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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-04-10 A 064 • ORDINANCE OFFICER ' S RF PORT TOWN of LANSING April 10 , 1979 I . BUILDING PERMITS 1 . To Robert Wyllie Jr . for a garage at 20 Franklyn Drive . Issued March 22 . 2 . To Alex Cima Jr . for a single family dwelling at 18 Bean Hill Lane . Issued March 29 . II . SIGN REQUEST 1 . From Elnora Hoaglin for the Red House Crafts Store in the Lansing Plaza , Pending . III . PLANNING BOARD 1 . Received proposed Zoning amendments on March 26 . • 2 . Heard Rocco Lucente ' s request for ;uulti - family dwellings off the southeast corner of Warren and Farrell Roads prior to a BZA Hearing . 3 . Received answer from Ordinance Officer to their letters dated 13 & 14 March - refer correspondence . IV . BOARD of ZONING APPEALS 1 . Request for a variance to allow horses , in excess of. Zoning allowance , at 25 Belvedere Drive - denied un - animously on March 21 . V . JUNK YARDS 1 . Violation noticies issued- 8 VI . MOBILE HOME PARKS , ZONING AMENDMENTS and EXPENSES 1 . Application received from Theodore Keeney for a 10 unit Park at 739 Van Ostrand Road . Pending requested plans and specifications . 410 2 . Request a public: hearing be set for proposed amendments . 3 . Expenses : a . 80 . 2 miles . ( attached ) N . D . Stanton Ordinance Officer 4/6/7? mitA Fri C S-7- uriRRCAI 4b40 © FAVC4A . 01 R Ecriov ARREA' Ron° - . - F'A041. 4 Roa4 ; td4E/pz� . kbGD gin/ 1 .. DF AVt . _ _ _$ .4...- - - - 4...— ., - _ .- . - _. . - . ..-a _,_..o � .. -_ . - • -T1 MC '" • C. Ey-RA /Dr; Q/ GN7- x EF37` 4'/ Ca-NT" _ 4 r n- _ S_A e117' . 61c 700 2 ,3 9 / 0 / 0 y f 1 70 0 - 7/r 4 9 3 7 0 / 7ilii 7 /5--- 730 6 ...,..„_, �' / r ________ , , 73 0 - 79r 3 3 '4 p / fel 7lj- goo 1 5 3 / 7 J Q 0 i I/ ' co — ege 3 4 I6 I /3 A 8A5'' 930 0 0 / a 0 : 0 6 830 — 8dir 3 33 7 / 0 /4 rr_ - '�u�4.mn.Y.a.o:s'a. ..�-O'wuw_Yae.� Wn �ei� �.�.v.�w..�2afJa-. . M'.v^+.�rV. . - .. .. r. • . . . .. -.. ..... •:v+�.. t�T PEAK Novi 2 ? 64 5.6 • ENGINEER ' S REPORT • LAND USE :. THERE ISPRESENTLY A GREAT DEMAND FOR MULTIPLE FAMILY HOUSING IN THE ITHACA AREA AS. EXPRESSED BY AREA UNIVERSITIES AND REALTORS . THE SHORTAGE SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF SMALLER FAMILY SIZES , LARGER RETIRED AGE SEGMENT OF POPULATION , INFLATIONARY EXPENSE OF HOMES , LARGER 20 - 35 YEAR OLD AGE. SEGMENT , TIGHT MORTGAGE POLICIES OF LENDING INSTITUTIONS , HIGH INTEREST RATES FOR BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL . LOANS , AND MORE COMPLEX REGULATORY PROCEEDURES AND LAWS .. THE LAND USE PROPOSED IS THEREFORE MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH 8 UNITS PER BUILDING . SIX BUILDINGS ARE PROPOSED ON 8 , 23 GROSS ACRES FOR AN OVERALL GROSS DENSITY OF 5 . 83 D .M . PER GROSS ACRE . WITH THE MORNINGSIDE MANOR AND THE VILLAGE APARTMENTS BORDERING THE PARCEL , IN QUESTION ON THE SOUTH AND EAST , APARTMENT USE WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE MOST COMPATIBLE USE OF THIS PARCEL . FARRELL ROAD AND WARREN ROAD BORDER THE PARCEL ON THE NORTH AND WEST . THE FABICH HOME IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER IS ALREADY SCREENED ON THE NORTH BY A TALL LINE OF EVERGREENS . THE TWO HOMES NORTH ; OF FARRELL ROAD ARE THE ONLY OTHER RESIDENCES