Modular housing has come a long way, and Nyack has seen several go up in the last couple of years. Today a house was put into place, as you might have noticed one of its five sections being trucked through our streets (hard to miss).
Helen Ingalls, the proud owner of the new house, watched over the process as the sections were trucked in an craned into place. It is a very satisfying sight, particularly since she went through hell to get the approvals.
It took a tremendous show of support by her neighbors and the threat of a lawsuit to finally bring the Architectural Review Board into line and approve the house. It was quite a fight. First, the ARB didn’t want to tear down the old house, which was falling apart, rat infested, and her builder said it was too far gone to try to restore. Then they wanted her to orient the house toward the corner, and among many other demands, they were going to hold up her building permit because there are no shutters on the house. Continue reading →
Filed under: Arch Rvw Board, Building Dept, Property Owners/Taxes, Village Hall by Doug
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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.”
