Informational Meeting ... Draft Zoning
and Durst-Carvel
We attended an
informational meeting of the Pine Plains Planning
Board on April 15 to learn more about the draft
zoning law, and in particular, about the New
Neighborhood Development (NND) portion of the law
and how it will affect the Durst/Carvel project.
The short answer is, the NND seems tailor-made for
Durst in every respect. It’s not necessarily a bad
concept, because it’s based on traditional
neighborhood design and it incorporates a lot of
good planning ideas. The problem is that it brings
us right back to the main issue with the Durst
project: It’s just too big. The NND proposal would
allow a maximum of 611 new homes on the property.
Add that to the possible total in the Milan
portion and the number comes to 675 new homes. READ
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Remove the NND
The New Neighborhood Development (NND) chapter
of the Pine Plains draft zoning law seems to have
been written for the express purpose of helping
Durst develop the Carvel property with 675
homes.
The chapter is an unneccessary gift to Durst.
That's what John Lyons, attorney for Pine Plains
United, thinks, and it's also what Lisa Nagle,
head planner for Elan and a PPU consultant,
thinks. They've written important letters to the
Pine Plains Town Board expressing their concerns
in detail and recommending that the NND chapter
simply be eliminated from the draft zoning law .
You can read them here:
John
Lyons letter and the Elan Letter
both written to the Pine Plains Town
Board
Housing density concerns
discussed
Pine Plains board works to revise
zoning plan
Town officials
gathered last week to consider potential changes
to the town's zoning law, making big strides
toward final approval.The town board workshop
focused entirely on addressing the concerns
expressed by residents about the proposed zoning
law.Planner Bonnie Franson reviewed about 160
people's comments, 50 to 60 of which were from
non-residents, and boiled them down into major
categories and specific issues to review.The
majority of concerns addressed the inclusion of
the New Neighborhood Design."The real concern has
to do with density," Franson
said...
Poughkeepsie Journal May 20, 2009... READ
Pine Plains Zoning Update April
2009
by Sheila Buff
We attended an informational meeting of the
Pine Plains Planning Board on April 15 to learn
more about the draft zoning law, and in
particular, about the New Neighborhood Development
(NND) portion of the law and how it will affect
the Durst/Carvel project. The short answer is, the
NND seems tailor-made for Durst in every respect.
It’s not necessarily a bad concept, because it’s
based on traditional neighborhood design and it
incorporates a lot of good planning ideas. The
problem is that it brings us right back to the
main issue with the Durst project: It’s just too
big. The NND proposal would allow a maximum of 611
new homes on the property. Add that to the
possible total in the Milan portion and the number
comes to 675 new homes.
We urge you to read this section of the draft
zoning law for yourself at the Pine Plains town
website
The part you want is Local Law #1, section
100-28. If you can, read it and attend the second
public hearing in Pine Plains on Wednesday, April
22, starting at 7 p.m., at the Lions Club Pavilion
(82 Beach Road). Speak up about the excessive size
allowed by the NND—your opinion, even though
you’re not a Pine Plains resident, still
counts.
If you can’t make the meeting, please send
written comments to Town Supervisor, Town of Pine
Plains, Pine Plains Town Hall, 3284 Route 199, PO
Box 955, Pine Plains, NY 12567. You have until the
close of the business day on May 4th to submit
your comments. READ
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