Planning Board forwards site plan for 7112 Hillside Drive, notes height and coverage issues

The Village of Sodus Point Planning Board on Jan. 5, 2026, voted to forward a preliminary site plan for 7112 Hillside Drive to the Zoning Board after hearing a presentation from applicant Nick Fox.

Fox described the proposal as a 47-by-32-foot single-family building with about 1,670 square feet of living space and a three-car garage, which he said brings the total building area to approximately 3,400 square feet. The application materials recorded in the minutes also referenced a 2,600-square-foot single-family structure; the minutes therefore contain inconsistent size figures between the submitted paperwork and the applicant’s spoken description. The site plan as recorded requests relief related to height and lot coverage: the minutes note a 34-foot reference where the code allows 30 feet, while Fox told the Board that grading and building up the lot would produce a maximum actual height of roughly 30 feet, 6 inches.

Board members discussed setback measurement methodology and whether grading information could be provided to the Zoning Board. Chair Bruce Evener and other members emphasized adherence to the village’s height limits; Evener suggested it would be preferable for the finished structure to remain closer to 30 feet. Public comment in the minutes was limited and supportive: Thomas Knapp said he looked forward to having new neighbors on the hill.

Janine Fogarty moved to forward the site-plan application to the Zoning Board for variance and final review; William Kedley seconded. The motion passed with recorded votes in favor by Evener, Kedley, McKee, Fogarty and Taylor. The minutes record proposed exterior materials as a steel roof and Hardie board siding and note that the applicant agreed to provide grading details to the Zoning Board.