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Home My WebLink About07-23-13 Planning and Development Board Meetng Agend CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street — 3rd Floor Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, BUILDING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF PLANNING AND 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, JULY 23RD, 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. 130 Clinton Street Apartments, Scott Whitham, Applicant for Owner, Orange Brick Garage Corp. Potential Adoption of FEAF, Parts 2 & 3, and Determination of Environmental Significance. The project consists of constructing three, 3‐level residential buildings, each of which will contain 12 units, four on each of the three floors for a total of 36 units (twelve studios, twelve 1‐BRs, and twelve 2‐BRs). The 1,748‐acre project site is contiguous to the Ithaca Police Station to the west and Six Mile Creek to the north. The site is steeply sloped with areas over 30%. The buildings are proposed to be set into the slope. The project will occupy 1.1 acres for the site between the City of Ithaca Police Department and the owner’s buildings located at 136 Terrace Hill. Site development will include the removal of over an acre of vegetation, including 27 mature trees, and the excavation of approximately 3,500 CY of soil. The project includes retaining walls, a concrete walkway from the lower parking lot (on Clinton Street), an elevated walkway for access to the bottom level of the building, and several sets of stairs connecting the various levels of the project. 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). B. Purity Ice Cream, Mixed‐Use Project, 700 Cascadilla St., Bruce Lane, Applicant & Owner. Consideration of Preliminary & Final Approval. The applicant is proposing to expand its ground floor operations, add four stories to the existing building and develop two off‐site parking areas. The building will have a footprint of 7,434 SF and a gross floor area of 35,252 SF, and will include 20‐24 one‐bedroom and two‐bedroom residential rental units and up to 1,000 to 6,000 SF of rental office space. The Purity Ice Cream store will maintain 1,800 SF in its existing location and include a new addition with a kitchen, seating, and loading area. The ground floor will also include retail space, lobby, and ancillary space for residents. 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, while the south façade will be mostly glazing with a composite metal panel cladding system. Site work and exterior improvements include outside seating, sidewalk improvements, landscaping, paving, a 17‐space parking area, and a guardrail along N. Fulton Street. The off‐site parking areas (totaling 53 spaces) are located at 520 Esty and 619 Cascadilla Streets. The Fulton Street parking area has 39 spaces, with ingress on N. Fulton Street, and ingress and egress off Esty Street. The parking lot at 619 Cascadilla Street will have 14 parking spaces, with ingress and egress on Cascadilla Street. The project is in the WEDZ‐1a and ‐1b Zoning Districts. 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 for which environmental review was completed on June 25, 2013. The project requires approval by NYS DOT for relocation of the curbcut. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” C. 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. Recommendation to BZA & Applicant Response to Design Review Comments. The applicant is proposing to develop a 140‐foot tall, 11‐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 36 units). The residential portion of the project is in a tower, set back 62’ from the building’s four‐story Commons façade. The building will have two main entrances, one on the Commons and one facing Green Street, with an atrium linking the two streets. The project is on the CDB‐60 and CDB‐140 Zoning Districts and requires an area variance for rear yard setback, as well as Design Review. As proposed, the project may require a State Building Code Variance. 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), for which the environmental review was completed on June 25, 2013. D. Sketch Plan ― 605 W. State Street (Finger Lakes Beverage Center) 4. Zoning Appeals • Appeal #2912, Area Variances, 205 Williams St. • Appeal #2913, Area Variances, 815 Taber St. • Appeal #2916, Use Variance, 709 Tioga St. • Appeal #2917, Area Variance, 123‐127, 133, 135, and 137‐139 The Commons (Harold’s Square) 5. Old Business • Steep Slope Regulations ― Discussion • Off‐Site Parking Lots as Accessory Uses ― Discussion 6. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Director of Planning & Development (verbal) C. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 7. Approval of Minutes: 5/28/13 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.”