is proposing this area be zoned as a multi-family residential space, which, according to the PowerPoint, will contribute to “increased livability for all Village residents” and to the “economic future of the Village and its businesses.

This permits building of manufacturing locations, offices or other styles of business space.Įzra Village, Inc. In order to accomplish what the company is proposing, zoning laws in Dryden must be modified, according to the presentation from Ezra Village, Inc.Ĭurrently, under the Village of Dryden Zoning Law, the land being proposed for the development is zoned under a light industrial/business park zone. “And we’re not here to try to change that.” “We understand the character of the village,” Fabbroni said during the presentation. But when residents expressed distaste for five story buildings, the company listened and changed its plans by reducing the planned five story buildings to three stories, decreasing the total number of units in the complex to 749. Lucente said the initial plan called for a total of 952 units. But that was shot down when residents got word and made it clear to developers they did not want buildings higher than three stories in the Village of Dryden. The lawn can be used for all types of community events.”ĭevelopers initially planned for buildings in the center of the community to be taller than two to three stories, the highest being five stories. “Maybe once in a while it can be closed off for a farmers market or a winter festival. “We’re hoping people look at this new park space and say it’s a great place to have events,” Fabbroni said. But unlike other new businesses, the developers are able to anticipate peaks in traffic flow from the development, and make plans to mitigate.įor example, a four-way stop sign will be installed and at each construction phase, developers will open up entrances steadily to ensure roads are not “overloaded,” according to Lucente during the presentation. Presenters compared the influx of traffic from the development to a new gas station or drive-thru restaurant opening in the community, saying they create just as much, or more traffic than the development will. The developers assured residents a traffic study has been conducted to identify key information to use in planning to avoid any issue or inconvenience to existing residents. An internal recreational trail will be created and public parking, landscaped and well-kept, will be available. The development will feature significant green spaces throughout, which will be available for public use for the community. With any luck, some time next year, the new Plantation Bar and Grill will be open for business.Lucente and the team hope significant community development in the form of new daycares, office buildings or shops, will come out of the development. The board wished them the best of luck with breaking ground before winter sets in. The vote was unanimous 4-0, with three members absent.

Generally speaking, reconstructions of damaged and destroyed structures are given much more flexibility, but this was certainly an unusually quick process, only possible because of the unique if unfortunate circumstances. Somewhat surprisingly, the board was able to take a vote to approve the plans at last week’s meeting. There were also some concerns about overflow parking on busy nights, to which the board suggested they may want to approach neighboring businesses to make some deals about using parking spaces. Board members did raise questions about the slope of the driveway and the lack of windows in the concept design, to which Fishel cautioned it was just a base design for the sake of pricing out construction – the board stressed that the finalized building design needed windows. Be the first to know about weather, news, and crime. Generally speaking, the Dryden Planning Board was favorable to the concept plan. The largest collection of live police, firefighter, aircraft, railroad, emergency, news, and ham radios.

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