Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Zoning Board of Appeals
- Meeting Type
- Zoning Board Of Appeals
- Location
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Meeting Date
- March 9, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
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2 Pendell Road, Grid No. 6162-02-615714-0000, Zoned R-M. The applicant is seeking to install a 150-foot monopole wireless telecommunications facility to be located 23 feet, 6 inches from the side yard property line, where §217-17(E), note “e” of the Town Code requires a 50-foot side yard setback, which is to be doubled for principal non-residential structures per §217-17(E)(1), requiring a 100-foot setback. A variance of 73 feet, 6 inches is required. The applicant is proposing a height for the monopole of 150 feet where §217-17(E), note “h” of the Town Code limits the height of buildings other than dwellings to 40 feet, requiring a variance of 110 feet. Unlisted Action, Coordinated Review. The Planning Board is the Lead Agency for this matter but has not yet made a determination of significance. Applicant has withdrawn this application/appeal.
Coverage and Driveway Width Variances – Ghada and Firas Haddad, Owners/Applicants
55 Scenic Drive, Grid No. 6160-04-765019-0000, Zoned R-20. The applicants are seeking to legalize an existing driveway of 32.9 feet in width, where §210-92(Q)(1) of the Town Code permits only a driveway of 15 feet, requiring a variance of 17.9 feet. The applicants also are seeking to legalize impervious surface coverage of 62%, where §210-16(E) of the Town Code sets a maximum of 35%, requiring a variance of 27%. Type II Action.
Refuse Enclosure Setback Variance – Creek Road Plaza LLC, Owner/Applicant
64-68 Creek Road, Grid No. 6162-02-65673-0000, Zoned B-N. The applicant is seeking to legalize the expansion of a refuse enclosure that is located 10.6 feet from a property used for residential purposes, where §210-112 of the Town Code prohibits refuse and storage containers and receptacles from being located within 50 feet of any residential district, requiring a variance of 39.6 feet. Unlisted Action. Applicant has requested to adjourn this application indefinitely – will need to be re-noticed.
Fence Height Variance – Roosevelt Road Holdings LLC Owner, Mid Hudon Fence No Inc, Applicant
19 Reed Road, Grid No. 6057-07-614989-0000, Zoned R-20. The applicant is seeking to legalize the installation of a 4-foot fence on top of a stone wall that is as high as 3 feet, 4 inches, for a total height of 7 feet, 4 inches, and has installed a chain link fence within the front yard that is 8 feet high. Section 210-69 of the Town Code limits fences in front yards to 3 feet, six inches, necessitating a variance of 3 feet, 10 inches for the fence on the wall and 4 feet, 6 inches for the chain link fence. Type II Action.
Garage – Sean Irving, Owners/Applicant
25 Lincoln Drive, Grid No. 6158-02-614917-0000, Zoned R-20. The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-16(E) of the Town Code which requires that a 20-foot side yard setback be maintained, to allow the construction of an attached garage to be located 5 feet, 8 inches from a side property line, requiring a variance of 14 feet, 4 inches. Type II Action.
New Residence – Roosevelt Road Holdings LLC, Owners, O’Donnel and Sons Applicants
15 Reed Road, Grid No. 6057-07-595968-0000, Zoned R-4A. The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-14(E) of the Town Code which requires a 100-foot front setback to allow the construction of a single-family home, with porch, to be located 29 feet from the front property line, requiring a variance of 71 feet. The applicant also is seeking a variance from §210-14(E) of the Town Code which permits lot coverage of 4% to allow lot coverage of 6.6%, requiring a variance of 2.6%. Type II Action.
Rear Back Setbacks – Habitat for Humanity, Owners/Applicant
Sunset Avenue, Grid No. 6162-05-085925-0000, Zoned R-20. The applicant is seeking reapproval of previously granted variances which have expired. The applicant is seeking two variances from §210-16(E)(3) of the Town Code, which requires that a major subdivision of previously undeveloped land abutting property developed for residential use have a 100-foot setback from that residential property and that the setback include a 25-foot landscaped buffer. One of the 5 parcels in the subdivision has only a 25-foot setback from the adjacent residential property, requiring a variance of 75 feet, and a variance to allow less than the 25-foot required landscaped buffer. Type II Action.
McCann Center Sign, Marist University Applicant/Owner
11-21 Champagnat Way, Grid No. 6062-02-870603-0000, Zoned IN. The applicant is seeking two variances from §210-26(C) of the Town Code, which permits wall signs of a maximum of 50 square feet to be located on a wall facing a public road, to allow the installation of a sign of 73.6 feet, requiring a variance of 23.6 feet, and to be located on a wall not facing a public road, requiring a second variance. Unlisted Action.