HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Resolution 25-04 - 2661 N Triphammer Rd - Minor Subdivision Plat ApprovalRESOLUTION PB 25-04
TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQR) NEGATIVE DECLARATION
AND MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVAL FOR
2661 N. TRIPHAMMER ROAD TAX PARCEL # 44. 1-25
WHEREAS, an application was submitted for Minor Subdivision Plat review by Jack
Litzenberger owner of 2661 N. Triphammer Road, for the proposed subdivision of the existing
2.36 acre lot (tax parcel number 44.4-25) into 2 parcels: the parent lot "Parcel A" (1.15 acres) and
the new, vacant lot "Parcel B" (1.21 acres). This property is located in the R2 zoning; and
WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 235-6 Minor
Subdivision, for which the respective completed applications were received May 17, 2024; 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 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, being the local agency, which has primary responsibility for
approving the action declares itself the Lead Agency for the review of this action under SEQRA;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board has considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of the
Town's local laws relative to subdivisions and the unique needs of the Town due to the
topography, the soil types and distributions, and other natural and man-made features upon and
surrounding the area of the proposed subdivision, and the Planning Board has also considered
the Town's Comprehensive Plan and compliance therewith; and
WHEREAS, this Board, acting as Lead Agency in SEQRA reviews and accepts as adequate:
"Subdivision Plat showing the lands of Jack Litzenberger...", prepared by Sheive Land
Surveying and dated 6/13/2024; a Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF), Part 1,
submitted by the Applicant, and Part 2, prepared by the Planning Staff; and other application
materials;
WHEREAS, this action is exempt from the General Municipal Law County Planning referral
requirements of General Municipal Law ("GML") §§ 239-1, 239-m, and 239-n through an Inter -
Governmental Agreement between the Tompkins County Planning Department and the Town
of Lansing dated 24 November 2003, as "residential subdivisions of fewer than 5 lots all of
which comply with local zoning standards and Tompkins County Sanitary Code requirements,
and do not involve new local roads or streets directly accessing a State or county road" are
excluded from GML referral requirements: and
WHEREAS, on 26 August 2024, the Planning Board reviewed and considered the
aforementioned subdivision application in the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing,
New York 14882 and duly held a public hearing on the Minor subdivision application, and all
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evidence and comments were considered, along and together with the requirements of the
Town's subdivision regulations, existing development in the surrounding area, the public
facilities and services available, the Town's ComprehensivePlan and the Land Use Ordinance,
site characteristics and issues, and any potential on- and off -site environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town of Lansing Planning Board.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing
determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment and that
a Negative Declaration for purposes of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law be
filed in accordance with the provisions of Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review
Act for the action of Minor Subdivision approval for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number
44.-1-25, for Jack Litzenberger; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing Planning Board Grants Final Approval of the Application
for a Minor Subdivision of certain land at 2661 N. Triphammer Road, Lansing, New York,
subject to the following conditions:
The sealing and endorsement of such Minor Subdivision Final Plat by the PlanningBoard
Chair, thereafter, presenting and obtaining the signing of the plat by Tompkins County
Assessment Department stamp followed by filing in, the Tompkins County Clerk's
Office, followed by provision of proof of such filing within the time limit requirements
of 62 days with the Town of Lansing Code Enforcement Office.
Dated: 24 February 2025
Motion by: Al Fiorille
Seconded by: Christine Hass
VOTE AS FOLLOWS.
Tom Butler - Aye
Sandy Conlon - Aye
John Duthie - Aye
Al Fiorille - Aye
Christine Hass - Aye
Danielle Hautaniemi - Absent
John Licitra - Aye
Fredric Villano - Not Voting
Dean Shea - Aye
Received in the Lansing Town Clerk's Office on
J s' a Hall, Deputy Town Clerk
Town of Lansing
Tompkins County, New York
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