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Planning board approves 1025 Rushmore resolution with county health approval tied to pool occupancy
Summary
After editing variance language on floodplain storage, the board approved a resolution for 1025 Rushmore and confirmed a condition that Westchester County Department of Health approval (and, effectively, county sign‑off/certificate of occupancy) will be required for the proposed pool prior to final occupancy.
The Village of Mamerick Planning Board approved a resolution for 1025 Rushmore on May 27 after revising variance findings to focus on whether compensatory flood storage would cause harm rather than stating it would improve flooding.
During the draft‑resolution review the board debated wording that would claim the project "improve[s] flooding conditions." The chair proposed neutral language explaining that "the loss of flood storage would not be expected to have a negative impact on flood impacts, including safety or property of the site or neighboring sites," and members agreed to avoid asserting a net improvement to flood conditions without record evidence.
Board members also discussed condition 13, which requires documentation of Westchester County Department of Health approval for proposed pool improvements. The applicant's representative and a board member noted that county approval can be time‑consuming, so the board considered whether a certificate of occupancy should serve as the final trigger for pool use. The board agreed that county approval and a certificate of occupancy are appropriate final conditions for opening the pool; as the chair put it, the certificate of occupancy "is the absolute last step to using it."
The board then moved and seconded the resolution and voted to adopt it. The transcript records unanimous affirmative votes on the motion.
What happens next: the applicant must supply the county approval documentation required by condition 13 before final occupancy and the building department will confirm compliance when issuing the certificate of occupancy.
