HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Resolution 2025-015, 18.-1-1.4TOWN OF ULYSSES
PLANNING BOARD
Planning Board Resolution No. 2025-015
A Resolution of Final Site Plan Approval of the Wilson Tram Located at 1587 Taughannock
Boulevard, Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 18.4-1.4
WHEREAS, the Planning Board finds the following:
1. The proposed action is in consideration of an application for site plan review submitted by
Shawn Ritchie, FLX Tram, applicant and representative of Victoria Wilson, owner, for
property located 1587 Taughannock Boulevard, Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 18.-1-1.4; and
2. The subject lot is zoned LS: Lakeshore zone and located within the HsD3 (Hudson silty clay
loam, 12% to 20% slopes, eroded) and Ro (Rock outcrop) steep slope overlay; and
3. The request is to construct a 85-foot tram from the upper portion of the lot to the lower
level of the lot above the shoreline of Cayuga Lake; and
4. The action is a Type II action under the Code, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New
York Title 6, Part 617 (SEAR), Section 5.c.12 "construction, expansion or placement of minor
accessory/appurtenant residential structures, including garages, carports, patios, decks,
swimming pools, tennis courts, satellite dishes, fences, barns, storage sheds or other
buildings not changing land use or density" and requires no further review; and
The action does not require 239 review, per the Inter -Governmental Agreement made with
Tompkins County 24 November 2003; and
Notice of the public meeting was posted on the Town's Public Legal Notice Board, 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 16, 2025, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a site
plan map entitled "Wilson — Site Plan", prepared by FLX Tram dated July 18, 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
11. The project will ensure safe and efficient access for all site users, including pedestrians,
cyclists, transit passengers, the mobility impaired, and motor vehicles, as applicable; and
12. The project will provide for the adequate protection of significant natural, cultural, heritage,
and scenic assets on or near the site.
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 condition:
Condition of Approval:
1. All required area variances from the Town Board of Zoning Appeals shall be obtained prior to
construction permit issuance.
Planning Board Chair Date
Ayes: Gragg, Klankowski, Klein, Liddle, McDonald
Nays: None
Absent: None
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.
2. Construction permits from the Town's Building Department will be required for the
proposed tram.
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