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The board approved the Part 2 EAF during the meeting after staff and the applicant’s representatives discussed form clarifications and the project’s Agricultural Data Statement. The planning board then considered and approved a draft resolution of conditional approval incorporating procedural history, identification of plans and a required negative declaration if the board proceeded with the SEQRA determination.

Board members and staff focused on technical corrections and specific conditions appended to the resolution. The board directed that the Part 2 form be listed among the project plans and asked that correspondence from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation field offices (referred to in the record as \"New North Country Ecological Services\") be included in the plan list. The resolution text was revised on the record to add the Town of Goshen application, owner endorsement, site inspection reference, the short form environmental assessment (dated May 30 as referenced), and an agricultural data statement.

Members also revised several condition texts. They removed ambiguous phrasing in the procedural history and clarified identification-of-plans items. In the lighting condition, board members agreed the resolution should require “no off-site glare, and the lighting design shall be dark-sky friendly fixtures.” The board also added a condition requiring that the Part 2 EAF approved that evening be included among the project submissions.

The board raised concerns about existing on-site migrant housing structures behind the warehouse area. A board member reported the structures appeared unsafe, and the resolution was amended to direct that if the town building inspector determines those structures present a public-health or safety threat, the applicant shall repair, mitigate or remove them to the satisfaction of the building department. The board allowed an alternate remedy to removal—mitigation or repair—if acceptable to the building inspector.

After the revisions and an on-the-record motion, the planning board voted to approve the conditional major site plan resolution as modified.

The resolution and Part 2 EAF will be revised to reflect the changes discussed on the record, and the board recorded the approval motion and vote during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Board Meeting. September 18, 2025.","oneSentenceSummary","The Town of Goshen Planning Board approved a Part 2 Short Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) and voted to conditionally approve a major site plan for an agricultural warehouse and onion packing facility proposed on roughly 10.66 acres along Pulaski Highway (County Road 6).","taxTitle","Goshen, Orange County, New York","taxId",55277,"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},6464657,"Planning Board approves amended site plan delaying county operations permit requirement for farmworker housing",789,1177000,1966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783074-3433ea37f3dc186f4c761dcb3f4a641a&start=1177&end=1966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783074-3433ea37f3dc186f4c761dcb3f4a641a/thumbnail_1177000.jpg","/articles/6464657/Goshen/Orange-County/New-York/Planning-Board-approves-amended-site-plan-delaying-county-operations-permit-requirement-for-farmworker-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464657-cbe43512d6b1af0bef0a4fc3ebcf4f23/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139749&Signature=jp6tf9J2qojmVWVMkGa~-WSOOh5UczzF9dRJkmBrv9xXbL3e9sZ9JSy1Y6HJaZZJhBroBXnIhfMsXO1uIXBvONtuBaadEam3Zke5190JzrTpQrIErUGSxJZZRXkekr1bLBT6w4sCMEMP9qBxqUlequ05RO46C1i9awjPhaU-qQTauRebbq0FlMhnulyW6i7LhNgUPi0SEVbR6rF5bhACXB4s5F3NhMtZd9X6uDQoJ9wH8jlavVxVod-7eZ9qEOXR85~LWpYSHaGA-ViCuXrnLyE5F6ft47WSEgKh6EiAok28ZsTS~MwzViaRMXDwY0MBX3jM3x8dtiKdftVar6tinw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Goshen Planning Board approved a second amended resolution of conditional approval for an amended site plan and special permit for farmworker housing on about 43.2 acres on Cedar Swamp Road, modifying the project’s sequencing to require the Orange County operations permit before a certificate of completion for certain building work.

John Furst, attorney with Mann & Ryder, spoke for the applicant and described the requested change as a reordering of the project’s conditions: because the applicant has not closed on the parcel and cannot practically install the proposed water-supply system before ownership transfer, the board agreed to a condition that ties issuance of certain building approvals to receipt of the Orange County Department of Health operations permit for migrant farmworker housing. Furst told the board that Orange County will not issue the operations permit until the proposed water-supply system is installed and inspected and that the applicant would not permit occupancy until the county operations permit is issued.

Board members engaged in extended discussion about whether the project qualified as \"migrant farmworker housing\" when the record indicated rent would be charged; several members expressed concern that charging rent could place the housing outside the strict state definitions the board heard about. One resident and board members argued that \"migrant housing\" traditionally refers to employer-provided free housing; the applicant’s counsel and board counsel said compliance with town code and the county health operations-permit process were the appropriate compliance measures and enforcement issues for other agencies if there were alleged violations. The board noted that it had previously debated the issue in earlier approvals and that the town code includes specific provisions for farmworker housing.

The board also confirmed that the second-amended resolution would incorporate the prior amended resolution (Exhibit A) so that existing conditions remain and the new sequencing replaces the previous specific condition 5(b) with the revised condition requiring that prior to certain building inspections and a certificate of completion for the electrical work tied to the water-supply system, the applicant must furnish an operations permit from the Orange County Department of Health to the town building department. The amended condition also requires the applicant to provide a copy of the county operations permit and annual county correspondence, including inspection reports and violations, to the town building department.

