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Port Jervis council keeps Tri‑State Central Business Overlay public hearing open
Summary
Council continued the public hearing on Local Law No. 5 (Tri‑State Central Business Overlay District), received county planningcomments, and voted to keep the hearing open until July 28 at 6:30 p.m. for further comment and written planning board input.
Keyson DeCarlo, the council president and first‑ward councilman, opened a continuation of the public hearing on Local Law No. 5, the Tri‑State Central Business Overlay District, saying the law would "create an overlay district, basically from the bridge to the city line" to allow Central Business District uses in areas now zoned neighborhood mixed use and to streamline approvals.
Council members reported they had received a letter from the Orange County Department of Planning stating the county had "no objections" and recommending a local determination. Several council members said the city planning board had offered informal comments but that formal, written planning‑board input had not yet been submitted to the council.
After discussion about timing and required lead‑agency notices, a council member moved to keep the public hearing open and the council voted to continue the hearing until July 28 at 6:30 p.m. for additional public input and to await any formal written comments from the planning board.
The extension keeps the council's options open for further edits and for completing the state environmental review coordination steps the council discussed. The council did not adopt the law at the meeting and said adoption would require follow‑up procedural steps after the comment period closed.
