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Catskill Planning Board approves property renovations, conditions EV charger installation on lease review
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Village of Catskill Planning Board approved several residential and commercial alterations — including window and door replacements and mini‑split installations — and unanimously approved EV chargers in a Beer World lot contingent on a lease/easement review by the village attorney.
The Village of Catskill Planning Board on March 10 approved a string of property renovations and installations, taking no‑objection or unanimous votes on most items while leaving several projects open pending additional paperwork or remediation plans.
Chair Gilbert Bagnell called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. and the board moved through a series of agenda items that included residential window replacements, mini‑split HVAC installations and a small commercial electric vehicle charging proposal.
The board approved Saralean Ivery’s plan to replace existing 2x2 windows at 20 Summit Avenue with one‑over‑one windows after Anthony Petrianni moved to assume lead agency and the board classified the project as a Type II action; the applicant was asked to obtain a building permit from the code office. Project director Sjaak Smeele secured conditional approval for a mini‑split installation at 344 Main Street after the board said the application must be resubmitted with the property owner clearly identified; the board determined the units would not be visible from the street and granted approval contingent on a revised application signed by an individual with appropriate corporate authority.
The panel also reviewed 514 West Main Street and, after consulting Zoning Code §5.1, determined the property sits far enough from the historic district that formal historic‑district review was not required. Madeline Silber and Andrew Dupont received unanimous approval for a sliding door and rear‑renovation work at 225 Water Street; the board limited its review to changes visible to public spaces and classified that work as a Type II rehabilitation.
A commercially significant decision involved 170 West Bridge Street, where James Duodo, representing HondaGOI, proposed installing two Level‑3 chargers that would service four vehicles in the Beer World parking lot. The board approved the installation unanimously but conditioned final sign‑off on the submission of a lease, easement or other agreement and review by the village attorney to clarify property and installation authority.
The board discussed a near‑complete gazebo/pergola at 113/115 Main Street submitted by George Robinson but did not grant final relief. Members said they previously declined to take up a site‑plan application because of an existing zoning violation — on‑site shipping containers that are not permitted under Zoning Code §4.3.5(c) — and suggested that any permit for the gazebo be conditioned on a plan to retire or mitigate the containers; Robinson did not present such a plan at this meeting.
Several matters were left for follow‑up: applicant Bogdan Modrzynski appeared seeking minisplit approval but lacked paperwork and was told to return with completed forms; Delaware Engineering has requested additional materials for the Agway project at 95 West Bridge Street and that project remains on hold. The village attorney, Wayne Thompson, noted he will present a housing project at a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.; the board is scheduled to meet next on March 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.
