Denial by ZBA, August 2015
Judge Ark ordered the Village's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to hear an appeal of the Denial by the Architectural and Preservation Review Board (APRB). The ZBA agreed with the decision of the APRB and found the scale of the project was too big. The ZBA denial is August 17, 2015. Their findings are an excellent read.
ZBA Denial Findings - September 15, 2015
Denial by APRB, December 2014
The Architectural and Preservation Review Board (APRB) denied the project on December 14, 2014. Their findings are an excellent read. They found the building density of the project greatly exceeded that of any other sites in the village. They had the same opinion in their advisory review way back in January, 2012. The Trustees had essentially the same opinion on appropriate scale in June of 2011. The developer continued with their application despite these opinions.
Meeting Minutes for Denial - December 14, 2014
APRB Findings For Denial - January
Architectural Review Board Report - January 4, 2012.
Trustee Minutes June 9, 2011 - The size of the project was too big.
Trustees Minutes June 22, 2011 - They agreed the size should be cut in half: 12-15 units per acre instead of the 25 units per acre proposed by the developer.
Final Site Plan Approval, November 2014
Trustees Minutes June 22, 2011 - They agreed the size should be cut in half: 12-15 units per acre instead of the 25 units per acre proposed by the developer.
Final Site Plan Approval, November 2014
Final site plans were approved by the Planning Board in November 11, 2014. These plans are significantly different than the layout approved by the Village Board of Trustees in 2012 (the "Regulating Plan"). Lawsuits were filed and the entire Planning Board resigned in May 2015 when the judge ruled that he would not dismiss the lawsuit.
Final Site Plan Approval Minutes - November 11, 2014.
Zoning Board Approval Minutes - October 29, 2014 for variances required for the project.
Site Layout Approved by the Trustees - The Regulating Plan
Site Layout Approved by the Planning Board - This is based on preliminary site plans, final site plans had some revisions. You will notice there is a lot less room for trees because the buildings are larger.
Final Site Plan Approval Minutes - November 11, 2014.
Zoning Board Approval Minutes - October 29, 2014 for variances required for the project.
Site Layout Approved by the Trustees - The Regulating Plan
Site Layout Approved by the Planning Board - This is based on preliminary site plans, final site plans had some revisions. You will notice there is a lot less room for trees because the buildings are larger.
Final Site Plans, Jan 2014 Addendum
Final Site Plan Addendum #3, Jan 2014 - This is the complete submission to the Board and includes updated drawings and new text that describes changes. No significant changes have been made to the site layout since their 2013 site plan submission.
Final Site Plans, September 2013
Final Site plans for the 75 Monroe Development were first submitted in September 2013. These plans follow the same layout as the preliminary site plans but they provide more details. Some of the drawings are available on the links below:
Sept 2013 Site Plans 1 - Overview of site layout.
Sept 2013 Site Plans 2 - Detailed layout of northern half of site.
Sept 2013 Site Plans 3 - Detailed layout of southern half of site.
Sept 2013 Site Plans 9 - Alterations to Sutherland St. for water main upgrade. Note: trees will be removed.
Sept 2013 Site Plans 12 - Landscaping plan for northern half of site.
Sept 2013 Site Plans 13 - Landscaping plan for southern half of site.
Preliminary Site Plan Approval
Preliminary Site plans were approved by the Planning Board on July 10, 2013. The plans differ from what was approved by the Village Board of Trustees (the "Regulating Plan") which started a large dispute between the Boards. The Planning Board's attorney advised the board that they needed to approve plans that conform with those of the Trustees. This approval resulted in an appeal and a successful lawsuit by the Developer to block the appeal.
Preliminary Site Plan Approval Minutes and Findings - July 10, 2013
Partial Transcript - From July 10, 2013 meeting that shows that the planning Board voted against the advice of their attorney.
Preliminary Site Plans, June/July 2013
The developer has submitted preliminary site plans for the 75 Monroe Development in June / July of 2013 that are significantly different than the layout approved by the Village Board of Trustees in 2012.
New Site Layout - The number of apartment buildings is reduced from seven to five. The restaurant has been moved from the Canal and is now along Monroe Ave. at the left of the image. There will be a 6 apartments over the restaurant and the remaining 161 apartments are condensed into 5 buildings. The 5 prominent apartment buildings are each larger as a result.
Some more detailed plans:
Approved regulating Plan 3-8-2012 - This was approved with the Special Use Permit in November of 2012. The restaurant is along the canal in the bottom center of the image. There are 7 apartment buildings in addition to the restaurant.
Letter from Developer; DRC Committee memo on new plans - The developer submitted a letter to the trustees requesting they review the new plans. The DRC committee, consisting of members of all three Village boards, submitted a memo describing changes and some issues that need to be addressed.
Images of Apartment Buildings:
The size of buildings relative to Pittsford Main Street. Note this is based on drawings submitted in March, 2013 which are different than the current drawings. The building sizes are similar.
Building 1000
Building 2000
Building 3000
Building 4000
Building 5000
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Images of Apartment Buildings:
The size of buildings relative to Pittsford Main Street. Note this is based on drawings submitted in March, 2013 which are different than the current drawings. The building sizes are similar.
Building 1000
Building 2000
Building 3000
Building 4000
Building 5000
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