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Rome planning board OKs VarFlex warehouse expansion with pedestrian, lot conditions
Summary
The City of Rome Planning Board recommended a SEQR negative declaration and approved site plans for a roughly 4,400 sq. ft. expansion to an existing VarFlex warehouse at 511 Court Street, imposing conditions on parking striping, lot merger and sidewalk continuation to address pedestrian safety and creek-edge risks.
The City of Rome Planning Board on May 6 recommended a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) negative declaration and approved the site plan for a roughly 4,400-square-foot expansion to an existing warehouse occupied by VarFlex at 511 Court Street, subject to conditions requiring parking striping, an administrative lot merger and sidewalk work.
The board approved the SEQR negative declaration unanimously and then approved the site plan with conditions 1 and 3 from the Community and Economic Development comments. Community and Economic Development staff had recommended the negative declaration and listed several conditions to address pedestrian safety and shoreline risks along Wood Creek.
Why it matters: The expansion triggers environmental review because it exceeds 4,000 square feet. Board members and staff focused on…
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