Town schedules public hearing on multi-parcel rezoning for Northside Manor Apartments

The Town of Irondequoit placed a multi-parcel rezoning application on next week’s public hearing agenda that would rezone several properties, including parcels tied to Northside Manor Apartments, from R-2 to R-5 residential zoning.

Michelle, a planning representative, told the board the planning board reviewed the proposal and recommended an unlisted negative declaration for environmental review and rezoning to R-5 to bring the existing apartments into permitted use. "This will actually clean up the zoning and actually bring it to permitted use as allowed in the R-5 residential zoning district," Michelle said.

Several board members urged caution about adding two additional parcels, 86 and 92 Buell Road, to the application at the same time. One board member said those parcels might not have received specific notice and recommended including them in a later action so owners would not be surprised. "If they don't think that their property is gonna be rezoned, maybe they don't come," the member said, urging separate consideration.

Michelle said postcards for the hearing were mailed to addresses within 1,000 feet, and the town will post public hearing signs and resend notices as needed. She confirmed the Buhl Road apartment complex had been operating as pre-existing nonconforming housing and that rezoning would align those uses with the R-5 district.

The board did not take a final vote on the rezoning at the workshop; the public hearing is scheduled for the regular town board meeting on July 21. The planning board’s recommendation and the town’s notices will be part of the hearing record and presentation.