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Board initiates SEQRA and refers variance requests for Fishkill Avenue amended site plan
Summary
The board authorized circulation of an amended negative declaration and referred necessary height and retaining‑wall variances to the ZBA for a mixed‑use Fishkill Avenue project that proposes a recessed fourth story to add two units.
The applicant seeking to amend a previously approved mixed‑use plan for Fishkill Avenue asked to add a recessed fourth story yielding two additional two‑bedroom units. Counsel noted the Fishkill Avenue Concept Committee recommended allowing recessed fourth stories in the mixed‑use corridor; the board discussed whether the requested area/height and retaining‑wall variances are de minimis and whether the amended submission needs an amended SEQRA finding.
The board voted to circulate an amended negative declaration to involved agencies for comment, to refer the variance requests to the Zoning Board of Appeals and to schedule a public hearing at the next regular meeting. Staff asked the applicant to coordinate utilities with the city's imminent paving work to avoid trenching new pavement after construction.
