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Board approves rezoning for Northside Manor, permitting new multifamily units
Summary
The board approved rezoning several parcels near Northside Manor from R-2 to R-5 and adopted a SEQRA negative declaration; the applicant said the project could add about 22 units to the existing 70-unit complex and will remove two single-family homes on lots under the applicant's control.
The Irondequoit Town Board voted on July 21 to rezone several parcels associated with the Northside Manor apartment complex from R-2 (single-family residential) to R-5 (multifamily residential), following a public hearing and a SEQRA review.
Mike Montalto of Costage Engineering, speaking for applicant Whitestone Associates, explained the rezoning would consolidate a patchwork of R-2 and R-5 zoning into a contiguous R-5 area that matches current land use. He said the existing Northside Manor complex contains about 70 units and the proposal includes a potential new building that could add roughly 22 units. He also said two single-family residences on Onondaga Road would be removed; several small vacant lots on Buell Drive are included.
Town staff and the planning board had reviewed the application and recommended the rezoning as consistent with the comprehensive plan. The board first considered SEQRA (State Environmental Quality Review Act) classification; town counsel recommended an unlisted action with a negative declaration (no significant environmental impact), and the board adopted that resolution (PH2026-2).
After adopting the SEQRA negative declaration, the board passed the rezoning resolution (PH2026-3) to change the listed parcels to R-5. Board members asked about traffic and site access; the applicant said trip-generation and parking information were in the materials and that internal private drives circulate traffic rather than concentrating it at a single Portland Avenue access.
The rezoning aligns zoning designations with an existing multifamily use and allows the applicant to proceed with planning-board-level site work and any building proposals consistent with R-5 standards. The planning board had recommended the change and suggested additional parcels for potential future cleanup of the zoning map, but those parcels were not part of Whitestone's application.
Next steps for the applicant include planning-board site review and any required permits for new construction; the town board's vote established the land-use designation but does not itself approve building permits.
