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Home My WebLink About12-16-19 APPROVED PLANNING BOARD MINUTES APPROVED 1 Town of Lansing 2 PLANNING BOARD MEETING 3 Monday, December 16, 2019 6:30 PM 4 5 Present Excused 6 Jerry Caward, Chair Larry Sharpsteen 7 Sandra Dennis Conlon Dale Baker, Second Alternate 8 Norman (Lin) Davidson 9 Al Fiorille, Vice-Chair 10 Dean Shea 11 Deborah Trumbull 12 Thomas Butler, Alternate 13 14 Other Staff 15 C.J. Randall, Planning Director Sue Munson, Code Office 16 Doug Dake, Town Board Lynn Day, Code Enforcement Officer 17 18 Public Present (6) that signed in 19 Scott Gibson Dennis Britton Scotty Britton Kathryn Sherman 20 Derek Sherman Scott Morgan 21 22 Chair Jerry Caward opened the meeting at 6:30 pm. 23 24 Chair Jerry Caward enacted Alternate Thomas Butler as a voting member due to excused 25 absences. 26 27 Motion to approve the Planning Board minutes for November 25, 2019 meeting as amended 28 Motion by: Thomas Butler Seconded by: Deborah Trumbull (Motion Carried) 29 30 Privilege of the Floor 31 Privilege of the floor Comments by Dean Shea 12/16/19 At the last meeting several people spoke about my lack of an apology to Mr_Van Every. They also accused me of introducing a culture that they don't want continued by my being reappointed to the hoard_ At the last rneeting, I made that apology to Mr_Vary Every with regret for making a reasonable response in an unreasona late tone. I apologized and clearly explained the motivation for my response. My apology was sincere. As I stated in writing to the board, many in the neighborhood group from Emmon's Road were 32 disrespectful to the board in ignoring in Structlons and several, in the tone of their delivered remarks. Page 1 of 7 APPROVED No apology has been issued to the board for this appalling behavior. Here are some additional examples. After a hearing for the Osmica project,a member of the Ernmon's Road neighborhood group told a member of the board in this room that the appilcant was a liar. Ina letter to the board,a member of the public declared that any the use of the Qsmica property other than farming was a sin_ At a hearing for Osmica a board member was called out by a mernber of the audience for reacting to a statement from a public speaker. The motive for his reaction was ascribed to him by that audience member. At the last planning board meeting,some members of the public ascribed criminal motives to me. No apology har.heen issued to the board or myself for these appalling behaviors. I ask the board to strongly condemn this culture that I dfd not brhng to this room. A culture that engages in name calling and the toxic and cortoSive practice of ascribing motives to others. My motive for delaying my apology was my disgust at the behavior I have described here and the sincere feeling that an apology is due to this board. Givers that, how does the board move forward in a positive way? Well, here are some suggestions: I. Effectively enforcing the privilege of the Floor Guidelines. The practical application should be worked out by the board and implemented. 2. Alleviating frustration on the part of the public who don't feel listened to. This can't be done by printing a complalm on a political post card. I discussed this with Joe and he suggested a scfipted comment by the board to assure the public that they are listened to. I wrote a short comment that could be read to the public before or after privilege of the floor or public hearings. 3. The public have expressed frustration by their interaction with the board and I think It is related to a lack of understanding of how the board works,what its' limitations are and how it interacts with the public. I have written a short list of what to expect at a public or planning board meeting. I hope the board will consider making use of these ideas to move forward in a positive way. Thank you. 33 34 No other comments were made. 35 36 Project Update and Declaration of Lead Agency: Britton Woods Major Subdivision Applicant: 37 Timothy Buhl, P.E. on behalf of Scotty & Wayne Britton, Owners Location: East Side of 38 Triphammer Rd/ North of Asbury Rd; Tax Parcel No. 37.1-4-2.12 Project Description: The 39 Applicant is proposing a major subdivision for ten (10) residential building lots on 9.70 acres of 40 land located in the Residential Low Density (R1) Zoning District. The proposed subdivision plat 41 may include drainage easements to be dedicated to the Town. This is an Unlisted Action under 42 the State Environmental Quality Review Act and is subject to environmental review. 