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Home My WebLink About03-25-14 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, MARCH 25TH, 2014 in COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY. 1. Agenda Review 2. Special Order of Business ― Jeanne Grace, City Forester 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 Board Actions: Preliminary & Final Subdivision Approval 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 Location: 371 Elmira Rd. Applicant: Optima Design for Ithaca Hotels, LLC Board Actions: Public Hearing, Determination of Environmental Significance, & Preliminary Site Plan Approval Project Description: The applicant has made numerous revisions to 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. Modified Site Plan Review ― Addition of Parking & Landscaping Location: 736 & 740 S. Meadow Sq. Applicant: James Boglioli for Ithaca Development Associates, LLC (Benderson) Anticipated Board Action(s) in March: Public Hearing & Modified Site Plan Approval Project Description: The applicant is requesting changes to the site plan approved in 2009. The modifications consist of the removal of an existing landscaped area to add 7 parking spaces, the addition/extension of an architectural wall to screen the parking spaces, the addition of 3 street trees, and the replacement of other landscape plantings. This is an Unlisted Action under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State Environmental Quality Review Act. Staff has determined the project is consistent with the environmental review completed for the project on May 26, 2009. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District. C. Student Housing Location: 1 Ridgewood Rd. Applicant: Steve Bus for CA Ventures, LLC Anticipated Board Action(s) in March: Declaration of Lead Agency & Review of FEAF, Part 2 Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct three 3‐story residential buildings with a total of 45 units and 114 beds on the 2.43‐acre parcel. A total of 57 parking spaces is proposed, of which 44 will be under the buildings and 13 will be surface parking screened with a pergola. Bicycle parking and trash receptacles will also be underground. Building design is based on a prairie architectural style and will feature green roofs. Site development includes construction of an access road, retaining walls, raised walkways, exterior common spaces, landscaping, lighting, signage, and other site amenities. Vehicle access is proposed via a driveway on Ridgewood Road and pedestrian access via walkways to both Ridgewood Rd. and Highland Ave. The site is largely undeveloped woodland, with an abandoned pool and small adjacent outbuilding. Construction will require removal of 95 trees and 1.4 acres of associated vegetation. The eastern side of the parcel, along with a neighboring parcel at 150 Highland Avenue, will be maintained in an undeveloped state. The project is located the R‐U Zoning District and the Cornell Heights Historic District, and will require Certificate of Compliance from the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC). The applicant may seek a Parking Variance and Area Variances. This is a Type I Action under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B.(1)(h){4}, (k) & (n), and B.(2) and the State Environmental Quality Review Act §617.4 (b)(9), and is subject to environmental review. 6. Zoning Appeals 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.) • Appeal #2935, Area Variance ― 409 Campbell Ave. • Appeal #2939, Special Permit ― 409 Campbell Ave. • Appeal #2936, Area Variance ― 202 Second St. • Appeal #2937, Use Variance ― 4 Hudson Pl. • Appeal #2938, Sign Variance ― 143 Maple Ave. 7. New Business ― New Comp. Plan Committee Members: Steve Smith & C.J. Randall 8. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” 9. Approval of Minutes: February 25, 2014 10. 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.”