Cold Spring board debates how many parking spaces a small dance studio needs

Board members spent a substantial portion of the hearing discussing how to apply the village parking table to a studio use that is not explicitly listed in the code. The planner noted that many listed uses require "1 or 2 per thousand square feet," and board members offered varying benchmarks—some suggested as few as two spaces for the studio while others were comfortable with four or five. The applicant said staffing would be low and estimated about 1,000 square feet of studio space; several members pointed to the unique parking demand on Lower Main Street compared with the village center.