North Castle Proposes New Residential Zoning Standards

The Town of North Castle is proposing legislation that will add several new residential development standards including,

“(1) floor area ratio (FAR) controls, (2) gross land coverage (impervious surface) limitations, (3) a maximum exterior wall height limit, (4) environmental subtractions and (5) minimum contiguous buildable area requirements.”

“The basic purposes of these new residential development standards include protecting community character…”

Read the complete text on the North Castle website.

Making Places in Chappaqua

On October 14 and November 2, 2006, the Town of New Castle hosted “Placemaking” workshops in order to document the community’s vision of how downtown Chappaqua might be improved. These workshops were facilitated by Project for Public Spaces, Inc.; a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities.

Click here to view the results from the Placemaking workshops, and to particpate by adding your own comments.