Nyack Considers Reducing Downtown Off-Street Parking Requirements

NYACK, NY — Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said, "Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. Several public meetings are scheduled for this week that could affect Piermont and Nyack.

Monday

Clarkstown Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Hearing on variances for 4 Conklin Road.

Nyack Planning Board, 7 p.m., Village Hall. Nyack Boat Club has tree removal plans. Gisondi Family Properties has filed a Site Plan application for an addition and conversion from an office building to a 4-unit residential building at 42 Burd St. The village trustees have asked the planning board for a recommendation on a plan to eliminate minimum off-street parking requirements for commercial uses in the DMU-1 zone, and reduce minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses resulting from the conversion of existing buildings from commercial to residential use or the expansion of existing buildings vertically for residential use.

Upper Nyack Architectural Review Board Meeting, 6 p.m., Village Hall.

Upper Nyack Board of Trustees Annual Meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday

Nyack Village Board of Trustees budget workshop, 6 p.m., Village Hall.

Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Greenbush Auditorium. On the agenda: new vacuums at the Pearl River Car Wash, 558 N. Middletown Road; a deck at 80 Old Mountain Rd S.

Wednesday

Clarkstown Technical Advisory Committee, 10 a.m., Town Hall. On the agenda: two projects in New City.

Thursday

Orangetown Architectural Review Board, 7:30 p.m. Greenbush Auditorium. Among the agenda items: Pearl River Car Wash, Bill Kolb Subaru, One Ramland Road