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Planning Board Meeting – August 12, 2026: Extensions, Site Reviews, and Special Permit Work Session

Town Board & Boards — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
BodyNorth Salem, New York
SessionTown Board & Boards
DateWednesday, August 12, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

0:00

All

Speaker 1

0:01

right.

0:01

I'm going to call the August 12th Planning Board meeting to order.

0:05

The first item listed on the agenda will be carried over to the September meeting.

0:10

That's the Grant Road LLC preliminary subdivision.

0:14

It's part of the regular meeting.

0:16

The first item on the agenda is ATT mobility.

0:26

It's just an extension.

Speaker 2

0:27

Right.

Speaker 3

0:28

So there's

Unassigned speaker

0:28

no.

Speaker 1

0:31

No, there's nothing for you to do.

0:33

Thank you.

0:33

I'm going to read the extension.

0:38

Resolve that the North Salem Planning Board hereby grants ATT Mobility Corporation a third 90-day extension of their alteration exemption resolution approval of conditional use permit site development plan procedures for modifications to an existing communication facility at 40 Sun Valley Drive from June 8th to September 7th, 2026 for the written request from Alexis Engelhart of Aerosmith Development.

1:04

I'll make that motion.

1:05

Do I have a second?

Speaker 4

1:06

Second.

Speaker 1

1:07

Thank you, Ed.

1:08

Any comments, discussion?

1:10

All in favor?

Speaker 4

1:11

Aye.

1:11

Aye.

1:12

Aye.

Speaker 1

1:12

And I vote aye.

1:16

Okay, now we have ATT at 73 Crosby Road.

1:22

Just as very quick background.

1:25

This is a very old tower site with a somewhat newer tower that happened prior to the current zoning ordinance and planning board approvals came

Unassigned speaker

1:37

in.

Speaker 1

1:38

Once there were many items on the tower, but we also know that a few snuck on under the 87 ordinance without anyone noticing until we started getting permits from some of the major carriers.

1:55

So that is part of the issue here to figure out who is responsible for showing everybody on the tower the way our code is basically written.

2:04

Every user is responsible for presenting as built.

2:09

Um showing everybody on the tower to the best of their ability.

2:13

And that's been part of the issues.

2:26

Do you Dan, do you have any questions or comments about what needs to be provided?

2:33

You have to use the microphone, please.

2:36

If you identify yourself with the record.

2:45

Can you yeah to

Speaker 3

2:47

built this up?

2:48

Thank you.

2:48

And I'm here from Aerosmith Development representing ATT.

2:52

Um I did have a brief moment to go over the um recent memorandum.

Speaker 1

2:59

Yeah, we're not expecting complete answers.

3:01

We just want to make sure that you understand what's being asked of ATT.

Speaker 3

3:05

Oh, I do.

Speaker 1

3:05

Okay.

Speaker 3

3:07

But yeah,

Unassigned speaker

3:08

am

Speaker 3

3:08

I gonna have more time to speak?

Speaker 1

3:10

Absolutely.

3:10

Absolutely.

3:11

Go ahead.

3:12

So

Speaker 3

3:13

problem being the memo came out yesterday.

3:17

Okay.

3:18

And from what I can see.

Unassigned speaker

3:23

Okay,

Speaker 1

3:23

you have to lean into that.

3:24

How about

Speaker 3

3:25

now?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Parks and Recreation██████████████████████22%
Environmental Protection█████████████13%
Technology and Innovation█████████9%
Procedural████████8%
Disability Rights████4%
Land Conservation██2%
Transportation Safety█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Planning Board Meeting Summary – August 12, 2026

The North Salem Planning Board met on August 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM in a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. The agenda covered a public hearing carryover, two AT&T wireless facility matters, several site plan discussions, and a work session on land conservation special permits. The board acted on an extension for AT&T Mobility and reviewed reports for multiple applications.

Consent Calendar

  • The public hearing for Grant Road LLC (658 Grant Rd.) was carried over to the September meeting without discussion.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during this meeting.

