HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL#10 of 2016 Amending VCVS PDA LL#1 of 2013TOWN OF LANSING LOCAL LAW NO. 10 OF 2016
A LOCAL LAW AMENDING § 1610 OF THE TOWN OF LANSING LAND USE ORDINANCE
AND THE PROVISIONS OF LOCAL LAW NO. 1 OF 2013, REGARDING THE APPROVAL
AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE VILLAGE CIRCLE - VILLAGE SOLARS PDA
By Resolution dated November 16, 2016, the Town Board of the Town of Lansing hereby adopts the
following local law and, accordingly, be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Lansing as
follows:
Section 1. Amendments Land Use Ordinance § 1610 and Final Development Plan Approval
reflected in Local Law No. 1 of 2013.
The following amendments to said § 1610 be and hereby are effected and approved:
a. § 1610(2)(a)(2) shall be amended from permitting up to 18 units per building to allowing up to
24 units per building.
b. § 1610(2)(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision (7) as follows: “7. Utility and utility-related
infrastructure relating to the provision of utilities and services to the PDA and general distribution
needs in the Lansing area, including specifically the utility structures proposed and requested by
NYSEG proposed near the north end of Village Place, as shown on the updated site drawings
entitled “Revised Village Solars PDA, September 2016,” dated September 2016 (the “Updated PDA
Site Drawing”), are hereby approved. Any other future siting of such utility facilities and the
approval of any other utility buildings or infrastructure shall be approved by the Planning Board
by site plan review as provided in § 1610(2)(b)(10).
c. § 1610(2)(b)(7) shall be amended to clarify and list that up to 20 one bedroom and micro -unit
apartments may be a part of the Community Center, such that such subsection shall now read: “7.
One Community Center Building, which may contain any of the uses allowed in § 1610(2)(a) above,
and which Community Center may also contain self-service laundry facilities, restaurants, and up
to 20 one bedroom and micro-unit apartments.”
d. § 1610(2)(b)(10) is added to read: “Utility buildings and structures, other than service lines
typical to commercial and residential uses, whenever the same shall be located above ground and
require or cause land disturbance greater than 100 ft2, land area usage greater than 100 ft2, or a shed,
cabinet, housing, or other structure in excess of 100 ft2. The utility infrastructure already approved
by § 1610(2)(a)(7) shall be subject to site plan review, regardless of size, if substantially relocated
from the areas where approved.”
e. § 1610(5) shall be amended to permit up to 502 total units.
f. § 1610(6)(a) is amended to reduce adjacent parking requirements for buildings from 1.5 spaces
per unit to 1.25 spaces per unit.
g. § 1610(6) shall be amended by adding a new subdivision (i) as follows: “(i) Up to three additional
parking lots, as shown in the Updated PDA Site Drawing, are permitted so long as the same are
made from permeable surfaces and the locations thereof, and facilities therefor, are approved by
the Planning Board by site plan review. Additionally, parking near the Community Center
(Building F) may be paved or otherwise improved as required or desired to facilitate parking and
access to such facility.”
h. § 1610(11) shall be amended by removing the existing text, as Phase I and the required water
and sewer improvements have been completed and are now functional and working, and replaced
with the following: “11. No increase in the number of units, nor any additional units or buildings
or uses, shall be permitted without first considering: (i) the availability of water from the
Consolidated Water District, including ensuring that capacity and pressures are sufficient to
provide service and not interfere with service in other areas; (ii) sewer capacity is available and is
within the limits and capacities of the municipalities to transport and treat under a certain
“Intermunicipal Wastewater Transportation and Treatment Agreement,” dated March 8, 2010, by
and between the Town of Lansing and the Villages of Lansing and Cayuga Heights; and (iii) all
changes are examined appropriately and meet all requirements of stormwater review and control,
including compliance with the Town’s Stormwater Local Law and the requirements of any New
York SPDES permits issued, including the conditions thereof.
i. § 1610(12) be and hereby is amended by changing the 2-year infrastructure build-out
requirement in sub-clause (i) to 5 years, to match the Community Center build-out requirement
listed in sub-clause (ii).
j. § 1610(14) is amended to read: “14. The March 20, 2013 and the Updated PDA Site Drawing, as
well as the updated PDA project proposals and site maps outlining the proposed phasing of the
project, the project build-out and site features, are hereby approved, and the improvements and
facilities thereupon noted be and are hereby approved, authorized and allowed, including as part
of the Final Development Plan, as updated and amended, but in all cases subject to the requirements
of § 1610 of the Town’s Land Use Ordinance, as amended from time to time, any future site planning
approvals and conditions, all permit conditions, and all stormwater requirements, each where
applicable or as required;”.
Section 2. Effective Date.
This local law shall take effect immediately.