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Planning board directs staff to draft decision on Crossroads Shopping Center parking amendment after consultant finds parking adequate
Summary
Acadia Realty sought to relocate approved restaurant square footage within the Crossroads Shopping Center without increasing total restaurant area. Traffic consultant John Canning reviewed drone counts and concluded parking remains adequate; the board directed staff to prepare a draft decision for the Nov. 20 meeting and flagged possible follow‑up drone surveys after new tenants open.
The Town of Greenburgh Planning Board on Nov. 6 considered an amendment to a previously approved shared‑parking reduction at the Crossroads Shopping Center that would reassign approved restaurant square footage among tenant spaces but not increase the center’s total approved restaurant area.
Michael Thompson of JMC, representing Acadia Realty, said the amendment would move existing approved restaurant square footage from one part of the center to other tenant spaces without changing the overall restaurant square footage. “We’re simply moving approved restaurant spaces from one location to another,” Thompson said as he outlined proposed shifts and showed drone counts taken in December to illustrate peak‑use conditions.
John Canning of Kimley Horn, the town’s traffic reviewer, told the board he examined the applicant’s parking survey and calculations and found no traffic or parking shortfall under the study assumptions. “Accounting for re‑occupancy of all the vacant space as proposed, there will still be adequate parking within a reasonable walking distance of the restaurants,” Canning said, noting the applicant’s surveys included peak weekend and evening counts.
Board members questioned whether drone counts taken in winter and before new tenants open (notably a soon‑to‑open Dave’s Hot Chicken) would understate peak conditions after openings. Some members suggested conditioning approval on follow‑up counts once new restaurant tenants begin operation or otherwise allowing staff to require additional data and reevaluate parking if issues arise.
The applicant said leases are out but not yet signed for potential tenants; the board and applicant acknowledged there is a deadline for prospective tenants and that waiting months could threaten those deals. To balance timing and risk, the board directed staff to prepare a written decision for the Nov. 20 meeting and suggested language that could require follow‑up drone footage or reevaluation after restaurants open if the traffic consultant flags concerns.
No final approval was adopted on Nov. 6; staff will draft a decision for the Nov. 20 meeting and circulate it to the applicant in advance.
