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Planning and Development Board
May 9, 1989
Present: S. Blumenthal (Chair),. J. Daley, S. Killeen, A. Yale.
Staff: J. Meigs, H. M. Van Cort. Also, James Borra, Betsy
Darlington, Eric Dicke, and Press.
The meeting was called to order at 7:43 p.m.
1. Deer Creek Subdivision/Borra. Mr. Borra reviewed an eight-lot
subdivision sketch prepared by Deputy Director Mazzarella where a
drainage swale: would be retained as an open space exaction. There
was a very, lengthy, discussion. regarding the benefitsof eight plots
versus six and the drawbacks of large parcels in contrast to smaller
ones'r Killeen, seconded by Daley,, MOVED to grant conceptual
approval for a plan generally along the lines suggested by Mr.
Mazzarella, with no less than eight lots and open: space reserved
along the Swale; the swale to be no more than 40 feet wide, and
reduced in direct ratio to any right-of-way needed for Taylor Pl.
extension. . There was some discussionregarding a, clustering
requirement in this case It was determined that any further
environmental review is riot required because conservation issues.
raised by the original Deer Creek plan (retention of existing;
vegetation, drainage and erosion, cul-de-sac', retention. of view from
site): have been mitigated by the most recent versions from Borra and
Mazzarella. Brief discuss on. followed regarding modification of
deed restr=ictions. Mr. Sorra was encouraged to.suh it a revised
layout, along the lines, discu. sed, in time for consideration at the
May Planning and Development&ommittee and Board meetings. The
motion was PASSED 4-0, Mr. Sorra agreed to come up with a. plat. with.
eight lots and a corridor for exaction
2. Piyirotto Subdivision. Petitioner was not present--no- discussion.:
3. Cornell Parking Plan. Bill Wendt, Director of Transportation
Services at Cornell had been invited to this meeting to discuss the
East Hill parking area, but was unavailable. Ms. Blumenthal
reported. that Mr. Wendt may appear at the regular Board meeting in .
June and that Cornell is moving ahead with analysis and designs for
the proposed parking area, but plans are not final.
4. Director's Report. Mr. Van Cort reported that he and other local
planners and officials. had participated in design "charette
sessions dealing with a proposed development off Danby Rd. in the
Town.. He feels. the style. of development promoted by the designers
leading the charette could be appropriate for the largely
undeveloped southwest area.of the City, between Meadow St./Elmira
Rd. and the Inlet. The development concept is sometimes .called
"urban village" connoting, perhaps more than anything else, an
atmosphere that the designer strives to impart by careful attention
to individual elements and details, use of materials and styles that
are traditional in character, a mix. of compatible land uses,
conservation of landscape features, modest scale, a studied variety
of compact and informal development, etc.--all leading to an
environment that will be attractive, comfortable and convenient.
The southwest comprises a large enough area to accommodate a semi-
self-contained development of this type.
5. South Hill Recreation Way. Town of Ithaca has postponed submission
for site plan review until Town Board has given approval to final
project design.
6. Cha;,-man's Report. Chair announced the resignation of Martin
Sampson from the Board. There was discussion concerning filling
Board vacancies.
7. Miscellaneous. J. Meigs related complications with the regulations
for requiring a cluster subdivision plat to be submitted,
specifically the criterion relating to the degree to which a
subdivision contributes to the City's housing goals. The City
Attorney has expressed reservation about the revised criterion
adopted by the Board at its. April meeting. This matter will be
considered further by the Codes and Administration Committee.
Board members felt that they would like to have engineers and City
Attorney periodically attend Board meetings to contribute to
discussions on matters needing their expertise. There was a brief
discussion regarding CAC's advisory function in Board matters. Mr.
Van Cort reported that an environmental planner has been hired and,
initially, will be handling environmental review and site plan
review.
Meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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