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Planning board approves Cherry Lawn Farms' covered nursery, with conditions on screening, parking and drainage
Summary
The New Rochelle Planning Board approved a site plan to install an 80-by-120-foot polycarbonate-roofed structure at Cherry Lawn Farms, add parking and stormwater cisterns, and extend screening along the rear property line; approval carries several county, state and local permit conditions.
The New Rochelle Planning Board on July 22 approved site-plan changes for Cherry Lawn Farms at 815 Weaver Street that will replace open trellises with an 80-by-120-foot wood-truss structure covered in bronze-tinted ribbed polycarbonate, expand parking and add rooftop-collected stormwater storage.
The board’s vote grants the application brought by architect Robert Stanzial for owner Armando D’Onofrio. The structure will be open on the interior, used seasonally for plant sales and Christmas-tree sales, and will direct roof runoff into three 3,000-gallon cisterns for on-site irrigation, with overflow to dry wells and an existing storm drain system that ties to Quaker Ridge Road.
The project matters because it consolidates the farm’s outdoor plant sales under a single roof, adds more customer parking and changes stormwater management on the site — all of which prompted questions about visibility…
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