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Cortland County Planning Department TRISHA R. JESSET, PE
60 Central Ave • Cortland, New York 13045-2838 Director of Planning
Telephone: (607) 753-5043 email: tjesset@cortland-co.org
General Municipal Law (GML) Report
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TO: Cortland County Planning Board April 15, 2022
FROM: Cortland County Planning Department
RE: GML #87.00-04-10.000 – Site Plan Review, Conditional Permit, & Aquifer Protection
Special Permit
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Applicant: Ray Energy Corp
2794 Seventh Ave
Troy, NY 12180
Owner: River Run Properties, LLC
801 Route 11
Tully, NY 13159
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SYNOPSIS -
Site Plan Review, Conditional Permit, Aquifer Protection Special Permit, & Floodplain
Development Permit review for the purpose of constructing a propane & bio-propane storage
and wholesale distribution site with rail siding. The property is described as 3893 Route 11 (Tax
ID 87.00-04-10.000) within the Town of Cortlandville. It is zoned I-2 (General Industrial), is within
the Aquifer Protection District, and is within an Area of Special Flood Hazard in accordance with
the Code of the Town of Cortlandville, hereafter the Code. The conditional permit, aquifer protection
special permit, and floodplain development permit review is being referred to the Cortland County
Planning Board because the property is located within 500 ft. of NYS Route 11.
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ANALYSIS -
The applicant is requesting a site plan review, conditional permit, aquifer protection special
permit, & floodplain development permit so they may construct a propane & bio-propane storage and
wholesale distribution site with rail siding. Bulk storage and freight / trucking terminals are permitted
in I-2 (General Industrial) districts subject to site plan review and conditional permit. It should be
noted that bulk storage of fuel, explosives, and chemicals is not permitted in I-2 (General Industrial)
districts. The Code does not define the term “fuel”; however, it does use the term “fuel” in other
definitions: “gasoline station” and “filling station”. Since both of these definitions address fuels that
are liquid, the term “fuel” has been determined to connote liquid fuel. Therefore, the proposed use for
the bulk storage of LP gas is permitted and the applicant has applied for a site plan review and
conditional permit. As this development exceeds $150,000 in development cost, the applicant has also
applied for an Aquifer Protection Special Permit. As the applicant is developing in an area of special
flood hazard, the applicant has also applied for a floodplain development permit.
This is the third application for this parcel that has been referred to the County Planning Board.
The first application, in February 2008, was for a conditional permit, aquifer protection special permit,
floodplain development permit, and subdivision for the purposes of subdividing 1.66± acres from
an