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Planning board grants 60‑day reapproval for 22 Whippewill Road; easement, irrigation and bond conditions required
Summary
The board granted a 60‑day site‑plan approval for 22 Whippewill Road East, directing the applicant to execute an easement for neighbor screening, submit a planting plan, provide irrigation for neighbor plantings for two years and secure a maintenance bond (amount/duration to be set with the town engineer).
The North Castle Planning Board on May 11 granted a 60‑day reapproval of the site plan for 22 Whippewill Road East, amending the approval with conditions intended to address long-standing neighbor concerns about incomplete landscaping and site appearance.
Board members described the property’s history: the project initially went to the Residential Project Review Committee (RPRC) and obtained a building permit, but changes during construction and an expired mitigation plan prompted referral to the planning board. Applicant representatives said the bank now owns the lot and is working to close out outstanding comments.
Neighbor Steven McLaughlin told the board the site remains “unsightly,” that a railing had been broken and that prior commitments had not been completed; he urged the board to require concrete remedies rather than further delay.
Board members and the applicant debated remedies: execution of an easement to allow screening on an adjacent parcel, timing for planting, and how to ensure plantings survive (neighbor well limitations made watering a challenge). The board settled on conditions that require the applicant to execute the easement, submit the established planting plan, provide irrigation for the neighbor’s plantings for two years, and provide a maintenance bond for the plantings; the town engineer will estimate the bond and staff will draft specific bond language.
The board closed the hearing and voted to adopt the resolution granting a 60‑day approval as amended. The transcript records an affirmative board vote; individual roll‑call tallies were not read into the record.
