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PLANNING BOARD
Planning Board Resolution No. 2024-018
A Resolution of Final Site Plan Approval for the Crown Trumansburg AT&T Generator Site Plan
Located at 3250 Mekeel Road,Town of Ulysses,Tax Parcel 24.-2-5.22
WHEREAS, the Planning Board finds the following:
1. The proposed action is in consideration of an application for site plan review submitted by
Catherine Conklin, AT&T agent, on behalf of the owners Crown Castle, for property located at
3250 Mekeel Road,Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 24.-2-5.22; and
2. The subject lot is zoned A/R: Agricultural/Rural Zone; and
3. The request is to install a new back-up self-contained 30kW diesel generator and 4'x10'
concrete pad within the leased area of an existing telecommunications tower; and
4. This in an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Ulysses Planning Board, as lead agency in the
environmental review with respect to the project, has on September 17, 2024, made a negative
determination of environmental significance, after having reviewed and accepted as adequate a
Full Environmental Assessment Form; and
5. The action required 239 review, and Tompkins County determined in their comment letter
dated September 13, 2024, that the proposal will not have a significant county-wide or inter-
community impact; and
6. Notice of final site plan review was posted on the Town's webpage and was mailed to property
owners within a 500-foot radius of the subject property; and
7. The Planning Board on September 17, 2024, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a site plan
map entitled "Overall Site Plan", prepared by Geostructural LLC, dated June 17 2024, revised
July 24, 2024, and other application materials; and
8. The Planning Board considered the review criteria listed in The Code of the Town of Ulysses,
Chapter 212 Zoning, Section 19.E.2 against the proposed site plan as applicable; and
9. The Planning Board has determined that the applicant is in compliance with all other applicable
provisions of the Zoning Code and other ordinances as applicable; and
10. The project is sited and designed so as to be harmonious with the surrounding area and not
interfere with the development, use, and enjoyment of adjacent property; and
Planning Board Resolution No. 2024-018
11. The project should not negatively impact the stream, wetlands, or woodland within the site;
and
12. The project should not negatively impact neighboring properties from any undue disturbance,
such as may be caused by excessive or unreasonable noise, glare, vapors, smoke, fumes, dust,
or odors.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING BOARD RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING:
The Planning Board hereby grants Site Plan Approval for the proposed site plan as described above,
and as shown on the site plan noted above, subject to the following conditions:
Conditions of Approval
1. Temporary erosion and sedimentation control measures for construction activity must be
operational prior to commencement of any clearing or earthwork.
2. All exposed ground must be reseeded within 30 days of the completion of construction. If
reseeding is not practical due to weather or seasonal restraints, the ground must be covered
with mulch.
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Planning Board Chair Date
Ayes: Gragg, Klankowski, Klein, Liddle, McDonald
Nays: None
Absent: Bernnard
Abstain: None
Information for Applicant
1. This approval shall expire within 18 months from the date of this decision unless a
building permit has been obtained by the applicant, or if the applicant fails to comply
with the conditions of this approval.
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