Eastchester’s Planning Board deferred the Taco Avenue Subdivision, requiring the developer to secure signed agreements from neighboring property owners for new storm and sanitary sewer easements that have gone unrecorded for decades. The board is pushing a private developer to resolve a long-standing drainage problem on land the town itself doesn't control.

What Happened

  • A critical stormwater system in the Taco Avenue area, installed by the town in the 1950s after a nearby development (Country Market) caused flooding, remains undersized and lacks formal easements. The developer proposes to replace and upgrade this system.
  • While the owner of 23 Tuckahoe Avenue has agreed to the necessary off-site easements, two other property owners (5 Duluth and 86 Howard) have not yet provided their consent for the new storm and sanitary sewer lines.
  • The applicant’s legal counsel raised the possibility of a prescriptive easement for the existing drainage line, but acknowledged that new formal easements or access agreements are required for the sanitary line and for construction access to upgrade the system.
  • The board maintained that without secured easements from all affected property owners, the proposed utility configuration remains speculative and cannot proceed.

Project Outcomes

  • 42 Maple Avenue Subdivision: A 90-day extension of subdivision approval was granted administratively.
  • 80 Park Avenue (single-family home): Referred to the Architectural Review Board for review of its revised Federalist-style design, which replaced a modernist plan deemed out of place for the neighborhood.
  • 249 Main Street (6 units): Deferred for the developer to provide full architectural renderings and update minor plan details before the board considers referring it to the Architectural Review Board.
  • Taco Avenue Subdivision: Deferred pending the developer securing all necessary off-site easements for stormwater and sanitary sewer lines.

What's Next

  • The Taco Avenue Subdivision developer must secure signed easement agreements from the property owners at 5 Duluth and 86 Howard before the application can proceed.
  • The developer for 249 Main Street must submit updated architectural renderings and revised plans for the board’s review at its October 23, 2025, meeting.
  • The 80 Park Avenue application will be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board, and its public hearing will continue at the Planning Board’s October 2025 meeting.