43 44 Scott Gibson gave an update on the project 45 - 9.7 acre parcel off North Triphammer Rd 46 - Site Plan Drawing shows the major subdivision including 10 homes 47 - The private homes will have septic systems and an area for replacement if needed and 48 they will have public water Page 2 of 7 APPROVED 49 - The placement of water utility has been added to the drawing and will run by the side of 50 the road 51 They have a stormwater plan which includes raised rain gardens 6" high and towards 52 North Triphammer there are two dry stormwater ponds. Dry pond 1 is 3 ft deep with a 1 53 on 4 gentle slope and Dry pond 2 is 6 inches deep 54 Both Dry Ponds are proposed to be conveyed to the Town and a Drainage District would 55 be formed 56 Applicants proposed the road would be stone for the first several years during the build 57 out then would be paved and dedicated to the Town 58 The final plat will need to show an extended road to the border of the property from the 59 North side of the hammerhead 60 Planning Board suggests adding a trail easement on the northern boundary 61 Maintenance building will not be built, not needed with the subdivision as the parcels 62 will be sold individually 63 RESOLUTION PB 19-39 64 65 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW RESOLUTION — 66 DECLARATION OF LEAD AGENCY, BRITTON WOODS MAJOR SUBDIVISION, TRIPHAMMER 67 ROAD,TAX PARCEL NO. 37.1-4-2.12 68 69 WHEREAS, an Application was submitted for Major Subdivision review by Timothy Buhl, P.E., 70 Applicant, on behalf of Scotty & Wayne Britton, Owners, for the proposed subdivision for ten 71 (10) residential building lots on 9.70 acres of land located on Triphammer Road, Lansing, New 72 York, also known as Tax Parcel Number 37.1-4-2.12 in the Residential Low Density (R1) Zoning 73 District; and 74 75 WHEREAS,this is a proposed action reviewed under Section 7 of the Town of Lansing Subdivision 76 Rules and Regulations, for which the completed application was received December 2, 2019; and 77 78 WHEREAS, 6 NYCRR§ 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") requires that 79 a Lead Agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with 80 local and state environmental law and the Lead Agency shall be that local agency which has 81 primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action; and 82 83 WHEREAS, The Planning Board of the Town of Lansing is believed best suited to review the 84 impacts of this proposed Major Subdivision as (i) the Planning Board is the only body with 85 jurisdiction to issue the final Major Subdivision approval, (ii) the Planning Board is best situated 86 to understand and evaluate the potential unique impacts of such Major Subdivision upon the 87 Town based upon the developmental patterns, topography, and unique natural and non- 88 natural features of the Town of Lansing, including known streams, wetlands, UNAs, agricultural 89 resources of value, and archeosensitive sites within or near the Major Subdivision area, (iii) the Page 3 of 7 APPROVED 90 Planning Board has the broadest governmental powers for investigating the potential or actual 91 impacts of the Major Subdivision and implementing conditions or mitigating controls, and 92 accordingly (iv) the Planning Board has the greatest capacity for providing the most thorough 93 environmental assessment of the proposed Major Subdivision; and 94 95 WHEREAS, this proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Lansing Planning 96 Board is the sole involved agency for the purposes of a State Environmental Quality Review Act 97 ("SEQRA") review; 98 99 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 100 101 That the Town of Lansing Planning Board does hereby declare itself Lead Agency for the 102 environmental review for the action of Major Subdivision review for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel 103 Numbers 37.1-4-2.12 for Scotty & Wayne Britton, Owners, Timothy Buhl, P.E, Applicant. 