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Home My WebLink AboutZBAA-25-18 110 Rufus Dr Appeal PacketTOWN OF ITHACA_—Y O R IC DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING 215 N.Tioga St 14850 607.273.1747 www.town.ithaca.nv.iis SITE PLAN REVIEW OWNER’S AUTHORIZATION &CERTIFICATION FORM l/We hereby affirm that l/we am/are the owner(s)of the property located at: Property Address/Location(s):West side of Game Farm Road-between the road and McGovern Fields. City:Ithaca State:NY zip Code:14850 Tax Map and Parcel Number(s):503089-62.-2-4;503089-62.-2-5;503089-62.-2-6 By signing below,l/we authorize the individual(s)identified in the following section to act as my/our authorized agent regarding any and all site plan application(s)made to the Town of Ithaca Planning Board for the activities described.The individual(s)identified below shall remain in this capacity regarding any applications and subsequently issued permits related to these activities indefinitely unless an express written request to terminate this authorization,signed by me,is submitted to the Town of Ithaca Planning Department. l/we also certify that l/we have caused the land to be surveyed and the site plan to be prepared;that l/we agree and guarantee to construct the project and any required infrastructure elements in the manner presented by the finally approved site plan;and that l/we make any dedications indicated on the final site plan. .............। *k „j Construction of the new Cornell Field Hockey fieldProject/Activity for which Application is being made: Signature of Ownerts)::Date: Signature of Owner(s)::Date: Printed Owner(s)Name: Printed Owner(s)Name:_ Printed Name of Applicant/Kimberly Michaels,TWM,A Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture StudioOwnersAuthorizedAgent:_; 1001 W.Seneca St.,Suite 201Address: City:State:Zip Code:£4850 .....607.227.1400TelephoneNumber: Email Address:£anT@twnrla Signature of Appiicant/Agent^^ Once completed,please submit this form to the Town of Ithaca Planning Department. 5/1/2022 Phase 2 - Game Farm Road Field Hockey Team Building Zoning Variance Application Materials Cornell University Ithaca, NY August 5, 2025 GAMEFARMROAD August 5, 2025 Zoning Board Members, Town of Ithaca 215 North Tioga Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Town of Ithaca Zoning Board Members: Attached please find zoning variance materials for the Phase 2 team building at the Game Farm Road Field Hockey Field project site. The single-story team building is located between the field hockey field and the parking lot and will be a facility to serve the field hockey team. The clubhouse portion of the building will include team locker rooms, toilets, showers, offices, meeting rooms, a physical therapy room, and a lounge. The indoor practice room portion will provide space for the athletes to practice in inclement weather. This project requires an area variance for site signage. We ask for consideration of the variance described herein at your September 23 meeting. Enclosed please find project narrative, zoning board of appeals applications, and graphics for the project. The application fee will be provided separately. Sincerely, ADD KIM SIGNATURE Kimberly Van Leeuwen Director of Landscape Architecture •• FISHER ASSOCIATES Cultivating our gifts to create a legacy of infrastructure that improves quality of life. 1001 W Seneca Street Suite 201 Ithaca,New York 14850 607.277.1400 fisherassoc.com PROJECT CONSULTANTS Sasaki Associates Project Architect and Landscape Architect Fisher Associates, P.E., L.S., L.A., D.P.C. Project Municipal Approvals T.G. Miller, P.C. Project Civil Engineer R.F.S. Engineering Project Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Engineers SASAKI FISHER® ns TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Overview Zoning Variance Criteria Zoning Variance Graphics PROJECT OVERVIEW Project Summary Phase 1 of the Game Farm Road Field Hockey project includes a field hockey pitch, a new driveway, formalized parking, pedestrian amenities, and small support facilities. Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project received a negative SEQR declaration from the Town of Ithaca Planning Board on March 18, 2025. Phase 1 was granted final site plan approval and special use permit on May 6, 2025. Zoning variance approvals were granted for Phase 1 on April 22, 2025. The Phase 2 team building for Cornell Field Hockey is proposed to be a single-story facility with two sections to serve the field hockey team. The clubhouse portion of the building will include team locker rooms, toilets, showers, offices, meeting rooms, a physical therapy room, and a lounge. The second half of the building will host an indoor practice space with a synthetic turf floor surface that matches the turf used for the exterior field hockey field and will be used for field hockey practice during inclement weather. Fig: View looking south from the field. Indoor practice space on left, Clubhouse on right. Project Purpose, Need, and Benefit Cornell is proposing a 15,440 SF team building south of the Game Farm Road Field Hockey Field in support of athletes and coaches. Team facilities are currently housed in Bartels Hall on central campus. With the new field beginning construction on Game Farm Road, spaces for locker rooms, indoor practice, and other amenities will benefit the field hockey community. The phased approach to their relocation has allowed athletics to continue fundraising efforts while providing a relocated home for the field of play. ZONING VARIANCE CRITERIA The proposed building will be located in the Town of Ithaca Low Density Residential (LDR) Zoning District, on a portion of Tax Parcel number 62.-2-6. This parcel is part of the larger Game Farm Road and East Hill Plaza Cornell lands that comprise approximately 506 acres, per the County Assessment tax mapping. The limit of disturbance for this phase is 1.1 acres and is sited just south of the Phase 1 field hockey field. The project is an allowed use with a special use permit in the LDR zone as part of an institution of higher learning. The Phase 2 construction will meet building height, yard setback, and lot coverage requirements. In Residential and Conservation Zones, the Town code dictates that: •No one sign should be larger than six square feet in area. o Each of the signs below exceeds this number, therefore requiring a variance. •Signs up to 16 square feet in area in the aggregate on any one parcel are permitted. o The aggregate area of the proposed signs is around 285 square feet, therefore requiring a variance. “Cornellian Family Clubhouse” – West Elevation (1) A sign composed of grey aluminum letters proposed to be 1 foot high and 23.75 feet wide, totaling around 24 square feet. “Cornell” – East Elevation Practice Field (2) A sign composed of red aluminum letters proposed to be 3 feet high and 18.85 feet wide, totaling around 57 square feet. “Cornellian Family Clubhouse” – South Elevation (3) A sign composed of grey aluminum letters proposed to be 1 foot high and 23.75 feet wide, totaling around 24 square feet. “Cornell Field Hockey” – North Elevation (4) A sign composed of grey aluminum letters proposed to be 2 feet high and 34.5 feet wide, totaling at 69 square feet. “Cornell” – East Elevation (5) A sign composed of white printed heavy duty vinyl letters proposed to be 4.2 feet high and 26.2 feet wide, totaling around 110 square feet. A site plan showing the location of each sign along with graphic representations of each sign are provided below. Game Farm Road Field Hockey Clubhouse ZoningVariance Graphics 1 5 2 3 4 Field Hockey Clubhouse - West Elevation Scale: Not To Scale Grey Aluminum Sign Individial lettering thin profile 13’-0” long x 10” high on two lines. Total area = 2’-3” x 13’-0” = 29.25 sf Field Hockey Clubhouse - East Elevation Practice Field (Alternate) Scale: Not To Scale Grey Aluminum Raised Lettering Sign Individial lettering 2” thick profile 12’-7” long x 24” high. Total area = 25.2 sf 7' - 0 " 2' - 3 " 13'-0" 1 12 ' - 2 " 24 " 12'-7" 2 Field Hockey Clubhouse - South Elevation Scale: Not To Scale Grey Aluminum Sign Individial lettering thin profile 13’-0” long x 10” high on two lines. Total area = 2’-3” x 13’-0” = 29.25 sf 11 ' - 8 " 27 " 13'-0" Building Alternate 3 Field Hockey Clubhouse - North Elevation Scale: Not To Scale Grey Aluminum Raised Lettering Sign Individial lettering 2” thick profile 34’-6” long x 24” high. Total area = 69 sf 4 8' - 6 " 24 " 34'-6" Building Alternate Field Hockey Clubhouse - East Elevation Clubhouse Scale: Not To Scale White Printed Heavy Duty Vinyl Individial lettering vinyl print 26’-2” long x 50” high. Total area = 109 sf 4' - 2 " 14 " 26'-2" 5 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 4 7 8 9 10 11 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 2ff-0" CORNELL FIELD HOCKEY HOME SHOTS SAVES C/K I0HI DONOR NAME HERE । nIu Scoreboard Internally Illuminated LED Digits Scale:1/4"=1-0" HALF £ C/K I —* b J Team Dugout (2 Locations)-East Elevation Red Aluminum Panel with Raised White Lettering Scale:Not To Scale Windscreen (2 Locations) Printed Heavy Duty Vinyl Scale:Not To Scale Team Building -East Elevation Red Aluminum Sign Scale:Not To Scale Field Hockey Clubhouse -North Elevation Grey Aluminum Raised Lettering Sign Individial lettering 2”thick profile 34’-6”long x 24”high. Total area =69 sf Scale:Not To Scale 34'-6" 26'-2" Field Hockey Clubhouse -East Elevation Clubhouse White Printed Heavy