AFFECTED WITH ONLY ONE OF THESE. FACING FARRELL ROAD . NO PROPOSED RESIDENCES WILL FACE FARRELL ROAD AND A BUFFER STRIP WILL MINIMIZE ANY NEGATIVE VISUAL EFFECT ON THE ABOVE RESIDENCES . TRAFFIC .: . TRAFFIC STUDIES INDICATE THAT THIS PORTION OF WARREN ROAD AND FARRELL ROAD ARE LIGHTLY TRAVELED EVEN DURING MORNING PEAK PERIODS . THE TRAFFIC ADDED BY THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY IMPROVEMEN T OF EITHER WARREN ROAD OR FARRELL ROAD TO ADEQUATELY AND SAFELY CARRY THE ADDED TRAFFIC WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY BE 48 VEHICLES DURING PEAK HOURLY PERIODS . SEE APPENDIX A FOR A CURRENT COUNT IN THIS AREA . • DRAINAGE : ONCE DRAINAGE SWALES ARE DEVELOPED ALONG HIGHWAYS , LOT LINES , AND FILL SYSTEM PERIMETERS , CASUAL WATER WILL DRAIN AS THE TOPOGRAPHY SHOWS AND THE SURFACE . DRAINAGE WILL GREATLY IMPROVE . THE CULVERT ELEVATION AT THE N ORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARCEL UNDER FARRELL ROAD PROVIDES A DROP OF OVER 10 FEET IN LESS THAN 1000 FEET OF JUST IN EXCESS OF 17GRADE . SOILS : SOILS CONSIST OF ERIE ELLERY CHANNERY SILT LOAMS AND LANGFORD CHANNERY SILT LOAMS . IN GENERAL THE SOIL PROFILE CONSISTS OF LOAM SOILS FOR 11 TO 2 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE AT WHICH POINT A FRAGIPAN OF DENSE SILT LOAM UP TO 3 FEET THICK IS ENCOUNTERED . BENEATH THIS IS GENERALLY A SHALE LAYER . BECAUSE PERMEABILITIES RANGE FROM . 2' TO 2' INCHES PER HOUR AND BECOUSE OF SHALLOW ROCK D EPTHS , IT IS EXPECTED THAT FILL SYSTEMS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PRIVATE SEWAGE D ISPOSAL . SEWER : UNTIL PUBLIC . SEWER WOULD' SERVE THIS AREA OF THE TOWN , PRIVATE: SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS ARE THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE . PRIVATE FILL SYSTEMS WILL MOST L IKELY B E' THE ALTERNATIVE CHOSEN CONSISTING OF AN EJECTOR PUMP IN EACH B UILDING , A SERIES OF SETTLING TANKS , A DISTRIBUTION BOXL, A LEACH FIELD , AN . UNDERDRAIN , AND A CHLORINATOR . THE SYSTEMS DESIGNED WILL CLOSELY PARALLEL EXISTING SYSTEMS SERVING 8 UNIT BUILDINGS IN THE ADJACENT VILLAGE APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR WHICH THERE IS A TEN YEAR SUCCESSFUL POINT OF REFERENCE . IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ANNUAL FALL TANK PUMPING WILL INSURE HIGH QUALITY OPERATION . THE ALTERNATIVE CHOSEN WILL MEET ALL TOMPKINS COUNTY HE4LTH DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS . • W ATER :.: INDIVIDUAL WELLS FOR EACH BUILDING WILL BE DRILLED WITH A SYSTEM OF STORAGE TANKS , AERATORS , VENTS , AND SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS DEVELOPED . AGAIN , • SPECIFICATIONS OF THE TOMPKINS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND O NGOING MAINTENANCE AND TESTING WILLBE MET . H IGHWAYS : ALL PUBLIC ROADS WILL BE BUILT TO TOWN OF ALNSING HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS . PLANTED STRIP : IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE EXISTING GROVE OF EVERGREENS 15 TO Z5 FEET IN HEIGHT WILL PROVIDE: THE CORE OF THE PLANTED STRIPS SHOWN ON THE SKETCH PLANS SUBMITTED . FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON YOUR REQUEST . RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED , LAWRENCE P . FABBRONI , P '..E . 411 411