Mount Pleasant planning board approves several land‑use applications; schedules larger hearings

The Mount Pleasant Planning Board approved a set of routine and larger land‑use items at its June 15 meeting, adopting resolutions on steep‑slope stabilization, an accessory apartment and a backyard pool while scheduling public hearings for more complex proposals.

The board adopted a resolution for steep‑slope application SS26‑3 for structural stabilization and a new single‑family house at 28 Country Club Lane (owners David Yoon and Rochelle Yoo). Board member Jane moved to adopt the resolution; the board recorded unanimous support on the voice roll call.

The board also approved steep‑slope application SS26‑4 for grading at 11 Suzanne Lane after a member asked the resolution to include language legalizing prior work and to add the town engineer’s recommendation limiting the use of imported fill because of possible contaminants. The board amended the resolution as requested and adopted it.

An accessory‑apartment application (PAA26‑01) for construction of a ground‑level accessory unit at an existing home in Thornwood (388 Anninger Road) was approved by motion and voice vote. The board also granted a wetlands application (W25‑CR2) permitting a 35‑by‑24‑foot pool and adjacent patio that intruded on a buffer at 50 Deerfield Lane, approving that resolution on a voice vote.

A multi‑phase hospital site plan (PSP2052) that would scale back a proposed parking deck and add long‑term care parking and utility improvements was discussed; the board adopted a resolution on the matter with recorded ayes and one recorded nay, and the motion carried.

The board scheduled public scoping and hearings for two larger items. It declared itself lead agency under SEQRA and issued a positive declaration for the proposal to subdivide the former Rockefeller property — 214.41 acres proposed to be split into 65 parcels to accommodate an 18‑hole golf course, a country‑club development and roughly 75 single‑family homes and townhouses — and set a scoping hearing for July 20. The motion to declare lead agency and schedule the hearing passed with one recorded dissent.

The board also voted to schedule a public hearing for the continuing Stone Barns site plan (630 Bedford Road). The applicant said engineering comments have been addressed in revised plans and the board agreed to set the hearing date.

Votes at a glance • SS26‑3 (28 Country Club Lane) — resolution adopted; unanimous voice vote. • SS26‑4 (11 Suzanne Lane) — resolution amended to include engineering language and adopted; unanimous voice vote. • PAA26‑01 (388 Anninger Road accessory apartment) — resolution adopted; unanimous voice vote. • W25‑CR2 (50 Deerfield Lane pool) — resolution adopted; unanimous voice vote. • PSP2052 (hospital improvements) — resolution adopted; motion carried with one recorded nay. • Rockefeller property subdivision (214.41 acres) — planning board declared lead agency and issued a positive declaration; scoping hearing scheduled for July 20; motion carried with one recorded dissent. • PSP26‑2 (Stone Barns, 630 Bedford Road) — public hearing scheduled; motion adopted.

Procedural notes The board opened and closed a public hearing for a separate matter at 423–429 Commerce Street in Hawthorne without any public speakers and approved the application (detailed in a separate item). Several approvals included conditions or language reflecting input from the town engineer and prior zoning approvals.

The board adjourned after routine closing motions.