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Alan Zang, president of Sound of Hope Radio Network, told the board the organization had previously operated a low-power FM station but now functions primarily as an online media network. Zang said the organization is a nonprofit (501(c)(3) since 2003) and explained that funding constraints prevented work on the basement. He said the current change is to document an interior conversion that moved a small recording studio to the first floor; the basement remains as in the originally approved plan and has not been altered.

A public commenter, Everett Cowley, asked whether Sound of Hope planned youth opportunities and about nonprofit status and access to records; Zang said the organization is a 501(c)(3) and expressed interest in community programming but said operations are currently focused on online platforms. The board also heard from building and fire inspectors who requested that revised plans be provided to their offices and that site visits could be scheduled to verify uses.

Board members and staff emphasized the distinction between the first-floor change before the board and additional proposed second-floor partitioning. The board said the second-floor office partitions are not before the board at this meeting; Zang said the group would bring the second-floor plan back to the board for review when ready. The site-plan amendment passed by roll call; standard conditions require building-department and fire-department review and inspections before work proceeds.

The board approved the resolution documenting the first-floor change so the building and fire departments have an authoritative plan to inspect against; any further interior renovations or changes to floor use must be resubmitted for review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","The August 6th 2025 Planning Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved a site-plan amendment at 47 Academy Avenue to reflect a first-floor recording/studio layout; the applicant said the basement remains unchanged and second-floor partition work will be brought back to the board when ready.","taxTitle","Middletown, Orange County, New York","taxId",54257,"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},6479675,"KFC conversion at Dolson Avenue adjourned after neighbor objects to proposed use of shared parking",839,1253000,2092000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692724-8bbcf2e285eefa0ca12c61ec1e7fa216&start=1253&end=2092","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692724-8bbcf2e285eefa0ca12c61ec1e7fa216/thumbnail_1253000.jpg","/articles/6479675/Middletown/Orange-County/New-York/KFC-conversion-at-Dolson-Avenue-adjourned-after-neighbor-objects-to-proposed-use-of-shared-parking","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479675-a84108444f50f4e018d96d060bc37986/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582735&Signature=h43H~lGyDMB8YaEGZ19g45FE~8TZD6Wgsa~9Rux1juSVysn57rc3ATHEqSO6cAi2hGF-nawSt4pSXf5TdFy3JqGONepfFVxMiAzoLncfSyCqolFyJ9wK1Bl6nygXKQkQNTBPzNdgbWnfHD-a~LrXpFjnCEEBuodDFoFXCooav4yb5hSvBmDPbVOwZBpXws1q~k8Hd-mYe6~kyhbwFBjM2d-~IOrfLHR3KScUGk~flVha-FGuh15T-SVVTf32fXr6x57MkMtb3wvAeiIw8nzUDiV95K6BvW7haxizw4U9A2aD0leK-tLc0GT8MkxwCUAS5N-r8pMvmCeIbwzdGLrOaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Board on Aug. 6 adjourned an application to convert the former Dunkin' Donuts at 140–142 Dolson Avenue into a KFC after a nearby property owner said parts of the applicant's site plan indicated use of parking on land the neighbor owns.

Paul Ashworth, the architect representing Coats of Middletown LLC, presented a site plan showing drive-through circulation, ordering points and utilities and said the conversion was largely an interior renovation. Ariel Jacobov, representing Middletown Plaza Holdings and a neighboring parcel owner, told the board the site plan depicted additional parking and an ordering board on Middletown Plaza Holdings property and said the applicant holds only an access easement, not a parking easement. Jacobov told the board the applicant cannot place new parking or equipment on his parcel.

After the objection the applicant's representative said his client would withdraw the application or preferred to adjourn to resolve the dispute. The board took a motion to adjourn the application for future consideration and left the public hearing open. Board members voted by roll call to adjourn the matter; the motion carried.

A board member advised the applicant to meet with the neighbor and to revise the site plan so that all improvements are shown only on land the applicant controls or with documented permission from the neighbor. The board noted that if the applicant reaches agreement with the neighbor, the applicant may be able to reactivate the application without reapplying and incurring new fees, but the planning department advised applicants to coordinate revisions in writing.

