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Bronxville planning board approves Bacioni expansion, waives survey and parking-study requirements
Summary
The planning board approved Bacioni's application to convert adjacent space into a 33-seat restaurant, including waivers for a required land survey and a parking study; board members debated parking precedent before a unanimous vote.
The Village of Bronxville Planning Board voted to approve an application from Bacioni to expand its storefront into the adjacent unit and operate the combined space as a restaurant, and granted waivers of a required land survey and a parking-study/parking-provision requirement.
Leonard Bridal of Brandis Architects presented the application, saying the project converts a neighboring service space into dining and links it to the existing pasta carryout with two openings. "We're going from a carryout to a restaurant, and we're going also from a service place to a restaurant," Bridal said, describing plans for additional basement storage, a walk-in refrigerator and freezer, and a modest increase in cooking capacity under the existing hood.
Owner Diana (last name not specified) told the board Bacioni opened about two years earlier and wants sit-down service in addition to takeout. "We opened about 2 years. ... We just wanna make something nice happen there," she said. She described the restaurant as a long-term…
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