2025-11-06 ZBA Agenda

VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ - ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Regular Meeting of Thursday, November 6, 2025

7:00 PM at Village Hall, 25 Plattekill Avenue

1st Floor Meeting Room

Board Members: Sean O’Sullivan, Chair, Cody Claussen, Dustin Leibowitz, Robert Lucchesi, Ian Reifenberger

Noa Simons, Anthony Saracino, Alternates

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AGENDA

Administrative Business

Approval of October 14, 2025 Minutes
Village Board Updates
Director of Planning, Zoning, and Code Enforcement Updates

Application Decision

Application #	ZB25-04	Applicant/Owner	Nicholas Crocitto
Application Type	Area Variance	Representative
Zoning District	R-2	Location	60 Plains Road
SBL	86.41-1-16.310	SEQRA	TBD - Proposed Type II
Status	Decision	Description	Area Variance Proposed to position a 144 sq.ft.shed 28 feet from the road. The house is 90 feet from the road. This would be a 62 foot request for variance or 68% variance. The shed will be 23 feet from one side property line and 115 feet from the other side property line. Code Officer Response Denied due to 212-20A)!) No building permit is required for a 144 sf shed, however the proposed placement is not allowed under zoning

Relevant Code

§ 212-20 Accessory buildings and uses.

A. Detached accessory building.

(1) No accessory building shall be located closer to the street than the street wall of the principal building.

Application Files

WITHDRAWN APPLICATION

Public Hearing/Application Review (next 3 applications are same applicant, but are separate applications)

Application #	ZB25-5	Applicant/Owner	New-Zero Townhomes LLC
Application Type	Area Variance	Representative	David Shepler
Zoning District	R-3	Location	6 Cooper Street
SBL	78.82-3-33	SEQRA	TBD, Type II proposed
Status	Public Hearing Application Review	Description	Proposed Subdivision of a lot Requires an Area Variance for side yard setbacks. Required 12.5 ft, Proposed 0 ft (both resulting lots)

Application #	ZB25-6	Applicant/Owner	New-Zero Townhomes LLC
Application Type	Area Variance	Representative	David Shepler
Zoning District	R-3	Location	8 Cooper Street
SBL	78.82-3-32	SEQRA	TBD, Type II proposed
Status	Public Hearing Application Review	Description	Proposed Subdivision of a lot Requires an Area Variance for side yard setbacks. Required 12.5 ft, Proposed 0 ft (both resulting lots)

Application #	ZB25-7	Applicant/Owner	New-Zero Townhomes LLC
Application Type	Area Variance	Representative	David Shepler
Zoning District	R-3	Location	10 Cooper Street
SBL	78.82-3-31	SEQRA	TBD, Type II proposed
Status	Public Hearing Application Review	Description	Proposed Subdivision of a lot Requires an Area Variance for side yard setbacks. Required 12.5 ft, Proposed 0 ft (both resulting lots)

Relevant Code

§ 212-13C (8) (c) Side yards.

[1] All permitted uses: 12.5 feet per side except where abutting a residence or residential district, then the Planning Board may require up to 50 feet additional rear yard to provide adequate buffers and safeguards to protect adjacent uses from nuisance characteristics.

2025-11-06 ZBA Agenda