ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 3rd Floor, 62 Civic Center Plaza on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the matter is reached on the agenda on the following matter:
287&307 SOUTH AVENUE AREA VARIANCES
Application for area variances relative to the proposed construction of a multifamily residential building on the properties at 287 and 307 South Avenue, requiring variances of the following sections of the zoning code: Section 19-4.3(c )(2), requiring a minimum secondary street setback of 20 feet to allow a north setback of 5.9 feet and an eastern setback of 2.3 feet, Section 19-4.3(3)(e ) which restricts lot coverage to 50% to allow 57.17%, Section 19-6.2(1)(a) which prohibits off-street parking in a front yard to allow 49 spaces in the front yard; Section 19-6.2(11)(a) which requires 103 off-street parking spaces to allow 83 off street parking spaces, and Section 19-6.2(4)(b), which requires planting area 3 feet in width between parking areas and property lines to allow planting areas with a variable width of 1.6 to 10.5 feet, and Section 19-6.2(4)(c ) which requires that not more than 12 parking spaces shall be permitted in a continuous row, and not more than 24 spaces shall be permitted in a single parking area without being interrupted by landscaping, to allow 48 continuous spaces with no landscaping in the front yard. Owner/Applicant: PK South Avenue LLC; Consultant: KARC Planning Consultants/Natalie Quinn; Zoning District: CD (Campus Development); Grid # 6061-60-974481and 982453; File #:ZBA2026-002
At the public hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hear all persons in support of and in opposition to the application. All application materials will be available for public review through the City's website (the link is: https://cityofpoughkeepsie.com/381/Agendas-Minutes), or at the City Development Department, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY, by appointment. Written comments may be emailed to the Board Administrative Assistant, Lori Garcia, LGarcia@cityofpoughkeepsie.com, mailed, hand delivered, or faxed to (845) 451-4006 no later than 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting. Members of the public will also be provided the opportunity to give verbal comments during the schedule public hearing. It is strongly recommended that those wishing to speak during the meeting submit notice and/or written comments to Board Administrative Assistant, Lori Garcia, by the deadline listed above. Persons may also submit comments in writing to:
Scott Parker, Chairman
City of Poughkeepsie Zoning Board of Appeals
c/o City of Poughkeepsie Development Department
62 Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. In the event this scheduled Zoning Board of Appeals meeting is cancelled, please contact the City Development Department (845) 451-4263 for information on the next scheduled meeting.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Scott Parker
Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
February 4 2026
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