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Home My WebLink About10-22-13 Planning and Development Board Meetng Agend 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 NOTICE OF MEETING The regular meeting of the PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD will be held at 6:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2013 in the SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, City Hall, 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY. 1. Agenda Review 2. Privilege of the Floor (3‐minute maximum per person) 3. Special Order of Business ― Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (Phyllis Radke, Director of Zoning Administration) 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. 4. Subdivision Review A. Minor Subdivision, 620‐640 S. Aurora St., Tax Parcel #106.‐1‐8, Russell E. Maines, Applicant for Owner, Emerson Power Transmission Corp. Declaration of Lead Agency, Public Hearing, Consideration of Determination of Environmental Significance, & Potential Recommendation to the BZA. The property in question is a contiguous 95.9360‐acre property containing City of Ithaca Tax Parcel #106.‐1‐8, measuring 31 acres, and Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel #40.‐3‐3, measuring 63.3 acres. The applicant proposes to subdivide City Tax Parcel #106.‐1‐8 into two parcels: Parcel OU‐1, measuring 0.9077 acres (39,539 SF), with 279’ of street frontage on South Cayuga Street and containing two underground storage tanks, two buildings totaling approximately 800 SF, portions of a parking lot totaling approximately 5,000 SF, and an access road for “Building 18;” and Parcel OU‐2, measuring 30.0923 acres (1,310,720 SF) with approximately 900 feet of frontage on South Aurora Street, 118.5 feet of frontage on South Cayuga Street, 542.7 feet of frontage on West Spencer Street, and 157.9 feet of frontage on Stone Quarry Road, containing portions of multiple buildings, parking areas, access roads, and internal circulation roads. The proposed Parcel OU‐1 is in both the Industrial (I‐1) Zoning District, which requires a minimum lot size of 5,000 SF, 50 feet of street frontage, side yard setbacks of 12 and 6 feet, and a rear yard setback of 15% or 20 feet, and the R‐3b Zoning District, which requires a minimum lot size of 4,000 SF, 40 feet of street frontage, side yard setbacks of 10 and 5 feet, and a rear yard setback of 20% or 50 feet. The proposed Parcel OU‐2 is primarily in the I‐1 Zoning District, with small portions in the R‐1b and R‐2a Zoning Districts. The purpose of the subdivision is for the owner to retain ownership and control over future environmental remediation activities on the proposed Parcel OU‐1, while allowing for potential future redevelopment of proposed Parcel OU‐2. This is an Unlisted Action under both the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State Environmental Quality Review Act and is subject to environmental review. The subdivision requires an area variance for side yard setback. 5. Site Plan Review A. Cayuga Waterfront Trail ― Phase 2. No Action – Review & Comment Only. The project includes the construction of approximately 6,000 linear feet of 8’‐12’ wide asphalt/concrete multi‐use trail between Cass Park and the Ithaca Farmers’ Market, including: an asphalt/concrete trail; a new pre‐fabricated trail bridge over the Cayuga Inlet; a modification of the Buffalo Street Bridge over the Flood Control Channel; a new culvert; landscaping; curb ramps; concrete sidewalks; and various site amenities. This project will complete the approximately six mile‐long waterfront trail. The New York State Department of Transportation is currently in the process of acquiring the right‐of‐way for this project. SEQR and CEQR determinations were made on September 28, 2004 (Negative Declaration) and Preliminary Site Plan Approval was also granted on that date. The Planning Board will review and comment on this project, but not take formal action, since NYS is concluding negotiations with the property owners for land acquisition and obtaining owner’s authorization for the Site Plan Review process. “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” B. Commons Upgrade & Repair Project ― Conditions C. South Meadow Marketplace Expansion, 744 S. Meadow St. (former K‐Mart), James A. Boglioli, for Buffalo‐ Greenbriar Associates, LLC, Owner. Public Hearing & Recommendation to BZA. The applicant proposes to construct a 14,744‐SF addition to the southern end of the existing 128,879‐SF commercial development. The expansion is located in an area currently occupied by paving and the former garden center of the previous retail tenant. Site work will include: re‐orientation of the existing drive aisle into the site to accommodate: the front vestibule of the adjacent retail tenant; installation of a new sidewalk; relocation of three existing planting beds; a dumpster enclosure; new paving; a decrease of 5 parking spaces; bike parking; striping; and signage. The project is in the SW‐2 Zoning District and is subject to the Southwest Area Design Guidelines (2000). This is an Unlisted Action under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State Environmental Quality Review Act. This project has been determined by staff to be consistent with the findings of the 2000 Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the Southwest Area Land Use Plan and does not require additional environmental review. The project requires an area variance. D. Rick’s Rental World, 800 Cascadilla St., Glenn Rick, Applicant & Owner. Declaration of Lead Agency, Determination of Environmental Significance, Public Hearing, & Consideration of Modified Site Plan Approval. The applicant is requesting modifications to the approved site plan, dated October 23, 2012. The applicant proposes to construct a 1,170‐SF storage building at the northern end of the site, for the purpose of rental equipment storage. The proposed building will be a 16’‐tall pole barn on a concrete slab foundation, with metal siding in colors to match the previously approved new addition. The applicant is also proposing to move an existing storm drain. The project is in the I‐1 Zoning District. 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. E. Green Street Garage ― Trash & Recycling, 120 E Green St. (Green Street Garage), Scott Whitham for David Lubin (City of Ithaca, Owner). Intent to Declare Lead Agency. The applicant is proposing to reconfigure/relocate the trash and recycling area and rearrange existing ground‐level parking and vehicular circulation on the ground floor of the City‐owned Green Street garage. The proposal is to relocate the trash and recycling to the service alley, south of Center Ithaca. Site work will require: demolition of a portion of the loading dock; construction of a new ramp and concrete platform along the south side of the alley; modification of the existing cleanout; and installation of a new access gate, overhead door, and roof canopy over the dock. Rearrangement of the ground floor of the parking garage consists of the following: widening the pedestrian walkway under the garage; refitting the snow storage silo to include materials storage; converting the 7 diagonal spaces into a loading zone; adding 15 new parking spaces; and creating a loading zone with 3 spaces. The project is in the CDB‐140 Zoning district. 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 project requires approval by the Board Public Works and Common Council. F. Purity Ice Cream Project Revisions ― Sketch Plan G. Ridgewood Road Student Apartments ― Sketch Plan H. Cherry Street, Cross‐Fit Gym ― Sketch Plan 6. Zoning Appeals • Appeal #2920, Sign Variance, 736 & 740 S. Meadow St. (South Meadow Marketplace Expansion) APPLICANT OVERHEAD PROJECTOR NEEDS: The City only has a VGA plug/cable available to connect to our overhead projector. If you need to connect another way, you will need to provide your own ADAPTOR. (Macs & many newer, lighter laptops may not have a VGA port.) • Appeal #2921, Area Variance, 204 N. Cayuga St. • Appeal #2922, Area Variance, 136 Hudson St. • Appeal #2923, Area Variance, 742‐744 S. Meadow St. (South Meadow Marketplace Expansion) • Appeals #2924 & 2925, Area Variances, 620‐640 S. Aurora St. (Emerson Power Transmission Subdivision) “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.” 7. Old Business A. Steep Slope Ordinance ― Update B. Elimination of Transitions Zones ― Update C. Elimination of Off‐Site Parking As Accessory Use ― Update 8. Reports A. Planning Board Chair (verbal) B. Board of Public Works Liaison (verbal) 9. Approval of Minutes [deferred until next meeting] 10. Adjournment 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. ACCESSING MEETING MATERIALS ONLINE “An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification.”