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Planning Board hears Bet Torah site plan; requires lights off at 10 p.m., schedules April 22 vote
Summary
The Mount Kisco Planning Board opened a public hearing on Bet Torah’s site plan for 60 Smith Avenue, set a condition that exterior lights be turned off at 10 p.m., declared the Board lead agency for SEQRA review, and adjourned the hearing to April 22, 2025 for a resolution and negative declaration vote.
The Mount Kisco Planning Board opened a public hearing March 25 on Bet Torah’s site plan for 60 Smith Avenue and set a condition that any exterior lighting must be switched off by 10 p.m. Representatives for the applicant — Rich Williams of Insite Engineering, Sarah Dirsa of KG&D, and attorneys P. Daniel Hollis and Sara O’Shea of Gettinger Waldinger Monteleone Gushue & Hollis, LLP — presented the proposal and discussed project timing and construction with board members.
No members of the public offered verbal or written comment during the hearing, according to the record. The Board decided to prepare a resolution and a SEQRA negative declaration for consideration at the Planning Board’s next meeting on April 22, 2025. Co-Chair Michael McGuirk moved to declare the Planning Board Lead Agency for the environmental review; the motion was seconded and passed on a 6–0 vote.
Co-Chair Crystal Pickard moved to adjourn the public hearing to April 22, 2025; the motion was seconded and passed 6–0. The lighting condition — exterior lights off by 10 p.m. — was stated as a condition to be included in forthcoming project documentation and the draft resolution.
