE 11 PROGRAMS: Corrective Reading Specially trained and skilled teachers are assigned to work in target schools. Based ubon test results, anectodal (private) records, past performance, and observation and xefc, ommendations by classroom teachers, pupils will receive Instruction on a small group basis and where necessary, tutorial instruction. "The grouping conceivably could cross grade lines inasmuch, as instruction will be focused on specific and com* mon reading deficiencies, such as phonics, work attack skills, and comprehension," Trent said. * Teacher la-Service Education To prepare teachers in skills that are critically needed to accelerate and improve the educational program of the educationally disadvantaged. Parent EducationDesigned to involve parents as participators in their children's education, ^eacners "wffl~meeT with parents individually and in groups to encourage their participation. PsycftttlegJcal Sonrlces acid Speech TaerapyProvides the services -of two psychologists and one speech therapist to a full range of pupils from kindergarten through grade 12. Trent said the psychologists will attempt to identify personality p r o g r a m s , emotional maladjustment, level of learning ability, and special handicaps that can be remedied by special attention. He said the speech therapist will screen first grade children and take referrals from teachera-in. other grades to evaluate speech problems. The therapist will set up classes for those needing continued therapy.

Examination For Knisely Is Ordered

NEW HARTFORD-The preliminary examination of Lavern G. Knisely, 22, of I West Adrean Terrace, Utica, on a first - degree murder cnarge was adjourned yesterday until Dec. 4 to permit a psychiatric examination. Knisely was charged in the fatal stabbing Saturday of Mrs. Faith B. Smith, 20, of 321 Holman City Road, Clayville. He appeared before Peace Justice Leo C. Townsend in "Tfiflter BUT ~ COUNTY PUBLIC Defender Donald L. Austin, who represented Knisely, asked for the psychiatric examination to determine if he were capable of understanding the murder charge. Austin requested no bail, and Knisely was returned to the Oneida County Jail. He 8EMINAR PRINCIPALSThe third ef a few-week real estate seminar for salesmen, under wUl go to the Utica State Hoethe sponsorship ef the Utica leal Estate Board, was conducted last night la the First Fedpital when Justice T^wnsend_ eral Bank Bnflding. Den Yam Waes, left, spoke on the board's by-laws; Mrs. Harold Wilsigns the necessary order. liams was co-chairman of the seminar meeting and Arthur Golden, board president, spoke District Attorney Arthur A. ea the multiple listing service. Darrigrand represented the prosecution. Funeral services for Mrs. runerai terv conducted at from the EanHoroe, Utica. Her body was found in a car, driven by Knisely, which State Police stopped at 9:91 p. m. Saturday on Higby Road. She was apparently stabbed on Fountain Street, Clinton, and -driven for about 41 miles in By WILLIAM R, METER a mysterious trip to Herkimer CLINTONFour housewives last night proof a busload of youngsters for the special and back to the Utica area, run tested "hazardous" bus runs on Route U, and authorities reported. The special run was instituted at the repredicted recurring accidents if corrections quest of the Howard HaUock family which were not made. THE "TCP" THAT led to lives 41 feet away from the bus turn-off, and The women attended a meeting of the Clinton on the opposite side of Route 12. The Hallocks Knisely's arrest came from a Central School Board of Education. They did not attend the meeting. " telephone caller at t:49 p. m., sparked a lively discussion among parents and The Brimfield Street bus will resume its about 90 minutes after the school board members. regular return to the school by Kellogg Street fatal subbing. State Police .The housewives got what they wanted as It had been going up to Fountain Street for declined to identify the name later the school board voted to eliminate a the HaUock children. They wUl now be picked or sex of the caller, but said controversial run requested by one family. it was received from "out of up by the regular bus before it turns around. The recently reversed pattern of the regular Board member Frank Vaughn urged the town." bus run will be retained, however. housewives to ask the State Police and SherSuperintendent Robert S. Grogan told the They described Mrs. Smith board that he had changedTthe bus routes after iffs Department fer better patrol of the s an "acquaintance of Knise* thoroughfare. "This board cannot resolve a ly." She was the wife of Wilan accident in September on Route 12 at Burmaster Road. A trucker was injured when he_ traffic control problem," be said. liam C. Smith Jr. They were :_ - e = - r . married in 1*82 and had no swerved to avoid striking a school bus. The normal south-bound-pattern of Unrbus IN OTHER BUSINESS, Jim Williamson and i children. was reversed last week, Grogan reported. The other members of the new Clark Mills CitiKnisely is married and the Kellogg