Planning board questions scope of second‑floor addition at 123 Northridge Street; parking and height concerns flagged

Homeowner proposals to add a second floor and a front‑yard turnaround at 123 Northridge Street drew detailed scrutiny from the Rye Brook Planning Board, which asked the applicant to revise the design to reduce adverse visual and neighborhood impacts before any referral to the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The applicant presented a plan to raise a one‑story ranch to a two‑story house within the village’s Scenic Overlay District, add a front porch and create a small parking/turnaround area at the front of the lot. Planning board members identified several regulatory issues that will likely require variances: front‑yard setback for the porch and second floor, side‑yard setback/height‑to‑setback ratio, and the presence of…