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Fishkill planning board grants site-plan and certificate-of-appropriateness for 42 Jackson Street after applicant reduces height
Summary
The Village of Fishkill Planning Board approved site-plan and certificate-of-appropriateness applications for a new house at 42 Jackson Street on July 16, 2026, after the owner lowered the proposed height to 28.5 feet and accepted engineering conditions related to water, sewer and stormwater.
The Village of Fishkill Planning Board voted July 16 to grant site-plan approval and a certificate of appropriateness for construction at 42 Jackson Street after the applicant, Anthony Segretti, reduced the proposed building height and square footage and agreed to conditions from village engineering.
Segretti, who identified himself as the owner of 42 Jackson Street, told the board he had photographed nearby houses to show comparable scale and reduced the house’s height from about 29.5 feet to 28.5 feet to remain below the village 30-foot limit. "So after the, the everybody said about the height, we brought it down 1 more foot. So now it's 28.5 to the median," Segretti said while describing the revisions.
A village engineering representative told the board the outstanding technical items involve water and sewer hookups and additional construction details; those items and required stormwater mitigation can be handled as conditions of approval and will depend on coordination with the village water department. The planner noted Dutchess County Department of Planning returned a letter dated 06/26/2026 finding the application a matter of local concern.
The planner read a drafted resolution declaring the project a Type II action, summarizing the county referral, and listing conditions tied to the village engineer's memo. A motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded; the chair announced the motion carried on a voice vote. The transcript does not include individual vote tallies.
The approval is conditioned on addressing the village engineer’s comments—particularly the water/sewer hookup details and rear-yard stormwater mitigation—and on submission of any remaining construction details required for permit review. The applicant said material samples (white hardy board, black spindles, black shutters) and a recessed lighting approach that shields bulbs were included in the plans.
