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Fishkill Planning Board found self-storage ineligible for special use

The Fishkill Planning Board adopted environmental findings and a resolution that the proposed 1292 Route 9D self-storage facility was not substantially similar to uses allowed in its Restricted Business district, so it could not grant the requested special-use or site-plan approvals. K2:p9

IneligibleRecorded October 2, 2025
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01 / The recorded outcome

What happened

The town's SEQR page lists the October 2 findings and resolution K1. The resolution identifies the 1292 Route 9D parcel and concludes the proposal did not satisfy the substantial-similarity criteria, preventing special-use and site-plan approval in that posture K2.

Decision on recordThe Fishkill Planning Board adopted environmental findings and a resolution that the proposed 1292 Route 9D self-storage facility was not substantially similar to uses allowed in its Restricted Business district, so it could not grant the requested special-use or site-plan approvals. K2:p9
02 / People and public bodies

Who acted in the record

Town of Fishkill Planning Boardlocal decision body

Adopted the resolution determining the use ineligible for requested approvals. K2:p9

03 / A retrospective walkthrough

How RealClear would approach this site

Historical reconstruction: RealClear was not involved in the recorded proceeding; this is how a one-property review could have organized its public record, not a predicted vote.

Is this use allowed or substantially similar in the RB district?

Record to read
Zoning use list, SEQR findings and October resolution
Constraint to test
The board found the use did not meet all required substantial-similarity criteria.
Next action
Resolve use classification before commissioning a full site plan or assuming a special-use path.
K2:p7-9
04 / What this record does not establish

The boundary of the finding

  • A later developer lawsuit is not established by this decision record; do not assert it without the docket.

Latest cited status: 2025-10-02

One property. A dated record. A clearer next move.

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