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Developers revise Claverack Estates plan; board presses for clear deed restrictions on stormwater
Summary
Applicant representatives presented an 8‑lot subdivision redesign that moves the roadway, adds driveway lighting and paves the cul‑de‑sac; the board required explicit deed‑restriction language assigning maintenance of a stormwater depression to Lot 7 and continued the application pending county health perk testing and buffering for an adjacent organic farm.
Amie Patine and applicant representative Britney Shakley presented revisions to the Jemzo Hudson/Claverack Estates major subdivision application, describing an 8‑lot layout on roughly 16 acres off NYS Route 9‑H with lot sizes of about 1 to 4 acres, a shifted roadway, lighting at driveway ends and a fully paved cul‑de‑sac. Patine told the board they have submitted septic plans to the Columbia County Department of Health but were told a county engineer must witness perk testing, and that there could be a multi‑month delay before testing is scheduled.
Board counsel George Schmitt pressed for unambiguous, enforceable deed restrictions directing maintenance of a stormwater depression assigned to Lot 7, saying the town should not be left with enforcement responsibility. "This issue needs to be made much clearer that this is protected with deed restrictions are added to this parcel and just not set and forgotten," Schmitt said. Applicant representatives said responsibility for clearing debris and mowing would be in the deed restrictions; the board and applicant agreed to continue the application while county health witness availability and additional buffering requested by a neighboring certified organic farmer are addressed.
