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Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board
Meeting #61
Monday, April 25, 2016
Marcham Hall – 7:00 pm
Minutes
Present: Planning Board Members Chair F. Cowett, G. Gillespie, R. Segelken, and Alternate
J. Leijonhufvud
Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross, Attorney R. Marcus, Trustee J. Marshall
Members of the Public
Item 1 – Meeting called to order
Chair F. Cowett opened the meeting at 7:02 pm.
Chair F. Cowett appointed J. Leijonhufvud as a full voting member for the meeting.
Chair F. Cowett welcomed Trustee J. Marshall as the new Board of Trustees liaison to
the Planning Board.
Item 2 – March 28, 2016 Minutes
Motion: G. Gillespie
Second: R. Segelken
RESOLUTION No. 180
APPROVING MINUTES OF MARCH 28, 2016
RESOLVED, that the written, reviewed and revised minutes of the March 28, 2016 meeting
are hereby approved.
Aye votes – Chair F. Cowett, G. Gillespie, R. Segelken, J. Leijonhufvud
Opposed- None
Item 3 – Public Comment
No members of the public wished to comment.
Item 4 – Continuation of Site Plan Review – 1001 Highland Road Minor Subdivision
Chair F. Cowett stated that a new subdivision plan was not received in time to
provide sufficient public notice and therefore the public hearing scheduled for the
Board’s April meeting would be postponed until the Board’s meeting on May 23.
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Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross explained that the new subdivision plan
submitted by the applicant removed the L-shaped leg in the original plan and is more
regularly shaped; Parcel A, the remainder lot, comprises 11.2% lot coverage and is
therefore compliant with zoning requirements and is also compliant with zoning
requirements for average width and average depth; Parcel B, the new subdivided lot,
has an average width of 98.2 feet and an average depth of 143 feet, neither of which is
compliant with zoning requirements of 125 feet average width and 150 feet average
depth and will require a variance from the Village’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
The applicant D. Lennox stated that the new subdivision plan removes a triangular
piece near the northern property line so as to retain an existing fence.
Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross added that removing the triangular piece
increased the average depth measurement.
The applicant provided Part 1 of the SEQRA Short Environmental Assessment Form
which the Board reviewed.
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The Board reviewed Parts 2 and 3 of the SEQRA Short Environmental Assessment
Form.
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Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross noted the Board’s reference in Part 3 to the
building of a “single family home,” and noted that the Zoning Board could grant a
variance on the condition that a one family residence and not a two family residence
be built on Parcel B, the subdivided lot.
D. Lennox acknowledged to the Board that he had discussed the possibility of such a
condition with Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross and that he supported this
condition due to the smaller size of the subdivided lot.
Motion: G. Gillespie
Second: R. Segelken
RESOLUTION No. 181
TO DETERMINE PROPOSED ACTION WILL NOT RESULT IN AN ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
RESOLVED, that the Village of Cayuga Heights Planning Board has determined that the
proposed minor subdivision at 1001 Highland Road will not result in any significant adverse
environmental impacts.
Aye votes – Chair F. Cowett, G. Gillespie, R. Segelken, J. Leijonhufvud
Opposed- None
Motion: J. Leijonhufvud
Second: R. Segelken
RESOLUTION No. 182
TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED MINOR SUBDIVISION AT 1001
HIGHLAND ROAD
RESOLVED, that a public hearing will be held on May 23, 2016 at 7:10 p.m. regarding the
site plan review for the proposed Minor Subdivision at 1001 Highland Road.
Aye votes – Chair F. Cowett, G. Gillespie, R. Segelken, J. Leijonhufvud
Opposed- None
D. Lennox asked about the site plan review process moving forward and whether he
would need to appear again before the Board following the May 23 meeting.
Chair F. Cowett replied that the Board had discussed at its March 28 meeting granting
site plan approval with the condition of submitting at a future date a plan showing the
location of any house to be built on the subdivided lot.
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Attorney R. Marcus stated that D. Lennox would not need to appear before the Board
to submit such a plan, and asked if D. Lennox would want to submit a plan to the
Board at its May 23 meeting.
A discussion followed about submitting a plan at the Board’s May 23 meeting.
D. Lennox concurred with the Board that, given the subdivision’s need for a variance
from the Village’s Zoning Board of Appeals at the ZBA’s June 6 meeting, it would be
best not to submit a plan at the Planning Board’s May 23 meeting.
Item 5- Other Business
R. Segelken asked Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross about construction at the florist
in Corners Community shopping center and whether it would be possible to
construct a roof over an exterior stairway to promote safety.
Code Enforcement Officer B. Cross replied that constructing such a roof would be
possible, but this would require a variance from the Village’s Zoning Board of Appeals
because the shopping center already exceeds zoning requirements for lot coverage.
G. Gillespie asked Chair F. Cowett about the Zoning Revision Committee.
Chair F. Cowett replied that the Zoning Revision Committee has provided Attorney
R. Marcus with a draft of a revised Village zoning ordinance for his review.
Item 6 – Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.