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- Portia Bach and Craig Shiffler, 26 White Schoolhouse Road — Site plan approval and special use permit for two accessory structures. Outcome: approval; staff to provide approval resolution and next steps to applicants.

- 41 Biodefill Road — Site-plan review for porch reconstruction. Outcome: approval resolution prepared and advanced; transcript indicates DEC did not respond within 100 days so the board proceeded with approval steps.

- Verhinden (41 By Road) — Site-plan approval for reconstruction project in the RC‑5 zoning district. Outcome: approval; chair authorized to sign site plans subject to listed conditions.

- Michael DeCola (pergola/terrace) — Board accepted application as adequate for further review, classified as Type II and scheduled public‑hearing and referrals (CAB/WAC/HAPAC/Texas County Planning). Outcome: acceptance for further review and public hearing scheduled.

- Stats Republicans LLC (36529G) — Special‑use permit and site‑plan application for a flooring showroom. Outcome: continued; the applicant reported ongoing outside‑agency submissions (lighting plan, JD, septic/health department application) and the board continued the matter to July 21 for further information.

- Wildflower School (special use/site plan) — Public hearing remains open; applicant agreed to an extension to allow additional DOT responses. Outcome: continued to July 21 for further review and outside agency responses.

- Rock Ledge project — Board approved a draft resolution that compiles SEQR findings and recent DEC and engineering submissions; staff to post the draft and finalize attached negative declaration if warranted. Outcome: draft resolution approved for posting.

- Workforce‑housing application (Kearney) — Board scheduled a public hearing for late July and voted to retain an engineering/visual‑analysis consultant to aid review. Outcome: consultant engagement approved; hearing date to be posted.

- Miscellaneous: The board agreed to coordinate site visits for several projects (official visits to be scheduled with applicants and staff) and to follow up on outstanding agency reviews and plan sign‑offs.

All of the above actions were recorded in the meeting transcript; where the transcript showed differing dates/times for a hearing (two different references), staff was directed to publish the definitive public‑hearing notice.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Rhinebeck Planning Board Meeting 06/16/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions, approvals and continuations recorded at the Rhinebeck Planning Board meeting on June 16, 2025.","taxTitle","Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York","taxId",62384,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523477,"Planning board schedules public hearing and engages consultant for workforce-housing site after extensive review",3305,3495000,6800000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34&start=3495&end=6800","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34/thumbnail_3495000.jpg","/articles/6523477/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Planning-board-schedules-public-hearing-and-engages-consultant-for-workforce-housing-site-after-extensive-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523477-530cfefe3b529ab82584d8764a81aad9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725175&Signature=WJTQbnDwWISt7HAd6kpIC90JZDvEIemxzvMHj25hHRx3HVipPJSxHUd7DvXrjw5rtWiER8W0j-4k7XdTr~cvIaUV8pHgI9dnx6vCt0I4ohTGCjS5gQNHU0KNJpEf3uObDVybwrvNydKfHpMcSGRIr3NpvoI-gNtjP-84aEpt7qKSfiy3~kWWkGnfJsQ3TZMVGqo-9l9sYgzKDijL0YJL7A9AKDwjVk4BAwvAv5dF~9qKUrqvWRb21vy9CJiDyZsjCYZZTs9FyCObiNc7p915jZe3PlZ77O1v4qcAgpsu8xS7ofJawAzK1n4nqnmjxnpJTdbiXgLEQBk9T0wQlrm4yA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Planning Board spent the greater part of its June 16 meeting discussing a proposed workforce‑housing project by the Kearney team that would create eight units in six buildings on about 23 acres. After detailed exchanges about tree removal, grading, site lines and pedestrian connections to the village, the board voted to schedule a public hearing and to retain an engineering/visual‑analysis consultant to assist the board’s review.

