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Planning commission debates simplifying green-building checklist tied to height overlays
Summary
Westchester Planning Commission reviewed a shorter sustainability questionnaire from the borough's Sustainability Committee and discussed using objective energy-code tools such as COMcheck, but did not take formal action.
The Westchester Borough Planning Commission on April 29 reviewed a proposal from the Sustainability Committee to replace a long, 47-question green-building checklist with a much shorter questionnaire used to evaluate projects seeking increased height under the borough's HO-60 and HO-75 overlay districts.
Commission members said the checklist in current ordinance language (which the commission referenced in chapter 112.402 for the HO-75 height option overlay district) has been difficult for applicants to complete and for reviewers to score. Commissioners and staff discussed tying any sustainability incentive to an objective, code-based performance metric rather than a subjective questionnaire.
Why it matters: the ordinance allows buildings above 35 feet to qualify for greater height if they meet several standards; one of those standards currently…
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