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TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of Special Meeting Via Zoom - Tuesday, 8 March 2022 – 6:30 PM
Town Offices: 3577 Terrace Road – Cortland, NY 13045
Board Members (*absent) Others Present
Christopher Newell, Chairman Bruce Weber, P/Z Officer (Host)
Nicholas Renzi Joan E. Fitch, Board Secretary
Laird Updyke John DelVecchio, Town Attorney
Nasrin Parvizi
Ann Hotchkin
Applicants & Public Present
Jamie Easton for Regan Development, Rebecca Mines (?) of Barton & Loguidice; Brad Smith, Larry
Regan; Yuner Gao, Reporter.
SPECIAL M EETING
This Special Meeting of the Town of Cortlandville Planning Board was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
by Chairman Chris Newell.
OLD BUSINESS
Regan Development, Applicant/CB Cortlandville LLC., Reputed Owner – NYS Route 13 – TM
#95.00-10-11.100 – Site Plan Review, Conditional & Aquifer Protection District Special Permits
for Proposed Mixed Use Building
Chairman Newell recognized Town Attorney John DelVecchio who advised everyone present that there
had been an oversight in notification of the potential involved/interested agencies in the SEQRA process.
Attorney DelVecchio stated he had notified PZO Bruce Weber and Jamie Easton of Regan Development
of this fact. Chairman Newell suggested sending out the Lead Agency notifications and, if no one
responded, then this Board can accept what has been discussed at this meeting. Member Ann Hotchkin
suggested that the letters should ask for a response within two weeks, instead of thirty days. Chairman
Newell thought the Board should proceed with their review of Parts 2 and 3 of the SEQRA Form.
Rebecca Mines, representing this Board’s consultant, Barton and Loguidice, stated they would take care
of the notifications. Next, the Board went through the responses in Part 2, item by item, as completed
by Barton & Loguidice. Any changes were noted by Ms. Mines who facilitated the review process.
It was noted that the SWPPP still needed to be provided, and clarification was needed pertaining to
pesticides and herbicides.
At the conclusion of this extremely thorough review of the responses contained in Part 2, Chairman
Newell complemented Ms. Mines for her work in completing Part 2 of the SEQRA for this project.
Chairman Newell commented that, with regard to Part 3, Ms. Mines had addressed every point that had
been discussed in the summary. Town Attorney DelVecchio advised the Board of their choices at this
point. He also noted that a Public Hearing will not be held for this project.
At the conclusion of this discussion, a motion was made by Member Nasrin Parvizi that the Town of
Cortlandville Planning Board adopts Parts 2 and 3 of the Full Environmental Assessment Form for
this project as presented by Barton & Loguidice, with the exception of Paragraph B of Part 3
which shall instead state that the Planning Board, as Lead Agency, is to notify the involved and
interested agencies listed in Part 1 to inquire whether or not they want to participate in a
coordinated review. The motion was seconded by Member Laird Updyke, with the vote recorded
as follows:
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Ayes: Chairman Newell Nays: None
Member Renzi
Member Parvizi
Member Updyke
Member Hotchkin
Motion carried.
This becomes Action #14 of 2022.
A motion was then made by Member Hotchkin that the Town of Cortlandville Planning Board has
determined that this project will result in no significant adverse impacts on the environment
and, therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement need not be prepared; accordingly, this
Negative Declaration is issued subject to the granting of an Area Variance by the Town’s Zoning
Board of Appeals.
Ayes: Chairman Newell Nays: None
Member Renzi
Member Parvizi
Member Updyke
Member Hotchkin
Motion carried.
This becomes Action #15 of 2022.
Member Parvizi then asked if it was time for the applicant to request an Area Variance. Larry Regan
responded that time was of the essence and the applicant was hoping to receive the variance on 21
March 2022 due to funding competition. PZO Weber clarified what was needed to accomplish setting up
the next ZBA meeting; it could be a different date. Mr. Regan added that their “final” date was 31 March
2022.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8 p.m., a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Member Updyke, seconded by Member
Hotchkin, with all members present voting in the affirmative.
Joan E. Fitch, Board Secretary Draft e-mailed to Town Clerk & AR, AA, JD,
PB Members, TJ, BW, KM & DC on 3/29/22.