Applicant representatives described recent plan revisions: the site access road was extended to the boundary with an adjacent village‑owned parcel to facilitate a future connection; the access road width was revised to meet town roadway standards (26–26.5 feet in the plans); the applicant said the school district confirmed bus access on the private road; parking remains proposed at one-and-a-half spaces per unit; and the design team submitted updated landscaping and stormwater detail to reduce the need for variances.

Board members and public commenters raised substantial concerns about tree removal and long‑term visual effects. A board member, Greg, said he counted roughly 470 trees to be removed (out of a larger inventory he estimated at about 1,000 trees on the parcel) and questioned whether the proposed 60 replacement trees and a $25,000 planting commitment to the town would adequately compensate for the mature forest removed. Members asked for a more robust landscape and visual‑impact plan, including larger initial stock size, naturalized groundcover instead of large lawn areas, and photo simulations of the development from key viewpoints. The applicant said photo simulations had been prepared and discussions with the village about a future sidewalk connection are ongoing.

The board voted to retain a planning‑board consultant (the board referred to hiring an engineering/visual-analysis consultant to provide an independent assessment) and approved scheduling a public hearing for late July. During the meeting the board recorded the public‑hearing date in different places as July 21 at 6:05 p.m. and later referenced “July 20” at 6:05 p.m. Staff will post the formal hearing notice with the definitive date and time.

Next steps: applicant to provide additional planting detail (species, caliper sizes, maintenance/guarantee plan), visual simulations and clarifications on sidewalk connectivity; planning board staff will coordinate the consultant engagement and post the public‑hearing notice.","The board scheduled a late‑July public hearing for an 8‑unit workforce-housing proposal and voted to retain a planning‑board engineering consultant to advise on technical reviews and visual/landscape concerns raised by members and the public.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523482,"Planning board approves draft Rock Ledge resolution after multi‑year review",303,2289000,2592000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34&start=2289&end=2592","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34/thumbnail_2289000.jpg","/articles/6523482/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Planning-board-approves-draft-Rock-Ledge-resolution-after-multiyear-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523482-714c98f83c16029bdb7fcf270631f954/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725175&Signature=dtNgckBnR3BV90d0191LtACCwb6rxMYpGIV9YRPxQ-fZc7IhN82dIUMCzwd6WlJsa22okxKziSEJmaT99CrYnafGRttBKsTcViDLQJpQqtaXf5RG7686Oem4STxPtGN68vLyT8glPqu9Yb-xY2lA92PmdD7TkDaEjVgT~SH6QPrn3kUnuVzWc97PYpAyjB3zFHHclC6fU54SfuNZ1w2pkwk-Rfm5~0t3aF-SRSZLWn9-Qm8hwlFkOM7eN1OkV-1rfkmGNPb7PTYNeodxWs15yN9kdiFi17SadKfG56e-mlfUVL3HVR9YFUA4vGpRuzSw7ZlCwBSW3-kLfPSEzrURjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Planning Board on June 16 approved a draft resolution for the Rock Ledge development after staff and the applicant provided updated technical documents, including a validated wetland map and wastewater collection and treatment materials.

Applicants told the board they had submitted a supplemental habitat assessment, water-supply documents and a complete wastewater package to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and other agencies in May and June. The project team said the wastewater treatment facility will use primary and secondary clarifiers followed by cloth-media filtration and ultraviolet disinfection; applicants also said DEC will accept public comments on the agency’s review.

Planning-board staff (John and Kim) circulated a draft resolution that incorporates the SEQR record, project changes since the original 2017 submission and findings discussed during the SEQR process. The draft resolution is lengthy and includes the board’s findings concerning special-use permit criteria, site plan and subdivision elements; the board said the final resolution will include the lead agency’s negative declaration if it remains supported by the record.

After brief discussion the board moved to approve the draft resolution for the record; the motion passed on a voice vote. Members thanked public commenters and the applicant for extensive revisions and for addressing issues raised during the SEQR review. Board staff said the applicant has approximately 180 days to finalize sign-off steps unless an extension is granted or state permitting remains outstanding.

