HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Resolution 2025-006, 31.-2-16 TOWN OF ULYSSES
PLANNING BOARD
Planning Board Resolution No. 2025-006
A Resolution of Final Site Plan Approval of the Crossmore Tram Located at 1125 Taughannock
Boulevard, Town of Ulysses,Tax Parcel 31.-2-16
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 Deena Crossmore, owner, for
property located 1125 Taughannock Boulevard, Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 31.-2-16; and
2. The subject lot is zoned LS: Lakeshore zone and the proposed new construction is located
within the HzE (Hudson and Dunkirk soils, 20% to 45% slopes) steep slope overlay and the
Glenwood Ravine and Lake Slopes Unique Natural Area (UNA); and
3. The request is to construct a 50-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 Board of Zoning Appeals conducted a public hearing on February 19, 2025 to consider
two area variances to reduce the setback buffer from the lake and to reduce the front yard
setback from the lake; and
5. The Board of Zoning Appeals granted both area variances with two conditions; one, that a
revised site plan or survey would be submitted to the Planning Board for final site plan
review that delineates the proposed tram in relation to the UNA boundaries along with
existing mature vegetation within the proposed location of the tram; and two, there will be
minimal disturbance of the land during construction to the maximum extent feasible, and
that no trees will be removed, including a 6-inch maple at the top of the slope near the
proposed tram; and
6. The applicant submitted additional site plans to the Planning Board that delineated the
proposed tram in relation to the UNA along with delineating the location of the maple tree
near the proposed tram; and
7. 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
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8. The action does not require 239 review, per the Inter-Governmental Agreement made with
Tompkins County 24 November 2003; and
9. 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
10. The Planning Board on March 4, 2025, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a site plan
map entitled "Crossmore—Site Plan", prepared by FLX Tram dated January 9, 2025, and
other application materials; and
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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.
Planning Board Chair Date
Ayes: Gragg, Klankowski, Klein, Liddle, McDonald
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
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