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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-PDB-1991-01-24 AMENDED AND APPROVED 2/26/91 Planning and Development Board MINUTES January 24, 1991 PRESENT: S. Adams, R. Berg, S. Blumenthal (Chair), T. Cookingham, Cookingham, C. Feuer, J. Schroeder, A. Yale. Staff: Director H. M. Van Cort. Also, members of the public. 1. Meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. . Chair introduced a new member to the Planning Board, Carl Feuer. Mr. Feuer replaces Moncrieff Cochran on the Board. 2. Privilege of the Floor: No requests made. 3. Public Meeting -- Pogo Parcel Development Guidelines. Andy Yale summarized the proposed guidelines for development of the "Pogo Parcel," a block in the Northside neighborhood bounded by Lake, First, Franklin and Adams Streets. The guidelines were developed by the Neighborhoods and Housing subcommittee of the Planning Board and approved by the Board at the December 20, 1990 meeting for transmission to Common Council. Some of the criteria discussed included density, affordability, physical form and° tenancy. Mr. Van Cort explained that the guidelines are goals only, and there are still decisions to be made dependent upon who disposes of the land--Common Council or the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency. The Board then opened the discussion to the public. Mr. Tony Petito, owner of the P&C Block, presented his proposal for development. He discussed the number of units he thought would sufficiently fit the site. His proposal included design, detailed floor plans, and approximate cost. He also proposed an on-the-job training program which he has utilized on similar projects with good success which might also include the potential homeowner. Spokespeople for Mutual Housing Association presented a proposal for rental units. They also detailed a floor layout plan. They commented on the social goals of the proposal Mr. Petito presented (such as job . training) as being too complicated to achieve. Cookingham moved, and the Board recommended, that Council adopt the guidelines as amended. 4. Carpenter Park Preliminary Subdivision. A grassy, 5,320 sq. ft. strip of land (an approximately 10 ft. strip along the common property line) is to be sold at a cost approved by Council and the IURA to Ironics, Inc. and would bring a proposed building addition on their lot into compliance. Sale would be conditioned on Ironics, Inc. executing an option agreement with the City for one of the Carpenter Business Park sites. Board members indicated that Giordano's property needs to be cleaned up. Regarding environmental review, the Conservation Advisory Council had not had time to properly review the environmental assessment. It was moved by Blumenthal, and seconded by Cookingham, that Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance be approved contingent upon satisfactory review by CAC. Motion carried unanimously. The Board agreed that in order to expedite this project, they would hold a special meeting for the sole purpose of granting final subdivision approval. The meeting was scheduled for February 12, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. Board members Berg and Adams requested to be excused from attending, and this was granted. Planning and Development Board Minutes Page 2 5. Old Business. A. West Hill Master Plan - update. Blumenthal reported that the West Hill Civic Association has agreed to prepare the environmental review for the master plan beginning in February, 1991. The Planning Department will provide limited assistance. B. Area Variance Criteria. Mr. Van Cort explained it was felt there should be grounds for granting a variance other than the narrowly- defined grounds which BZA has been using. This would broaden options for granting variances. The Board suggested minor revisions. It was then moved by Blumenthal, seconded by Schroeder, and carried unanimously that the amended report be passed on to the Planning and Development Committee. 6. Zoning Appeals Report. It was moved by Schroeder, and seconded by Berg to pass Zoning Appeals 2015-17 on to BZA without comment. Motion carried unanimously. Schroeder requested that materials to be distributed to the Planning Board be kept to a minimum in order to minimize waste. 7. Reports A. Committees. No reports. B. Director. No report. C. Chair. 1991 Work Program status - Director Van Cort stated that the first rough draft has been edited, but not for substance. Mr. Van Cort plans to meet with staff to discuss the program, and invited Board members with questions or comments to contact him. He also said that there were too many projects proposed to be realistically undertaken. D. Planning and Development Committee. Schroeder reported the Committee felt East Hill Shuttle was a good idea, but Downtown Vision Task Force was not in agreement. Northside land use recommendations approved. Six-Mile Creek Report endorsed. E. Board of Public Works. Seeking to down-size DPW while attempting to fill key positions such as Superintendent of Public Works, Assistant superintendent of streets and Facilities, Director of Water and Sewer, Transit Manager. 8. Approval of Minutes. Minutes of December 20, 1990 approved with minor change (item 3b, first WHEREAS in resolution change "Pogo" to "Frank". 9. Miscellaneous. Resolutions of thanks to Mon Cochran and Peter Weed were amended and approved unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. EPJ-PDBOARD/MINUTES-January.min "POGO PARCEL" DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES January 29, 1991 1 . Affordability - Long-term affordability for housing of good quality. LThere is reason to believe this goal is attainable given local contractor estimates of the cost per square foot to construct housing of the sort examined in Syracuse ($50-60/sq. ft. ) .] 2. Density - No more than the approximately 38 units permitted by current zoning, and compatible with the neighborhood. [Investigations indicate that in fact it will be very difficult to fit more than 30 units on this relatively small site. ] 3. Households served - The goal is for a socio-economic mix. With long- term affordability the intention is to create a stable mini-community, where households stay for an extended period because they can afford the housing, and have a commitment to participation in the development. 4. Physical form - Compatible with other housing in the neighborhood in building type (siding, windows, etc. ) scale, parking surface (pavement) , grid and streetscape, treescape. 5. Tenancy - As many units as possible offered at below-market rate subsidized) , with the possibility of a small number at market rate if needed to make the project financially feasible. , [A mixed tenancy (owned and rented; subsidized and market rate) would be ideal , but this may be extremely difficult to achieve with so few units.] 6. Private vs. non-profit ownership - Consistent with maximizing long-term affordability. 7. Energy Conservation - The project should incorporate significant energy conservation measures, including provision for passive solar gain, if possible. Pogoland.doc