Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting

A public meeting of the Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board, with public hearings, will be held on February 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with the public and applicants able to participate in person at Town Hall, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, or remotely via Zoom videoconferencing and via telephone. A copy of these applications can be found on the Town’s website at https://www.townofpoughkeepsie.com/AgendaCenter. During the public hearings, all persons in interest will be heard.

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89276423638

Meeting ID: 892 7642 3638 and Passcode: 031723 Via telephone 1-929-205-6099, then use the meeting ID and meeting password above.

The meeting will be broadcast live on CableVision Channel 22 and Verizon Fios Channel 38.

AGENDA A) CONTINUED/NEW PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. NYS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES – 900 DUTCHESS TURNPIKE SEQRA Review and Amended Site Plan Review for the proposed internal alterations to portions of the first floor of the existing building to be utilized for manufacturing, distribution, and office/administrative purposes. 900 Dutchess Turnpike; I-H (Heavy Industrial) Zoning District; ±58.31 acres (whole parcel); ±45,650 square feet (applicant); Grid # 6262-04-830160; Type II Action; NYS Distribution Services Inc. (Applicant) and Poughkeepsie Industrial Park, LLC (Owner). 2. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SUBDIVISION-SUNSET AVE Preliminary (Major) Subdivision Hearing for a proposed clustered subdivision of two vacant parcels into five new single-family parcels, a proposed Town road, connection to Town water and sewer services, stormwater facilities and other improvements. Sunset Avenue and Sunset Avenue-rear; Zoned R-20 (Residence Single www.townofpoughkeepsie.com Page 1 of 4 Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Department Planning Board Agenda February 20, 2025 Family 20,000 SF); 4.54 +/- acres and 0.15 +/- acre; Grid # 6162-05-085925 & -092918; SEQRA Negative Declaration for an Unlisted Action adopted 10/17/2024; Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County, Applicant and Owner. 3. DUTCHESS MAXI STORAGE II – 18 CREEK ROAD SEQRA Review, Site Plan and Special Use Permit Hearing and Architectural Review for contractor storage and motor vehicle repair within an existing building; contractor’s storage and warehousing (self-storage) in three new buildings that total ±7290 SF; outdoor parking and storage; and site improvements. 18 Creek Road; Zoned I-H (Heavy Industry) District; 2.676 ± acres; Grid # 6162-02-667548; Unlisted Action; DMS/Morganview Realty LLC, Applicant and Owner. 4. VASSAR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BUILDING – AMENDED SITE PLAN SEQRA Review and Amended Site Plan Review for proposed addition of 12 parking spaces along Kenyon Drive outside of the previous approved project area, in lieu of Gordon Parking Lot redevelopment for 12 added spaces, reducing the previous total project area of 9.22 acres by approximately 0.21 acre. 124 Raymond Avenue; Zoned IN (Institutional) District; 255.89 +/- acres; Grid # 6261-03-100450; SEQRA Negative Declaration for a Type I Action adopted 05/18/2023; Vassar College, Applicant & Owner. 5. 8 TUCKER DRIVE SEQRA Review, Recommendation to the Town Board for a Zoning District Change, Site Plan Review, Floodplain Permit Review, and Aquatic Resources Protection Permit Review for a proposed zoning district change from B-SC to I-L in order to construct a contractor’s yard used for storing contractor’s materials and a compost area. File Lot #8 – Tucker Drive; B-SC (Shopping Center Business) Zoning District; ±11.51 acres; Grid # 6262-03-194055; Unlisted Action; Lepore Real Estate Holdings, LLC, Applicant and 8 Tucker Drive, LLC (Owner). TO BE ADJOURNED 6. CASPERKILL SOUTH ROAD DEVELOPMENT SEQRA