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Record of Proceedings

Town of North Salem Planning Board Meeting – September 2, 2026

Town Board & Boards — Wednesday, September 2, 2026
BodyNorth Salem, New York
SessionTown Board & Boards
DateWednesday, September 2, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:00

Okay.

0:02

What's that?

0:04

Phones.

Unassigned speaker

0:05

Any phones up there?

Unassigned speaker

0:06

Oh,

Speaker 1

0:06

I adjusted it up a little bit, so we'll see.

0:09

My phone is back.

0:11

Yeah.

0:12

Cell phones.

Speaker 2

0:15

Turn

Speaker 1

0:15

it off.

0:16

All right.

0:18

Will agresta will join us as soon as he finishes his other meetings.

0:22

So we're going to start without him.

0:25

I'm going to open the uh September 2nd Planning Board meeting.

0:30

The first item on the agenda, Grand, excuse me, Grant Road LLC is going to be carried over to the October meeting.

0:37

The second item that we put up on the agenda, Watson at 10 Cottage Lane.

0:42

They asked to be taken off the agenda and carried over to the next meeting.

Unassigned speaker

0:51

We

Speaker 1

0:51

have static.

0:52

Let me let me see if I move it back.

Speaker 3

0:58

Maybe that seems like it's very hot, as they say in the audio phone.

Unassigned speaker

1:12

Because

Speaker 1

1:13

you have to remember which direction you turned it in the case.

1:21

So we'll s we'll go on to Pierce at Three Cottage Lane.

1:26

And who do we have with us tonight to take the microphone?

Speaker 4

1:32

Paul Kennedy's the architect.

Unassigned speaker

1:37

All

Speaker 1

1:37

right, so uh could you adjust the microphone up and do your best to talk into the microphone?

1:42

Sorry.

1:43

Yes, I'll it'll move up.

1:44

The whole the whole bar will move up.

1:47

Great.

1:48

There you go.

Speaker 4

1:49

Oh okay.

1:54

I did get um copies of another memorandum from MDRA.

2:05

And um and from uh James J Hahn and um

Unassigned speaker

2:16

I

Speaker 4

2:17

didn't really have uh enough time to adjust them since I only got them yesterday.

2:23

But um

Unassigned speaker

2:25

do

Speaker 1

2:25

you want to give us a quick overview of any modifications since the first time you were

Unassigned speaker

2:29

here

Speaker 4

2:31

um it's just uh adding more uh uh word wording to the plans essentially and uh and the only I mean I do have a question because I had uh made copies of uh the two of the survey sheets which um which Mike had labeled A7 and A8, but they're not part of my set.

2:58

And then usually they're filed as just separate survey sheets, and I want to know what I should do because

Speaker 1

3:07

with the planning board you file it all as one packet.

3:10

Yes.

3:10

Unlike you've if you were going for a building permit.

3:13

So

Speaker 4

3:13

yeah, but I don't put A7 on an engineering sheet that's signed and sealed by someone else.

3:20

That's not what I usually do.

Speaker 1

3:23

Well, we're not asking you to put your signature on it, we're just asking you to make it part of the set.

Speaker 4

3:28

Oh, yes.

3:29

Well, it was part of the set, it was supposed to be.

3:33

But uh but it was labeled in by hand, A7 and A8.

3:38

There's only six sheets.

3:41

So the two survey sheets are um I mean I don't usually put a number that from my set of drawings on those sheets.

3:49

They're separate sheets added in the

Unassigned speaker

3:51

back.

Speaker 1

3:54

I don't see the issue.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████████████████████████51%
Procedural██████████████████████████████████38%
Miscellaneous██████████11%
Summary of Proceedings

Town of North Salem Planning Board Meeting – September 2, 2026

The North Salem Planning Board met on September 2, 2026, at 6:30 PM both in person and via Zoom. The meeting covered several applications, including a lot line adjustment approval, an extension for a telecommunications facility, and a discussion on a residential project. The board also approved financial reports and minutes, and planned a site visit.

