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Ridgewell Fitness seeks interior reconfiguration; board asks for parking calculations
Summary
An unnamed Ridgewell Fitness applicant told the Planning Board the project will shift physical-therapy space into gym use and upgrade the storefront; members classified the application as Type II, waived a public hearing and requested final plans and parking calculations to confirm required parking counts.
An applicant for Ridgewell Fitness told the Marbletown Planning Board the proposal would reconfigure interior space (including taking space previously leased to a physical-therapy tenant), update the facility's front façade and add a new storefront sliding door. The applicant described the project as largely improvements — "about 75%" — and said the physical-therapy tenant had agreed to relocate a reception area into the foyer.
Board members focused on how the change in use affects parking requirements because physical therapy is generally classified as a medical office while a gym is classified differently for turnover and parking calculations. Members asked the applicant to provide accurate square-footage numbers and parking calculations; the board classified the application as Type II under SEQR and voted to waive a public hearing but told the applicant to return next month with final, dimensioned plans and updated parking analysis.
The board did not record numeric vote tallies in the transcript. Staff indicated the applicant also has an existing arrangement with a town annex for overflow parking and that final approval will depend on confirmed parking counts and any other loose ends the board identifies.
