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Planning board approves Gretna Farm lot-line adjustment, subdivision after negative declaration
Summary
The Town of Pleasant Valley Planning Board issued a negative declaration and approved Gretna Farm LLC’s lot-line adjustment and two-lot subdivision for a ~90-acre property on Gretna Road, subject to fees, health waivers, driveway permits, and an agricultural access easement.
The Town of Pleasant Valley Planning Board on July 8 approved Gretna Farm LLC’s application to transfer 0.83 acres to an adjoining Kirchoff parcel and to subdivide the remaining parcel into two lots after issuing a negative declaration under CEQA.
Kyle Kirchoff, representing Gretna Farm LLC, told the board the proposal splits a roughly 90-acre parcel on Gretna Road into a north lot of about 45 acres and a south lot of about 44 acres and transfers 0.83 acres to the Kirchoff lot to create a buffer. He said the applicants updated the plat to add a zoning table, setbacks and a 25-foot right-of-way along an existing farm trail to allow agricultural equipment access to Gretna Road.
Chair opened the public hearing; no members of the public spoke. After reviewing the short environmental assessment form and concluding "a negative declaration is appropriate," the board moved, seconded, and voted in favor of issuing the negative declaration.
The resolution the board read into the record recited the application (filed 05/21/2026), the plat prepared by Richard P. Handback, LS (dated 05/03/2026, revised 06/16/2026), and the board’s prior proceedings. The board found the project would not cause significant adverse environmental impacts and authorized the chair to endorse the EAF parts and the plat once conditions are satisfied.
Conditions listed in the approval include: payment of all applicable fees (including the town recreation fee for the additional lot), a Dutchess County Department of Health waiver or approval for water and sewer as required, driveway permits for Lots 1 and 2 to be presented with the plat, and a recordable agricultural access easement to preserve equipment access. The approval is valid for 180 days and may be extended twice for up to 90 days each upon timely request and board approval.
The board voted to adopt the resolution with no nays; the chair is authorized to sign the plat after the applicants meet the stated conditions.
