3665 Barger Street. (See Planning Board September 8, 2025.) The Board opened and closed the Public Informational Hearing without any public comment. The Planning Board had no issues with the plan. The owner advised the Board that any type of shared parking on the adjacent funeral home parcel that he also owns did not appear likely as there was current litigation with the tenant.
Toll Brothers. (See Planning Board September 8, 2025 and Town Board September 9, 2025.) The applicant has made changes in the lot line splitting off the Field Home parcel that, with some changes, will accommodate the concept plan for a possible future hotel use.
Tree mitigation. The plan calls for the removal of 2,275 trees. When all the mitigation requirements of the Tree Law are taken into account, including the planting of new trees, the applicant will contribute $255,572 to theTree Fund.
The Board will begin drafting an approval resolution.
AMS. (See Planning Board September 8, 2025.) Two issues were discussed: Sidewalks along East Main Street and the recreation fee. On sidewalks, the applicant’s traffic engineer explained that given the grade along the street, there was no room for sidewalks. The engineer also advised the Board that he is currently working with the DOT on the improvements to Route 6 and hopes that the DOT permit will be in place to begin construction in the spring.
On the recreation fee, citing the plan’s on site recreation amenities, the applicant defended its previous commitment to pay $225,000. While acknowledging that the tenants would use some town facilities, the applicant also stated that some community residents might use the on site amenities as guests of the tenants. There were no follow up Planning Board comments
385 Kear Street. (See Planning Board September 8, 2025.) The Board appeared split on whether to approve the requested site plan amendment relating to the HVAC equipment and decided to postpone its decision until it had a full five member board and also pending some additional information from the project’s engineer. Three members appeared not to favor the amendment, citing the Board’s extensive previous discussions on the issue, the fact that changes had been made to the site plan without the Board’s approval, and the applicant simply not following the rules. One member, however, said the applicant shouldn’t be penalized for an error made by the Building Department adding that the side location did not appear to be a problem for the town. The applicant took full responsibility for the error explaining that this was his first Yorktown project and he was unfamiliar with the rules.
The Board will also seek clarification about a canopy over the site’s seating area and whether its existence should also be noted on the site plan.
The required off site tree mitigation (removing invasive species on the Mohansic Trailway) will have to wait until the spring; the applicant is currently seeking proposals for the work.
Other issues. The Board also reviewed plans for individual single family houses that presented a variety of issues, including stormwater and its potential impact on Mohegan Lake and a variance request for a substandard sized lot.
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