DeWitt planning board approves temporary UPS distribution site at 6956 Skyler Road with restoration timeline and wetland contingency

The Town of DeWitt Planning Board on a voice vote approved a site plan to allow temporary transportation and distribution operations at 6956 Skyler Road to support the UPS facility across the street while that facility undergoes renovation.

The approval, read into the record by the planning board chair, applies only to the site plan documents signed by the chair and the applicant and requires the applicant to restore the site according to the approved restoration plan. The board’s conditions require that temporary operations cease and the premises be restored by the earlier of 120 days after issuance of a certificate of occupancy for 6946 Lund Boulevard or February 2027; any extension requires a showing of good cause to the planning board.

The board incorporated an environmental finding into its motion, stating that it had reviewed the applicant’s environmental assessment and “finds no significant adverse environmental effects” and issued a negative SEQR declaration for this unlisted action. The approval also noted that the board accepted an expert assessment provided by the applicant regarding potential wetlands and that no New York State jurisdictional wetlands were identified on the property as presented. The board added a contingency: if the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation later determines, within four years, that DEC jurisdictional wetlands affect the site, the applicant must return to the planning board for any required site-plan modifications.

The motion as approved requires that any changes, additions or deletions to the approved scope of work or materials be submitted for further site-plan review under the town code. The board also noted that the temporary structures included in the plan are permitted only because they support the adjacent facility during renovation and must be removed when restoration requirements are met.

The planning board chair called for the motion and, after a second, announced the motion passed by the board.

The decision makes explicit the board’s conditions (restoration timeline, signed plans required for certificate of occupancy, wetlands contingency) but does not specify a formal roll-call vote in the meeting record. The board’s action does not waive separate building permits or code compliance: the renovations at the UPS facility itself will require all applicable building permits and adherence to building codes.

Planning staff noted the matter was exempt from Onondaga County Planning Board review as presented and that the restoration plans are shown on drawings labeled L201 and L401 attached to the site-plan submission.

The approval limits the temporary use to the scope and duration described in the signed site-plan documents and leaves the DEC wetland determination and any future County/State mitigation requirements as triggers for additional review.