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Home My WebLink About02-25-14 Planning and Development Board Meeting Agenda CITY OF ITHACA 108 E. Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PHYLLISA A. DeSARNO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Telephone: Planning & Development – 607-274-6550 Community Development/IURA – 607-274-6559 E-Mail: dgrunder@cityofithaca.org Fax: 607-274-6558 E-Mail: iura@cityofithaca.org Fax: 607-274-6558 NOTICE OF MEETING The regular meeting of the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD will be held at 6:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2014 in COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY. 1. Agenda Review 2. Special Order of Business ― City Parking Director: Frank Nagy If you have a disability and you would like specific accommodations of any kind in order to participate, please contact the City Clerk at 274‐6570 by 12:00 p.m. on the day before the meeting. 3. Privilege of the Floor (3‐minute maximum per person) 4. Subdivisions A. Minor Subdivision, 313 Auburn St. (Tax Parcel #27.‐1‐15) Applicant: Susan Mehr, Owner Anticipated Board Actions: Lead Agency, Public Hearing, Determination of Environmental Significance, & Recommendation to BZA Project Description: The applicant proposes to subdivide the existing 0.206‐acre (8,950 SF) tax parcel into 2 lots: Parcel A, measuring 5,329 SF with 41 feet of frontage on Auburn Street and containing an existing single‐family home; and Parcel B, measuring 3,621 SF with 28 feet of frontage on Auburn Street. The parcel is in the R‐2b Zoning District, which requires a minimum lot size of 3,000 SF for a single‐ or two‐family dwelling, a minimum street frontage of 35 feet, maximum lot coverage of 35%, and minimum front, side, and rear yard setbacks of 35’, 10’, and 25% or 50’, respectively. The applicant seeks to subdivide the property in order to build a new single‐ family home, which she intends to occupy. Area variances are required for existing and new deficiencies and Limited Site Plan Review will be required for the new single‐family home. This is an Unlisted Action under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State Environmental Quality Review Act and is subject to environmental review. 5. Site Plan Review A. Holiday Inn Express ― 4‐Story Hotel, 371 Elmira Rd. Applicant: Optima Design for Ithaca Hotels, LLC Anticipated Board Actions: Public Hearing, Determination of Environmental Significance, & Preliminary Site Plan Approval Project Description: The applicant has made numerous revisions to the previous submission. The applicant proposes to construct a 4‐story, 11,769‐SF hotel with approximately 76 rooms and a porous parking area with 76 spaces. The 1.58‐acre project site contains two contiguous tax parcels, containing a +/‐7,500‐SF commercial office building fronting Elmira Road, and an auto‐body shop in the rear ― with access from Spencer Road and large paved parking areas. Project development will require demolition of both buildings and the removal of approximately 0.25 acres of vegetation. Site improvements include retaining walls, a privacy fence, a water feature, landscaping, lighting, and bike racks. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District. This is a Type I Action under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B. (k) and an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and is subject to environmental review. Parcel consolidation will be required. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” B. Cortland Tompkins Community College (TC3) Culinary Center ― Coltivare, Cayuga Street (bottom floor of Cayuga Street Garage) Applicant: TC3 Anticipated Board Actions: Approval of Exterior Modifications Project Description: The project will consist of renovating 17,000 SF of space located at the first floor of the Cayuga Street parking structure. The space will be occupied by a culinary art institute with an 80‐seat restaurant (Coltivare), multi‐use space supporting academic programs, and a large cooking lab and smart classroom dedicated to the educational program. The project includes exterior façade work for signage and reworking of existing awnings, and lighting. Approval of the Cayuga Street Garage was originally granted on February 18, 2003, subject to the condition that all exterior lighting and signage be approved by the Board before installation. C. Wegmans: New Retail Space ― Sketch Plan 6. Zoning Appeals • #2928, Area & Parking Variances – Collegetown Terrace Apts. (Bldgs. 5, 6, & 7) • #2929, Area Variance – 201 Grandview Ave. • #2931, Area Variance – 313 Auburn St. (FOR) • #2932, Area Variance – 313 Auburn St. (FOR) • #2933, Area Variance – 128 W Falls St. 7. Reports APPLICANT OVERHEAD PROJECTOR NEEDS: The City only has a VGA plug/cable available to connect to our overhead projector. If you need to connect another way, you will need to provide your own ADAPTOR. (Macs & many newer, lighter laptops may not have a VGA port.) A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 8. Approval of Minutes: 1/28/14 9. Adjournment Site Plan Review/Subdivision Applications & Associated Materials are accessible electronically via the “Online Documents” portion of the City web site (http://www.egovlink.com/ithaca/docs/menu/home.asp), under “Planning_and_Economic_Development” > “Site_Plan_Review_Project_Applications,” in the relevant year/month folder. Subdivision application materials can be similarly located, in the “Subdivision_Applications” folder. Zoning Appeal Materials are also accessible electronically via the “Online Documents” portion of the City web site, under “Planning_and_Economic_Development” > “Planning_and_Development_Board” > “Zoning_Appeals,” and in the relevant year/month folder. Other Meeting Materials scheduled for substantive discussion at this meeting, but not associated with a specific Site Plan Review application or Zoning Appeal, may also be accessible electronically via the “Online Documents” portion of the City web site, under “Agendas” > “Planning_and_Development_Board,” in the relevant year/month folder, alongside today’s agenda. ACCESSING MEETING MATERIALS ONLINE “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.”