Planning Board Meeting

1 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD 2 MEETING February 23, 2026 3 Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road 4 5 6 Board Members Present: Excused: 7 Dean Shea, Chair 8 Thomas Butler, Vice-Chair 9 Al Fiorille 10 Sandy Conlon 11 Christine Hass 12 John Licitra 13 Danielle Hautaniemi 14 John Duthie 15 Freddy Villano 16 17 Also Present: 18 Kelly Geiger, Planning Clerk 19 Nathaniel Rogers, Planner, 20 Joe Wetmore, TB Liaison 21 Megan Dorritie, Legal Counsel 22 Shaun Logue, MRB Senior Planning Associate 23 24 Public Present: 25 Attendance sheets for this meeting are located on pages 4-6 of the minutes 26 27 Chair, Dean Shea opened the meeting at 6:30 pm. 28 29 Action Items: 30 31 Project: Minor Subdivision of land at 372 Holden Road 32 Applicant: Nolan Hatfield, Owner 33 Location: 372 Holden Road TPN 4.-1-9.21 34 Project Description: Minor Subdivision of the existing 2.68-acre lot “parent parcel” into Parcel A (1.61 ac) and 35 Parcel B (1.07 ac). This project is located in the AG Zoning District. 36 SEQR: Unlisted/Uncoordinated Action – SEAF Part 2 required 37 Anticipated Action: Public Hearing, SEQR 38 39 Summary of Discussion: 40 • Nolan Hatfield was present to discuss this project. 41 • The Board approved the project 42 43 RESOLUTION PB 26-02 44 45 TOWN OF LANSING PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION 46 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW (SEQR) AND MINOR SUBDIVISION 47 PLAT APPROVAL FOR 48 372 HOLDEN RD TPN 4.-1-9.21 49 50 WHEREAS, an Application was submitted for an Minor Subdivision review by Nolan Hatfield, 51 owner, for the proposed subdivision of Tax parcel number 4.-1-9.21, into two (2) parcels; “Parcel A” 52 (1.61 acres), “Parcel B” (1.07-acres), The property is in the Agriculture Zone; and Page 1 of 3  53 WHEREAS, this is a proposed action reviewed under Town of Lansing Code § 235-6 Minor 54 Subdivision, for which the respective completed applications were received 19 December 2026. 55 56 WHEREAS, 6 NYCRR § 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") that the above- 57 referenced Action is hereby classified as an Unlisted Action under Section 617.6 of the SEQR Regulations, 58 and not subject to further review under Part 617 of SEQR Regulations; and 59 60 WHEREAS, the Planning Board has considered and carefully reviewed the requirements of the Town's 61 local laws relative to subdivisions and the unique needs of the Town due to the topography, the soil types 62 and distributions, and other natural and man-made features upon and surrounding the area of the 63 proposed subdivision, and the Planning Board has also considered the Town's Comprehensive Plan and 64 compliance therewith; an 65 WHEREAS, this Board acting as Lead Agency in SEQRA reviews and accepts as adequate: 66 Survey map showing proposed Minor subdivision of lands of Nolan Hatfield, prepared by Ian 67 Sheive, Sheive Land Surveying and dated 21 November 2025; a Short Environmental 68 Assessment Form (SEAF), Part 1, submitted by the Applicant, and other application materials; 69 70 WHEREAS, this action is exempt from the General Municipal Law County Planning referral 71 requirements of General Municipal Law ("GML ") § 239-1, 239-m, and 239-n through an Inter- 72 Governmental Agreement between the Tompkins County Planning Department and the Town of Lansing 73 dated 24 November 2003, as "residential subdivisions of fewer than 5 lots all of which comply with local 74 zoning standards and Tompkins County Sanitary Code requirements, and do not involve new local roads 75 or streets directly accessing a State or county road" are excluded from GML referral requirements: and 76 77 WHEREAS, on 23 February 2026, the Planning Board reviewed and considered the aforementioned 78 subdivision application in the Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Road, Lansing, New York 14882 and duly 79 held a public hearing on the Minor subdivision application, and all evidence and comments were 80 considered, along and together with the requirements of the Town's subdivision regulations, existing 81 development in the