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North Salem Planning Board Meeting: Short-Term Rentals and Verizon Permit Renewal, September 17, 2025

Town Board & Boards — Wednesday, September 17, 2025
BodyNorth Salem, New York
SessionTown Board & Boards
DateWednesday, September 17, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:05

It's working.

0:06

All right.

0:07

Now we just need Cynthia Zoom to work.

0:09

Our tech problems will be resolved for the next few months.

Speaker 2

0:14

Telling you it's like a lunar eclipse or

Unassigned speaker

0:16

something.

Speaker 3

0:18

I lost connection.

0:19

That's what's going on.

0:22

An unknown error occurred.

0:23

Thank you very much.

0:24

Yep.

Speaker 4

0:28

All the networks are

Unassigned speaker

0:31

there.

Speaker 3

0:35

Unbelievable.

Unassigned speaker

0:48

That

Speaker 3

0:48

looks like the security went out.

0:50

Let me pull it

Unassigned speaker

0:52

back.

Unassigned speaker

0:55

I

Speaker 1

0:55

don't know about an iOS Apple devices.

0:59

Sometimes you just shut your cellular off and back on or re-engage it.

1:03

I don't know if that works the same way with.

Speaker 3

1:05

That's sort of what I've been trying to do by going into.

1:11

Sorry, everybody.

Unassigned speaker

1:20

They

Speaker 4

1:21

don't mind your billable.

1:35

I see them speaking, but we don't hear them.

Speaker 1

1:39

Well, it's all connected through Cynthia's.

Speaker 3

1:56

Good grief.

Unassigned speaker

2:00

There we go.

Speaker 5

2:03

Recording in progress.

Unassigned speaker

2:06

There we go.

Unassigned speaker

2:09

All

Speaker 3

2:09

right.

2:09

We're ready to start the meeting.

2:11

Veronica's is on.

2:13

I'm calling the September 17th.

Speaker 6

2:15

Cynthia, you're on mute.

Speaker 3

2:16

I'm on mute.

Speaker 6

2:19

Can you hear us,

Speaker 3

2:20

Cynthia?

2:21

I can, yes.

Speaker 6

2:24

We cannot hear you.

Speaker 3

2:27

Thank

Unassigned speaker

2:27

you.

Speaker 3

2:29

How's

Unassigned speaker

2:30

that?

Speaker 6

2:31

That's better.

Speaker 3

2:32

Let me just let me check the audio settings again.

2:39

Yes, we're good.

2:40

All right.

2:41

All right.

2:41

The meeting is called to order.

2:43

The first item on the agenda is an add-on.

2:49

Um we received the mylars to approve the Verizon Wireless permit renewal at 39 Delancey Road.

2:58

But as a condition of our resolution, two of the documents had to be submitted within 60 days of us granting the renewal permit.

3:07

We did receive the bond, but we didn't receive the um uh hold harmless indemnification until August, which was beyond the expiration date.

3:19

But I checked our code.

3:20

The um the 60-day period is not something reflected in the code, it is our policy and procedure.

3:27

So I did confer with council, and um normally what should have happened is there should have been a request to extend that time frame.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Short Term Rentals████████████████████████████████████36%
Procedural████████████████████████████████32%
Technology and Innovation█████████████13%
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████13%
Capital Planning██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

North Salem Planning Board Meeting: Short-Term Rentals and Verizon Permit Renewal, September 17, 2025

The Town of North Salem Planning Board met in person and via Zoom on September 17, 2025, at 7:00 PM. The board approved a late-filed Verizon Wireless document, finalized modifications to the pending short-term rental law, referred the draft back to the Town Board, and received updates on stormwater training and the Croton Falls Master Plan.

Consent Calendar

  • Verizon Wireless permit renewal, 39 Delancey Road: The board voted unanimously to accept a hold-harmless/indemnification agreement submitted after the board’s 60-day deadline. The deadline was a board policy condition, not a code requirement. The board authorized the chair to sign the Mylars and proceed with the permit renewal.

Discussion Items

  • Short-term rentals: The board reviewed the revised draft and confirmed the only open issue: pre-existing apartments without special use permits may continue under existing code; a new special use permit is required only if use has been discontinued for at least one year. The draft also requires an owner to live in one unit when two dwelling units are on the property. Board members agreed to add “REITs” (real estate investment trusts) to the existing ban on corporations, in both the short-term rental section and the accessory apartment section. One member noted adding REITs was probably not necessary but was fine; another raised the question of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and the board generally concluded they are incorporated corporations and would not qualify. Staff will clarify with counsel and the Town Board.
  • Referral to Town Board: The board voted unanimously to refer the September 17, 2025 version of the short-term rental draft, with the REITs addition, back to the Town Board for consideration and continuation of its public hearing.
  • Stormwater training: The chair contacted William at Hans’s office about presenting a short stormwater course on either October 15 or November 19, 2025. Availability was not yet confirmed. If scheduled, the work session would be kept to that sole item.
  • Croton Falls Master Plan: The Town Board closed its public hearing with no changes and is expected to adopt the plan after resolutions are prepared. The Planning Board corrected the Croton Falls water district map in the draft plan, replacing an incorrect Westchester County GIS map with the assessor’s map. Well #4 has been redrilled and has sufficient water, but additional filtration is needed because of a contaminant (PFOS or radiation). The next step is capital planning and possible grants, with potential costs for district members.
  • Next meetings: Regular meeting October 8, 2025; possible work session October 15, 2025.

Key Outcomes

  • Unanimous approval to accept the late Verizon Wireless hold-harmless document and authorize signing of the Mylars.
  • Unanimous referral of the amended short-term rental draft to the Town Board.
  • Stormwater training date to be confirmed.
  • Next regular meeting set for October 8, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

It's working. All right. Now we just need Cynthia Zoom to work. Our tech problems will be resolved for the next few months. Telling you it's like a lunar eclipse or something. I lost connection. That's what's going on. An unknown error occurred. Thank you very much. Yep. All the networks are there. Unbelievable. That looks like the security went out. Let me pull it back. I don't know about an iOS Apple devices. Sometimes you just shut your cellular off and back on or re-engage it. I don't know if that works the same way with. That's sort of what I've been trying to do by going into. Sorry, everybody. They don't mind your billable. I see them speaking, but we don't hear them. Well, it's all connected through Cynthia's. Good grief. There we go. Recording in progress. There we go. All right. We're ready to start the meeting. Veronica's is on. I'm calling the September 17th. Cynthia, you're on mute. I'm on mute. Can you hear us, Cynthia? I can, yes. We cannot hear you. Thank you. How's that? That's better. Let me just let me check the audio settings again. Yes, we're good.

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