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Home My WebLink About01-22-13 Planning and Development Board Meetng Agend CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & 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, JANUARY 22, 2013 in Common Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, New York. 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. 1. Agenda Review 2. Privilege of the Floor (3‐minute maximum per person) 3. Site Plan Review A. Holiday Inn ― Conditions of Final Site Plan Approval B. Vehicle Sales Lot, 150‐154 Cecil A. Malone Dr., Thomas Schickel, Applicant for Owner, Maguire Family Enterprises, LLC. Consideration of Preliminary & Final Approval. The applicant is proposing to expand the existing 35,200 SF (0.808 acre) parking lot, and convert a portion of it to a vehicle sales lot, for a total area of 54,950 SF (1.26 acres) with 129 display spaces and 23 parking spaces (152 total). The existing paved portion of the lot will be expanded by 4,550 SF to conform to a more regular shape, and the remaining 16,100 SF will be surfaced with gravel. The existing fence and approximately 5’ of vegetative buffers along the southwest (side) and northwest (rear) property lines will remain unchanged. The applicant is proposing to install a landscaped buffer with trees and grass along the front of the property, and to remove the easterly curbcut. The applicant is proposing to install an 8’‐wide tree lawn and 5’5”‐wide sidewalk across the length of the property. The gravel lot is designed to drain on site, with engineered filter fabric topped with a 12” layer of gravel to provide a stable driving surface. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District. The project requires area variances from the BZA. The project is on two separate tax parcels and requires consolidation. C. Maguire Fiat, 308 Elmira Rd. (formerly, GreenTree Nursery), Thomas Schickel, Applicant for Owner, Maguire Family Partnership. Declaration of Lead Agency & Public Hearing. The applicant proposes to remove the existing 1,300 SF building (formerly, GreenTree nursery) and construct a new 8,165 SF building (GSF 10,210, including 2nd floor office space). The new building will include a showroom, customer service area, offices, and service bays. The site work will include: the addition 15 new parking spaces; 4 display spaces facing Elmira Road; 6 customer parking spaces at the front and side of the building; and 5 service and employee spaces at the rear of the building. Site development will require removal of all accessory structures, vegetation, and chain‐link fence. The applicant is proposing to consolidate the continuous curbcut along the access drive; add landscaping and additional street trees, and add two planting islands with shade trees on the adjacent property. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District and requires an area variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals and an easement from the adjacent property owner for the two‐way driveway on the access road. D. Apartments, 130 E. Clinton St., Scott Whitham, Applicant for Owner, Orange Brick Garage Corp. Update Only ― No Action. The applicant is proposing to construct three 3‐story apartment buildings, each containing 12 units (four on each floor) ― for a total of 36 units and 48 beds. The buildings are proposed to be wood‐ frame with overhanging hipped shingled roofs, wood siding and trim, and gabled entry points. Vehicular access is from a new service drive commencing at the existing parking lot on Prospect Street. Pedestrian access will come from two new stairs, one on Clinton Street and the other from the new service drive, both connecting to a new wooden boardwalk along the west sides of the buildings. The 1.748‐acre project site contains steep slopes and project development will require extensive regrading and removal of a large area of vegetation, including several mature trees to form level building pads. The buildings are also built into the slope. The project is in the B‐1a Zoning District. This is a Type I Action under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B(1)(k), B(2) and B(5), and the State Environmental Quality “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” Review Act 617.4 (b)(10) and is subject to environmental review. The project requires a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). E. Harold’s Square, Mixed‐Use Project, 123‐127, 133, 135 & 137‐139 E. State St. (The Commons), Scott Whitham, Applicant for Owner, L Enterprises, LLC. Update Only ― No Action. The applicant is proposing to develop a 137‐foot tall, 10‐story, mixed‐use building of approximately 132,000 GSF. The project will include one story (11,000 SF) of ground‐floor retail, three stories (41,200 SF) of upper‐story office, and six stories of residential (up to 72 units). The residential portion of the project is in the tower, set back 75’ from the building’s four‐ story Commons façade. The building will have two main entrances, one on the Commons and one on Green Street, with an atrium linking the two streets. The project is on the CDB‐60 Zoning District and requires an area variance for height. This is a Type I Action, under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B(1)(h)[4], B(1)(k) and B(1)(n), and the State Environmental Quality Review Act 617.4 (b)(9), and is subject to environmental review. F. Purity Ice Cream Mixed‐Use Project, 700 Cascadilla St., Bruce Lane, Applicant & Owner. Intent to Declare Lead Agency. The applicant is proposing to expand its ground floor operations while maintaining the existing Purity Ice Cream building that faces North Meadow Street. The existing industrial structure behind the service area will be demolished to accommodate the expanded service area and new Purity Ice Cream offices on the ground floor. The project will be 5 stories and approximately 36,500 total SF. Four stories will be added above the first story, and will provide between 13 one‐bedroom and 26 two‐bedroom residential rental units, and potentially 1,000 to 8,500 SF of rental office space. The major structural system will be a steel frame, with friction piles and concrete grade beams as the anticipated foundation system. The project will employ a brick cavity wall on the north façade and the south façade will be mostly glazing with a composite metal panel cladding system. The project is in the WEDZ‐1a Zoning District. This is a Type I Action under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B. (1). (k). and an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, and is subject to environmental review. The project requires approval by NYS DOT for relocation of the curbcut. 4. Zoning Appeals ― None 5. Old Business 6. New Business (expected to begin at 8:00 p.m.) – Minimum Parking Requirements Discussion. Michael Manville, professor of City & Regional Planning at Cornell and an expert on parking, has been invited to participate. 7. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 8. Approval of Minutes: 11/27/12 & 12/18/12 9. Adjournment ACCESSING MEETING MATERIALS ONLINE Site Plan Review Application & Associated Materials Site Plan Review application 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,” and in the relevant year/month folder. (Any Subdivision application materials reviewed by the Board can be similarly located, but in the “Subdivision_Applications” folder.) Zoning Appeal Materials All zoning appeal materials scheduled for discussion at the meeting are also 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” > “Planning_and_Development_Board” > “Zoning_Appeals,” and in the relevant year/month folder. Other Meeting Materials Any other materials specifically scheduled for substantive discussion at this meeting, but not associated with a specific Site Plan Review application or Zoning Appeal, may also accessible electronically via the “Online Documents” portion of the City web site (http://www.egovlink.com/ithaca/docs/menu/home.asp), under “Agendas” > “Planning_and_Development_Board,” and in the relevant year/month folder, alongside today’s agenda. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.”