Duty Vinyl Individial lettering vinyl print 26’-2”long x 50”high. Total area =109 sf Scale:Not To Scale Field Hockey Clubhouse -East Elevation Practice Field (Alternate) Grey Aluminum Raised Lettering Sign Individial lettering 2”thick profile 12’-7”long x 24”high. Total area =25.2 sf Scale:Not To Scale Field Hockey Clubhouse -West Elevation Grey Aluminum Sign Individial lettering thin profile 13’-0”long x 10”high on two lines. Total area =2’-3”x 13’-0”=29.25 sf Scale:Not To Scale Field Hockey Clubhouse -South Elevation Grey Aluminum Sign Individial lettering thin profile 13’-0"long x 10”high on two lines. Total area =2’-3”x 13’-0”=29.25 sf Scale:Not To Scale ,13'-0" Area variance request for phase 2 signage (ZBAA-25-18) Prepared by the Town of Ithaca Code Enforcement Department (9/10/25) Phase 1 and 2 #1 Field Timer 13.13 13.13 3’6” x 3’9” Free standing sign - 13’9” #2 Score Board 230 11’6” X 20’ Free standing sign – 21’6” #3 Team dugout 5.31 5.31 10’7-1/2”X 6” Wall #4 Press Box East 13.75 1.5 13’7”X1’ 10’x18” Wall Wall #5 Team Building East 17.5 3’8” X 4’9” Wall Wind Screen 400 100’x6’ Free standing Wind Screen 600 100’x6’ Free standing Flag 96 8’x12’ Freestanding 30’ #7 Clubhouse North 69 34’6”x24” Wall #8 Clubhouse East 109.028 26’2” X 4’2” Window sign – no counted toward total – 270-254E(2) #9 Clubhouse East 25.2 12’7” x 24” Wall – Alternate #10 Clubhouse West 29.25 13’x2’3” Wall #11 Clubhouse South 29.25 13’x2’3” Wall Old total 1595.63 New total 1748.33 Previous Area variance awarded for sign area of 1608.25 (ZBAA-25-11) Phase 2: (Team Facility) #1 Clubhouse West 29.25 13’x2’3” Wall #2 Clubhouse East 25.2 12’7” x 24” Wall – Alternate #3 Clubhouse South 29.25 13’x2’3” Wall #4 Clubhouse North 69 34’6” x 24” Wall #5 Clubhouse East 109.028 26’6” x 4’2” Window sign – no counted toward total – 270-254E(2) Total 152.7 • Yellow highlights are newly proposed new signs • Green highlights are signs previously approved by the ZBA un ZBAA-25-11. COMMISSIONER Katherine Borgella DEPUTY COMMISSIONER M. Megan McDonald 121 E. Court St, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 | Phone: (607) 274-5560 | tompkinscountyny.gov/planning Creating and implementing plans that position Tompkins County communities to thrive. August 22, 2025 Lori Kofoid, Administrative Assistant IV Town of Ithaca 215 North Tioga St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Re: Review Pursuant to §239 -l, -m and -n of New York State General Municipal Law Proposed Action: Sign Variances for proposed Cornell Women's Field Hockey Club House located at 110 Rufus Drive, Tax Parcel #62.-2-6, Cornell University, Owner; Kimberly Van Leeuwen, Applicant. Dear Lori Kofoid: This letter acknowledges your referral of the proposed action identified above for review by the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability pursuant to §239 -l, -m and -n of the New York State General Municipal Law. We have determined the proposed action will have no significant county-wide or inter-community impact. We look forward to receiving notification on the final action taken by your municipality within 30 days of decision, as required by State law. Sincerely, Katherine Borgella, AICP Commissioner of Planning and Sustainability Page 1 of 3 Short Environmental Assessment Form Part 1 - Project Information Instructions for Completing Part 1 – Project Information. The applicant or project sponsor is responsible for the completion of Part 1. Responses become part of the application for approval or funding, are subject to public review, and may be subject to further verification. Complete Part 1 based on information currently available. If additional research or investigation would be needed to fully respond to any item, please answer as thoroughly as possible based on current information. Complete all items in Part 1. You may also provide any additional information which you believe will be needed by or useful to the lead agency; attach additional pages as necessary to supplement any item. Part 1 – Project and Sponsor Information Name of Action or Project: Project Location (describe, and attach a location map): Brief Description of Proposed Action: Name of Applicant or Sponsor: Telephone: E-Mail: Address: City/PO: State: Zip Code: 1.Does the proposed action only involve the legislative adoption of a plan, local law, ordinance, administrative rule, or regulation? If Yes, attach a narrative description of the intent of the proposed action and the environmental resources that may be affected in the municipality and proceed to Part 2. If no, continue to question 2. NO YES 2.Does the proposed action require a permit, approval or funding from any other government Agency? If Yes, list agency(s) name and permit or approval:NO YES 