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Coastal Assessment Form for the proposed 3-story, 49-unit residential building with parking, stormwater facilities, and landscaping at 425 S. Riverside Avenue, a 1.93-acre site currently occupied by a commercial building and parking lot in the C-2/Harmon-South Riverside Gateway Overlay District. The form notes steep slopes of roughly 30 percent along the rear of the property and states that disturbed ground cover will be mitigated through a stormwater management pollution prevention plan. Sponsor is listed as Carmel Riverside LLC (Andrew Cortese) of Dobbs Ferry.

Also attached to this agenda item: 425 S Riverside Ave-Croton-Site Development Plans Architectural Plans 425 S Riverside Signed 7.17.26 Fiscal Report 425 SRA Full Environmental Assessment Form Gateway Overlay District Compliance Memo Landscape Plan 425 SRA NPV Memo 425 S Riverside Ave 07-24-2026 Neighbor Letters x 2 425 SRA Neighbor Letters 425 SRA PB Application PB Cover Letter 7.13.26 Preliminary Wastewater Engineering Report

A. INSTRUCTIONS (Please print or type all answers) 1. Applicants, or in the case of direct actions (city, town, village) agencies, shall complete this CAF for proposed actions which are subject to the consistency review law. This assessment is intended to supplement other information used by a (city, town, village) agency in making a determination of consistency. 2. Before answering the questions in Section C, the preparer of this form should review the policies and explanations of policy contained in the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), a copy of which is on file in the (city, town, village) clerk's office. A proposed action should be evaluated as to its significant beneficial and adverse effects upon the coastal area. 3. If any question in Section C on this form is answered "yes", then the proposed action may affect the achievement of the LWRP policy standards and conditions contained in the consistency review law. Thus, the action should be analyzed in more detail and, if necessary, modified prior to making a determination that it is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the LWRP policy standards and conditions. If an action cannot be certified as consistent with the LWRP policy standards and conditions, it shall not be undertaken. 1. Type of (city, town, village) agency action (check appropriate response): a) Directly undertaken (e.g. capital construction, planning activity, agency regulation, land transaction) _____________________________________________ b) Financial assistance (e.g. grant, loan, subsidy) ______________________________ c) Permit, approval, license, certification _____________________________________ d) Agency undertaking action ______________________________________________ 2. Describe nature and extent of action: _________________________________________ 3. Location of actions: _______________________________________________________ (street or site description) N/A N/A Approval of Special Permit and Site Plan Village Planning Board proposed 3-story, 49 unit residential building with associated parking, stormwater management facilities, landscaping and related improvements. 425 S. Riverside Avenue (Section 79.13 Block 2 Lot 91 1.93 acres commercial building w/ parking lot and other site improvements C-2 (Harmon / South Riverside Gateway Overlay District) 7. List and describe any unique or unusual land forms within or contiguous to the project site (i.e. bluffs, dunes, swales, ground depressions, other geological formations): 8. Percent of site which contains slopes of 15% or greater: __________________________ 9. List and describe streams, lakes, ponds or wetlands existing within or contiguous to the project area. Give name and size of each if available: a) b) 10. If an application for the proposed action has been filed with the (city, town, village) a) b) c) d) 11. Will the action be directly undertaken, require funding or approval by a state or federal agency? If yes, which state or federal agency? ___________________________ 12. If the proposed action is a law, or planning or zoning document, SKIP Section “C” and go to Section “E”. YES NO N/A 1. Will the proposed action be located in, or contiguous to, or have a potentially adverse effect upon any of the resource areas identified on the coastal area map: b) Scenic resources of local or statewide significance? c) Natural protective features in an erosion hazard area? If the answer to any question above is "yes", please explain in Section D any measures which will be undertaken to mitigate any adverse effects. Steep slopes along the rear of the property +/- 30% n/a n/a Carmel Riverside LLC (Andrew Cortese) 185 Ashford Avenue, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522 447-3965 TBD X X X X X YES NO N/A 2. Will the proposed action have a significant effect upon: a) Commercial or recreational use of fish and wildlife resources? _____ _____ _____ b) Scenic quality of the coastal environment? c) Development of future or existing water dependent uses? e) Land or water uses within a small harbor area? i) Structures, sites or districts of historic, archeological or cultural significance to the (city, town, village), State or nation? 