HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 Annual Lead Agency Concurrence - BZACITY OF ITHACA BOARD of ZONING APPEALS
RESOLUTION FOR ANNUAL BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS (BZA) CONCURRENCE WITH CITY OF ITHACA PLANNING &
DEVELOPMENT BOARD BEING LEAD AGENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW PROJECTS FOR
WHICH BZA IS INVOLVED AGENCY
— MARCH 7, 2017—
WHEREAS, 6 NYCRR, Part 617, of the State Environmental Quality Review Law and Chapter 176.6 of the
City Code, Environmental Quality Review, require that a Lead Agency be established for conducting
environmental review of projects in accordance with local and state environmental law, and
WHEREAS, State Law specifies that, for actions governed by local environmental review, the Lead Agency
shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the
action, and
WHEREAS, State Law also specifies that when an agency proposes to directly undertake, fund, or approve
a Type I Action or an Unlisted Action undergoing coordinated review with other involved agencies, it must
notify them that a Lead Agency must be agreed upon within 30 calendar days of the date that the
Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) or draft EIS was transmitted to them, and
WHEREAS, projects submitted to the Planning Board for Site Plan Review and Approval, at times involve
variances from the BZA, making it an Involved Agency in environmental review, and
WHEREAS, in order to avoid delays in establishing a Lead Agency and to make the environmental review
process more efficient, it is desirable to have an agreement that the Planning Board will assume Lead
Agency status for such projects, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Law and the City of Ithaca
Environmental Quality Review Ordinance, involved agencies are provided with project information and
environmental forms for their review, as well as all environmental determinations, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the BZA does hereby consent to the Planning and Development Board acting as Lead
Agency in environmental review for Site Plan Review projects for which the BZA has been identified as an
Involved Agency, through December 31, 2017, and be it further
RESOLVED, that for any future such project, the BZA may withhold or withdraw its consent, should it so
desire.
Motion: A motion to grant the resolution request was made by Marshall McCormick.
Second Motion to Grant Resolution: Made by Teresa Deschanes
Vote: Steven Beer, Chair: Yes
Teresa Deschanes: Yes
Marshall McCormick: Yes
Moriah Tebor: Yes
Motion wasvnaniryfously pproved on March 7, 2017.
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