Developments
Planning Board, June 30,2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jul 1, 2025
Toll Brothers. (See Planning Board May 6, 2025 and Town Board June 17, 2025.) Two issues were raised during the Public Information Hearing: sewers and the future adaptive reuse of the Field Home. Regarding sewers, there was a discussion about how the town will be...
Town Board, June 17, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 18, 2025
Tree mitigation. The issue of what should constitute mitigation for removing trees was the major issue in a public hearing for a stormwater permit and tree permit for a single house off Saw Mill River Road. Thirty three trees will have to be removed. While the...
Town Board, June 10, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 11, 2025
Proposed Shrub Oak Overlay District. In an item not on the agenda, Supervisor Lachterman announced that plans to create an overlay district for Shrub Oak in order to facilitate the development of a 150 unit housing development at Barger Street and Route 6 has been...
Planning Board, June 9, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 10, 2025
Yorktown Heights Fire House. Commissioners of the Yorktown Heights Fire Company unveiled plans to build a new three story fire house on the site of the current building at 1916 Commerce Street that would be demolished. They explained that the existing structure,...
Town Board, June 3, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | Jun 4, 2025
Solar Law. Although listed on the agenda for a “decision statement,” without any discussion the Board put off voting on a proposed law that would have banned large scale ground mounted solar farms in residential zones as a permitted main use. Supervisor Lachterman...
Town Board, May 20, 2025
by susansiegel4yorktown | May 21, 2025
Accessory Dwelling Units.( See Town Board, May 6, 2025.) The Board unanimously adopted the amended law. Battery Storge/BESS. In a 4-1 the Board adopted the amended law that bans Tier 2 BESS systems. Councilwoman Siegel voted against the ban explaining that safety...