Consent Calendar

  • The public hearing for Grant Road LLC (658 Grant Road) was carried over to the October 2026 meeting.
  • The Watson application (10 Cottage Lane) was removed from the agenda and carried over to the next meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Peirce (3 Cottage Lane): Architect Paul Kennedy presented. Discussion focused on outstanding technical comments from the town engineer and planning consultant, including survey sheet numbering and wetland boundary labeling. The applicant noted they had addressed previous comments but new items were raised. The board considered referring the application to the Board of Appeals for variances but decided to wait until more information is provided. No vote was taken.
  • Reed Road Group (Reed Road): Jack McManus of Insight Engineering reported that most technical comments had been resolved, reducing over 20 items to three or four. Written confirmations from the highway superintendent and fire department were pending but verbally acceptable. The board discussed a draft resolution of approval with conditions, including requirements for stormwater management and legal instruments. A motion to approve with amendments to reconcile with the August 27, 2026 Hahn memo was made, seconded, and carried unanimously.
  • AT&T Mobility Corp. (40 Sun Valley Drive): The board granted a fourth extension of the alteration exemption resolution and conditional use permit from September 7 to October 7, 2026, per advice from the town attorney. Motion carried.
  • Financial Report: The board approved the financial report for August 2026. Motion carried.
  • Minutes: The minutes of August 12, 2026, were approved as written with a minor typo. Motion carried.
  • Work Session: The board discussed scheduling a site visit to the Hewlett property and a drive-by of the three Cottage Lane sites. Dates will be set by email. The next work session on September 16, 2026, was cancelled; the next regular meeting is October 7, 2026. The chair also noted that the tree ordinance amendments would be sent to the town board for discussion at their second September meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Reed Road Group lot line adjustment and stormwater management permit approved (unanimous vote) with conditions to reconcile with the August 27, 2026 Hahn memo.
  • AT&T fourth extension approved (unanimous vote) from September 7 to October 7, 2026.
  • Financial report for August 2026 approved (unanimous).
  • Minutes of August 12, 2026 approved (unanimous).
  • Site visit to Hewlett property and Cottage Lane drive-by scheduled via email; no firm date set.
  • Land conservancy work session postponed to October 7, 2026 regular meeting.
  • Tree ordinance amendments referred to town board for September 2026 discussion.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. What's that? Phones. Any phones up there? Oh, I adjusted it up a little bit, so we'll see. My phone is back. Yeah. Cell phones. Turn it off. All right. Will agresta will join us as soon as he finishes his other meetings. So we're going to start without him. I'm going to open the uh September 2nd Planning Board meeting. The first item on the agenda, Grand, excuse me, Grant Road LLC is going to be carried over to the October meeting. The second item that we put up on the agenda, Watson at 10 Cottage Lane. They asked to be taken off the agenda and carried over to the next meeting. We have static. Let me let me see if I move it back. Maybe that seems like it's very hot, as they say in the audio phone. Because you have to remember which direction you turned it in the case. So we'll s we'll go on to Pierce at Three Cottage Lane. And who do we have with us tonight to take the microphone? Paul Kennedy's the architect. All right, so uh could you adjust the microphone up and do your best to talk into the microphone? Sorry. Yes, I'll it'll move up. The whole the whole bar will move up. Great. There you go. Oh okay. I did get um copies of another memorandum from MDRA. And um and from uh James J Hahn and um I didn't really have uh enough time to adjust them since I only got them yesterday. But um do you want to give us a quick overview of any modifications since the first time you were here um it's just uh adding more uh uh word wording to the plans essentially and uh and the only I mean I do have a question because I had uh made copies of uh the two of the survey sheets which um which Mike had labeled A7 and A8, but they're not part of my set. And then usually they're filed as just separate survey sheets, and I want to know what I should do because with the planning board you file it all as one packet. Yes. Unlike you've if you were going for a building permit. So yeah, but I don't put A7 on an engineering sheet that's signed and sealed by someone else.

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