104 105 Dated: December 16, 2019 106 107 Motioned by: Dean Shea 108 Seconded by: Deborah Trumbull 109 110 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Sandra Dennis Conlon -Aye 111 Norman L. Davidson—Aye 112 Al Fiorille—Aye 113 Dean Shea -Aye 114 Deborah Trumbull —Aye 115 Thomas Butler -Aye 116 Jerry Caward -Aye 117 118 Received and filed in the Lansing Town Clerk's Office 119 120 Summary of information requested by the Planning Board for Britton Woods Major 121 Subdivision: 122 Develop a maintenance agreement for Lot 1 to include the dry pond 1. Lot 1 would own 123 it but provide an easement for the Town to maintain it. 124 Will provide the same for Lot 10 and dry pond 2. 125 - Eliminate maintenance building and remove the driveway to that building 126 - Suggested the addition of a 10' trail easement from North Triphammer Road to follow 127 along the northern property line 128 - A 40' easement off the north and possibly south side of the hammerhead 129 - Install a weep outlet for Dry Pond 1 to ensure it doesn't hold water 130 Town tsoara Liaison Keport Trom Novemner 20th 131 - Marcia Herrick was honored as Volunteer of the Year Page 4 of 7 APPROVED 132 - Doris Straw was honored as another Volunteer of the Year 133 - Peter Wheeler was honored in his memory for his extensive work in Ludlowville Park 134 - There are concerns of timely emergency access with the DOT weight limit on the two 135 bridges that are failing. There have been discussions with the Town, County and 136 Lansing's Fire Department to mitigate this issue. The route 34B bridge repairs will keep 137 the bridge open for another year until the state can replace the bridge. 138 - Louise Bement Lane has officially been fully dedicated and opened 139 - License agreement for TCAT bus shelter to be located in the parking lot of the Town Hall 140 has been approved 141 - Another request to reduce the speed on Atwater Road was submitted to the State 142 - Public Hearing will be set for the CWD improvement project connecting and eliminating 143 the Dead-End Water Mains around the Highway Barn and 4-Corners Area 144 - Authorized Improvements in Consolidated Water District Extension #5 (Peruville Road) 145 146 Extension Request: Pinney Properties, LLC Duplexes Applicant: A. Scott Pinney, Owner, on 147 behalf of Pinney Properties, LLC Location: 390 Peruville Road; Tax Parcel No. 30.-1-28.212 148 Project Description: The Applicant is requesting renewal of previous Site Plan approval 149 (Planning Board Resolution 16-26, approved November 28, 2016) for construction of fifteen 150 (15) duplexes on the 37.99-acre parcel. Town of Lansing Land Use Ordinance Section 701.10 151 (Expiration of Site Plan Approvals) stipulates that construction must commence and be 152 substantially complete within three (3) years of the date of Site Plan approval. 153 154 - Owner misunderstood and thought it only needed to be started in three years not near 155 completion in three years 156 - Owner has experienced some personal problems which have hindered financial 157 decisions 158 - The goal is to get the first cluster of five behind the office building done within the next 159 calendar year along with the road and infrastructure 160 - No zoning or stormwater changes 161 - The trees that have died have been replaced. 162 - The Board would like to discuss Trails & Pathways easement along the southern border 163 of the property 164 Motion to reopen Site Plan Review and ask the applicant to address trails and pathways with 165 a brief review of stormwater and provide a Site Plan 166 Motion by: Deborah Trumbull Seconded by: Dean Shea (Motion Carried) 167 168 Sketch Plan Review: Salon suite rentals, tanning, restaurant and bar Applicant: Kathryn 169 Sherman on behalf of Auburn Ridge Properties, LLC Location: 2073 East Shore Drive; Tax Parcel 170 No. 37.1-2-3 Project Description: The Applicant proposes adaptive reuse of the existing 9,310 171 square foot building (formerly Egan's IGA supermarket) on the ±0.81 acre lot located in the Page 5 of 7 APPROVED 172 Commercial Mixed Use (131) Zoning District. This is a Type II Action under the State 173 Environmental Quality Review Act 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(18). 