Review, Lot Line Revision Review, Site Plan Review, and Architectural Review for an 11-acre new mixed-use development. The application includes the merging of two existing lots, and a lot line revision with a third lot, to create the 11-acre proposed project site on South Road/Route 9. The application proposes a standalone specialty grocery store; three (3) mixed-use buildings to include ground-floor retail or service businesses with dwelling units above; one (1) retail and restaurant building; one (1) restaurant building; and one (1) fast food building with a drive-thru. Development to include ±26 dwelling units at ±30,000 sf and ±85,400 sf of mixed commercial uses. Underlying Zoning Districts: Highway Business (B-H) Zoning District and Residence, SingleFamily 2-Acre (R-2A) Zoning District. Per Town Board resolution dated 1/18/23, this proposed project has been granted the Crown Heights Center Overlay (CHCO) Zoning District designation; 2284 South Road, 2264-2270 South Road, and 110 Golf Club Lane. ±5.80 acres, ±3.36 acres, and ±345.41 acres, respectively. Grid: #’s 615901-247973; 6159-01-243942; and 6159-02-503995, respectively. Type 1 Action; Town Center Poughkeepsie, LLC and Casperkill-I, LLC c/o Kevin Marrinan (Owners) and Casperkill-I, LLC c/o Kevin Marrinan (Applicant). TO BE ADJOURNED 7. MANOR HILL COMMUNITY PROJECT SEQRA Review, Rezoning Recommendation to the Town Board, and Site Plan, Special Use Permit and Aquatic Resource Permit Hearing for a proposed manufactured home community comprised of 18 lease lots, subject to Town Board rezoning to the R-MH (Residence, Mobile Home) District. The project includes a new access road from North Grand Avenue into the existing Manor Hill Mobile Home Park, and water and sewer services via connection to existing Town facilities. 246 North Grand Avenue; Zoned R-20 (Residence SingleFamily 20,000 SF) District; ± 5.53 acres; Grid # 6162-16-970397; Type I Action; Manor Hill Mobile Home Park, Owner. TO BE ADJOURNED 8. SERENITY GREEN – 2245 SOUTH ROAD SEQRA Review, Site Plan Review, and Architectural Review for the retrofit of an existing building for commercial use, to include a ±2,500 square foot cannabis dispensary on the north side of the existing building. www.townofpoughkeepsie.com Page 2 of 4 Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Department Planning Board Agenda February 20, 2025 Other site changes include minor modifications to the building façade and an altered parking layout. 2245 South Road; Highway Business (B-H) Zoning District; ±0.91 acres; Grid # 6159-01-249880; Type II Action; Serenity Green, LLC (Applicant) and MCRJ Realty Corp, Inc. (Owner). TO BE ADJOURNED 9. SPARK CAR WASH – 826 DUTCHESS TURNPIKE SEQRA Review, Special Use Permit and Site Plan Hearing, and Architectural Review for proposed removal and construction of a new + 4,860 SF car wash facility and related improvements inclusive of vacuums, parking, stormwater, utility infrastructure and access. 826 Dutchess Turnpike; Zoned B-H (Highway Business) District; ±1.319 acres; Grid # 6262-04-615055; Unlisted Action; Spark Car Wash, LLC (Applicant) and Parker Homes, LLC (Owner). TO BE ADJOURNED B) MOTION TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS Comments limited to three (3) minutes. C) PLAN REVIEWS 1. VERTICAL BRIDGE – 2 PENDELL ROAD SEQRA Review, Site Plan Review, and Architectural Review for installation of a wireless telecommunications facility comprising a 150-foot high monopole, 1,121 SF fenced compound with supportive ground equipment, AT&T antenna and three future carriers. 2 Pendell Road; Zoned R-M (Residential Multi-Family) District; ± 9.83 acres; Grid # 6162-02-615714; Unlisted Action; Vertical Bridge CC FM, LLC (Applicant), Peak Broadcasting of Fresno c/o Townsquare Radio, LLC (Owner). 2. 160 SALT POINT TURNPIKE SEQRA Review and Site Plan Review for proposed conversion of a ±5,698 SF office building to multi-family residential use for six (6) dwelling units, parking, playground and greenspace, subject to Town Board rezoning to the R-M (Residence, Multifamily) District. 