surrounding area, the public facilities and services available, the Town's 82 Comprehensive Plan and the Land Use Ordinance, site characteristics and issues, and any potential on- 83 and off-site environmental impacts; and 84 85 WHEREAS, upon due consideration and deliberation by the Town of Lansing Planning Board; and 86 87 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Planning Board does hereby classify the above 88 referenced Action to be an Unlisted Action under Section 617.6 of the State Environmental Quality 89 Review (SEQR) Regulations; and 90 91 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, that the Planning Board of the Town of Lansing determines 92 the proposed project will result in no significant impact on the environment and that a Negative 93 Declaration for purposes of Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law be filed in accordance 94 with the provisions of Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Act for the action of Minor 95 Subdivision approval for Town of Lansing Tax Parcel Number 4.-1-9.21; and 96 RESOLVED, that the Town of Lansing Planning Board hereby grants Final Approval of the 97 Application for a Minor Subdivision of certain land at 372 Holden Road, Tax Parcel Number 98 4.-1-9.21 Lansing, New York, subject to the following conditions: 99 100 1. The sealing and endorsement of such Exempt Subdivision Final Plat by the Planning Board Chair, 101 thereafter presenting, and obtaining the signing of the plat by Tompkins County Assessment 102 Department stamp, followed by filing in the Tompkins County Clerk's Office, followed by 103 provision of proof of such filing within the time limit requirements of 62 days with the Town of 104 Lansing Code Enforcement Office. 105 Page 2 of 3 106 Dated: 23 February 2026 107 108 Motion by: Danielle Hautaniemi 109 Seconded by: Sandy Conlon 110 111 VOTE AS FOLLOWS: 112 113 Tom Butler – Aye 114 Sandy Conlon - Aye 115 John Duthie – Not Voting 116 Al Fiorille - Aye 117 Christine Hass -Aye 118 Danielle Hautaniemi - Aye 119 John Licitra - Aye 120 Fredric Villano – Not Voting 121 Dean Shea - Aye 122 123 Project: Site Plan Review – Cellular Communications Tower located at 1767 E. Shore Drive 124 Applicant: John Duthie, owner 125 Location: 8-18 Verizon Lane TPN 30.-1-16.32 126 Project Description: Site Plan Review of proposed expansion of existing United Storage Complex. The project 127 plans to construct a 40’ x 70’ (2,800 SF) cold storage building on a vacant ¼-ac lot just southwest of 18 Verizon 128 Lane and east of 10 Verizon Lane. This project is located in the IR zoning district. 129 SEQR: Unlisted/Uncoordinated Action – SEAF Part 2 required 130 Anticipated Action: Sketch Review, Set Public Hearing 131 132 Summary of Discussion: 133 • John Duthie recused himself and John Gibson presented the project 134 • SWPPP, Bioretention Areas, Cold Storage, Lot Size, Parking, Gravel Lot, Attenuation Basin, 135 Number or Letter Buildings for 911, Somra 136 • The Board set Public Hearing for March 137 138 Other Business: 139 • Jerry Goodenough, representative for TeraWulf, gave a general project presentation- 140 Acreage, Clearcut, Infrastructure, Tax Parcels, Leasing of Parcels (New Buildings, Solar, 141 Substation), Square Footage, Depth, Height, Use, Aesthetics, Landscaping, Transmission 142 Lines, Broadband, Power, Inside Battery Storage, Closed Circuit, Temperature, Air Handling, 143 Server, Rooftop, Fans & Cooling, Noise, Misters, Bolton Point Water, Old Miliken Building, 144 Pilot, Job Creation, Work Shifts 145 • Joe gave the Town Board Liaison report. 146 Communication (report) changes between Planning Board and ZBA, Revising Fee Schedule, 147 Consideration of 2nd monthly Planning Board Meeting and organizational suggestions, 148 Planning Board Alternates, future additional seat for ZBA 149 150 Adjourn Meeting 151 Meeting adjourned at the call of the Planning Board Chair at 8:43pm. 152 Minutes Taken and Executed by Kelly Geiger 153 154 Access to public documents available online at: 155 Planning Board Email tolcodes@lansingtownny.gov 156 Town Website https://www.lansingtownny.gov Page 3 of 3