At the conclusion of discussion a motion to approve the second amended resolution of conditional approval, special permit and major site plan for Joel Feder (also referenced in the record as “All in Audio”) carried on the record. The board’s approval noted that the applicant must provide the operations permit to the town building department as a condition for occupancy-related approvals.","The Town of Goshen Planning Board approved a second-amended conditional approval requiring the applicant to supply an Orange County Department of Health operations permit before specified building approvals for farmworker housing on Cedar Swamp Road.",{"_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},6464652,"Planning Board issues negative declaration for 58.9-acre solar project, conditions planting and look-back for glare mitigation",2598,1988000,4586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783074-3433ea37f3dc186f4c761dcb3f4a641a&start=1988&end=4586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783074-3433ea37f3dc186f4c761dcb3f4a641a/thumbnail_1988000.jpg","/articles/6464652/Goshen/Orange-County/New-York/Planning-Board-issues-negative-declaration-for-589-acre-solar-project-conditions-planting-and-look-back-for-glare-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464652-ac95b2e3e119913fcd395593f593ed45/orig.mp4?Expires=1771139749&Signature=QMiajsBobirlFZkXDDeyXVsCFi0ZfszurozKTvflP9-n85iit92ykoHXCTALuwgM2bqPm9B01R0ErC2H0sBJ6xfesJ5xnO4Edl2daxYUiIWk93XCe-dV2q5xFYWmvIg6O0XAtUk9-jd7NuClp3vBy~NO7SHViCpPPGShbbZuJJFF35Lbe-eMyv5u01B7KpW-BjBpzTUItCtiPUQzIVJ6DB~2G0LxMl7vTIrTUvwfbX~J1nCDeFTofZIyJyB4dq-91gxh4WPweaCbi6Aaoxp2nDqiesfxwNnUQL3nEYQwi8D99gaFasZsm0sZHHNdUZodL~f-vrMP6IjRfRlQwy5-vQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Town of Goshen Planning Board issued a negative declaration under SEQRA for a proposed 58.9-acre solar energy system submitted by Solar Liberty Energy Systems Inc., and the board approved the project’s draft negative declaration with multiple recommended clarifications and conditions addressing glare mitigation, landscaping, and operations.

Ari Goldberg of Barclay Damon, representing the applicant, described a revised glare-mitigation plan that focuses on two key planting areas (referred to in materials as Screening Areas 2 and 8, including an \"improved tree line\" along Millburn Road). The applicant’s glare and landscaping consultant presented three glare analyses projecting glare minutes across different future scenarios: fall 2026 (initial plantings), fall 2027 (1–2 years growth), and fall 2028 (further maturity). The applicant proposes immediate planting of 158 12-foot “Green Giant” arborvitae in the primary screening areas (64 in Area 2 and 94 in Area 8), plus 350 evergreen plantings (6 feet) and 70 deciduous trees (6 feet), for a total of 578 trees at planting height as presented to the board.

The glare analyses measured minutes of glare along Millburn Road and at discrete observation points (homes). At the earliest scenario modeled (fall 2026, the applicant’s projected initial planting and first-year growth), the analysis identified about 2,600 minutes of \"yellow\" glare along Millburn Road’s driveway/dead-end corridor; observation points at homes registered 0 minutes in that same modeled scenario. By the fall 2028 modeled scenario, the applicant’s analysis projects yellow glare reduced to approximately 763 minutes and green glare reduced to about 60 minutes. The applicant emphasized that glare is concentrated along a stretch of roadway and that topography and elevation affect how glare appears at nearby houses.

Board members pressed the applicant on tree growth assumptions (the applicant used about 4 feet of height growth for the first year for the 12-foot plantings) and asked for documentation from the planting contractor or landscape architect to justify assumed growth rates. The board discussed requiring a planting bond or a long-term bond (board members cited one local example where a 10-year planting bond was used) to ensure survival and replacement of trees. Board members also discussed conditions including: requiring the applicant to plant screening areas prior to or early in the project timeline; inclusion of these plantings in the operations and maintenance (O&M) plan; providing a one-year post-commercial \"look-back\" to determine whether additional plantings or other mitigation are required; and periodic O&M/landscape reports.

The board requested that the negative declaration and draft resolution be edited to: (1) list the specific planting quantities and planting heights as proposed at the time of planting; (2) reference the updated glare analysis submitted (09/04/2025); (3) break out yellow and green glare values for the cited years; (4) confirm the basis for modeling assumptions (growth rates and planting stock size); and (5) include the look-back provision and language that additional planting or mitigation may be required following the look-back. The applicant represented that tree plantings can proceed without a building permit and that the planting would be at the applicant's risk if later site logistics (laydown areas, access, or panel installation) required relocation or replacement of some plantings.

After discussion and edits on the record, the planning board voted to approve the negative declaration as modified and to proceed with conditioned approvals predicated on the revised landscaping/glare mitigation plan, the look-back, and finalization of the O&M plan and bonding as appropriate.","The planning board issued a SEQRA negative declaration for a proposed 58.9-acre solar energy system on Millburn Road and approved related conditioned measures including an accelerated planting plan of 578 trees, a one-year post‑commercial look-back to assess glare, and requirements for an operations-and-maintenance plan and a planting bond.","actionData","errors"]

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