Onondaga County Planning Board October 25, 2017 SYRACUSE-ONONDAGA COUNTY PLANNING AGENCY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1100 CIVIC CENTER 421 MONTGOMERY STREET SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
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Onondaga County Planning Board October 25, 2017 SYRACUSE-ONONDAGA COUNTY PLANNING AGENCY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1100 CIVIC CENTER 421 MONTGOMERY STREET SYRACUSE, NEW YORK I. ATTENDANCE MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT GUESTS PRESENT Douglas Morris Megan Costa John Shields Daniel Cupoli Allison Bodine Justin Mirando Robert Antonacci Robin Coon Bill Fisher James Corbett Lisa Dell Marty Voss II. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 11:00 AM on October 25, 2017. III. MINUTES & OTHER BUSINESS Minutes from October 4, 2017 were submitted for approval. Daniel Cupoli made a motion to accept the minutes. James Corbett seconded the motion. The votes were recorded as follows: Douglas Morris - yes; James Corbett - yes; Daniel Cupoli - yes; Lisa Dell - yes; Marty Voss - yes. IV. ACTIONS ON GML SECTION 239 REFERRALS Summary S-17-78 TMarPB Modification S-17-79 TOnoPB No Position S-17-80 TOnoPB No Position With Comment S-17-81 TClaPB No Position With Comment S-17-82 TSpaPB No Position With Comment S-17-83 TSkaPB No Position With Comment S-17-85 TElbPB No Position With Comment S-17-86 TCamPB Modification S-17-87 TDewPB No Position With Comment S-17-88 TDewPB No Position Z-17-391 TMarPB Modification Z-17-392 CSyrZBA No Position With Comment Z-17-393 TPomZBA No Position With Comment Z-17-394 TOnoTB No Position Z-17-395 TSalPB Modification Z-17-396 CSyrPB No Position With Comment Z-17-397 CSyrPB No Position Z-17-398 TClaPB No Position With Comment Z-17-399 TSkaPB Modification Z-17-400 TCicZBA No Position Z-17-401 TCicZBA No Position With Comment Z-17-402 TCicZBA Modification Z-17-403 TCicZBA No Position With Comment Z-17-404 TCicZBA Disapproval Z-17-405 TCicPB No Position With Comment Z-17-406 TCicPB No Position With Comment Z-17-407 TCicZBA No Position Z-17-408 TClaZBA No Position Z-17-410 CSyrZA Modification Z-17-411 CSyrPB No Position Onondaga County Planning Board RESOLUTION OF THE ONONDAGA COUNTY PLANNING BOARD JOANNE M. MAHONEY Meeting Date: October 25, 2017 COUNTY EXECUTIVE OCPB Case # S-17-78 WHEREAS, the Onondaga County Planning Board, pursuant to General Municipal Law, Section 239 l, m and n, has considered and reviewed the referral for a SUBDIVISION from the Town of Marcellus Planning Board at the request of Andrea Bucci for the property located at 3875 and 3887 Rockwell Road; and WHEREAS, General Municipal Law Section 239-n allows the County Planning Board to review the approval of subdivisions and the site is located within 500 feet of Rockwell Road (Route 177), a county highway, and a farm operation located in a NYS Agricultural District; and WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing to combine two parcels into one new 5.47-acre lot in a Residential (R-1) zoning district; and WHEREAS, the site is located in a rural area in the Town of Marcellus; the site and surrounding lands are enrolled in New York State Agricultural District 2 and the adjacent lands west of the site contain active farmland; other surrounding land uses are low density roadside residential; and WHEREAS, the submitted survey map dated August 8, 2016 shows the site consists of two adjacent tax parcels with frontage on Rockwell Road, a county road; the southern parcel contains an existing two-story frame house with front and rear porches, an existing driveway onto Rockwell Road, and an in-ground pool at the rear of the house, and the northern parcel is vacant and primarily grass cover; the survey map shows a hedgerow and stone wall at the rear of the parcels, separating them from the adjacent agricultural fields to the west; and WHEREAS, per the survey map, the proposed subdivision will combine parcel 017.-04-9.3 (3.17 acres) with the adjacent parcel to the north, parcel 017.-04-9.2 (2.30 acres), to create a new lot (5.47 acres); a proposed pole barn (40’ x 60’) is shown on the survey map and situated 60’ from the County right-of-way and 64’ from the northern lot line on 017.