HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRAFT Planning Board Resolution to Recommend – February 21, 2019PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 7 OF 2019 - PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN BOARD
REGARDING PROPOSAL TO REDEVELOP 1839-1849 DANBY ROAD, TAX PARCELS #10.-1-42 AND 10.-1-49.2
Whereas Members of the Town of Danby Planning Board recognize the importance of choosing an appropriate
development for the site located at 1839-1849 Danby Road in the Central Danby Hamlet; and
Whereas the site occupies a prominent location in the geographic center of the Town and is surrounded by
government, recreation, institutional, and business; and
Whereas the Sustainable Hamlets Revitalization Plan promoted hamlet-scaled development that would be
sustainable, diverse, and compatible with the environment; and
Whereas Members of the Planning Board also recognize the Absence of Services as described in the 2010 Town
Comprehensive Plan Chapter II (2) Planning Considerations for Population and Housing, which includes the Central
Danby Hamlet’s inability to serve as a place of interaction where goods can be purchased due to the loss of both a
gas station/general store and small-scale supermarket/lunch counter; and
Whereas the property is currently zoned in the Low Density Residential Zoning District, requiring a lot area minimum
of 2 acres, frontage of 200 feet, and lot depth of 300 feet; and
Whereas the Comprehensive Plan objective A2.1.2 is to Modify Zoning Regulations to allow mixed-use buildings by
right in targeted core areas in both hamlets; and
Whereas the Town of Danby Planning Board has reviewed the 01/07/2019 proposal for the site and feels the Ben
Rosenblum Studio / Olivia Vent Sketch Plan from an hamlet planning and design perspective, is very appropriate for
the site; and
Whereas adaptive use of the existing barn and two other significant structures, pays homage to and improves upon
the original architecture, a part of Danby’s history; and
Whereas a Planned Development Zone would best accommodate the mixed uses proposed for this site;
Now Therefore, be it
Resolved that the Town of Danby Planning Board recommends to the Town Board that the Ben Rosenblum Studio /
Olivia Vent proposal be enabled by rezoning the parcels at 1839-1849 Danby Road into a Planned Development
Zone.DRAFT