Town of Greece Zoning Amendment Changes to and Expansion of the Economic Development and Innovation Overlay District

Negative Declaration

Monroe County - The Town of Greece Town Board, as lead agency, has determined that the proposed Zoning Amendment - Changes to and Expansion of the Economic Development and Innovation Overlay District will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves the a Zoning Local Law amendment to: modify definition of "Senior Citizen Residential Facility"; allow dwellings as a specially permitted accessory use on the second story of commercial buildings in BR (Restricted Business) zoning districts; add service uses and day-care centers as specially permitted uses in FOI (Flexible Office Industrial) zoning districts; modify responsibilities in the development review process, allowing actions to be taken by a Board's representative; add an option for transfer of a special permit, where operations of said use will be substantially the same; amend some special uses to be granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals instead of the Town Board in BP (Professional Office) and BR zoning districts; allow additional flexibility of uses in the EDIO zoning district target areas with a special use permit; increase the permitted capacity of underground storage tanks containing flammable material; and alter parking requirements in portions of the DMU (Dewey Avenue Mixed Use) zoning district. The project is located in numerous and various sites throughout the Town of Greece, New York, wherever the BP, BR, CHC, DMU, FOI and EDIO zoning districts are located.