-04-9.2; and WHEREAS, the survey map also shows a proposed driveway on the northern parcel near the northern lot line; the survey map indicates that “Driveways are as approved by Onondaga County Department of Transportation letter dated October 4, 2002” and aerial imagery shows an existing gravel drive onto Rockwell Road at the location of the proposed driveway; per the Onondaga County Department of Transportation, the 2002 approval is no longer valid; and WHEREAS, the existing house is served by municipal drinking water and an individual septic system; per the Referral Notice, no changes to the existing infrastructure are proposed; and WHEREAS, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) Mapper indicates that the project site or a portion of it is located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for archaeological sites on the New York State Historic Preservation Office 1100 Civic Center, 421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-2611, Fax (315) 435-2439 E-mail Address: [email protected] archaeological site inventory; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Onondaga County Planning Board recommends the following MODIFICATION(S) to the proposed action prior to local board approval of the proposed action: The applicant must contact the Onondaga County Department of Transportation regarding access to Rockwell Road. Per the Onondaga County Department of Transportation, all existing and proposed access must meet Department requirements and will be determined by the availability of sight distance. The Board also offers the following comment(s): The applicant and municipality are advised to ensure the following county, state, and/or federal regulation has been met prior to approving this subdivision: a. County Highway Access and/or Work Permit – Any new or modified driveways and work within the county right-of-way require a highway access and/or work permit from the Onondaga County Department of Transportation. The motion was made by Robert Antonacci and seconded by Lisa Dell. The votes were recorded as follows: Douglas Morris - yes; Bill Fisher - yes; James Corbett - yes; Daniel Cupoli - yes; Robert Antonacci - yes; Lisa Dell - yes; Marty Voss - yes. 1100 Civic Center, 421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-2611, Fax (315) 435-2439 E-mail Address: [email protected] Onondaga County Planning Board RESOLUTION OF THE ONONDAGA COUNTY PLANNING BOARD JOANNE M. MAHONEY Meeting Date: October 25, 2017 COUNTY EXECUTIVE OCPB Case # S-17-79 WHEREAS, the Onondaga County Planning Board, pursuant to General Municipal Law, Section 239 l, m and n, has considered and reviewed the referral for a FINAL SUBDIVISION from the Town of Onondaga Planning Board at the request of Jim Burt for the property located at Tanner Road; and WHEREAS, General Municipal Law Section 239-n allows the County Planning Board to review the approval of subdivisions and the site is located within 500 feet of Tanner Road (Route 184), a county highway, and a farm operation located in a NYS Agricultural District; and WHEREAS, the applicant is subdividing a 67-acre parcel into two new lots, Lot 1 (64 acres) and Lot 2 (3.32 acres), to allow the smaller parcel to be conveyed to the neighboring parcel in a Residential and Country (R-C) zoning district; and WHEREAS, the site is located in a rural area in the Town of Onondaga; the site and surrounding lands are enrolled in New York State Agricultural District 1 and contain active farmland; and WHEREAS, the submitted Preliminary Plan dated September 15, 2017 shows the parcel (67.12 acres) has frontage on Tanner Road, a county road, and is adjacent to a 287-acre parcel; aerial imagery shows the front portion of the site contains an agricultural field and the rear of the site consists of forested land; the adjacent parcel contains Tanner Valley Golf Course, and a portion of the golf course appears to fall on the northeastern corner of the 67-acre parcel; and WHEREAS, per the Preliminary Plan, the proposed subdivision will create Lot 1 (64 acres) and Lot 2 (3.12 acres); proposed Lot 2 is shown as a triangular-shaped parcel at the northeastern corner of the site, which includes the portion of the golf course; the Preliminary Plan indicates that the proposed subdivision is intended for conveyance purposes and Lot 2 will be combined with the adjacent golf course; and WHEREAS, the Onondaga County Department of Finance Office of Real Property Services indicates that the site is not currently served by drinking water or wastewater infrastructure; no new drinking water or wastewater services are proposed and the site is outside of the Onondaga County Sanitary District; and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plan states “Lot 1 is not an approved building lot until such time as a waste water disposal system, approved by the Onondaga County Health Department, and an approved Onondaga County driveway permit are accepted and filed with the Town of Onondaga Codes Office”; and WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plan shows the southern boundary of the site aligning with the center of Gulf Brook; GIS mapping shows an additional stream that runs east-west through the rear portion of the site; both streams appear to fall in the forested land on the site and GIS mapping shows the possible presence of federal wetlands associated with both of the streams; and WHEREAS, the current FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) indicate that a 1100 Civic Center, 421 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-2611, Fax (315) 435-2439 E-mail Address: [email protected] significant portion of the adjacent golf course is located within the 100-year