The public hearing remains open and the matter will return to the board when the applicant either resolves the ownership/parking question or submits a revised plan.","An application to convert the former Dunkin' Donuts at 140–142 Dolson Avenue to a KFC was adjourned after Middletown Plaza Holdings said the applicant's site plan showed use of parking on land it owns; the applicant opted to withdraw or reschedule the application.",{"_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},6479679,"Middletown planning board approves multiple site plans and special-use permits; one application adjourned",3519,115000,3634000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692724-8bbcf2e285eefa0ca12c61ec1e7fa216&start=115&end=3634","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692724-8bbcf2e285eefa0ca12c61ec1e7fa216/thumbnail_115000.jpg","/articles/6479679/Middletown/Orange-County/New-York/Middletown-planning-board-approves-multiple-site-plans-and-special-use-permits-one-application-adjourned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479679-70f907d6cf70876052e012bc0bd7be19/orig.mp4?Expires=1773582735&Signature=mvcIJ6uM1dSNrJPdBAtjQeq-Ez~LbPxEMaiB7oU0faZp7FvzslwGkBtV5F87dTrXb4yPY2LnhUIm4ITbD~dMpklf65RTblUS14pmGFwJUbxGYqpxfzbGrC8XAe288wTbMXwaPdXOuiuAg65stLBq8ztZ~A0gAKnoLzk9ZWSyHHSW5-Hmr8-AkTZjX26YKz7PnKlZQZHVX4kxvT0KjKzvqvDonYJHS8NcwfUAu~uqK0ncM62KNqWRAerkF3coEYbC-MJlVo~LuycSe6kPSwm0PXxnBdF6CMAJv6P7TiiYAshSyuIvfqBwk16H6m3-c9GItCd1Zj2yP6TK1aGwBN5Q5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Middletown Planning Board approved a series of site-plan amendments and special-use permits at its Aug. 6 meeting, including new eating-and-drinking uses, retail permits and storefront reconfigurations, and granted approvals for several tenant proposals. One application for conversion to a KFC at Dolson Avenue was adjourned after a neighboring property owner objected to proposed parking shown on the applicant's site plan.

The board voted on multiple resolutions by roll call. Items approved included: adding eating-and-drinking to HV Business Link LLC at 28 North Street; retail permit for Kai Ting LLC at 205–207 Mahagan Avenue; a site-plan amendment for Sound of Hope at 47 Academy Avenue; approval of four commercial storefronts at 144–146 Dolson Avenue; a special-use permit for a Caribbean restaurant at one of the 144–146 Dolson storefronts (with an added condition that the space not operate as a nightclub/dance club); approval for a halal meat/Asian grocery at 144–146 Dolson; approval for Holy Burger, 157 Dolson Avenue; and approval to add eating/drinking and a place-of-assembly use at New Middletown, 29–35 North Street.

Board members recorded yes votes in roll calls that routinely named: Mister Madden, Mister McCormick, Miss Witt, Miss Dupree, Mister Higbee and the chair; each of those items passed by affirmative roll call. The Coats of Middletown LLC application to convert the former Dunkin' Donuts site to a KFC was not approved at the meeting; the applicant asked to adjourn the application after a neighboring owner, Middletown Plaza Holdings, said the applicant's site plan showed proposed use of parking on land the neighbor owns and for which the applicant holds only an access easement.

Several approvals included standard follow-up language requiring building-department and fire-department permits and inspections before construction or occupancy. For the Caribbean restaurant at 144–146 Dolson the board amended the resolution to state the approved use would not be a nightclub or dance club; the board removed explicit reliance on lease language so that any future change of tenant or lease would require a return to the planning board for approval if the use changed.

The board left the public hearings open for the adjourned KFC application and elected to adjourn that item for further consideration; the motion to adjourn passed by roll call. Other approvals were granted with the standard condition that final permits and inspections be obtained from building and fire officials.

Votes at a glance: HV Business Link LLC (28 North Street) — approved; Kai Ting LLC (205–207 Mahagan Avenue) — approved; Sound of Hope (47 Academy Avenue) — site-plan amendment approved; Coats of Middletown LLC / KFC (140–142 Dolson Avenue) — application adjourned at applicant's request after neighbor objection; Middletown Plaza Holdings LLC (144–146 Dolson Avenue) — four storefronts approved; Caribbean restaurant (one 1,270-sq-ft storefront at 144–146 Dolson) — approved with amendment prohibiting nightclub/dance-club use; Halal meat / Indian-Pakistani-Asian grocery (144–146 Dolson, 1,660-sq-ft) — approved; Holy Burger (157 Dolson Avenue) — approved; New Middletown (29–35 North Street) — eating/drinking and place-of-assembly approved.

The board closed its agenda after the final vote and called for adjournment.","At its Aug. 6 meeting the City of Middletown Planning Board approved a slate of site-plan amendments and special-use permits for eating/drinking establishments and retail spaces and tabled a proposed KFC conversion after a property-owner objection.","actionData","errors"]

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Sound of Hope wins site-plan amendment; board clarifies first-floor change and inspection requirements

KFC conversion at Dolson Avenue adjourned after neighbor objects to proposed use of shared parking

Middletown planning board approves multiple site plans and special-use permits; one application adjourned