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CAC to review Penn Court and Broadway Commons plans; urges comp‑plan checklist be incorporated into review

3665816 · May 14, 2025
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Summary

Members discussed pending development applications—Penn Court, Broadway Commons (former Kings Inn) and others—and urged that the sustainability checklist embedded in the 2025 comp plan be linked to the planning-review process so developers and staff follow compact, green-building recommendations.

The Conservation Advisory Council reviewed several pending planning projects and recommended closer use of the City of Kingston’s comp-plan sustainability checklist during project review.

Council members discussed Penn Court, 615 Broadway and the redevelopment of the former Kings Inn site—now called Broadway Commons—and noted recurring concerns about landscaping, lighting, traffic, and pedestrian access. Members agreed to examine submitted landscaping plans and architectural…

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