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Peekskill ZBA adopts SEQRA negative declaration for 660 Main Street project
Summary
After reviewing Part 2 of the SEQRA short EAF, the Peekskill Zoning Board of Appeals determined the 660 Main Street development would not have significant adverse environmental impacts and adopted a negative declaration.
The Peekskill Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously moved to adopt a SEQRA negative declaration for the unlisted action concerning the 660 Main Street townhouse proposal.
Chair read the board’s conclusion after the Part 2 walkthrough of the short environmental assessment form, citing stormwater infiltration systems, view‑mitigating landscaping, and the project's limited bulk relative to nearby buildings as reasons to find "no significant adverse environmental impact." On the record, the chair offered the motion: "I have a motion on the floor to adopt a negative declaration for Seeker." The board voted in favor.
Board members discussed stormwater mitigation (infiltration under parking areas and emergency overflow to the city storm sewer sized for a 100‑year storm), traffic (no traffic study required per staff and consultant), and viewshed concerns related to the Hudson River Coastal EAF (CEA). The applicant committed to on‑site infiltration systems and landscaping that the board cited as mitigation.
The negative declaration clears the local SEQRA step and allows the applicant to proceed to the planning commission and site-plan stages, subject to further plan details and the commission's review of parking waivers and easement documentation.