3.a. Total acreage of the site of the proposed action? __________ acres b. Total acreage to be physically disturbed? __________ acres c. Total acreage (project site and any contiguous properties) owned or controlled by the applicant or project sponsor? __________ acres 4.Check all land uses that occur on, are adjoining or near the proposed action: Rural (non-agriculture) Industrial Commercial Residential (suburban) Aquatic Other(Specify):Agriculture □ Urban □ Forest SEAF 2019 Parkland Page 2 of 3 5.Is the proposed action, a.A permitted use under the zoning regulations? b.Consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan? NO YES N/A 6.Is the proposed action consistent with the predominant character of the existing built or natural landscape?NO YES 7.Is the site of the proposed action located in, or does it adjoin, a state listed Critical Environmental Area? If Yes, identify: ________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 8.a. Will the proposed action result in a substantial increase in traffic above present levels? b.Are public transportation services available at or near the site of the proposed action? c.Are any pedestrian accommodations or bicycle routes available on or near the site of the proposed action? NO YES 9.Does the proposed action meet or exceed the state energy code requirements? If the proposed action will exceed requirements, describe design features and technologies: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 10.Will the proposed action connect to an existing public/private water supply? If No, describe method for providing potable water: _________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 11.Will the proposed action connect to existing wastewater utilities? If No, describe method for providing wastewater treatment: ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES archaeological sites on the NY State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) archaeological site inventory? NO YES 13. a. Does any portion of the site of the proposed action, or lands adjoining the proposed action, contain wetlands or other waterbodies regulated by a federal, state or local ag ency? b.Would the proposed action physically alter, or encroach into, any existing wetland or waterbody? If Yes, identify the wetland or waterbody and extent of alterations in square feet or acres: _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 12.a. Does the project site contain, or is it substantially contiguous to, a building, archaeological site, or district which is listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places, or that has been determined by the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be eligible for listing on the State Register of Historic Places? b.Is the project site, or any portion of it, located in or adjacent to an area designated as sensitive for 1 1 1 1 Page 3 of 3 14.Identify the typical habitat types that occur on, or are likely to be found on the project site. Check all that apply: □Shoreline □ Forest Agricultural/grasslands Early mid-successional Wetland □ Urban Suburban 15.Does the site of the proposed action contain any species of animal, or associated habitats, listed by the State or Federal government as threatened or endangered?NO YES 16.Is the project site located in the 100-year flood plan?NO YES 17.Will the proposed action create storm water discharge, either from point or non-point sources? If Yes, a.Will storm water discharges flow to adjacent properties? b.Will storm water discharges be directed to established conveyance systems (runoff and storm drains)? If Yes, briefly describe: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 18.Does the proposed action include construction or other activities that would result in the impoundment of water or other liquids (e.g., retention pond, waste lagoon, dam)? If Yes, explain the purpose and size of the impoundment:______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _ NO YES 19.Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the location of an active or closed solid waste management facility? If Yes, describe: _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES 20.Has the site of the proposed action or an adjoining property been the subject of remediation (ongoing or completed) for hazardous waste? If Yes, describe: _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ NO YES I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOVE IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE Date: _____________________ Applicant/sponsor/name: ____________________________________________________ __________________________ Signature: _____________________________________________________Title:__________________________________