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Planning board approves Chick‑fil‑A site plan with strict grand‑opening traffic controls and monitoring
Summary
Greenburgh planners approved Chick‑fil‑A’s site plan, special‑use and tree‑removal permits with conditions including an enforceable grand‑opening traffic‑management plan, adaptive‑signal and intersection improvements, police coordination, and a six‑month post‑opening traffic monitoring study and monthly reports during year one.
The Greenburgh Planning Board approved Chick‑fil‑A’s site plan, special‑use permit, tree removal permit and associated landscape waivers on Jan. 15 after staff walked the board through a 17‑page draft decision and the town traffic consultant’s comments.
Staff recited multiple conditions the board adopted: the applicant must finalize a traffic‑management plan (the "grand‑opening" plan) with town staff and the Greenburgh Police Department before issuance of any temporary or final certificate of occupancy; the applicant must implement the plan during the grand‑opening period, hire off‑duty officers as needed, and comply with all police directives during implementation. The draft decision requires intersection improvements (including replacement or repair of the adaptive traffic signal, adding or widening lanes, and restriping the nearby traffic circle) to be completed prior to issuance of occupancy.
The decision also requires a post‑opening monitoring study to be submitted within six months of opening documenting 15‑minute interval vehicle counts, peak drive‑through queue lengths and peak parking demand. The applicant agreed to monthly reports during the first year to address any required adjustments to queuing and parking. If additional measures are deemed necessary after the monitoring, the applicant must appear before staff and, if required, the planning board for further action.
Board members questioned whether temporary measures could be implemented too quickly to be meaningful; staff and the town traffic consultant explained the 6‑ to 9‑month monitoring window and the use of identifiable field markers to measure queue length. The board approved the site plan and permits and directed staff to finalize the decision and distribute it to the applicant.
The decision also includes operational rules intended to prevent queues from backing onto Tarrytown Road and requires coordination with New York State DOT, Westchester County, and neighboring White Plains planning staff for signal adjustments, if necessary.