Regular Meeting

  • AT&T Mobility Corp. (40 Sun Valley Dr.): The board approved a third 90-day extension of the alteration exemption resolution and conditional use permit/site development plan procedures for modifications to an existing communication facility at 40 Sun Valley Drive, from June 8 to September 7, 2026. The request was submitted in writing by Alexis Engelhart of Aerosmith Development. Motion made, seconded, and approved unanimously by voice vote. All members voted aye.
  • AT&T (73 Crosby Rd.): The board received a report from the planning consultant (MDRA Review Memo 081026) regarding this older tower site with a newer tower. No action was requested at this time; the matter was scheduled to continue to the September 9, 2026 meeting.
  • Hewlett (77 Cove Rd.): The board discussed the proposal and reviewed reports from the Wetlands Inspector (MDRA Review Memo 080926) and the Town Engineer (Hahn Review Memo 080726). Continued to September 9, 2026.
  • Reed Road Group: The board discussed updates to the proposal and reviewed reports from the planning consultant and town engineer. The applicant's representative was not present, and the board chose to wait for that presentation. Continued to September 9, 2026.
  • Financial Report: Approved for July 2026.
  • Minutes: Approved July 8, 2026 and July 15, 2026.

Work Session

  • Special Permits – Land Conservation: The board discussed latest edits and the process for application/referral to the Town Board.
  • Next Meetings: Work Session - August 19, 2026; Regular Meeting - September 3, 2026.

Key Outcomes

  • ATT Mobility third extension approved: Motion made, seconded, and passed unanimously to grant AT&T a third 90-day extension of the alteration exemption resolution for the communications facility at 40 Sun Valley Drive, extending the approval from June 8 to September 7, 2026.

  • 73 Crosby Road: No action taken; planning consultant report received. Future action pending further review.

  • 77 Cove Road (Hewlett): Discussed proposal; reports received from Wetlands Inspector and Town Engineer. No vote taken. The applicant will continue to work with staff on the plans.

  • Reed Road Group: Discussed updates to the proposal; planning consultant and Town Engineer reports were reviewed. No final action taken.

  • Financial Report for July 2026 was received and filed.

  • Minutes from July 8, 2026 and July 15, 2026 were approved as submitted.

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Meeting Transcript

All right. I'm going to call the August 12th Planning Board meeting to order. The first item listed on the agenda will be carried over to the September meeting. That's the Grant Road LLC preliminary subdivision. It's part of the regular meeting. The first item on the agenda is ATT mobility. It's just an extension. Right. So there's no. No, there's nothing for you to do. Thank you. I'm going to read the extension. Resolve that the North Salem Planning Board hereby grants ATT Mobility Corporation a third 90-day extension of their alteration exemption resolution approval of conditional use permit site development plan procedures for modifications to an existing communication facility at 40 Sun Valley Drive from June 8th to September 7th, 2026 for the written request from Alexis Engelhart of Aerosmith Development. I'll make that motion. Do I have a second? Second. Thank you, Ed. Any comments, discussion? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. And I vote aye. Okay, now we have ATT at 73 Crosby Road. Just as very quick background. This is a very old tower site with a somewhat newer tower that happened prior to the current zoning ordinance and planning board approvals came in. Once there were many items on the tower, but we also know that a few snuck on under the 87 ordinance without anyone noticing until we started getting permits from some of the major carriers. So that is part of the issue here to figure out who is responsible for showing everybody on the tower the way our code is basically written. Every user is responsible for presenting as built. Um showing everybody on the tower to the best of their ability. And that's been part of the issues. Do you Dan, do you have any questions or comments about what needs to be provided? You have to use the microphone, please. If you identify yourself with the record. Can you yeah to built this up? Thank you. And I'm here from Aerosmith Development representing ATT. Um I did have a brief moment to go over the um recent memorandum. Yeah, we're not expecting complete answers. We just want to make sure that you understand what's being asked of ATT. Oh, I do. Okay. But yeah, am I gonna have more time to speak? Absolutely.

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