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Board of Planning and Development
MINUTES
February 22, 1994
PRESENT: S.Adams,D.Kay(Chair), C.Peterson,J.Schroeder. Staff. H. Sieverding,
H.M. Van Cort,L. Tsang,E.Jacobs. Also, media and members of the public.
1. Meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m.
1. Privilege of the Floor-no requests made.
2. Preliminary Site Plan Review/Environmental Review and Public Hearing
A. West Inlet 2 Development Proposal--Floral Ave./Weisburd
The proposal is for 16 duplexes to be completed in two phases. Fourteen units and a
common parking area accommodating 16 cars will be constructed in the first phase,while
18 housing units,together with four parking areas with a total capacity of 24 cars will be
developed in the second phase. Each of the 32 units is to be sold under a condominium
form of ownership, intended primarily for first-time home buyers with low-moderate
income. Roughly three acres out of the five-acre site will be developed when the project
is complete. A public hearing was opened by the Chair. Martha Fischer commented that
contiguous forests are very important to migratory birds. Betsy Darlington commented on
water pouring off the site into sluices, and the lack of permanent tree protection. Dan
Aneshansley commented on population density and lack of a recreational facility for
children.
The Board requested additional information from the developer, specifically the following:
prepare a section through a proposed parking area using the most extreme slope to show
the worst case; prepare a larger scale drawing of the grading plan for the proposed
parking areas;prepare a map with lines describing areas to be protected; analyze the
availability of on-street overflow parking;prepare a map showing the locations where soil
samples were taken;prepare a grading plan and section drawings of areas around the
proposed dwelling units.
Further discussion was tabled,.and the public hearing adjourned,until March 22, 1994.
3. Preliminary Subdivision Approval
A. 702 S.Meadow St./Colbert. The proposal is to subdivide land owned by Garage
de France into two parcels totalling approximately 6.2 acres in the B-5 commercial zone.
After a brief discussion, Schroeder, seconded by Peterson, moved a Negative Declaration
of Environmental Significance, and the motion passed unanimously. Adams, seconded by
Schroeder,moved for Preliminary Subdivision Approval, subject to the following
condition: Submission,with the final plat, of a copy of an agreement between the buyer
and seller covering the conditions of use and maintenance of that portion of the property
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which will serve as access for both the resulting parcels and incorporating the provisions
for access across common property lines. The motion passed 4-0.
4. Final Site Plan Approval
A. Sisson Place Parking&North Campus Site Improvements/Cornell University
Following an update on this project by Linda Tsang, approval of the following resolution
was moved by Schroeder, seconded by Adams, and passed unanimously.
WHEREAS,miscellaneous site improvements including parking area reconfiguration,road
alignment, and sidewalk improvement have been proposed in areas along Sisson Place,
Cornell University,and
WHEREAS,Preliminary Site Plan Approval for this development proposal has been
granted by the Board of Planning and Development at its April 27, 1993 meeting,and
WHEREAS,a final site plan (dated 1-13-94)has been submitted for review for Final Site
Plan Approval,and
WHEREAS,except for inadequacies in the planting plan,this final plan has addressed all
questions and concerns in the preliminary site plan review,now therefore be it
RESOLVED that the Final Site Development Plan be approved with the condition that the
planting plan be revised and submitted for review and approval by the Department of
Planning and Development.
5. Site Plan Review Report-Weitzman&Sons Proposal
Linda Tsang reported that the Environmental Assessment Form for this proposal had been
submitted and reviewed by staff and the Conservation Advisory Council. The Codes
committee recommended to the applicants that the site plan be revised before the proposal
is presented to the Planning Board for site plan review. The applicants have agreed to do
this.
6. Review of subdivision conditions for 812 E. State Street/Ching Po
Deferred due to applicant°s absence.
7. Canopy height requirement variance for 201-205 N. Aurora St.
After some discussion,the following recommendation was made to the Building
Commissioner:
This Board has reviewed the information provided, along with supplementary information,
concerning subject request. It is our recommendation that Common Council grant the
requested variance.
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In addition, we urge that the City Attorney work on revising applicable section(s) of the
City Code to reflect current standards and practices.
Moved, seconded, and passed unanimously.
8. Old Business
A. Wal*Mart- Submission of DEIS and discussion of review procedure
Mr. Robert Lacourse, of The Sear-Brown Group, submitted 12 copies of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,and 4 copies of an appendix containing traffic data and
analysis. Adams, seconded by Kay,moved that a subcommittee be formed to develop and
send out an RFP for consultant services to review and analyze the DEIS. It was
suggested that the subcommittee include representatives from the Building Dept.,
Engineering,Conservation Advisory Council,Planning and Development Board and Dept.
This subcommittee will select and recommend a consultant to the Board. The motion
passed 4-0.
B. Local Law amending Section 4-23 of the City Code regarding the Planning
Board-deferred
C. Downtown Design Plan-deferred
9. Zoning Appeals Report
Referenced appeals have been reviewed by this Board, and it has been determined that,
with the exception of the comments below, none involve matters of citywide or long-range
planning concern.
Appeal 2212,Use Variance to requirement for owner occupancy of the residential
property at 109-111 Delaware Ave., in an R-lb zone. This Board strongly feels that the
owner-occupancy requirement should not be waived under any circumstances. However,
the Board recommends that,if BZA policy permits, a temporary variance to the owner-
occupancy requirement be granted until the end of the current academic term(August,
1994).
Meeting ajourned.
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