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Planning board approves Hightower steep‑slope permit with tree‑protection condition
Summary
The planning board voted to classify PB2500 (Hightower at Katterson Terrace) as a SEQRA Type II action and approved the steep‑slope permit subject to a site‑specific condition requiring protection of tree critical root zones during construction; staff will finalize and issue the written decision to the applicant.
At Monday’s meeting the planning board considered case PB2500 (Hightower at Katterson Terrace), a steep‑slope permit for regrading a rear yard and building a retaining wall. Planning staff told the board the public hearing had closed and no additional written comments had been received.
Staff identified one site‑specific condition — the applicant must install and maintain plywood and wood chips in tree critical root zones for the duration of construction — and noted that all other conditions were standard for projects of this type. The board voted first to classify the project as a SEQRA Type II action and then to approve the steep‑slope permit application with the condition; staff will finalize and distribute the decision to the applicant within a few days.
Applicant representative Liam Arjicki thanked the board, and planning staff said they would prepare the final decision and transmit it to the applicant.
