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Neighbors raise drainage and tree‑removal concerns as board keeps record open on South Healy rebuild
Summary
The Planning Board left the public record open for two weeks on a proposal to replace a fire‑damaged home at 260 South Healy Ave., after the applicant presented stormwater improvements that reduce impervious cover and add detention tanks; neighbors pressed on tree removal and drainage into a nearby watercourse.
The Greenburgh Planning Board heard an application to remove a fire‑damaged house at 260 South Healy Avenue and replace it with a two‑story, four‑bedroom home. Heartland Engineering presented revised plans showing a slight net reduction in impervious area, an underground detention system intended to control run‑off from the roof and about 60 percent of the driveway, and a drainage swale to serve the remaining driveway surface.
Miguel Essoffius of Heartland Engineering said the design reduces overall impervious coverage by just under 200 square feet and uses precast detention tanks with an orifice outlet to limit discharge rates to the front yard at a reduced rate. He also said the project would remove one yard tree and plant four replacement trees further into the rear yard.
Nearby residents questioned whether stormwater would reach the lower watercourse on the property, asked where replacement trees would be planted and expressed concerns about tree‑takedown on a steep slope. The applicant agreed to clean debris from the on‑site watercourse as part of the project and the board left the record open until Aug. 21 for additional written comments.
Next steps: the public comment record remains open for two weeks; staff will circulate any additional materials before the board’s next meeting.
