Planning board approves conditional site plan for Student Bus Company with traffic, water and operational conditions

The Town of Goshen Planning Board approved a conditional major site plan and lot‑line adjustment for Student Bus Company Inc., imposing conditions aimed at limiting traffic impacts, protecting groundwater and ensuring operational controls.

Board members voted to adopt a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and then to approve an amended resolution of conditional approval for the lot‑line adjustment and major site plan, subject to conditions the board added or clarified during discussion.

Key conditions and requirements placed on the project included:

- A $25,000 contribution from the applicant to the town to fund a traffic study of the Industrial Drive / NY 17M area and to commence preliminary design of any needed intersection upgrades. The funding is to be addressed in a developer’s agreement to be executed prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

- A developer’s agreement to be signed to document the timing and conditions tied to the $25,000 contribution and other agreed measures.

- Operational routing for buses: the board and staff discussed language requiring the applicant to “direct its bus drivers to approach Industrial Drive from the north” so the operation does not add vehicles to the northbound left‑turn movement. Planning staff drafted mitigation language that the board could make a resolvable…