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Planning Board approves small expansion at Costco for FreshLine produce program
Summary
Costco received site plan approval to add a 2,880 sq ft produce cooler, a 1,177 sq ft mechanical room and a small prefabricated restroom at its New Rochelle warehouse; the work reduces parking by seven spaces but preserves code‑required parking. The board required DEC coordination and protections for subsurface environmental systems.
Anthony Guardino, counsel for Costco, told the board the addition is needed to support an expanded FreshLine produce program that is being rolled out nationally. "The new produce cooler, which is largely driving this application, is needed because Costco is increasing its produce, fruits, vegetables, their offerings," Guardino said.
Engineering staff explained the project footprint adds about 3,845 sq ft to the facility overall and removes seven on‑site stalls but leaves 585 spaces — 11 more than the zoning requirement. Because the site sits on the Wayman Avenue urban renewal site, the city included conditions requiring a DEC letter approving work on the site's cap and narrative describing protection of existing sub‑slab venting during construction. The board voted to approve the site plan with those conditions and standard DPW/sidewalk remediation requirements.
The project team said architectural treatments will match the existing building and that drainage and minor striping improvements will accompany the mechanical room addition.
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