Street bus route was extended to pick zen Action Group met the board. He said the father of two. He reportedly up the children of a family who did not want group was organized to offer constructive is not living with his wife. them crossing the route. help, not criticism, in the solution of problems. -"The adjustment was made on the basis __ Williamson proded the school board for deof sympathy," Grogan said He emphasized lay in installing a fire alarm system in the n e w rOUte* wr on\y pHmnfl Qarit-Mitfa elementary school, School officials and subject to board approval. said they wanted to install an automatic sysThe two school buses criss-cross during tem, rather than a manual one, to the fire about a two-mile stretch of Route 12. This bouse. prompted Mrs. Walter Savidri to comment, Grogan, in discussing long-range plans, sug"Now there's two buses with M kids, rather gested centralization of the administrative than one~wTQT -4*7 staff offices. He said Uie utcseut scatuglng-oF CHADWICKSJohn J. Ashi-tiw the heavy traffic." i offices "accentuates the communications prob- weH of 1$ Valley Place, newt - . .... i lem." * editor of WTBX radio station, THE HOUSEWIVES asked for retention of He said the school board should draw up a was appointed to the Chadstatement on-tianspoftation of pupflsv ^wiefca union iree ~Srnnnt~ of the second bus in the area, and use of He also said a bus garage was needed the bus turn-off at Burmaster Road Increases in prices charged for school Board of Education last night _Mrs. Howard Burmaster said,_"There are lunches may be mandated by a drop in federal to fiU the vacancy caused by dose calls on the bus runs every day.^ She" - subsidies, Grogan said. He~ noted that last SimTMBL*' 1 ^- * *^~^ referred to heavy traffic and poor visibility. year at this time the school had received Stedman resigned because _F. W. Brockett of Brimfield Street said, "I ~$2,000 in butter from the federal government, f rruaiim* raojons. He had cannot see the sense-of endangering the lives Haft none has been rWSrvea^thisTenT: a board member since 1904 when he replaced James H. Donovan w h o became Town, of New Hartford supervisor. AshweU, vice president of * the Parent-Teacher Association, wffl serve until the term expires in July. He is a native of Detroit, Mich. He By BARBARA JONES was graduated from Syracuse University. NEW HARTFORD Reak.. Busted Co. property, Seneca year are 13, are stored at the AshweU is a member of the dents of the New Hartford Turnpike. Husted property. Rental is School District wiH vote Nov. Robert A. Bankert. board 99,900 for 12 buses. Last year board of directors of the 99 on the 911,790 land purchase president, said normally voter the fee was $2,301 for the 11 Oneida County Cancer Society. He is a member of St Anthony for erection of a bus storage approval of the lease would units. of Padua Church and Its Holy have been secured in the building. An argument for not using Name Society. He has beep an Voting wUl take place from budget for 1900-07 approved on land presently owned by the unsuccessful candidate for a 2:20 to 7:20 p.m. in the Oxford June 21, 1900. However, the school district was Hsted in a board seat. Road School audltornnn. A Hem of a bus storage expendi- board letter to area residents. * jxibbc hearing on the two ture was eliminated wtth the "Since the new building should IN OTHER BUSINESS, the parcels of land has been slated canceuation of the leaae._The be to the reasonable vicinity board had assumed that the of the present bus garage board decided to submit site for 7:20 p.m. in the school new storage buflding would be (Graham Avenue, near the approval for a ptupooed eleauditorium. The Board of Education has ready by January L 1907. It track and football fields), land mentary bonding to the State approved the purchase of the win not be availabjr' until for the new building would Education Department The Delorto tot for $7,009 and the later in the year. nan to come from the Oxford propoaoo isca/Qoav ror tne e e o school is-a 22-acre parcel Cully tot for $4,790. The 20Road School site." THE BUS GARAGE wffl owned by the school district bus storage building wffl house "Five acres of land have the vehicles to extend their initially be Tf by 111 feet wtth been taken for the Sauquoit on Church Street Part of life, to avert vandalism snd entrance and exit doors at arterial highway, h o w e v e r , the land is BOW used for an to provide safer transporta- both ends. Materials used will and further encroachment on athletic field depend upon contractor's bids. our athletic fields wffl reduce Architects are Jeaxa k Montion. jLend for further expansion is their use as wefl as affect tany of Utica. The board disla the school vote, residents also win be asked to approve available at the site. their potriMe conversion into v*lawaw2aw2f MftVvwftT^sf^jmwnT llansnt 111 J t i l with George Rider of the Town fist district owns me storage of U buses for m iwvw OsWinra $2,900 from Jury 1. 1909 to esiPaawM) totaled 11 and this June 10, 1907, wtth the B. W. last

