The Village is in the process of updating its zoning ordinance. It is a pithy 164 page document. It is currently open for your comments. The cover page of the document, written by the Nyack Zoning Code Revision Committee, says that “EACH and EVERY comment received by the Committee, whether incorporated or not in the final draft, will be appended to the draft for the Village Board’s review and consideration.”

All comments are due by August 1, 2008. You can email your comments to the Village Building Department.

View the proposed ordinance and maps:

• Zoning Ordinance
• Zoning Map
• View Protection Corridor Map

As many of you may have noticed, the rear lot behind the theater is being torn up and there will be disruptions and confusion for a while. The improvement is to add about 60 spaces (from recollection) and will add needed parking inventory. The thing to remember about this project is that it costs about $700K, some of which is being used to redesign a bus stop at the rear of the theater, which is maybe $200K of the price, leaving about $500K for the actual parking. Better is better than not better, but it is not as good as the best. Continue reading →