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Planning Board Seeks Tighter Site Plan Rules After State Exempts Housing From Environmental Review

Name: Planning Board Seeks Tighter Site Plan Rules After State Exempts Housing From Environmental Review
Uploaded: 2026-09-08T19:00:00-04:00
Duration: 56 min 19 s
Description: New York State now exempts new housing developments of up to 100 units from environmental review, and on Sept. 8 the Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board went through a proposed zoning amendment meant to keep traffic, school, fiscal and infrastructure questions inside the village's own code.

Sep 8, 2026 8362 words transcribed

New York State now exempts new housing developments of up to 100 units from environmental review, and on Sept. 8 the Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board went through a proposed zoning amendment meant to keep traffic, school, fiscal and infrastructure questions inside the village's own code.

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Key Actions & Decisions

● Reviewed the Village Board's referral of Local Law Introductory No. 13 of 2026, with the CAF and EAF, amending Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code

● Recommended changing "Conformance" to "Consistency" in Section 230-70(B)(1), and that Section 230-70(B)(2) say "Consistency with the Complete Streets Policy"

● Asked the village's planning consultant for language letting the board request a fiscal analysis of tax revenue and public service costs

● Approved the July 28, 2026 minutes as amended, 5-0

● Noted that the accessory dwelling unit application for 66 Emerson Ave. was postponed