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Board schedules zoning workshop as trustees debate lot-size and height changes
Summary
Trustees agreed to hold a village workshop on zoning amid debate over proposed changes reducing lot-size minimums and increasing allowable heights (discussion ranged between 40–70 feet); planning-board members and residents urged comprehensive review of stormwater, parking and infrastructure impacts before any adoption.
The Highland Falls Board discussed the upcoming zoning workshop and the village's comprehensive-plan process, including proposals to reduce lot-size requirements and raise building height limits in some zones. Trustees and planning-board members urged a joint workshop involving the planning and zoning boards so technical topics such as stormwater, parking and water/sewer capacity can be evaluated before formal votes.
Public commenters and planning-board members urged careful calibration of numeric standards (discussing figures like 2,500 down to 0 square-foot lot rules and a range of 40 to 70 feet for height in some zones). A trustee stressed that major zoning changes may require scoping documents or a generic environmental impact study and that residents should be alerted to potential costs and timelines.
