Orangetown ZBA To Hold Hearing On Rockland Car Care Parking Lot

PEARL RIVER, NY — As the new year begins, our local officials are busy conducting the public's business in plain sight.

John Adams famously wrote, "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know."

There are plenty of upcoming chances to help tend to our democracy close to the roots. The Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and will hold a public hearing about three applications, one of which concerns a property on Middletown Road in Pearl River.

• ZBA#23-04: Application of Benjamin and Askisua Abankwa for variances for an addition to a single-family residence on an undersized lot at 156 Howard Ave., Orangeburg.
• ZBA#23-05: Application of Ferrante Site Plan for variances. A pergola is located in the front yard, the carport is over property line and a stucco shed is less than the required 5' from the north property line. The premises are located at 1031 Route 9W, Upper Grandview.
• ZBA#23-06: Application of Rockland Car Care for an interpretation from Zoning Code for what uses are permitted on this parcel; applicant is in court for the parking lot being used as a contractors' storage yard; applicant states that the station has permitted temporary overnight parking to local residents and vendors since 1970. The premises are located at 552 North Middletown Road in Pearl River.

The board meets at 7 p.m. in the Greenbush Auditorium, 20 Greenbush Road, Orangeburg.