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Fishkill board continues review of 42 Jackson Street after plans exceed lot coverage; applicant to submit revised materials
Summary
The board continued a site-plan and certificate-of-appropriateness review for 42 Jackson Street after finding the submission exceeds lot coverage by 59 square feet. Applicants were asked to revise the first-floor deck to reduce coverage, provide materials and neighbor height comparisons, and the certificate was referred to Duchess County for comment.
The Village of Fishkill Planning Board continued a review of site plans and a certificate of appropriateness for 42 Jackson Street on June 18 after staff identified the submission exceeded allowed lot coverage by 59 square feet. The board asked the applicant to submit a complete revised plan set, material samples, and documentation demonstrating the new house fits the neighborhood scale.
"I didn't realize that we were over by 59 square ft," applicant Anthony Cigaretti said, explaining he will reduce the first-floor deck to eliminate the overage. Cigaretti said he expects to have a full, updated set of plans for the board's next submission.
Planning staff reiterated the factors the board must consider for a certificate of appropriateness under the village zoning standards (cited as §1717.5); planning attorney Victoria Polara summarized the review criteria as scale, materials and compatibility with the surrounding district and noted that some standards apply differently to new construction. Sarah Brown, village planner, told the board that because the property is within the village's historic overlay the certificate is not exempt under the memorandum of agreement with the county and that the matter had been referred to Duchess County for comment.
Board members raised several technical items the applicant must include: photographs of neighboring properties with measured heights to demonstrate the new house's compatibility; detailed material and fixture samples (siding, trim, railings, light fixtures); and clarified parking and driveway arrangements. The applicant said the two buildings will be about 10 feet apart, that the new house is designed with a pitched roof to match neighborhood character, and that the proposed building height is within the zoning limit (the planner noted a 30-foot maximum and the submission showed 29 feet).
No final vote was taken; the board set procedural expectations for the applicant's July resubmission. The planner said revised materials should be filed by July 2 for consideration at the board's July 16 meeting.
