Greenburgh planning board declares intent to be lead agency on 134 Euclid Ave. subdivision amid wetlands, steep‑slope concerns

The Town of Greenburgh Planning Board on Nov. 20 voted to declare its intent to serve as lead agency for environmental review of a preliminary subdivision application at 134 Euclid Avenue (PB 2422), a parcel largely within the 100‑foot wetland buffer.

Applicant counsel Jacob Amir (Zarin & Steinmetz) and Michael Stein (Hudson Engineering) presented plans to split the 22,984‑square‑foot lot into two lots (roughly 12,984 sq ft and 10,008 sq ft). Stein described a stormwater and wetlands mitigation plan designed to fully infiltrate the site’s runoff for a 50‑year storm event and said engineering revisions reduced steep‑slope encroachment to below the 500‑square‑foot threshold that triggers additional review.

Amir and the applicant, Jared Levy, said they will remove inadvertent encroachments (a concrete pad from a hot tub, a basketball court and a shed) and amend the site plans to reduce required variances where feasible. Board members pressed for a timeline and said removal of off‑site encroachments and any required driveway changes should be conditions of final approval; staff confirmed preliminary approval could be conditioned so the encroachments must be removed before final subdivision approval.

The board voted to circulate the lead‑agency intent to involved agencies, beginning a 30‑day coordination period. Staff noted the planning board meets infrequently in December and said, if declared lead agency, the earliest decision on the application would be in January after any required public review and staff comment.