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Rome planning board approves three‑lot subdivision at 310–312 South James Street
Summary
After a public hearing with no speakers, the City of Rome Planning Board issued a negative environmental declaration and approved a three‑lot minor subdivision at 310–312 South James Street; the approval becomes final because the plan is minor.
The City of Rome Planning Board unanimously approved a three‑lot minor subdivision for property addressed as 310–312 South James Street after holding a public hearing at its August meeting.
The approval followed a staff recommendation to issue a negative declaration under the city’s environmental review process and a presentation by the applicant’s surveyor. The board heard no public comment during the hearing. Planning staff confirmed there are no mapped wetlands or floodplains on the site.
Jeff Moore of Moore Land Surveying represented the petitioner and described the site as about “almost 3 acres” just below the Access Federal Credit Union and bounded in part by an old railroad. Moore said the proposal would separate an existing pole barn (the former Agway building) onto Lot 1, with Lot 1 having road frontage on South James Street and Ridge Road. He said Lot 1 would be roughly 0.9 acre; Lot 2 about 0.6 acre and largely residual land behind the main building; and Lot 3 about 0.2 acre with frontage on Ridge Road.
Community and Economic Development staff recommended issuing a negative declaration and approving the subdivision as a minor plan; staff told the board the proposal conforms with the zoning code minimums and subdivision regulations. The board first voted to accept the negative declaration and then voted to approve the subdivision review. Both votes carried unanimously.
Because the application was submitted as a minor subdivision, the planning board’s approval becomes final without further subdivision review, the board noted. Board members told the applicant to work with city staff on final signatures and plan copies.
The board did not receive any written or spoken objections at the hearing, and no conditions beyond standard code compliance were attached to the approval. The board chair reminded the applicant that all work must comply with applicable city codes.
The petitioner and surveyor were advised to coordinate with Community and Economic Development staff for final plat filing and any ministerial steps required to record the new lot lines.
