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Catskill Planning Board says 280 West Main application incomplete, requires lease, parking and waterfront access details
Summary
Nichole and Jeremy VanAlphen presented plans to move Mountain T‑Shirts to 280 West Main; the Planning Board declared lead agency, calculated a six‑space parking requirement for the 2,300 sq ft space, and told applicants to submit a lease, owner signature and a waterfront public‑access plan or 2% trust fund payment per zoning code.
Nichole and Jeremy VanAlphen told the Village of Catskill Planning Board they want to relocate their Mountain T‑Shirts business into a four‑bay garage at 280 West Main and convert one bay into a storefront. Chair Gilbert Bagnell said the permit application is incomplete and outlined specific information the board needs before the site plan can be set for public hearing.
Bagnell asked whether a lease existed between the business operators and the property owner; Nichole VanAlphen said there was no lease. Jeremy VanAlphen said the interior area is about 2,300 square feet. Using the village code requirement of one parking space per 300 square feet, Bagnell said the property would need six parking spaces.
The board voted to declare the Planning Board the lead agency for the environmental review. Bagnell said the applicants must amend the building permit to include a lease delineating the leased area and associated parking, include a property‑owner signature on the application, and show on the site plan where any public access would be dedicated. He cited Zoning Code 3.3.5, section 1, which allows retail in the waterfront district only with either a dedication of meaningful public access or payment of 2% of the property value to a trust fund.
Bagnell also advised that Zoning Code 4.3.5c does not permit a shipping container to be grandfathered in the waterfront district if the proposal does not enhance the visual character from the creek. The applicants said the container is used for storage and offered to either paint it to match the building, screen it with lattice, or decorate it; Bagnell invited them to include a mitigation proposal for the container in the amended application.
Next steps: the board said the VanAlphens must return with a completed application that includes a lease, the owner’s signature and a mapped public‑access proposal or evidence of the required 2% trust payment. Only after those materials are submitted can the board schedule the site plan for formal review and a public hearing.
