YORKTOWN, N.Y. — The Yorktown Town Board’s work session on March 11 lasted nearly three hours, with discussions on solar law, battery energy storage systems, snow districts, accessory dwelling units, and more.
Residents can watch the meeting at yorktownny.granicus.com.
Accessory dwelling units
The Community Housing Board presented its suggested changes to the existing code provisions regulating accessory dwelling units, which are allowed by special permit issued by the Zoning Board. The proposed law was referred out for comment.
Snow districts
The board referred out proposed local laws that would repeal a section of the code creating a specific snow district and add a new section to reinstate a law repealed back in 2011 but still listed in the Town Code, requiring all sidewalks to be cleared of snow within 12 hours after the end of a storm.
Traffic
Highway Superintendent Dave Paganelli informed the board that the Traffic Safety Committee is working on two projects, including a four-way stop sign at the London Road and Quinlan Street intersection and speed bumps—in which criteria will be developed for when those would be appropriate to be considered.
Solar law
The meeting saw a long discussion on the topic, with members of the board sharing their suggestions for changes to the law. It directed the town attorney to amend the current law, which regulates large scale solar farms in residential zones, to increase the minimum lot size to 15 acres from five acres; decrease the lot coverage from 80 to 50 percent; increase the setback from 100 to 200 feet.
The board did not agree on a way to handle the two applications that are before the Planning Board now.
Councilman Sergio Esposito supports a total ban of large-scale ground-mount solar (Tier 2) in commercial and residential zones. Councilwoman Susan Seigel suggested a floating zone.
Battery energy storage systems
The town attorney is going to review the proposed local law, and then a public hearing will be scheduled.
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