HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-14 Planning and Development Board Meeting Agenda“An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.”
NOTICE OF MEETING
The regular meeting of the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD will be held at 6:00 p.m. on MAY 27TH, 2014 in COMMON
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY.
1. Agenda Review
2. Privilege of the Floor (3-minute maximum per person)
3. Site Plan Review
A. Student Housing
Location: 7 Ridgewood Rd.
Applicant: Steve Bus for CA Ventures, LLC
Anticipated Board Action(s): Public Hearing & Review of Full Environmental Assessment Forms (FEAFs)
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 Rd., 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 a
Certificate of Compliance from the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC). 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.
B. Downtown Marriott Hotel
Location: 120 S. Aurora St.
Applicant: Matt Jalazo, URGO Hotels
Anticipated Board Action(s): Review of Changes to Approved Site Plan
Description of Action: The applicant received Site Plan Approval with several conditions in November 2012.
The applicant has completed value engineering, which resulted in several changes to the site plan.
C. Stone Quarry Apartments
Location: 400 Stone Quarry Rd.
Applicant: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS)
Anticipated Board Action(s): Updates & Review of Conditions
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
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.
Postponed
“An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.”
Description of Action: The applicant Received Site Plan Approval with several conditions in November 2012.
Funding is now in place for the project. The applicant will present project changes and discuss conditions in
anticipation of a construction start-date in early Fall 2014.
D. Student Housing Addition Project
Location: 140 College Ave.
Applicant: Jason Demarest for Betsy Po
Anticipated Board Action(s): Consideration of Proposed Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan
Description of Action: The applicant received Site Plan Approval for the project in April 2011 and was
granted an extension in April 2013. In January 2014, the City adopted §325-45, Collegetown Area Form
Districts, which changed the zoning of the parcel from R-3b to CR-4. Under provisions of the CR-4 District, no
off-street parking is required, if: (1) buildings fully comply with New York State Building Code for new
construction; and (2) a TDM plan is accepted by the Planning and Development Board.
E. 205 Dryden Rd., Student Housing Project, Jagat Sharma Sketch Plan
F. 307 College Ave., Mixed-Use Apartments, Josh Lower & Jagat Sharma Sketch Plan
G. Downtown Hampton Inn Hotel, Scott Whitham Sketch Plan
H. 314-320 E. State St. (Carey Building), Renovations & Addition, Frost Travis & John Snyder Sketch Plan
4. Zoning Appeals
• Appeal 2942, 208 Esty Street
• Appeal 2943, 246 Floral Avenue
• Appeal 2944, 228 West Spencer Street
• Appeal 2945, 311 Floral Avenue
5. New Business
A. Planning Board Report on Proposed Expansion of East Hill Historic District
B. Planning Board Comments on Proposal to Create PUD Zone
C. Potential Special Meeting (Marriott)
6. Reports
A. Planning Board Chair (verbal)
B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal)
C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal)
7. Approval of Minutes: 4/22/14
8. Adjournment
ACCESSING MEETING MATERIALS ONLINE
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.