Planning board approves special use permit for accessory apartment at 895 Chestnut Ridge Road
Summary
The Union Vale Planning Board unanimously approved a special use permit allowing a roughly 919-square-foot accessory apartment at 895 Chestnut Ridge Road for Carol J. Peden, subject to owner-occupancy, annual certification, no short-term rentals, and a required built-in convection oven to accompany the listed induction cooktop.
The Union Vale Planning Board voted unanimously to approve a special use permit allowing an accessory apartment of approximately 919 square feet at 895 Chestnut Ridge Road, a property owned by Carol J. Peden (trustee). The resolution, read into the record by the chair, cited the application dated 05/20/2026 and zoning provisions in chapter 210 (RD-10 district); the board attached conditions including owner-occupancy, annual certification to the zoning administrator, payment of fees, and an explicit prohibition on short-term rentals in the RD-10 district.
During a continued public hearing on the application, the board focused on whether the unit’s kitchen would meet the code definition of a cooking facility. Jesse Goliota, the project's architect (JDA Architecture), described options and the power implications of each: “If we need to put an oven in, we'll put a freestanding oven in that has a stove, top and an oven,” he said, and noted an alternative would be an induction cooktop with a small convection oven built into a cabinet. The board made compliance with a built-in convection oven and submission of schematics/specifications a condition of approval.
The resolution read that the accessory apartment consists of a first-floor living area with an induction cooktop and undercounter refrigerator and a second-floor guest room with a complete bath. It also referenced a zoning determination and required the zoning administrator to issue the permit subject to the stated conditions. The chair directed the applicant to provide the requested schematic and specifications for the record before the certificate of occupancy is issued. The motion passed unanimously; the resolution was adopted and the zoning administrator may issue permits after the applicant meets the listed conditions.
Provenance: The application and public hearing were introduced at the start of the public hearings; the resolution was read and adopted later in the meeting. The board recorded the specific condition requiring an oven and schematics in the motion and resolution.
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