The "Joey" developer's attorney wants politics out of the process...and a remodeling at Adams

The June 5 Planning Board meeting was filled with "Discussions" and "Architectural and Conceptual Reviews".

First up was a discussion about an upgrade to the Chelsea Ridge Apartment's Wastewater Treatment plant. This proposal would not increase the capacity, but rather improve the redundancy and longevity of the plant. The next review is scheduled for July 5.

A second discussion concerned adding a previously planned, with site approval, building to BAC Properties at 30 Airport Drive. A second building was planned /approved several years ago and never built -- this proposal would build that building using the same footprint as was approved and reduce the paved area which was planned at the time. The board voted to circulate their intention to be the lead agency on this project and waived the requirement for a public hearing (guessing that the other agencies wouldn't bring forward any issues that the public might comment on.)

Mid Hudson Subaru came forward with a modified plan for replacing the sign at their Route 9 entrance. The Board approved the sign and that the height is to be 10 feet above the grade of Route 9.

Adams of Wappinger reviewed a conceptual plan to remodel the interior of the store, reconfiguring the footprint slightly and adding new parking.

Then "Joey Estates" located on Cedar Hill Road was brought forward for a conceptual review. The applicant would prefer to put in clustered housing, as they presented to the Town Board earlier in the year. The Town Board instead removed the zoning code allowing such housing, explaining that another part of the code gave the Planning Board the discretion to allow such housing. The "Joey" plan is an effort to show an "as of right plan" of single family housing on the parcel. The attorney representing the developer requested that the planning board provide the number of allowable houses on the property, removing the slopes, wetlands etc. from the formula used to determine a subdivision. He couched the conversation by an appeal to the board to take the "politics" out of the discussion. The chairperson of the Planning Board explained that the board was not able to provide a number during the meeting, but rather a more detailed plan needed to be provided, with an escrow, so that the professionals could review the plan to help make a determination about the density of a sub-division. The attorney representing the developer said that they just wanted to start the process and needed a way to move forward since there have been no response to inquiries made to the town about the next steps forward. There was a discussion about the water resources for the proposed development, the chair person noting that water is a big issue for the neighborhood. The Developer's representatives made the point that the adjacent parcel has municipal water and that the Town could add this parcel to the water district. This of course would be a Town Board decision.

Extension for the Calvary Chapel of the Hudson Valley site application was granted through June 10, 2024 and an extension for the Sikh Temple was granted through May 2, 2024.