ZBA declares lead agency for 106½ Station Road warehouse addition; public hearing continued to January

The Goshen Zoning Board agreed to serve as lead agency for environmental review (SEQRA) of a proposed addition to a warehouse at 106½ Station Road and opened a public hearing before adjourning the matter to January for further coordination.

Applicant representative Jake Samuels of Engineering Properties described the site (previously the Orange House Racquet Club), saying the business stores vitamins and needs roughly 33% additional indoor storage capacity across two additions: an 1,860‑square‑foot office‑type addition and about an 8,680‑square‑foot warehouse expansion that would push the building footprint above the 40,000‑square‑foot cap for the CO zone. Samuels said no additional loading docks were proposed and that traffic patterns are not expected to change materially, noting existing semi‑truck access remains unchanged.

Board members pressed the applicant on timing (late filings) and on whether the added footprint would trigger stormwater upgrades; the applicant said stormwater calculations would be completed if variances are granted and that the planning board would require an amended stormwater review. The Environmental Review Board member present said the ERB had flagged concerns about potential traffic increases and stressed this was a roughly 17% exceedance of the code’s allowed footprint.

The board voted to declare itself lead agency to begin coordinated SEQRA review and then set the application for continued public hearing on Jan. 20 to allow the planning board time to weigh in and to give members time to review late submissions. No final determination on variances was made at the meeting.

The applicant agreed to provide supplemental calculations and to circulate requested materials to staff in advance of the next hearing.