Next steps: staff will post the approved draft resolution and circulate the final document to town officials and outside agencies; the resolution’s attachments and the negative declaration will be finalized and posted if the planning board proceeds to adoption.","After receiving updated environmental and utility documents, the Rhinebeck Planning Board approved a draft resolution for the Rock Ledge project that incorporates SEQR findings and outside‑agency submissions; the board posted the draft and will attach a final negative declaration if adopted.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523486,"Rhinebeck planning board accepts DeCola site-plan application, schedules July public hearing",91,124000,215000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34&start=124&end=215","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5030980-329bc2dc05506a02a0ca8e77becd3a34/thumbnail_124000.jpg","/articles/6523486/Rhinebeck/Dutchess-County/New-York/Rhinebeck-planning-board-accepts-DeCola-site-plan-application-schedules-July-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523486-5864b65c5d9cab600525d7de7efb7bc5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725175&Signature=jlkDhaOKi12FOUDMxejVGPXOVMUONoCCdaWP4BniPkaneSdZ2QX8cqIDZJ4auGuf5aEtEHzcYdwVJ~wgjRYGehwNvDpQBUm4DRAp0apBbVkCEh5CAshg24YyT~ttJmy6LQvjlEtnHbsjbDvwGRfkWwQyN7C8afThY-1WMvEjlL8L1lfGVix3T1iVvozioLstjw-LW1diwfFl5eneMk4ia2hsY66~wtwaYwVUvU-qTH1uTsidOxH5HP~JCzaHId~IHsuhD77gh-xmG5ToYq8JYqU7NjWxvFI8LA91QsTW83K~ndnD9gZGB8UFRpUgTVpov5UiyG-pu7AbT63bKFBPeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rhinebeck Planning Board on June 16 accepted an application from property owner Michael DeCola for site-plan review of a stone terrace, open wood pergola, small pond and several landscape walls at a residential property on a scenic road in Rhinebeck.

The board voted to find the submitted materials adequate to proceed, classified the action as a Type II action under local environmental review, referred the project for review to the Conservation Advisory Board (CAB), WAC and HAPAC and scheduled a public hearing for late July. The board also asked that two planning-board members—Tom and Evan—conduct a site inspection as part of the next step.

Robert Murray, who identified himself as the project’s professional-of-record, described the proposal as “a stone terrace, a fancy stone terrace and pergola,” and said the new elements would be exterior only and would not create additional occupiable interior space. Murray said the terrace and pergola sit well back from the road—“520 feet” from the roadway, he said—and that the features are meant as an entrance and to include an open shower and a shallow planted pond intended in part for dogs.

Board members pressed for clarifying notes on the submitted plans. Jim (planning board member) asked that any proposed landscape or retaining walls be explicitly noted as a maximum 4 feet in height on the detail sheets so the town’s review threshold is clear. Murray agreed to add the note. The board also asked that the applicant clarify who prepared a hand-drawn base plan included in the submission or replace it with a current aerial or survey that includes author/engineer and seal information.

The motion accepting the submission and sending it out for referrals and public hearing passed on a voice vote. The board recorded the hearing date on the agenda as July 21 at 6:05 p.m.; materials provided at the meeting also referenced July 7 and July 21 when the hearing was first discussed. The board directed staff to circulate the final hearing notice and to provide the applicant with the list of required next steps for outside-agency approvals and plan sign-offs.

Next steps: the applicant will revise the plan set to add the requested wall-height notes, supply clearer plan authorship information (seal/signature or replacement imagery) and coordinate the referred reviews. The board’s acceptance of materials does not grant permits; it moves the application to the public‑hearing and detailed review stage.","The Rhinebeck Planning Board accepted Michael DeCola’s application for site-plan review of a stone terrace, open pergola and related landscape walls at a private residence and scheduled a public hearing and outside referrals for later this summer.","actionData","errors"]

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