Planning Board sets Jan.29 hearing for Wood Road house; applicant must show roof/visuals comply with Scenic Road rules

Summary

Applicant for a single‑family house on Wood Road in the Scenic Road Corridor presented site plans and cross‑sections; the board found the structure likely visible from the road and requested photographic evidence, cross sections and landscape/planting plans to show compliance with pitch, buffer and tree‑planting requirements before a public hearing on 01/29/2026.

The applicant seeking approval for a single family house at 22 Wood Road presented plans showing a wooded lot and a design intended to appear as a single‑story elevation from Wood Road. The Planning Board noted the Scenic Road Corridor rules require certain roof slopes for buildings visible from the road (code language given by staff: "peak roofs with a slope of at least 8 on 12 ... hip roofs ... 4 on 12"), and requested an interpretation on whether the proposed shed/low roof satisfies the "peak roof" requirement when visible from the road.

Board members who live on Wood Road and staff argued the lot is visible from the public way and asked the applicant to supply cross sections, site photographs taken from the travel lanes (worst‑case leaf‑off views are appropriate), and a planting/landscape plan showing required native shade trees within 25 feet of the right of way to meet scenic‑road buffer requirements. The board classified the action as Type II under SEQRA and set a public hearing for 01/29/2026; applicants were encouraged to deliver visual materials at least two weeks prior to the hearing.