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Coeymans planning board approves site plan and special-use permit for 1737 US Route 9 W, declares intent to lead environmental review
Summary
On Jan. 15, 2026 the Coeymans Planning Board approved a site plan review and a special-use permit for 1737 US Route 9 W (tax map 144-1-42.1), classified the project as a Type 1 action, and voted to circulate intent to become lead agency for a coordinated environmental review; wetlands verification is delayed until spring.
On Jan. 15, 2026, the Coeymans Planning Board voted to accept a site plan review application and a special-use permit application for property identified as 1737 US Route 9 W (tax map 144-1-42.1), owned by Lois Realty LLC. The board also classified the project as a Type 1 action and authorized circulation of notice of the boards intent to serve as lead agency for a coordinated environmental review.
The actions were taken after the board reviewed application materials and a presenter (Presenter, S3) told members the plans were largely unchanged from prior submissions and that wetlands verification cannot be completed until spring. "We won't be able to be reviewed until spring," the Presenter said, noting the wetlands flags from earlier field work are no longer in place and will need to be re-delineated.
The board then held separate motions and votes to accept the site plan application and the special-use permit for 1737 US Route 9 W. The Chair (S1) moved to accept the site plan application and a committee member moved to accept the special-use permit; both motions carried by voice vote.
Board members and staff discussed classifying the project as a Type 1 action to allow a coordinated review. A staff member (Staff member, S6) explained the procedural steps: the towns designated engineer will circulate a notice of intent to become lead agency to potentially interested agencies; the circulation triggers a 30-day period during which another agency may assert itself as lead. "If no one challenges... then this board may declare itself lead agency formally and then really undertake the SECA review process," the staff member said (transcript text uses "SECA").
Members discussed practical next steps: the applicant or its representative must arrange for wetlands to be re-delineated in spring so agencies can complete technical reviews; the town designated engineers coordinated review typically takes 30 days. The board indicated it will reconvene after the designated engineer and other reviewers submit comments.
Votes at a glance - Accept minutes (12/08/2025): motion carried; Chair stated an abstention because they were not present at that meeting (vote tallies not specified in transcript). - Accept minutes with amendments (12/17/2025): motion carried (mover: Committee member S5; second: Committee member S2; tallies not specified). - Accept site plan application for 1737 US Route 9 W (Lois Realty LLC; tax map 144-1-42.1): motion carried (mover: Chair S1; tallies not specified). - Accept special-use permit for 1737 US Route 9 W (Lois Realty LLC): motion carried (mover: Committee member S2; tallies not specified). - Classify project as Type 1 and declare intent to become lead agency for coordinated environmental review: motion carried (mover: Chair S1; second: Staff member S4; tallies not specified).
What happens next The town designated engineer will circulate the notice of intent to be lead agency; that circulation starts a 30-day clock during which other interested agencies may respond. Wetlands on the lower portion of the site must be redelineated in spring; until wetlands verification and the coordinated reviews are complete, the board indicated it cannot finalize certain approvals. The board scheduled to reconvene after the designated-engineer review and other agency comments are received.
