A controversial proposed development straddling the Ossining-New Castle border is due again in front of the Ossining Town Planning Board April 9.
A 24-house subdivision of High View Farm on Barnes Road is proposed by Zappico Car Wash LLC, of Morning View Court in Chappaqua.
The farm has long been a large rural parcel in the area bordered by Barnes Road, Tavano Road, Morningside Court, Ryder Road and Morningside Drive.
The "conventional plan" would make 24 lots out of the 31-acre property; however, the developer has informed the town that he wants to do cluster housing.
The town's Environmental Advisory Committee recommended an independent review of the property by a soil scientist and specialists in wetland species and steep slopes, plus a professional engineer, and noted several areas of concern with the proposal in letters to the Planning Board:
- At least five acres of wetlands exist on the site, which drain into the Pocantico Reservoir
- Increased run-off could affect areas already prone to flooding including North State Road, Tavano Road, Gordon Avenue, Morningside Drive and Court, Barnes Road and Ash Road in Briarcliff
- The farm is currently part of the open-space corridor recommended in Open Space 2025 by the county Planning Department
- The New Croton Aqueduct runs under the property
- EAC members were denied a chance to walk the site
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