Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Poughkeepsie ZBA hears debate over sixth floor at 306–316 Main Street; applicant agrees to 10% workforce units
Summary
Developers seeking a sixth story at 306–316 Main Street told the Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals they need the extra floor for financial feasibility; the board adjourned final action to March 11 after the applicant agreed to a condition of at least 10% workforce units at 80% AMI and the board requested financial justification.
The Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 11 heard extended public deliberation on a request to add a sixth story at 306–316 Main Street and adjourned formal action to the board's March 11 meeting after the applicant offered a commitment to a minimum of 10% workforce housing at 80% of area median income.
The project team said the application seeks an area variance to allow one story above the five-story limit in the PIDHC district. Kelly Leiboltz of KARC Planning Consultants told the board the building would measure about 74 feet in height, under a 76-foot measurement discussed in the city's zoning provision cited as “1937,” and that the additional story had previously been granted by the ZBA in 2021 for a smaller version of this project.
Board members and the applicant debated whether the extra floor causes additional neighborhood impacts and whether the developer had shown why 120 units — the number proposed in…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