WorkOne attendance teacher and two social workers will be assigned to work with disadvantaged pupils. "Attention will be given to activities which will foster a preventive approach to attendance' and school d r o p o u t problems," Trent said. He said the social workers win a s s i s t disadvantaged .pupils in overcoming social Daily Press19 " ^ e m o t t o n * 1 problem* havUtica, Tuesday, Nov. 15, Iff* I s ing adverse effects on their school adjustment and progress. Guidance a n d Couaseliag Service--Will i n c l u d e individual counseling, cumulative record service, information service, (vocational, educational, sodo-personal), and counseling to disadvantaged pupils and their parents concerning future careers, higher education plans, college admissions and financial aids, as well as job placement. "Special attention win be given to potential dropouts," Trent said. . . . CaJteral Uni li amaal Trent said the purpose of tide program is "to show there there is more to life than the mere day-to-day existence. School is more than a repository of inlectual accomplishments disassociated from the needs of the educationally disadvantaged." "Stimulation will hopefully motivate children to realize more fully the social and educational opportunities availVJS. Secretary of State fer ed*> CAMPAIGN OPENS Beagles N. lateee, right, able in our society," he said. rYtoadsato Center's aaaaal cameattoaal and cattaral affairs, launched the ana After School Individual DeWtth hha are Chaplain Erwyn Vaapalga at a dfamer last night hi the Dtsliaut velopment ActivityOne hour of additional instruction at the I Myron Sflvermaa, chairman. deriamd; lobert Maas. Ward vtee end of the normal school day to "selected educationally disadvantaged students in grades three through 12." MentaBy naadir sowed Car* ricsttom Devewpmest^To grade the educational level of mentally handicapped children registered in all the Utica public schools by developing curriculum specifically for them. 'It is expected that aooroxiBy THOMAS CARAMADRE _ mately six teachers will work JJEW YORK MILLS -Vti- that year by the'villages of muTa, the town expense-wax * program- stressing a lage officials last night criti- New York Mills, YorkvUle, incurred by its residents in continuous stand of intenec. of a 92.40 p"* t>>""- j u a j development from the died a fire- contract "offer wrmwoon.1 arsr. sand assessed valuation tax P^Uiuiry U^uo^nfce-seconeV from Whitestown, as not meet- service town districts outside ary," Trent said. levy ing standards set by mutual village lines. The contract was for five agreement-in-19M Mills officials said last nighty Engttsh Curriculum Reviston A five-year fire protection years at an annual cost of that in using this same form- Revising the FrngUsh curcontract was entered into 917,200. Using a base tax for ula as a base, they asked the riculum to""upgrade the educational level of economically town for an increase which and educationally diaadvanwould amount to an additional taged children in kindergarten 00 cents per thousand through grade 12." In an official statement, "The project," Trent said, they contended t h a t fire- "wffl employ teachers at each fighting equipment and opera- grade level to review and retions, n well as an increase write our preeeut English curin town population and bouses riculum in keeping with recent to serve, made such an in- New York. State Department crease vttaL of Education innovation*, bat They added that homeown- In a way that will provide for ers in New York Mills paid the special needs of the edu919 for the same service last cationally and culturally disyear. The proposed increase advantaged** by the villages would cost Swanser School To "contown residents an overall 99 tinue and extend all the afore _per thousand. going programs." Trent said Under fire equipment, the It would consist of a six week Village of New York Mills had p r o g r a m for kindergarten special reason for claiming through eighth grade pupils. -title as increased expense. Of- Pupils in grades nine through ficials said they recently pur- 12, be said "win be asttmchased a $48,000 serial-ladder Hated in the regular summer truck to better service both school program." village andtownresidents. Trent said classes would be The town board, however, re- approxiauteiy two and a half hours a day. He said enrollInstead, they submitted a ment is estimated at LJ00 pu-' counter offer which caBs for pfls. $1,999 per vfflage Increase, or THE APPLICATION was $4,to0 over-all increase for the prepared by Francis Rodto, four villages to be distributed as the villages wished. This assistant to the deputy superintendent for federal-state rewould also be on a lations and Emilia Simonetti, The Mm* board stated that administrative asswlsH to the counter offer was still be- Rodto. Trent said work on the aplow the proportionate tax rate plication began Aug. 1 and L eaPafelt) WWJ

UTICADAILY PRESS

Clinton Housewives Protest - = 'Hazardous' School Bus Runs

N.Y. Mills Says Whitestown Offer Low for Fire Coverage

Board Names AshweH

New Hertford Vote Set Nov. 30 On Land Purchase for Garage

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