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Planning Board Resolution No. 2023-024
Resolution of SEAR Determination for the Thomas 2 Lot Land Division Located at 3406 Gorge
Road, Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 14.4-28.3
WHEREAS, the Planning Board finds the following:
1. The proposed action is in consideration of a minor subdivision of a parcel located at 3406
Gorge Road, Town of Ulysses, Tax Parcel 14.-1-28.3, zoned A/R: Agricultural/Rural Zone; and
2. The existing parcel of 13.4 acres will be subdivided into two lots; 'Parcel A' will be 6.75
acres, and 'Parcel B' will be 6.65 acres; and
3. The proposal is an Unlisted Action under SEAR for which the Town of Ulysses Planning
Board is the lead agency in the environmental review; and
4. The Planning Board on November 21, 2023, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a map
entitled "Survey Map, No. 3406 Gorge Road, Town of Ulysses, Tompkins County, New York",
prepared by T.G. Miller, P.C., dated November 23, 2021, and other application materials;
and
5. The proposal should not create a material conflict with the 2009 land use plan or zoning
regulations of the A/R zone; and
6. The proposal will not result in a change in the use of the land and should not result in the
use intensity of the land; and
7. The proposal should not impair the character or quality of the existing community; and
8. The proposal will not have an impact on the environmental characteristics that caused the
establishment of a Critical Environmental Area; and
9. The proposal should not result in an adverse change in the existing level of traffic or affect
existing infrastructure for mass transit, biking, or walkways; and
10. The proposal should not cause a significant increase in the use of energy;
11. The proposal should not significantly impact existing water supplies or wastewater
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treatment utilities; and
12. The proposal will not impair the character or quality of important historic, archaeological,
architectural or aesthetic resources; and
13. The proposal should not result in an adverse change to natural resources; and
14.The proposal should not result in an increase in the potential for erosion, flooding or
drainage problems; and
15. The proposal should not create a hazard to environmental resources or human health.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING BOARD RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING:
That the Town of Ulysses Planning Board hereby makes a negative determination of
environmental significance in accordance with Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law
and 6 NYCRR Part 617 New York State Environmental Quality Review for the above referenced
action as proposed, based on the information in the Short Environmental Assessment Form,
and,therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be required.
Planning Board Chair Date
Ayes: Angie, Klankowski, Klein
Nays: None
Absent: Gragg, Schneider
Abstain: Liddle
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