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Planning Board approves clearing and grading permits for Farrell Industrial Park warehouse
Summary
The Town of Newburgh Planning Board granted the clearing and grading permit for the Farrell Industrial Park warehouse project (a proposed 262,080‑sq‑ft building), approving a phased plan with conditions including a 5‑acre waiver, performance security and inspection requirements.
The Planning Board voted Jan. 16 to approve a clearing and grading permit for Farrell Industrial Park, a proposed 262,080‑square‑foot warehouse on a roughly 35.2‑acre IB‑zoned parcel off Route 300. Applicant representatives from JMC Planning described a phased clearing and grading program—phases 1‑A through 1‑D—intended to limit disturbed area at any time, install temporary sediment traps and construct retaining walls integral to the grading plan.
Consultant Pat Hines (MH&E) reviewed technical considerations: the project will require coverage under the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's general stormwater permit, a Town 5‑acre waiver (because some construction phases exceed five acres of disturbance), security for clearing and grading (MH&E suggested $3,500 per acre as a standard), two inspections per week by a qualified inspector while disturbance exceeds five acres, and more stringent seeding timelines (final grades seeded within seven days). Hines also noted that the proposed infiltration basins will be deferred until final stabilization to preserve infiltration functions.
Planning Board Attorney Dominic Cordisco read conditions into the record, including compliance with Chapter 83 (clearing and grading), filing a performance guarantee (security), initial inspection fee deposit, DEC permit coverage, compliance with tree protection and bat‑season restrictions if applicable, and that building permits and third‑party inspections be obtained for retaining walls. After hearing public questions about stabilization, sediment basins and tracking mitigation, the board closed the hearing and approved the permit unanimously.
Next steps: the applicant must submit required permits, post the performance guarantee and pay inspection fees prior to activity, and coordinate building‑permit submissions for retaining walls and third‑party inspections during construction.
