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Home My WebLink About02-26-13 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, FEBRUARY 26, 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. Shipping/Receiving Annex for Cornell Laundry, 527 W. State St., Brian Buttner, Applicant for Owner, John Gorsky. Determination of Environmental Significance & Recommendation to the BZA. (The applicant has made slight changes to the site plan since the original March 2012 submission and has received permission from NYS DOT for the size and configuration of the curbcuts.). The applicant proposes to construct a one‐ story, 2,304 SF distribution and storage facility, at the rear (Green St. side) of the existing building. The proposed building will have four loading bays and a forklift entry on the east façade. The applicant proposes to reduce the size of the existing island between the two driveways and widen the eastern curbcut to 28’. The project also includes relocation of a utility pole, installation of a vegetative screen, and a rolling gate at the southwest corner of the building. The project site has recently been consolidated. The project site is in the B‐ 2d Zoning District. An area variance is required for the project, for relief from the required two‐story minimum in the B‐2d Zoning District and a tree permit will be required to remove a City tree. 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. B. Maguire Fiat, 308 Elmira Rd. (formerly, GreenTree Nursery), Thomas Schickel, Applicant for Owner, Maguire Family Partnership. Determination of Environmental Significance and Recommendation to BZA. 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: close 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. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” C. 130 E. Clinton St., Apartments, Scott Whitham, Applicant for Owner, Orange Brick Garage Corp. CEQR Discussion ― 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 Review Act 617.4 (b)(10) and is subject to environmental review. The project requires a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). D. 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 & CEQR Discussion ― 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. 4. Zoning Appeals • #2894, Area Variance, 504 S. Meadow St. • #2898, Sign Variance, 210 Hancock St. • #2899, Area Variance, 527 W. State St. 5. Old Business A. Minimum Parking Requirements ― Possible Recommendation to Common Council B. Comprehensive Plan ― Update 6. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 7. Approval of Minutes: January 22, 2013 8. 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.”