Developer seeks R10 planned-development overlay for Washingtonville parcel

John Capella, speaking for the property owners, asked the Village Board of Washingtonville to begin a rezoning dialogue for parcels near Routes 94 and 208 and to consider an R10 zoning district with a planned-unit-development overlay.

“We're not looking to, you know, overdevelop the property, but we're just looking to work with the village to come up with something that you can be proud of,” Capella said, describing goals for housing for young families, seniors and veterans in a village-style development.

Board members clarified the review process: by local code the petition must be sent to the village's combined planning and zoning board (the planning board and zoning board of appeals, which now meet as one body) and that board has 60 days to review and issue a recommendation. Staff told the board the project is a Type I action under the SEQRA rules and a full Environmental Assessment Form (EAF) will be required for planning-board review.

Trustees also asked the applicant to confirm parcel and tax-lot identifiers after county GIS updates; the applicant said assessor changes for solar-array parcels added numeric suffixes and that he would provide updated parcel IDs and any subdivision or site plans to avoid impermissible segmentation of the application.

The board made a pro forma resolution to refer the petition to the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals; the motion passed by voice vote, 5–0. The planning board will review the full EAF and any plans and return a recommendation to the village board before any final zoning action.

Next steps: the applicant and village planner (Bonnie Franken was identified in the discussion as the likely staff contact) will coordinate to provide corrected parcel IDs and the required EAF and materials for the planning-board review.