HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes 2022-12-20 TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD
Shirley A. Raffensperger Board Room, Town Hall
215 North Tioga Street
Ithaca,New York 14850
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 7:00 P.M.
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AGENDA
1. Consider approval of the 2023 Planning Board Meeting Schedule.
2. Consider a recommendation to the Town Board regarding the Chairperson of the Planning Board
for 2023.
3. Staff reports and updates.
4. Persons to be heard.
5. Other Business.
6. Adjournment.
Susan Ritter
Director of Planning
607-273-1747
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TOWN OF ITHACA PLANNING BOARD
December 20, 2022
MINUTES
Present: Liebe Meier Swain, Chair; Members Greg Lindquist, Cindy Kaufman, Bill Arms, Liz
Bageant, Yvonne Fogarty, and Ariel Casper
Sue Ritter and Chris Balestra, Planning; Susan Brock, Attorney for the Town; and Becky Jordan,
Deputy Town Clerk
Agenda Item 1 Consider approval of the 2023 Planning Board Meeting Schedule
Ms. Meier Swain stated that historically the Planning Board meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday
of the month and turned to the members for discussion or any proposed changes.
There was some discussion on whether to schedule two meetings a month given the lack of
business before the Board recently and the consensus was that it is easier to cancel a meeting
than to call one.
July 4th Holiday was removed from the schedule.
Motion by Greg Lindquist, seconded by Ariel Casper to maintain the schedule as presented.
Item 2 Consider a recommendation to the Town Board regarding the Chairperson
of the Planning Board for 2023
Ms. Meier Swain stated that it has been a true honor to work with the Board and Town Staff in a
leading position with the Town and community and she would truly miss us all.
Ms. Fogarty nominated Greg Lindquist as Chair for 2023, seconded by Mr. Casper; unanimous.
Item 3 Staff Reports and Updates
Ranic project— Site visit held with the developer continuing to work on plans and language for a
planned development zone.
South Works (formerly Chain Works)—New project team; remains a mixed use project with the
focus on moving on the existing industrial buildings on the site for manufacturing and/or office
uses as a start.
Solar Local Law—Revisions to allow upwards of 35-acre installations, the larger of which will
only be allowed in agriculture zones, to match what some of the developers contacting us are
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interested in.
Inlet Valley Overlay—The Town applied to the Empire State Development for a grant to do an
economic development study and strategic plan. What came out of that study was that we have
two premier state parks at either end as well as agriculture making it a unique area with a rural
feel.
One of the first recommendations is to revise the zoning in the area from around Five Mile Dr to
the former Turnback's area.
Limited Historic Commercial-- Adopted last month and meant to protect historic properties by
allowing historic buildings that meet certain criteria to be reused or repurposed to encourage
maintenance and preservation of the property. There has been one application submitted and we
expect a few more.
Item 4 Persons to be heard- None
Item 5 Other Business
Motion by Mr. Casper, seconded by Mr. Lindquist to cancel the January Yd meeting due to no
agenda items.
Meeting adjourned at 7:51 pm upon motion by Ariel Casper, seconded by Liz Bageant;
unanimous.
Sub,
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