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TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION OF STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW(SEQR) NEGATIVE DECLARATION
FOR THE PROPOSED HOWELL 2-LOT MINOR SUBDIVISION
WHEREAS, an application was made by John and Carol Howell for a two-lot subdivision
approval, thus creating one new residential building lot (as the other lot is improved with the
applicant's former home), at 59 Emmons Road, Lansing, New York,and otherwise known as Tax
Parcel #23.-1-6.32 consisting of a total of 89.08± acres, in the RA (Rural Agriculture) Zone; and
WHEREAS, the proposed subdivision, as shown on a "Survey Map Showing the Lands of John
C. Howell and Carol L. Howell at 59 Emmons Road, Tompkins County, Town of Lansing, New
York," by Sheive Land Surveying dated 7/11/ 2018 consists of proposed Parcels A 19.01 acres
and B 70.07 acres; and
WHEREAS, this proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Lansing Planning
Board is an involved agency for the purposes of environmental review, and a public hearing was
duly noticed and held upon August 13,2018 to consider such minor subdivision and the potential
environmental impacts thereof, and the public was free to provide opinions and evidence in
respect of such matters and such matters were duly considered; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Lansing Planning Board, in performing its independent and
uncoordinated environmental review in accordance with Article 8 of the New York State
Environmental Conservation Law - the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), (i)
pursued its thorough review of the applicant's completed Environmental Assessment Form Part
1, and any and all other documents prepared and submitted with respect to this proposed action
and its environmental review, and (ii) thoroughly analyzed the potential relevant areas of
environmental concern of the project to determine if the proposed action may have a significant
adverse impact on the environment, including the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR Section 617.7(c),
and (iii) reviewed and completed the EAF, Part II on the record; and
WHEREAS, each of the identified impacts were analyzed and duly considered by the Planning
Board, as Lead Agency, in relation to the question of whether such impacts were so probable of
occurring or so significant as to require a positive declaration of environmental impacts,and after
weighing the potential impacts arising from or in connection with this site plan approval, and
after also considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring, including weighing
the highly speculative nature of some potential future contingencies and the potential non-highly
speculative nature of others; (ii) the duration of each potential impact; (iii) the irreversibility of
each potential impact, including a consideration of permanently lost resources of value; (iv)
whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting, reviews, or
other regulatory processes;(v)the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi)the potential
for each impact to be or become inconsistent with the Town's Master Plan or Comprehensive Plan
and local needs and goals; and (vii) whether any known objections to the Project relate to any of
the identified potential impacts; the Planning Board found that these factors did not cause any
potential negative environmental or related social or resource impact to be or be likely to become
a moderate or significant negative impact; and
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NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLVED,that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing be and hereby is again declared as
Lead Agency for an uncoordinated SEQRA review; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing Planning Board, based upon (i) its thorough
review of the EAF,Part 1,and any and all other documents prepared and submitted with respect
to this proposed action and its environmental review, (ii) its thorough review of the potential
relevant areas of environmental concern of the proposed project to determine if the proposed
action may have a significant adverse impact on the environment,including the criteria identified
in 6 NYCRR Section 617.7(c), and (iii) its completion of the EAF, Part 2 and its determination at
Part 3,including any findings noted therein(which findings are incorporated herein as if set forth
at length), hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance ("NEGATIVE
DECLARATION") in accordance with SEQRA for the above referenced proposed action, and
determines that an Environmental Impact Statement will not be required; and it is further
FURTHER RESOLVED that a responsible Officer of the Town of Lansing is hereby authorized
and directed to complete and sign, as required, the determination of significance, confirming the
foregoing Negative Declaration, which fully completed and signed EAF and determination of
significance shall be incorporated by reference in these resolutions.
Dated: August 13, 2018
Motion by: Thomas Butler
Seconded by: Deborah Trumbull
VOTE AS FOLLOWS:
Jerry Caward- Aye
Sandra Dennis Conlon- Aye
Al Fiorille - Aye
Larry Sharpsteen- Aye
Deborah Trumbull - Aye
Thomas Butler, Alternate - Aye
Thomas Ellis-Aye
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ronmental concern of the project to determine if the proposed action may have a significant
adverse impact on the environment, including the criteria identified in 6 NYCRR Section 617.7(c),
and (iii) reviewed and completed the EAF, Part II on the record; and
WHEREAS, each of the identified impacts were analyzed and duly considered by the Planning
Board, as Lead Agency, in relation to the question of whether such impacts were so probable of
occurring or so significant as to require a positive declaration of environmental impacts,and after
weighing the potential impacts arising from or in connection with this site plan approval, and
after also considering: (i) the probability of each potential impact occurring, including weighing
the highly speculative nature of some potential future contingencies and the potential non-highly
speculative nature of others; (ii) the duration of each potential impact; (iii) the irreversibility of
each potential impact, including a consideration of permanently lost resources of value; (iv)
whether each potential impact can or will be controlled or mitigated by permitting, reviews, or
other regulatory processes;(v)the regional consequence of the potential impacts; (vi)the potential
for each impact to be or become inconsistent with the Town's Master Plan or Comprehensive Plan
and local needs and goals; and (vii) whether any known objections to the Project relate to any of
the identified potential impacts; the Planning Board found that these factors did not cause any
potential negative environmental or related social or resource impact to be or be likely to become
a moderate or significant negative impact; and
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