160 Salt Point Turnpike; Zoned B-N (Neighborhood Business) District; ±2.0 acres; Grid #6162-02-953737; Unlisted Action; Michael A. Fakhoury (Applicant), 160 Salt Point, LLC (Owner). REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT 3. LOCUST GROVE CROSSING, LLC – 2736-2738 SOUTH ROAD Tree Removal Permit for a conditionally approved development of a 32-unit multifamily development in four (4) buildings, eight units per building, with associated parking. The proposed buildings will be two (2) stories at 5,275 square feet per floor. 2736-2738 South Road; Residence, Multifamily (R-M) Zoning District; ± 2.68 acres; Grid # 6161-03-078100; Unlisted Action; Locust Grove Crossing LLC, Applicant. 4. DAVE’S HOT CHICKEN – 2519-2521 SOUTH ROAD – ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Architectural Review for proposed alteration to storefront. 2519-2521 South Road; Zoned B-H (Business Highway) District; ± 3.77 acres; Grid # 6060-02-975536; Type II Action; Selden Properties LLC., Owner. D) OTHER BUSINESS 1. PROPOSED LOCAL LAW – CONTINUING A TEMORARY MORATORIUM ON LARGE-SCALE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS (BESS) Respond to a referral from the Town Board for a recommendation on a proposed local law “Continuing a Temporary Town-Wide Moratorium on Development of Large Scale Battery Energy Storage System Installations Within the Town of Poughkeepsie.” www.townofpoughkeepsie.com Page 3 of 4 2. TOWN CODE AMENDMENT – SHORT-TERM RENTALS Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Department Planning Board Agenda February 20, 2025 Respond to a referral from the Town Board for a recommendation on a proposed local law to amend Chapter 168A, entitled “Short-Term Rentals”, and Chapter 210, entitled “Zoning”, to revise and clarify the regulations regarding short-term rentals, in part as they relate to recent changes in the regulation of accessory dwelling units (ADU’s). 3. COREWOOD VENTURES OFFICES Time Extension for the approved construction of a ±4,445 square foot cold storage building with associated parking and loading area. 236 Van Wagner Road; Heavy Industrial (IH) Zoning District; ±1.47 acres; Grid # 6262-03-196343; Unlisted Action; Corewood Ventures Inc (Applicant and Owner). 4. STRATFORD FARMS TOWNHOMES Time Extension for a conditionally approved amended subdivision and amended site plan, for a clustered subdivision of 26 townhouse lots, a common area lot inclusive of a private road, and amended layout and site improvements on a parent lot of ± 6.832 acres. Stratford Drive; Zoned R-4A (Residence Single Family, 4 acre) District; 6.832 +/- acres; Grid # 14-6362-01-320922. SEQRA Negative Declaration on file; Dan Gueron, ABD Stratford LLC, Applicant and Owner. 5. 35 FAIRMONT AVENUE – ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Time Extension of a conditional architectural approval for roofing, siding, and an 8 x 5 addition for a restaurant building. 35 Fairmont Avenue, Zoned ATC (Arlington Town Center); +/- 0.09 acre; Grid #6161-12-90366; Type II Action; James Goodwin, Applicant; 35 Fairmont Group, LLC, Owner. 6. PEDERSON FILL PERMIT Time Extension of a Major Land Contour Permit and Aquatic Resource Permit, for an approved application to place +/-3,552 cubic yards of fill on an area of 0.50-0.75 acre, inclusive of 0.30 acre disturbance to aquatic resource buffer, on an existing site of one house lot (#244 Innis Ave; structure to be demolished), two vacant lots (#246 and #248 Innis Ave.) and part of one lot with a gas station (#252 Innis Ave.). The site western portion lies within federal wetland and floodway areas, and all lots are within the 100-year floodplain. 244, 246, 248 and 252 Innis Avenue; Zoned SPC (Salt Point Center) District; +/- 1.5 acres; Grid #s 6162-15-748465, -745459, 748453, and -753478; Unlisted Action; Kenneth Pedersen, Applicant and Owner. Field Trip on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM