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Grand Island planning board approves accessory storage building behind Baseline plaza with conditions
Summary
The Grand Island Planning Board approved an accessory storage building behind a Baseline plaza, contingent on additional engineering and design details including topo, drainage, erosion controls and a colored metal band on three sides.
The Grand Island Planning Board on Tuesday approved an accessory storage building to be sited behind a plaza on Baseline, but required additional engineering and design details before building permits are issued.
The project, presented by engineer John Banatac, calls for a single-story, roughly 16-foot-high storage building set just off an existing parking area behind the plaza. Banatac said the units are intended primarily for plaza tenants and the property owner, though they could be rented more broadly if not taken by tenants.
Board members said the site is in the Central Business District and described the structure as an accessory building that will not include heat, sewer or water service. The board set conditions intended to resolve potential drainage and construction impacts and to clarify building appearance.
Banatac told the board the building would be unheated, have no water or sewer connections, and that storm runoff would be routed by gutters to existing low areas and a nearby pond if it does not infiltrate. He said electrical service is planned to be buried underground and that interior lighting and exterior ‘‘dark sky’’ fixtures are planned.
The board required the applicant to submit a topo with finished floor elevation, a drainage pattern, erosion- and sediment-control measures for construction (for example silt fence or log perimeter), additional dimensions on the site plan, and more-detailed building permit drawings that show lighting and electrical routing. The board also asked for a band of a different color metal on the bottom of three sides of the new building (not the rear elevation) so the accessory structure better coordinates with the plaza.
Planning staff noted the project is under roughly 4,000 square feet, which the board said is a Type II action and therefore exempt from a full New York State Environmental Quality Review (SEQRA) determination. Board members said they expect any remaining construction details to appear on the building permit drawings, and that the town engineering department must sign off on the topo and drainage information before permits are issued.
The board approved the application by voice vote with conditions; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the meeting record. Staff said the application will be routed to the town's architectural review as needed for color approval and that a 30-day notification period will run before final action by the town board if applicable.
The board and applicant agreed to return to the planning desk with the requested engineering details and final permit drawings for review before construction begins.
