| Planning
| Planning Board |
| Lee Molyneaux, Chairman |
| Wayne Platte, Vice Chairman |
| Patrick Garraghan |
| Steve Johnson |
| Timothy Williams |
| John Dwyer (Alternate) |
| Andi Levin (Alternate) |
| Charles Polacco (Alternate) | Suzanne Cahill, Planning Director
(845) 334-3955
Fax (845) 334-3958
Email
420 Broadway
Kingston, NY 12401 The Kingston Planning Office has a staff of four, the City Planner, an Assistant Planner, a Planning Aide and a Clerk. The Planning Office has several activities that it oversees on a regular basis.
• Kingston Planning Board – Regular meetings are held once a month, typically on the second Monday evening, with exceptions made for holidays. Special meetings are held as needed, at the call of the Chairman. The Board undertakes reviews of site plans, subdivisions, special permits, curb cut requests, rezoning applications for both map changes and text amendments, SEQR reviews and zoning variance recommendations upon the request of the ZEO. As staff to the Planning Board our primary responsibilities are to meet with applicants and/or their designated representative to discuss the process and information needed to make submissions. We provide individuals with technical assistance in matters regarding planning, zoning and the SEQR laws. Detail reviews of plans are completed and site inspections made to assist the Board with the decision making process. Follow-up meetings and inspections are completed with Building Officials and Planning staff to insure compliance with approved plans.
• Surplus City Owned Property and Paper Street Sales – Each year the City
forecloses on properties for non-payment of taxes. At least one major sale is
administered per year, with others scheduled as needed, or on first come first serve basis. In addition to coordinating all sales, the Planning Department is responsible for handling payments, bid deposits, transfers, deed filings and follow-up on activity occurring for renovation/rehabilitation/new construction at each site. Paper streets are also sold according to the Local Laws, as requested by adjacent land owners. This process involves coordination of all adjacent property owners being offered a proportionate share based on their existing parcels. • Kingston Web Site and Internet Access – Working closely with the City Network Administrator and then following through with recommendations, this office was
responsible for working directly to oversee the web site for the City and most recently instituted a project to make the City web presence more receptive and interactive to the community. * The Planning Office assists with the oversight of a variety of special projects, including the Rondout Lighthouse, various re-development projects and grant administration for community benefit projects and programs, and assisting other municipal agencies to enhance their respective programming and projects, are among the special projects undertaken by the Planning Office. Some examples include the Pike Plan Restoration, the re-development of the parking garage (both in uptown Kingston), instituting design guidelines for the Broadway Corridor, and most recently the Washington Avenue Corridor. The New York State Mapsite: www.new-york-mapsite.com ASBESTOS INFORMATION: General Information Why SHould I Be Concerned |