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Rome planning board issues SEQR negative declaration and conditionally approves Humane Society shelter at 6247 Lamphere Road
Summary
On July 1, 2025, the City of Rome Planning Board unanimously issued a SEQR negative declaration and conditionally approved a site plan for a roughly 19,817 sq ft animal shelter proposed by Humane Society of Rome LLC at 6247 Lamphere Road, contingent on a New York State DEC wetlands jurisdictional determination prior to building permit issuance.
The City of Rome Planning Board on July 1 voted unanimously to issue a SEQR negative declaration and remove from the table the application by Humane Society of Rome LLC to build an approximately 19,817-square-foot animal shelter at 6247 Lamphere Road, and to recommend conditional approval of the shelter’s site plan contingent on receipt of a wetlands jurisdictional determination from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) before a building permit is issued.
The board’s action follows a 30-day review window that produced responses from the DEC and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Garrett Wyckoff of the Department of Community and Economic Development told the board that DOT raised no substantive concerns and DEC confirmed the presence of regulated wetlands on the parcel, though not in the area to be disturbed; DEC’s updated policy requires a wetlands…
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