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Board approves mixed‑use conversion at 7373 Main Street; one member voices opposition
Summary
A village referral for conversion of a Main Street property at 7373 into mixed professional office and residential space was reviewed and classified as a local matter; the board approved the referral but recorded one opposing vote from a member identified as Carrie.
Planning staff presented a village referral for a mixed‑use project at 7373 Main Street (applicant David Monnivale) proposing professional office space and residential units in a renovated building. Staff noted an existing sketch plan in the packet shows parking and building layout and that the site sits within the village mixed‑use overlay.
Board members described the building as recently renovated in part and said the applicant plans to convert the rear portion into updated office space. Staff pointed out a unique parcel configuration (an island parcel in Batten Hill) shown on the plan set and said the village zoning ordinance treats compatible mixed use in the commercial district without prescriptive conditions in the code.
One board member moved to classify the application as a matter of local concern and the motion was seconded. The board voted to carry the motion; recorded responses included two recorded ayes and one recorded opposition from a member identified in the meeting as Carrie.
Staff advised that, because village code does not provide objective numerical conditions for a special‑use permit in this district, the town’s local review will consider compatibility and parking as discretionary issues. The county’s referral comments will note the board’s observations about the overlay and parcel configuration, and the village remains the permitting authority for any final approvals.
