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Planning Board returns 283 Main Street garage/studio to Codes after access questions
Summary
The board reviewed a garage/studio at 283 Main Street, found current emergency access adequate after counsel advised they lack authority over hypothetical future development, and voted to return the application to Codes for approval once the applicant provides final compliant plans.
The Village of Catskill Planning Board discussed a garage/studio application for 283 Main Street that had been reviewed previously for work in the Historic District. The Codes Enforcement Officer raised questions about the doorway orientation (which the applicant resolved by email) and about potential future emergency-access limitations because the structure sits behind a group of row houses.
After consulting with counsel, the board determined that emergency access was adequate at present and that the Planning Board lacked authority to regulate hypothetical future developments that might limit access. Michele moved, and the board voted without opposition, to return the matter to Codes for approval after the applicant submits final compliant plans.
