Underhill Farms. (See Planning Board 12/8/25 and Town Board 12/16/2025.) Chairman Fon explained that at a meeting that included the developer’s team, planning staff and some Planning Board members, Supervisor Lachterman said that the town was “aggressively attaching” the pedestrian and sidewalk issue in the Yorktown Heights hamlet. Note: There was no mention of what those measures might include.
Based on that meeting, Mr. Fon said the Board was comfortable with the plan in place and that the Board was ready to approve the requested amendments to the previously approved site plan. Planning Director Tegeder said he would prepare a resolution approving the amendments for the next meeting.
Note: There was no discussion about the other proposed amendments, including the proposed fence along Glen Rock or the two historic signs.
Solar Law. (See Town Board 12/8/2025.) On a referral from the Town Board, and in response to Mr. Fon’s comment that the Board needed more time to review the latest version of the law, Councilmen Esposito, the Town Board’s liaison to the Planning Board, said the Town Board will likely schedule a public hearing on the new law for sometime in February.
While the Board postponed a substantive discussion of the latest version of the law, Planning Director Tegeder highlighted the major changes in the new version including changes to the setback, screening, bonding and deed restrictions that would apply to the two grandfathered applications. Regarding screening, he explained that if an abutting house is at a higher elevation than the panels, the panels could not be screened. He also had some concerns about how the deed restrictions could be applied.
Note: Although originally on the agenda, both the Tee Bar/Par3 and Nantucket Sound applications were withdrawn.
The Board went into a closed executive session that Mr. Fon said was for legal advice on contractual and legal issues.
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