Owner seeks to formalize existing commercial uses at Route 376 site; planning staff requests full existing-conditions plan

Ernie Martin, representing Sunup Properties LLC, asked the Wappinger Planning Board to approve a site plan that formalizes longstanding commercial uses at 1601/1607 Route 376 so future tenants can change without repeated planning-board review.

Staff said the first step is a full, detailed existing-conditions site plan to verify parking counts, aisle widths and bulk-table compliance; several buildings on the site may be pre-existing nonconforming and the board asked the applicant to locate documentation of a prior October 5, 1995 site-plan approval that staff could not find in current files. Board members noted that if uses or geometries no longer comply, upgrades or ZBA involvement could be required.

The applicant was advised to submit a complete existing-conditions plan and any historical documentation; staff will then identify whether the site can be formalized under current code or if corrections or variances will be necessary.