174 175 Summary of Sketch Plan 176 - Remodel the existing building 177 - Modeling after Press Bay Alley downtown Ithaca which is micro-retail spaces in 178 an existing building 179 - Tenant ideas are evolving as they search for interested tenants 180 - Applicant has spoken to many hairdressers that are in need of space to be able to 181 branch out on their own 182 - Suggestion of a Diner as opposed to a Restaurant& Bar 183 - Looking for specialty shops for the courtyard area 184 - Will there be enough parking? Will need 1 spot for 100 sq.ft. without a bar. With a bar 2 185 spots per 100 sq. ft. would be needed 186 - Possibly to buy part of Rogue's Harbor Parking 187 - Last resort would be AirBNB 188 - Need to check with the NYS DOT to clean up the scrub brush at western perimeter of 189 property on NYS 34B right of way 190 - Applicant needs to check with NYS DEC to see if the old fuel tanks were removed 191 - Add lighting plans and consider a trail segment on Site Plan 192 193 Planning Report 194 • On December 19, 2019 the Town should hear if we have won the Grant Award for 195 Myers Park at 12:30pm. 196 0 Tompkins County might be able to award us with a municipal work plan which will 197 give us up to 200 hours a year of staff for$5,700 dollars 198 0 Review and classification of development applications 199 o Continued revisions of content and setup of the current Application documents 200 and development review process with Code Clerk and Bookkeeper 201 o Discussed final elements of codification with Town Attorney and General Code 202 • Data and GIS Services 203 o Continued inventory and collection of the Town's digital data including 204 streetlight inventory courtesy Cornell Cooperative Extension 205 • Conservation Advisory Council staff support 206 o Set monthly reoccurring meetings for 15Y Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm 207 • Planning Board staff support 208 o Agricultural District#1 review now through end of 2019 209 o Solicited input from members for application to Cornell Design Connect 210 • Interdepartmental Infrastructure Coordination Page 6 of 7 APPROVED 211 o Completed updated Grant Questionnaire and Grant Disbursement Agreement 212 for Woodsedge Drive realignment/ NYS 34B State and Municipal (SAM) Facilities 213 Program grant on 10/22 214 o Coordinated with Town Parks & Recreation on finalizing scope of work for Parks, 215 Recreation, and Trails Master Plan and associated committee on 10/17 216 o Coordinated with Town Court regarding 2019-20 JCAP application for Town Hall 217 ADA-accessibility improvement; finalized and submitted application on 10/9 218 o Assisted Lansing Library with application to Tompkins County Community 219 Foundation 9/26-10/11 220 o Coordinated with Tompkins County Business Energy Advisers and consultant 221 Gary Bush, P.E. regarding proposed Town Highway building renovations 222 o Coordinated with Tompkins County GIS regarding Census 2020 new construction 223 projects on 10/3 224 o Coordinated with Town Engineer and SRF Associates, D.P.C. to begin work on 225 Lansing Town Center Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Assessment on 10/28 226 o Conducted drainage district inspections with Town Engineers and Stormwater 227 Management Officer on 10/30 228 LAND USE POLICY WORK PROGRAM 229 • Land Use Ordinance Update 230 o Distributed preliminary audit scope of work and Land Use Code Update Capacity 231 Self-Assessment at 10/28 Planning Board meeting 232 0 Prepare amendments to Solar Energy Local Law 233 o Conducted background research on valuation /assessment/subsidies and 234 optimal siting locations; updated Town Board on 10/10 235 • Environmental Protection Overlay Districts 236 o Scope of work and schedule of adoption forthcoming in Q4 2019 237 238 Adjourned Meeting 239 Meeting adjourned at the call of the Planning Board Chair at 8:19 pm. 240 241 Minutes taken and executed by Sue Munson. 242 243 Access to public documents are available online at: 244 Planning Board Email tolcodes@lansingtown.com 245 246 Town Website https://www.lansingtown.com 247 248 Planning Board agendas, minutes & submittals https://www.lansingtown.com/town-docs Page 7 of 7