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Planning board declares intent to serve as lead agency for Quickway Imports warehouse proposal
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Summary
Quickway Imports presented an amended site plan for a new 36,000‑square‑foot warehouse; the board declared its intent to serve as SEQRA lead agency and type‑1 action, and asked for updated EAF, SWPPP and traffic clarifications.
Quickway Imports Inc. returned to the Goshen Planning Board on June 6 for an initial presentation of an amended site plan and special permit for a proposed commercial storage warehouse along Pulaski Highway. The board declared its intent to serve as lead agency under SEQRA and classified the project as a Type I action, subject to updated environmental review.
Nick Rivera of Peter Zack & Bioengineering told the board the proposal adds a 36,000‑square‑foot warehouse at the rear of an existing site that already contains a converted 28,000‑square‑foot warehouse. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a recent “no permit required” letter for an area in the rear of the property, the applicant said. Utility plans show an existing well pit serving the site and a proposed septic system for the new building; the applicant indicated water supply will come from the same well pit used by the existing buildings.
Planning staff requested an updated Environmental Assessment Form (EAF)—the submittal on file was dated 2018—and told the applicant that lead agency circulation and any referrals will await submission of an updated EAF and supporting documents. The board also asked for a grading plan, a SWPPP (stormwater pollution prevention plan) for approximately 3.5 acres of disturbance, clarification about an existing above‑ground oil tank and dumpster location, and confirmation that northerly driveways that the board previously required to be abandoned are shown as closed on the new plans.
Board members pressed on traffic assumptions in the EAF, noting that the narrative said there would be no increase in traffic despite adding substantial new warehouse space. The board asked the applicant to confirm trip generation assumptions, compare them with NYSDOT/ITS or standard trip‑generation tables, and discuss whether the new building would change the site's operational pattern (e.g., frequency of truck deliveries). The applicant said current operations typically see minimal truck traffic and that the additional building is intended for storage and online sales fulfillment rather than conversion to a high‑volume distribution center.
The board voted to declare its intent to serve as lead agency and to classify the project as Type I; staff said circulation to involved agencies will follow after the applicant files an updated EAF, owner endorsement and the additional technical materials requested.
