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Home My WebLink AboutPB Minutes 2013-09-03^ TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Tuesday. September 3. 2013 AGENDA 7:00 P.M. Persons to be heard (no more than five minutes). 7:05 P.M. SEQR Determination: Irish 2-Lot Subdivision, 424 Bostwick Road. 7:05 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed 2-lot subdivision of 424 Bostwick Road, Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No. 32- 1-17.21, Agriculture Zone. The proposal involves subdividing the property into a 1.76 +/- acre parcel, containing the existing residence at 424 Bostwick Road, and an 11.76 +/- acre parcel which will be consolidated with Tax Parcel No. 32-1-15. David C. Irish, Owner/Applicant. 4. Approval of Minutes: August 20, 2013. 5. Other Business 6. Adjournment Susan Ritter Director of Planning 273-1747 NOTE; IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD IS UNABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE NOTIFY SANDY POLCE AT 273-1747. (A quorum of four (4) members is necessary to conduct Planning Board business.) TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD MEETING Tuesday, September 3, 2013 215 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 Board Members Present: Fred Wilcox(Chair), Linda Collins,John Beach,Yvonne Fogarty,Jon Bosak, Hollis Erb,Joseph Haefeli(Alternate) Staff Present: Mike Smith, Planner; Susan Brock, Attorney for the Town; Deb DeAugistine, Deputy Town Clerk Call to Order Mr. Wilcox called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. and accepted the secretary's posting of the public hearing notice. AGENDA ITEM Persons to be heard - No one came forward to address the Board. AGENDA ITEM SEQR determination: Irish 2-Lot Subdivision, 424 Bostwick Road PB Resolution No. 2013-036: SEAR, Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval, Irish 2-Lot Subdivision, 424 Bostwick Road, Tax Parcel No. 32-1-17.21 Moved by John Beach; seconded by Yvonne Fogarty WHEREAS: 1. This is consideration of Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed 24ot subdi- vision of 424 Bostwick Road, Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No. 32-1-17.21,Agriculture Zone. The proposal involves subdividing the property into a 1.76 +/- acre parcel, containing the existing res- idence at 424 Bostwick Road, and an 11.76 +/- acre parcel which will be consolidated with Tax Parcel No. 324-15. David C. Irish, Owner/Applicant, and 2. This is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Ithaca Planning Board is acting as lead agency with respect to Subdivision Approval, and 3. The Planning Board on September 3, 2013, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a Short Envi- ronmental Assessment Form Part I, submitted by the applicant, and Part II prepared by the Town Planning staff, a survey map entitled "Subdivion [sic] Plat - Hermon &Simon Property - 424 Bostwick Road" prepared by Lawrence P. Fabbroni, LLS, dated 08-27-04 and revised 06-27-13, and other application materials, and 4. Town planning staff has recommended a negative determination of environmental significance with respect to the proposed Subdivision Approval; Planning Board Minutes 09-03-2013 Page 2 of 4 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town of Ithaca Planning Board hereby makes a negative determination of environmental significance for the reasons set forth in the Environmental Assessment Form Part II referenced above, in accordance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act for the above referenced action as proposed, and, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be required. Vote Ayes:Wilcox, Collins, Haefeli, Beach, Fogarty, Bosak, Erb AGENDA ITEM Public Hearing: Consideration of Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed 2-lot subdivision of 424 Bostwick Road, Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No. 32-1-17.21,Agriculture Zone. The proposal involves subdividing the property into a 1.76 +/- acre parcel, containing the existing resi- dence at 424 Bostwick Road, and an 11.76 +/-acre parcel which will be consolidated with Tax Parcel No. 32-1-15. David C. Irish, Owner/Applicant. Mr.Wilcox opened the public hearing at 7.05 p.m. Ms. Fogarty asked what will happen to the pond because it's on both the properties. Mr. Irish responded that it