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Airmont planning board approves site plan and special permit for congregation at 2 Hillside Avenue
Summary
The Airmont Planning Board granted final site-plan approval and a special permit for a proposed congregation at 2 Hillside Avenue and approved related waivers and conditions after the architecture-review committee signed off on updated landscaping and plans. The approvals are subject to final building-plan review and receipt of agency sign-offs.
The Airmont Planning Board approved final site-plan approval and a special permit for a proposed congregation at 2 Hillside Avenue on Jan. 23, 2025, after the board’s architecture review committee signed off on revised landscaping and architectural submissions.
Board members voted to approve the application and associated minor waivers after reviewing updated renderings and a memo from the architecture review committee dated Jan. 13, 2025. The updated materials added a circular corner planting bed at the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Saddle River Road, corrected arborvitae placement along Saddle River Road to match the architectural drawings and added additional trees on the north side of the property to better screen the site.
The project includes an underground parking level. The applicant reported 28 spaces in the below-grade parking area and vehicle circulation that would enter and exit at the same point on Hillside Avenue. The planning-file record shows prior variances granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 7, 2024, and a negative declaration for SEQRA on Aug. 22, 2024.
Board members and staff discussed agency review letters received from Fire, Building and County agencies. The village fire inspector and the village building inspector noted outstanding details for final building permit review — primarily to show the location of the fire-department connection and where sprinkler plumbing would route; the applicant confirmed those details will be shown on final building permit drawings and that the building-scale standpipe/sprinkler locations are on the site plan. The board made approval contingent on final building-plan review and the issuance of required agency letters, including a willingness-to-serve letter from Veolia (water) and any necessary county highway comments.
The board placed standard conditions in the approval: inclusion of the ARC memo in the resolution, final building-plan approval by the building inspector, and requirements to meet any applicable county and state agency mandates that have jurisdiction over stormwater, fire suppression, or road access. The board voted unanimously to approve the site plan, special permit, and related waivers.
The approval permits the congregation to complete final building-permit submissions; the building inspector and village staff will review the submitted architectural and MEP plans to confirm fire-department connection placement and the sprinkler/standpipe design prior to permit issuance.
