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Developer outlines plan to convert 2003 PDD into 60-unit residential complex
Summary
An attorney for RSM Development told the Victor Town Board that a former mixed‑use PDD approved in 2003 would be revised into a roughly 60‑unit, predominately two‑bedroom residential project; board members pressed for traffic studies, an RG&E service letter and confirmation of village sewer capacity before any vote.
An attorney for RSM Development presented an informational update Monday on a proposed amendment to the 2003 Victor Terrace Planned Development District, saying the developer now intends to convert the earlier mixed‑use approval into a primarily residential complex totaling about 60 units.
Greg Nearpass, an attorney with Woods Oviatt Gilman representing RSM Development, told the Victor Town Board the revised concept would place the larger building on the town parcel and a smaller 12‑unit building on the village parcel, with approximately 48 units in the town portion and 12 in the village portion. “We believe the traffic impacts are going to be less than what was originally approved,” Nearpass said, arguing that residential use typically generates fewer peak trips than commercial uses previously planned.
The board pressed developers on technical details. Steve Mancini of RSM (at the podium) said the combined site is roughly 5.8 acres (he also referenced a historical figure of about 5.9 acres) and that the likely unit mix would skew toward two‑bedroom market‑rate apartments. Committee member (speaker 6) expressed concern about peak‑hour congestion on Main Street, telling the board that if every two‑bedroom unit generated two cars, “it’s a 120 cars on the road extra on Main Street,” and urged that traffic safety and the turn‑lane hazards be carefully studied.
Town staff explained the review process the developer should expect. A staff member noted the amended PDD will be filed as a petition to amend the PDD, will require a State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) assessment, and will be referred to the planning board for review and comment before the town board takes any rezoning action. Nearpass said the developer has met with town and village staff and that village officials had indicated the village treatment plant could accommodate the projected sewer generation from the residential scheme.
Developers and staff also discussed utility service. A board member asked whether RG&E had provided a letter of intent to serve the project; a developer representative said RG&E had not yet supplied one and explained RG&E often waits until approvals are obtained. Staff recommended the board request—or see evidence of—a letter of intent from RG&E before considering a vote on any PDD amendment.
No formal action was taken on the PDD at Monday’s meeting; the presentation was informational. Nearpass said the team is preparing an amended application and will file it when ready; town staff reiterated that the petition will undergo SEQRA review and planning‑board referral and that the board expects to see traffic and utilities documentation as part of that process.
What happens next: the developer indicated it will prepare and submit the amended PDD petition and supporting studies; the town board said it wants an RG&E letter of intent and appropriate traffic analyses before it considers approval.
