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Board and staff flag private‑road, wetland and village approvals for Wood subdivision on Sarah Wells Trail
Summary
Applicant revised a small‑scale subdivision plan for 27.2 acres near Sarah Wells Trail and Victoria Terrace. Town staff flagged SeQRA, private‑road frontage and village access issues, DEC jurisdictional wetland review and a requested archaeological Phase IA/IB; the board recommended a site visit and village coordination before moving forward.
The Planning Board reviewed a revised small‑scale subdivision (Wood Subdivision) proposing three lots on roughly 27.2 acres that span the Town of Goshen and the Village of Goshen scenic corridor and several overlay zones.
Applicant presentation: Juan de Jesus of MGS Engineering said the owner revised unit sizes and will shrink a proposed house on one lot from a five‑bedroom footprint to a four‑bedroom layout and clarified that a historic barn on the property appears to be agricultural in use. He noted that agricultural buildings are typically exempt from construction‑provision requirements of the state fire code if they are used solely for agricultural processing, but that the exemption may be lost if the barn is used for public…
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