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Planning board classifies Greenberg lot-line adjustment as SEQR Type II, schedules July 6 hearing
Summary
The Pawling Planning Board voted to classify a proposed lot-line adjustment for property owned by Michael Greenberg as a Type II action under SEQR and set a public hearing for July 6; board members said the change — transferring roughly one-third of an acre to secure driveway access — is mainly technical and requires standard referrals to county agencies.
The Pawling Planning Board on June 11 classified a lot-line adjustment for property associated with Michael Greenberg as a Type II action under the State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process and scheduled a public hearing for July 6.
Dan Leary, attorney for the applicant, told the board the petition formalizes an agreement between adjoining owners to transfer about one-third of an acre so that driveway access will lie fully on the Greenberg parcel. A staff technical reviewer summarized the project as "a lot-line adjustment" that is treated as a subdivision under the board’s regulations but described it as a minor change unlikely to have significant environmental impacts.
Board members discussed referrals to outside agencies and whether to conduct a site inspection. The board confirmed that referrals to Dutchess County planning and the town fire marshal had been or would be made as required and that the matter qualifies as a Type II SEQR action, which the board declared by motion. The motion carried on voice vote; individual member tallies were not recorded in the meeting minutes.
Leary said the applicant received a memo from town staff and that the parties had provided the board with the written agreement supporting the lot-line adjustment. The board noted there are a small number of technical items the surveyor must correct on the plat before a final resolution can be prepared.
A public hearing on the Greenberg lot-line adjustment was scheduled for the board’s next meeting on July 6. The board also confirmed the standard referral to Dutchess County planning and to the town fire marshal and advised staff to include standard conditions in the approving resolution.
