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HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-13 PB Cayuga Vista SDM - Declaration of Lead AgencyRESOLUTION PB 21-13 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW RESOLUTION - DECLARATION OF LEAD AGENCY - CAYUGA VISTA APARTMENTS SITE PLAN REVIEW, TAX PARCEL NO. 37.1-2- 53.59 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 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, an application was made by Scott Morgan, on behalf of SDM Rentals, Inc., Applicant and Owner, for construction of sixteen (16) apartments on the existing vacant 3.06-acre parcel, Lansing, New York, TPN 37.1-2-53.59, located in the Commercial Mixed Use (131) Zoning District; and WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 270-7 Site Plan Review, for which the completed application was received March 26, 2021; and WHEREAS, The Planning Board of the Town of Lansing is believed best suited to review the impacts of this proposed Site Plan as (i) the Planning Board is the only body with jurisdiction to issue the final Site Plan approvals, (ii) the Planning Board is best situate to understand and evaluate the potential unique impacts of such Site Plan 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 Site Plan area, (iii) the Planning Board has the broadest governmental powers for investigating the potential or actual impacts of the Site Plan 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 Site Plan; and WHEREAS, this proposed action is an Unlisted Action 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 Site Plan review for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 37.1- 2-53.59 for Scott Morgan, on behalf of SDM Rentals, Inc., Applicant and Owner. Dated: April 26, 2021 Motioned by: Norman Lin Davidson Seconded by: Sandra Dennis -Conlon VOTE AS FOLLOWS: Sandra Dennis Conlon- Aye Norman Lin Davidson- Aye Al Fiorille- Aye Tom Butler- Aye Dean Shea- Aye Deborah Trumbull- Aye Jerry Caward- Aye v Y