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Planning board recommends variance for 150 Madison, finds applicant's stormwater measures meet draft code
Summary
The planning board recommended that the Board of Trustees grant a variance allowing the 150 Madison application to proceed during a spring moratorium tied to a proposed stormwater local law, after the applicant presented a line‑by‑line technical comparison showing compliance with proposed requirements.
The Planning Board reviewed a referral on Feb. 11 concerning 150 Madison, where a proposed local law would add new stormwater requirements to the zoning code and trigger a spring moratorium for affected applications.
Village counsel explained that the proposed local law would require additional stormwater standards in the zoning code and that, when a moratorium is in place, an applicant may seek a variance from the Board of Trustees. The clerk refers such variance applications to the planning board for a report and recommendation within 60 days.
Applicant presentation: Haley Patricano told the board the 150 Madison project has already performed extensive stormwater work and provided a line‑by‑line comparison (exhibit B) showing compliance with the draft local law. Patricano said the submission includes analyses using NOAA Atlas 14 rainfall data, a 100‑year 24‑hour storm event, subsurface testing (not just web data) and soil‑group analysis; she said, "This project has made considerable effort to provide stormwater mitigation that is far above and beyond what is required by the code." The applicant requested a positive recommendation to the Board of Trustees so planning review can proceed despite the moratorium.
Board response and vote: Board members said the materials appear to comply with the proposed law but asked that the planning board's consulting engineer validate the technical work. The board voted to recommend that the Board of Trustees grant the variance (no objection) so that the planning board may continue its review; members recorded unanimous support for the referral recommendation.
Next steps: The planning board will send a written report and recommendation to the village clerk and the Board of Trustees; the board asked staff to copy relevant officials (village manager or village attorney as appropriate). The applicant remains subject to final technical validation by the planning board's consulting engineer before any subsequent planning approvals.
