Planning Board approves new single‑family home at 8 High Ridge Road

The New Rochelle Planning Board voted to approve site‑plan application PB172026 on Sept. 22, allowing construction of a new two‑story farmhouse‑style single‑family home at 8 High Ridge Road in the R‑10 zoning district. The applicant, Norm Jansa of Westchester Modular Construction, described materials and detailing including James Hardy board‑and‑batten siding, Azek trim and a metal standing‑seam porch roof, and said the design follows required setbacks and building‑department rules.

Board members pressed for technical clarifications about impervious‑surface calculations and whether storage above the garage counted toward gross floor area. Norm Jansa said existing impervious area is 3,206 sq ft and proposed impervious is 3,475 sq ft, a 269‑sq‑ft increase that will require at least replacement tree plantings; he suggested placing two red maples. Benin to staff read conditions of approval requiring all right‑of‑way work to conform to Department of Public Works standards, DPW permits for curb cuts and street openings, remediation of any construction damage to public right‑of‑way, and replacement of sidewalks to city standards prior to issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy. The board passed a motion for site‑plan approval by voice vote; the transcript records a voice vote and unanimous assent without a roll‑call tally.