HomeMy WebLinkAboutPB Resolution 25-12 655 Ridge Rd Minor SubdivisionRESOLUTION PB 25-12
TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQRA) NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVAL FOR
655 RIDGE ROAD TAX PARCEL # 25. 1-9.62
WHEREAS an application was submitted for Minor Subdivision Plat review by Pat Miller, owner of 655
Ridge Road, for the proposed subdivision of the existing 30.62-acre lot, Tax parcel number 25.4 -9.62, into 2
parcels: the new "Lot 2" (6.114 acees) and the parent "Lot 1" (24.501 acres). This property is located in R2
Residential Moderate Density 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 March 25, 2025; 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 & Lot Line Adjustment F. Patrick Miller." prepared by Reagan Land Surveying and dated "NOV.
2006'; a Short Environmental Assessment Form (SEAF), Part 1, submitted by the Applicant, and Part 2,
prepared by the Planning Staff; and other application materials; and
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 19 May 2025, 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 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
Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Ordinance, site characteristics and issues, and any potential on -
and off -site environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS the Town of Lansing Planning Board, as the lead agency, has evaluated 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 archeologically sensitive sites within or near the Minor
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Subdivision area, and determines the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the
environment; 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 25.4-9.62, for Pat Miller; 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 655 Ridge 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 Cotinty 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. f
Dated: 19 May 2025
Motion by: Danielle Hautaniemi
Seconded by: John Licitra
VOTE AS FOLLOWS:
Tom Butler — Aye
Sandy Conlon - Aye
John Duthie - Aye
Al Fiorille - Absent
Christine Hass - Aye
Danielle Hautaniemi -
John Licitra -Aye
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Debbie Munson, Town Clerk
Town of Lansing
Tompkins County, New York
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