3. Will the proposed action involve or result in any of the following: a) Physical alteration of land along the shoreline, land under water or coastal waters? b) Physical alteration of two (2) acres or more of land located elsewhere in the coastal area? c) Expansion of existing public services or infrastructure in undeveloped or low density areas of the coastal area? d) Energy facility not subject to Article VII or VIII of the Public Service Law? e) Mining, excavation, filling or dredging in coastal waters? f) Reduction of existing or potential public access to or along the shore? g) Sale or change in use of publicly-owned lands located on shoreline or under water? h) Development within a designated flood or erosion hazard area? _____ _____ _____ i) Development on a beach, dune, barrier island or other natural feature that provides protection against flooding or erosion? j) Construction or reconstruction of erosion protective structures? _____ _____ _____ k) Diminished surface or groundwater quality? l) Removal of ground cover from the site? X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4. Project YES NO N/A a) If project is to be located adjacent to shore: 2. Will public access to the foreshore be provided? 3. Does the project require a waterfront site? 4. Does it supplant a recreational or maritime use? 5. Do essential public services and facilities presently exist at or near the site? 6. Is it located in a flood prone area? 7. Is it located in an area of high erosion? b) If the project site is publicly owned: 1. Will the project protect, maintain and/or increase the level and industrial facilities into coastal facilities? 2. If located in the foreshore, will access to those and adjacent lands be provided? 3. Will it involve the siting and construction of major energy facilities? 4. Will it involve the discharge of effluent from major steam electric generating and industrial facilities into coastal facilities? c) Is the project site presently used by the community neighborhood as an open space or recreation area? d) Does the present site offer or include scenic views or vistas known to be important to the community? e) Is the project site presently used for commercial fishing or fish processing? f) Will the surface area of any waterways or wetland area be increased or decreased by the proposals? g) Does any mature forest (over 100 years old) or other locally important vegetation exist on this site which will be removed by the project? h) Will the project involve any waste discharges into coastal waters? _____ _____ _____ i) Does the project involve surface or subsurface liquid waste disposal? j) Does the project involve transport, storage, treatment or disposal of solid waste or hazardous materials? k) Does the project involve shipment or storage of petroleum products? X X X X X X X X X X X 4. Project (continued) YES NO N/A l) Does the project involve discharge of toxic hazardous substances or other pollutants into coastal waters? m) Does the project involve or change existing ice management practices? n) Will the project affect any area designated as a tidal or freshwater wetland? o) Will the project alter drainage flow, patterns or surface water runoff on or from the site? p) Will best management practices be utilized to control storm water runoff into coastal waters? q) Will the project utilize or affect the quality or quantity of sole source or surface water supplies? r) Will the project cause emissions which exceed federal or state air quality standards or generate significant amounts of nitrates or sulfates? For questions answered “yes” in Section C, explain methods you will undertake to reduce adverse effects. Review the LWRP to see if the project is consistent with each policy. List policies the project is not consistent with and explain all mitigating actions. (Add any additional sheets necessary to complete this form) X X X X X X X Removal of existing ground cover will occur and the disturbed areas will be mitigated via a stormwater management pollution prevention plan that will serve to prevent any adverse impacts from the proposed disturbances. The final version of this form shall be sent to the Department of State (New York State Dept. of State, Coastal Management Program, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12231) if any question in Section C is answered “yes” and either of the following conditions is met. If assistance or further information is needed to complete this form, please contact the Village Engineer at (914) 271-4783. Keith Staudohar, CPESC CPSWQ Project Manager Cronin Engineering 736-3664 01-30-26 keith@croninengineering.net