will be done away with. It was dug very shallow. It has water when it rains and none when it doesn't. It will be filled back in because he considers it a hazard. That's part of the understanding with the new owners. Mr. Bosak asked if he was planning to turn the wood lot back to agricultural use. Mr. Irish said that he believes the Bakers plan to keep everything as is. They're purchasing the back portion to adjoin to their property. He said he can't speak to what their uses will be, but the woods are pretty rough, so he assumes the Bakers will keep them the way they are. They lease the land right now. Mr.Wilcox noted that one of the neighbors shown on the subdivision plat,Janine McFall, is his cousin. Mr. Wilcox closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. PB Resolution No. 2013-037: Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval, Irish 2-Lot Subdivision, 424 Bostwick Road, Tax Parcel No. 32-1.17.21 Moved by Hollis Erb; seconded by Joseph Haefeli WHEREAS: 1. This is consideration of Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed 24ot subdi- vision of 424 Bostwick Road, Town of Ithaca Tax Parcel No. 32-1-17.21,Agriculture Zone. The Planning Board Minutes 09-03-2013 Page 3 of 4 proposal involves subdividing the property into a 1.76 +/- acre parcel, containing the existing res- idence at 424 Bostwick Road, and an 11.76 +/-acre parcel which will be consolidated with Tax Parcel No. 32-1-15. David C. Irish, Owner/Applicant, and 2. This is an Unlisted Action for which the Town of Ithaca Planning Board, acting as lead agency with respect to Subdivision Approval, has on September 3, 2013, made a negative determination of environmental significance, after having reviewed and accepted as adequate a Short Environ- mental Assessment Form Part I, submitted by the applicant, and Part II prepared by the Town Planning staff, and 3. The Planning Board on September 3, 2013, has reviewed and accepted as adequate a survey map entitled "Subdivion [sic] Plat - Hermon &Simon Property- 424 Bostwick Road" prepared by Lawrence P. Fabbroni, LLS, dated 08-27-04 and revised 06-27-13, and other application materials; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the Town of Ithaca Planning Board hereby waives certain requirements for Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval, as shown on the Preliminary and Final Subdivision Checklists, hav- ing determined from the materials presented that such waiver will result in neither a significant alteration of the purpose of site plan control nor the policies enunciated or implied by the Town Board, and 2. That the Planning Board hereby grants Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval for the proposed 2-lot subdivision located at 424 Bostwick Road, as shown on the survey map entitled "Subdivion [sic] Plat - Hermon&Simon Property - 424 Bostwick Road", subject to the following conditions: a. revision of the final subdivision plat to update the current ownership of 424 Bostwick Road, and to correct the spelling of"Subdivision" in the title, and b. submission for signing by the Chairperson of the Planning Board of an original and three dark lined prints of the final subdivision plat, revised as described in condition "a" above, prior to filing with the Tompkins County Clerk's Office, and submission of a receipt of filling to the Town of Ithaca Planning Department, and c. within six months of this approval, consolidation of the 11.76 +/- acre parcel(Parcel "B")with Tax Parcel No. 32-1-15, and submission of a copy of the consolidation request to the Town of Ithaca Planning Department. Vote Ayes:Wilcox, Collins, Haefeli, Beach, Fogarty, Bosak, Erb AGENDA ITEM Approval of Minutes from August 20, 2013 r\ Planning Board Minutes 09-03-2013 Page 4 of 4 PB Resolution No, 2013-038: Minutes of August 20, 2013 Moved by Fred Wilcox; seconded by Hollis Erb WHEREAS, the Town of Ithaca Planning Board has reviewed the draft minutes from the meeting on August 20; now therefore be it RESOLVED, the Town of Ithaca Planning Board approves the minutes, as drafted, to be the final minutes of the meeting on August 20. Vote: Ayes: Wilcox, Collins, Haefeli, Beach, Fogarty, Bosak, Erb AGENDA ITEM Adjournment Upon a motion by Hollis Erb, the meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m. Respectfully submitted, e'bra DeAugishne-, Deputy T|