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Airmont planners: temporary construction and restroom trailers allowed at Parcheloram Cemetery subject to planning board location and occupancy sign‑off
Summary
An application to place two temporary trailers (one construction trailer and one restroom trailer) at Parcheloram Cemetery drew CDRC guidance that the code allows up to two trailers for construction purposes for up to 18 months but requires planning‑board approval of location and maximum occupancy under section 2‑10‑26B.
The Community Design Review Committee on Jan. 14 reviewed a request from Parcheloram Cemetery (location listed as Hillside Ave) for two temporary trailers on the cemetery property: a construction/office trailer and a restroom trailer. The applicant presented the trailers as temporary structures to support construction activities and an approved site plan extension to the east of the existing cemetery.
Committee staff and the applicant’s attorney discussed how Airmont’s code permits temporary construction trailers and requires planning‑board approval for location and a maximum occupancy limit. The group identified section 2‑10‑26 B of the village code as the controlling provision; under the code the village allows such temporary trailers for construction purposes for up to 18 months, but the planning board must authorize the placement and set any occupancy limits.
Paul Dammon, the project attorney, said the restroom trailer was on wheels and asked whether a separate approval was required; staff advised that both the restroom trailer and the construction trailer would be treated as temporary trailers under the code and thus subject to the same planning‑board sign‑off. Staff also confirmed that the planning‑board action is a location and occupancy sign‑off rather than a public hearing or full site‑plan public review; no environmental assessment form or public hearing is required for the temporary trailer approval under the cited code section.
Technical details discussed included whether the trailers would sit on concrete pads or directly on turf, whether to provide a pervious walkway rather than concrete because the trailers are temporary, and how power and sanitary services would be handled. The applicant said the restroom trailer would use holding tanks (no sewer hookup) and the trailers would have temporary electric hookups; staff said they would discuss generator restrictions and discouraged running generators during normal hours. Staff also confirmed there would be no tree removal for the trailer placement.
Staff requested maps and a narrative for the planning‑board submission, including a proposed location, utilities plan and an occupancy proposal. The applicants were instructed to submit 10 sets of materials for the planning board; scheduling would place the item on the planning‑board agenda in February if materials are timely. No permit may be issued for the trailers until the planning board approves the location and occupancy and the building inspector issues any required permits; the committee said occupancy and the building‑inspector permit are separate steps under village procedure.
No final determination or permit was issued during the CDRC meeting; staff and the applicant agreed to prepare the planning‑board submission and to return for the required planning‑board approval.
