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Planning board adopts SEQR negative declaration for 8 South Clinton Street; project to seek zoning variances at ZBA

4027715 · April 22, 2025
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Summary

The planning board voted to adopt a SEQR negative declaration for a proposed building at 8 South Clinton Street, finding no significant adverse environmental impact under SEQR standards; the applicant will pursue a single zoning variance at the Zoning Board of Appeals and return for architectural review.

The Poughkeepsie City Planning Board voted to adopt a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) negative declaration for a proposed development at 8 South Clinton Street, concluding the project does not require an environmental impact statement under SEQR standards. The board’s action means the project can advance to the Zoning Board of Appeals for necessary variances.

That decision matters because a SEQR negative declaration clears the environmental-review step and allows the applicant to seek the remaining zoning relief from the ZBA; SEQR review does not determine whether the project…

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