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Council to refer zoning-text change to planning commission for proposed health club at 1101 Main Street
Summary
Planner Carol Samwell asked the council to refer a zoning-text amendment and special-permit application for a proposed 9,000 sq. ft. health club at 1101 Main Street to the planning commission and to set a council public hearing for Jan. 27; the amendment would allow health clubs in some C districts with special permit standards and planning review.
Carol Samwell presented a zoning-text amendment and council special‑permit application filed by Wilson Narvaez to convert part of the former Rite Aid at 1101 Main Street into a 9,000-square-foot health club in the C‑2 zoning district.
Samwell asked the council to refer the package to the planning commission for feedback, to consent to the planning commission acting as lead agency for coordinated environmental review, and to schedule a council public hearing for Jan. 27. The proposed text amendment would create findings and standards for locating health clubs in the C‑2 district, require an exclusive entrance and a management and security plan acceptable to the Peekskill chief of police, and aim to keep the use consistent with the surrounding retail environment.
Councilors discussed whether to include a minimum size for special-permit approvals in C‑2 areas without dedicated parking and favored limiting the ground-floor or basement location for such uses to help manage parking and circulation.
Why it matters: The zoning change would allow a health-club use in parts of downtown that currently do not permit it and could affect parking, street-level retail character and future reuse of large storefronts.
