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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-10 Cayuga Cliffs Subdivision - SEQRA Lead AgencyRESOLUTION PB 21-10 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW RESOLUTION - DECLARATION OF LEAD AGENCY, CAYUGA CLIFFS SUBDIVISION, 735 RIDGE ROAD, TAX PARCEL NO. 25.4-6 WHEREAS, an Application was submitted for Subdivision review by Max Heitner of Finger Lakes Land Trust for William and Jean Lee Sims, Owners, for the proposed subdivision of the existing 235.09-acre parcel into two parcels: Parcel A (199.46 ac) intended as publicly -accessible nature preserve, and Parcel B (44.54 ac) with existing residence at 735 Ridge Road, Lansing, New York, also known as Tax Parcel Number 25.4-6 in the Mixed -Use Residential (R3) Zoning District; and WHEREAS, the action also includes the merging of adjacent parcel 25.4-6 to be reconfigured into the overall subdivision plat; and WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 235-6 Minor Subdivision, for which the completed application was received April 13, 2021; and WHEREAS, 6 NYCRR § 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") requires that a Lead Agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with local and state environmental law and the Lead Agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action; and WHEREAS, The Planning Board of the Town of Lansing is believed best suited to review the impacts of this proposed Subdivision as (i) the Planning Board is the only body with jurisdiction to classify the Subdivision and issue the final Subdivision approval, (ii) the Planning Board is best situate to understand and evaluate the potential unique impacts of such Subdivision upon the Town based upon the developmental patterns, topography, and unique natural and non -natural features of the Town of Lansing, including known streams, wetlands, UNAs, agricultural resources of value, and archeosensitive sites within or near the Major Subdivision area, (iii) the Planning Board has the broadest governmental powers for investigating the potential or actual impacts of the Subdivision and implementing conditions or mitigating controls, and accordingly (iv) the Planning Board has the greatest capacity for providing the most thorough environmental assessment of the proposed Subdivision; and WHEREAS, this proposed action is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Lansing Planning Board is the sole involved agency for the purposes of a State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") review; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: That the Town of Lansing Planning Board does hereby declare itself Lead Agency for the environmental review for the action of Subdivision review for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Page 1 of 2 Number 25.-1-6 for Max Heitner of Finger Lakes Land Trust for William and Jean Lee Sims, Owners. Dated: April 26, 2021 Motioned by: Dean Shea Seconded by: Tom Butler VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Sandra Dennis -Conlon - Aye Norman L. Davidson - Aye Al Fiorille -Aye Dean Shea - Aye , Deborah Trumbull - Aye Tom Butler - Aye If Jerry Caward - Aye Page 2 of 2