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Owner proposes storage yard at 140 Avenue; board probes flood‑risk and runoff controls
Summary
Property owner Joe Paladino told the Greenburgh Planning Board he wants to use a 150x100‑foot gravel lot at 140 Avenue to store concrete forms, lumber and work vehicles behind a 7‑ft fence and landscape buffer. Board members pressed the applicant on stormwater controls, oil‑water separation and floodplain drainage; the public hearing record was left open through April 8.
Joe Paladino, the owner of the property at 140 Avenue, asked the Greenburgh Planning Board on March 30 for site‑plan approval to store construction materials and motor vehicles on an existing gravel lot. "We're basically storing forms for concrete work, lumber, job materials," Paladino said, describing a compact operation he said uses trucks that depart for off‑site jobs.
The applicant's architect, Michael Jusman, told the board the site is roughly 150 by 100 feet, is currently a hard‑packed gravel/dirt surface and would remain unpaved to avoid creating new runoff pathways. "We don't intend to pave the site because we don't want to create any undue drainage issues," Jusman said.
Why it matters: the site sits near the Sawmill/Somo River drainage and several board members raised the risk that runoff from trucks or stored equipment could reach the river. Board member Weinberg asked whether an oil‑water separator had been considered and whether heavy storms could carry contaminants off‑site. "If we had a heavy storm and water's draining off the property, it would contain oil and water because you had trucks there that could be leaking," Weinberg said.
Applicant responses and staff notes: Paladino and his team said vehicle servicing and washing would not occur on‑site and that Paladino keeps a maintenance log for the trucks. Jusman said the lot's surface and flood‑zone conditions make an oil‑water separator impractical on the site as proposed, and that runoff would eventually reach the Selma/Sawmill River. Town planner Bridal told the board that the project has been reviewed preliminarily for the flood‑plain development permit and that building inspection staff recognized no variances were needed for impervious surface calculations; the applicant indicated impervious coverage would drop below 80% with the proposed buffer.
Public record and next steps: the board closed oral comment at the hearing but kept the written record open through April 8 for additional material. The board also asked staff to collect any further technical review from town engineering and Westchester County departments before final action.
Ending: the board closed the public hearing session for this case and will consider any additional written submissions before taking a final vote.
