Mount Kisco ZBA approves Homeland Towers extension, grants homeowner variances

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village/Town of Mount Kisco met on May 19, 2026 and conducted routine business, approving the April 21, 2026 minutes before addressing two substantive agenda items.

Chairman George Hoyt moved to grant a six-month extension for variance approvals affecting Homeland Towers at 180 South Bedford Road: “I move that the ZBA grant an extension of the variance approvals granted to Homeland Towers, 180 South Bedford Road, ZBA 20-14, of 6 months, from May 17, 2026 through November 17, 2026.” The motion carried by a vote of 3 to 0. Representatives Vincent Xavier (Homeland Towers) and Robert Gaudioso (Snyder and Snyder, LLP) were present for that item.

The board also opened, heard and closed a public hearing for property owner Kevin Lahart, who sought two variances to enlarge a nonconforming structure and reduce a rear yard setback to permit a small bathroom addition at 25 South Croton Avenue (ZBA #26-4). Architect Donald MacDonald referenced a prior variance approved Oct. 1, 2009. After questions about an existing lot line and clarification that the applicant had purchased the disputed parcel and that it had been removed from the filed copy with the Westchester County clerk, the board discussed the five statutory factors and voted 3 to 0 to grant both variances.

No public comments, written or verbal, were recorded on the Lahart application. Building Inspector Peter Miley and Village Counsel Lisa Cobb participated in the discussion; Cobb advised that the board could consider a variance for another nonconforming structure. The meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.