Planning board grants site-plan approval for accessory building at 1282 Taconic Boulevard

The Town of Ulysses Planning Board voted to grant final site-plan approval for a detached accessory building at 1282 Taconic Boulevard during its Aug. 4, 2026 meeting. Chair Cara Plakowski described the applicant and property owner, "Bruce Kayward ... proposes to install a new rebuilt shed on the property at 1282 Taconic Boulevard located in the conservation zone of the Maplewood, Glendon Lake Slopes unique natural area, and the Hudson and Dunkirk soils 20 to 45% slope overlay."

Board members discussed the packet materials and opened a public comment period, but no members of the public spoke or filed comments on the project. A draft resolution (referred to in the discussion as "draft resolution 2026014") was presented to bring the final site plan before the board. Committee member (speaker 4) read the resolution language, noting that "the planning board hereby grants site plan approval for the proposed site plan as described above and as shown on the site plan noted above subject to the following conditions," including a first condition that temporary erosion- and sedimentation-control measures must be operational prior to the commencement of any work.

A motion to accept the resolution was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript records multiple "aye" responses but does not provide a roll-call or detailed vote tally; the record therefore does not specify individual yes/no/abstain votes beyond those remarks in the meeting. The board’s approval implements the resolution's listed conditions; staff were not recorded as announcing additional implementation dates or permit details during the meeting.

The planning board's action advances the project to any subsequent town-level permitting or administrative steps required under town procedures.