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Clinton Street subdivision approved with conditions on driveway width, lighting and setbacks
Summary
The board approved a two‑lot subdivision at 225 Clinton Street with conditions: 10‑foot curb opening at the street widening to 22 feet at the garage, pedestrian ramp and bus‑stop coordination with DPW, two street trees and two decorative street lights with the applicant coordinating connection to city electricity, and a setback determined by the mean of neighboring properties or conforming to the district.
The Planning Board approved a conditioned two‑lot subdivision for 225 Clinton Street after a presentation from the applicant and one public commenter.
John Kenny (Snyder, Kylie, Corbett & Cox), representing the applicants, described the two‑lot split at the corner of Clinton and Embry (a private drive). The applicant asked the board to consider modifying a front‑yard setback by using the mean of neighboring properties under section 3.3.B.2, and proposed a reduced curb opening at the street to 10 feet (the city standard) that would widen to the full garage width (22 feet) at the property line. Kenny said the clients preferred not to install street trees on the private drive, but were willing to plant street trees along Embry frontage.
Brian Veil, CEO of the Wesley community, urged the board not to add additional vegetation that would reduce sight lines for elderly drivers exiting Embry Drive. Board members and staff discussed bus‑stop ramping and DPW review; the board agreed pedestrian ramp details would require DPW approval and made that a condition. The board voted to eliminate the crosswalk requirement, accepted the 10‑foot street opening widening to 22 feet at the property line with a condition that the curb cut be on the house side of the sidewalk, required notes on pedestrian light conduit and coordination with city electric for decorative street lights, and made the setback for Lot 2 either the mean of 225 and 231 Clinton or conforming to the district, as a condition of approval. The motion carried by voice vote.
