Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting
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- Government Body
- Zoning Board of Appeals
- Meeting Type
- Zoning Board Of Appeals
- Location
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Meeting Date
- April 13, 2026
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Monday, April 13, 2026
11 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialCoverage 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. At the applicant’s request, this matter will be adjourned until June 8, 2026.
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. At the applicant’s request, this matter will be adjourned until May 11, 2026.
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.
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.
Setback, Buffer and Driveways – 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 includes a 25-foot landscaped buffer. Lot 5 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. In addition, the applicant is seeking three new variances, each from §210-92(Q) of the Town Code, which prohibits parking in a front yard, unless there is a driveway that extends beyond the front yard line to a garage, carport, or properly surfaced parking area. For three of the lots (Lots 2, 3 and 4), the applicant is not proposing to extend the driveway beyond the front line of the house. Type II Action.
Addition – Douglas O’Shea Owner/Applicant, 20 Phyllis Road, Grid No. 6058-20-820015-0000, Zoned R-20.
The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-16(E) of the Town Code, which requires a side-yard setback of 20 feet to be maintained, to allow (1) the construction of a mud room addition to be located 7 feet, 6 inches to a (north) side property line, requiring a variance of 12 feet, 6 inches; (2) the construction of a rear shed dormer that is 18 feet from a (north) side property line, requiring a variance of 2 feet; (3) the extension of the front porch that is 18 feet from a (north) side property line, requiring a variance of 2 feet; and an addition to the south side of the property to be located 14 feet from the property line, requiring a variance of 6 feet. In addition, the applicant is seeking a variance from §210-92(Q) which prohibits the parking or storage of motor vehicles in the front yard of any property in a residential district unless the front yard is crossed by a driveway extending through the front yard to a garage, carport, or properly surfaced parking area located beyond the front yard line. The driveway cannot be more than 15 feet in width. The applicant is proposing to convert the existing garage to living space, such that the existing driveway will no longer extend to a garage, requiring a variance for parking in the front yard. In addition, the applicant is seeking to widen the driveway to 20 feet, requiring a variance of 5 feet. Type II Action.
Garage – Jane Young, Owner, Jordan Strack, P.E., Applicant, 36 Overocker Road, Grid No. 6261-01-194712-0000, Zoned R-20.
The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-16(E) of the Town Code, which requires that a front yard of not less than 30 feet be maintained. The applicant is proposing to construct an attached garage on a corner lot having two front yards that is located 12.5 feet from a front property line (Meadow Road), requiring a variance of 17.5 feet. Type II Action.
Signs Ross Dress for Less – Capstone Plaza 44 LLC, Owners/Applicant, 15-59 Burnett Blvd, Grid No. 6261-01-161946-0000, Zoned BSC.
The applicant is seeking seven variances for signs, six for wall signs and one for window signage. Wall signs. Per §210-128(C)(3)(a), one wall sign is allowed per store, and such signs shall not exceed 25% of the face of the store (excluding glass) to a maximum of 100 square feet. (1) The applicant is proposing a 504 square-foot wall sign on the west elevation wall, where only 100 square feet is permitted, requiring a variance for 404 square feet of excess sign area. (2) The applicant is proposing a second wall sign on the south elevation wall, requiring a variance for the second sign. (3) The maximum permitted sign size is 100 square feet and the applicant is proposing a sign of 144 square feet, requiring a variance of 44 square feet. (4, 5) The applicant is proposing two identical oval wall plaques, each measuring 8 square feet, on the west elevation wall. As only one wall sign per store is permitted, the proposal requires two variances for a third and fourth wall sign. (6) The applicant is proposing a 4-square-foot under-canopy sign, requiring a variance for a fifth sign. In addition to the wall sign variances, the applicant also requires a variance for window signage. (7) Pursuant to §210-131(N), temporary, non-illuminated window signs and posters shall not exceed 10% of the total window surface area of a building. The applicant is proposing exterior window graphics on the south elevation windows of 35% of the total window surface area, requiring a variance of 25%. Unlisted Action.
Signs – ALDIs – OSJ of Poughkeepsie, Owner, Signs Ink Ltd. (James Polinsky) Applicant, 3432-3456 North Road, Grid No. 6062-02-990867-0000, Zoned FC.
The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-127(C) of the Town Code which permits wall signs up to a maximum of 100 square feet, to allow a sign of 120.62 square feet, requiring a variance of 20.62 square feet. Unlisted Action.
Area Variances Renewal – Verizon Store – Owner: Planet Wings of Poughkeepsie, 661 Dutchess Turnpike, Grid # 6261-01-119864-0000, Zoned B-SC.
The applicant previously received variances (on 4/8/2024, 9/12/22, 3/8/2021 and 1/18/2018) all which have since expired. The following variances are being sought anew (unchanged from the original approval(s)): (1) Per §210-36(E), a side yard of not less than 100 feet must be maintained. The applicant proposes a building addition located 11.2 feet from the property line, requiring a variance of 88.8 feet; (2) Per §210-36(E), a front yard of not less than 100 feet must be maintained. The applicant proposes an addition to be located 51 feet from the front property line, requiring a variance of 49 feet; (3) Per §210-36(E), a rear yard setback of 100 feet must be maintained. The applicant proposes the addition to be located 73.6 feet from the rear property line, requiring a variance of 26.4 feet; and (4) Per §210-81(E)(1)(a), illumination shall not exceed 0.2 footcandles at the property line. The applicant proposes footcandles with a maximum of 5.8 at the property line, requiring a variance for all instances of footcandles exceeding 0.2 at the property line. Unlisted Action, Coordinated Review; the Planning Board, as the Lead Agency, issued a determination of non-significance (a negative declaration) on September 23, 2021.
Addition – Indigo Forest LLC, Owners, Osa Igunbor, Applicant, 21 Springside Avenue, Grid No. 6161-07-746879-0000, Zoned ATC.
The applicant is seeking a variance from §210-22(E) of the Town Code, which requires that a rear yard setback of not less than 20 feet be maintained, to allow the construction of an addition to be located 3 feet, 7 inches to the rear property line, requiring a variance of 16 feet, 5 inches. Unlisted Action.