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Planning Board conditionally approves one‑bedroom farmworker apartment in existing barn
Summary
The board approved Jessica Riley’s application to add a one‑bedroom farmworker apartment inside an existing barn, granting a SEQRA negative declaration and conditioning final building permit issuance on a Columbia County Department of Health letter confirming the septic system’s capacity.
Jessica Riley and Stephen Bundschuh presented revised maps showing two single‑family homes, a barn, and existing septic systems; the proposed change is an interior conversion to create a one‑bedroom apartment for a farmworker with no exterior alterations. Riley said the unit includes living space, a small kitchenette and an existing bathroom.
Board members and counsel discussed septic capacity and processing delays at the Columbia County Department of Health; engineer Pat Prendergast said he designed the septic as a 330‑gallon‑per‑day system and submitted a letter stating that it is adequate for the additional use. The board granted a SEQRA negative declaration (motion by Virginia Ambrose) and approved the site plan/special exception with the explicit condition that a CCDOH letter certifying septic adequacy be submitted prior to issuance of any building permit.
