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Home My WebLink About03-26-13 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, MARCH 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. Special Order of Business ― Collegetown Zoning Presentation by Megan Wilson. 4. Site Plan Review A. Shipping/Receiving Annex for Cornell Laundry, 527 W. State St., Brian Buttner, Applicant for Owner, John Gorsky. Consideration of Preliminary & Final Approval. 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. The applicant has received permission from NYS DOT for the size and configuration of the curbcuts. B. Maguire Fiat, 308 Elmira Rd. (formerly, GreenTree Nursery), Thomas Schickel, Applicant for Owner, Maguire Family Partnership. Consideration of Preliminary & Final Approval. 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 second‐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; 6 display spaces facing at the front of the site; 7 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 has received the required area variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” C. Klarman Hall, 232 East Ave., Cornell University, Cornell University, Applicant & Owner. Declaration of Lead Agency. The applicant proposes to construct a 67,511 SF addition (Klarman Hall) to the rear of Goldwin Smith Hall, as well as add dormers and re‐roof the building. Klarman Hall will contain classrooms, office space, a 330‐seat auditorium, and an enclosed public gathering space. The two buildings will be connected by enlarging five existing windows on the ground floor of the hemicycle of Goldwin Smith Hall. The proposed design makes extensive use of glass, both for exterior walls and the roof, and includes green roofs and multiple outdoor terraces on several levels. The project includes landscaping, outdoor seating areas, and reconstruction of the sidewalk contiguous to the building site. The project site is located in the lawn area behind Goldwin Smith Hall and East Avenue. Construction staging will extend into the area between Goldwin Smith Hall and Lincoln Hall. This is a Type 1 Action under both the City Environmental Quality Review Ordinance §176‐4 B. (b), (h) [4], and (n), and the State Environmental Quality Review Act §617.4(b.)(9), and requires environmental review. The project is in the U‐1 Zoning district and the Arts Quad Historic District and requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission (ILPC). D. Lake Street Pocket Neighborhood ― Sketch Plan (Sue Cosentini) 5. Zoning Appeals • Appeal #2901: 1204 N. Cayuga St. ― Area Variance • Appeal #2902: 108 Homestead Ave. ― Temporary Accessory Apartment Permit • Appeal #2903: 309 E. Court St. ― Area Variances • Appeal #2904: 313 E. Court St. ― Area Variances • Appeal #2905: 310 First St. ― Area Variance 6. Old Business (materials to be sent under separate cover) A. Elimination of Minimum Parking Requirements Proposal ― Comments to Common Council B. Downtown Rezoning Proposal ― Comments to Common Council 7. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 8. Approval of Minutes 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.”