Zoning board approves area variances for 668 Main Street three-unit proposal

The Peekskill Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve area variances for lot width and lot area that will allow a proposed three-unit residential building at 668 Main Street.

Joseph Thompson, the architect for the property owner, told the board the parcel is accessed via an easement from Spring Street and is roughly 9,000 square feet, falling below the 10,000-square-foot minimum and measuring about 75 feet in width where 100 feet is required. Thompson said the proposal follows a companion project at 660 Main and that similar variances and site-plan approvals were granted in 2019. “Wewill need to do a full review,” Thompson said, adding that the easement and coordinated utility work will require repaving and site disturbance.

A board member read the staff report criteria and noted the record shows the existing lot area is 9,184 square feet (about 816 square feet short of the 10,000 requirement) and a lot width of 76 feet (24 percent under the 100-foot requirement), calling the numerical deviations substantial but acceptable in the Main Street urban context with planned stormwater controls and landscaping. The board closed the public hearing, moved to approve the requested variances and voted in favor. The chair confirmed the variances were approved and that the board did not require separate votes on each variance.