PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

Webex Meeting

August 20^th 2020 – 4:30pm

PB Case No.: 05-20                                               Zone:  

Address: Citywide                                 Proposed Action: Zoning Text & Map Amendment

Applicant: City of Utica                                

Owner: City of Utica

The City of Utica is proposing the adoption of a new Zoning Ordinance. Pursuant to  Section 2-29-123(2) of the City’s zoning ordinance, “The Planning Board shall commence a public hearing on the proposed amendment no more than 90 days from the date of the application for said amendment is filed with the Commissioner of Codes Enforcement. Public notice of such hearing shall be made in the prescribed manner.”

At the July 16^th meeting, the Planning Board held a public hearing and ultimately tabled the case in order to allow Oneida County’s Department of Planning the necessary 30 day to provide comment. The 30 period has since expired with no comment from Oneida County.  Present at the public hearing were two representatives for Northrup Grumman/Lucas Western who own approximately 22 acres of land at the former Bendix site in South Utica. They had submitted a written request for the Board to consider revisions to the Zoning Code.

At tonight’s meeting, the Board will vote to make a recommendation to the Common Council either in favor or in opposition to the adoption of the proposed Zoning Text and Map Amendment.

PB Case No.: 06-20                                         Zone: Single Family-Medium Density           

Address: Portion of Burrstone Road              Proposed Action: Street Discontinuance

Applicant: City of Utica                                

Owner: City of Utica

Pursuant to Section 101 of Second Class Cities Law and Section 27(14)(a) of General Cities Law, the Common Council is seeking a recommendation from the Planning Board on a proposed street discontinuance.

The Council has proposed to discontinue a portion of Burrstone Road described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the northerly boundary of the existing City of Utica: Burrstone Road Arterial Highway, F.A.C. 72-3, said boundary also being the northerly boundary of a former City Street (Burrstone Road), said point being 185+ feet distant northeasterly measured at right angles from station 80+77+ of the hereinafter described 1967 survey baseline for the construction of the City of Utica: Burrstone Road Arterial Highway, F.A.C. 72-3; thence South 08°08’40” East through the bed of said former City Street (Burrstone Road) 55+ feet to a point on the southerly boundary of said former City Street (Burrstone Road), the last mentioned point being 139+ feet distant northeasterly  Street (Burrstone Road) the following two (2) courses and distances: (1) North 65°19’14” West 232+ feet to a point 143.58 feet distant northeasterly measured at right angles from station 82+79.90 of said baseline; and (2) North 21°05’26” East 8+ feet to a point on the aforesaid northerly highway boundary, the last mentioned point being 152+ feet distant northeasterly measured at right angles from station 82+80+ of said baseline; thence easterly along the last mentioned boundary 206+ feet to the point of beginning, being 6,230+ square feet, or 0.143+ acre of land more or less.

Being a portion of the lands used for highway purposes prior to 1972 for a city street, accepted as part of the New York State Highway System on December 29, 1976. The above mentioned survey baseline is a portion of 1967 survey baseline for the construction of the City of Utica: Burrstone Road Arterial Highway, F.A.C. 72-3 as shown on a map and plan on file in the Office of the State Department of Transportation and is described as follows: Beginning at station 77+22.40; thence North 66°34’00” West to station 91+18.95.

Once discontinued, the property will be sold to Utica College, the entity which owns the adjacent property and will be consolidated into their property.