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Planning Board approves variances for proposed accessory storage building at 1019 Park Street
Summary
The City of Peekskill Planning Board voted unanimously (4-0) to approve variances for an accessory storage building proposed at 1019 Park Street after staff determined the narrow lot and proposed mitigation reduced neighborhood impacts; an emailed resident comment raised concerns about increased impermeable surface.
The City of Peekskill Planning Board voted to approve variances for an accessory storage building proposed at 1019 Park Street, moving forward with the site-plan review phase. The motion to approve the variances "as stated in the staff report" was made by a board member and seconded; all four members present voted yes.
Staff had advised the board the parcel is a narrow, 50-foot-wide lot and that the proposed site layout (two 10-foot side yards and a ~13-foot rear yard) and added landscaping would reduce the visual impact. Staff also noted the proposed building footprint of about 1,636 square feet and a resulting site coverage around 25% of an approximately 11,500-square-foot lot, which is under the 70% maximum allowed by zoning. The applicant's consultant described design changes that increased side-yard separations and reduced the structure's street-facing mass.
Several board members and staff raised procedural and substantive points before the vote, including the small quorum (four of seven members) and the legal note that unanimity among those present was required for approval. The board closed the public hearing before the vote after confirming no additional public speakers were present.
Action: Motion to approve the variances as stated in the staff report. Mover: Committee member (speaker 2). Second: Staff member (speaker 3). Vote tally recorded in the meeting: Chair (speaker 1) — yes; Committee member (speaker 2) — yes; Staff member (speaker 3) — yes; Committee member (speaker 5) — yes. Outcome: approved.
