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Larchmont residents press town to address Trader Joe’s parking, delivery truck impacts
Summary
A long‑standing complaint from Larchmont Acres East residents about large delivery trucks, vehicle overflow and loss of a left‑turn exit at the Trader Joe’s shopping center drew a promise from town staff to review the special‑use permit and enforcement options.
Kathy Sheinhouse, a 44‑year resident of Larchmont Acres East, told the Town of Mamaroneck board on May 21 that deliveries and customer parking at the Trader Joe’s shopping center have created persistent access, noise and air‑quality problems for nearby residents.
Sheinhouse said the center’s trucking bays are now inadequate for the larger delivery trucks that arrive up to four times a day and sometimes idle for hours. “Their oversized impact, the lack of parking and the fact that their trucking bays are inadequate to the large size trucks that come in there cause a considerable impact on their neighbors,” she said, and asked the board to explore signage, traffic control and limits on rear‑bay deliveries.
The supervisor responded that staff will review the complaint and refer it to the planning board if warranted. A board member with planning‑board experience noted that special‑use permits for commercial tenants commonly include restrictions on the number of trucks, delivery times and truck behavior, and recommended verifying whether the existing permit’s conditions are being followed. The board also suggested code‑enforcement visits on weekends to observe peak activity.
Sheinhouse also pressed the board to revisit the town decision that removed a left‑turn lane at the center’s exit, saying the change has forced residents to wait longer to enter and exit their complex and compounded safety concerns on Boston Post Road. She proposed asking property owner Brixmor Properties to consider reconfiguring the site for two lanes in/out and a fire lane, and to improve signage and on‑site traffic management.
Board members and residents agreed the planning board’s special‑use permit is the logical first step and asked staff to check compliance. No formal enforcement action or timetable was announced.
What happens next: the supervisor said staff will review the complaint and refer it to the planning board and code enforcement for further examination and (if necessary) weekend inspections.
