City Planner:    Christian K. Miller, AICP Phone:             (914) 967-7167 Fax:                 (914) 967-7185 Email:              cmiller@ryeny.gov Office Hours:     9AM - 5PM (M-F);                          8:30AM - 4:30PM Memorial Day to Labor Day                          Appointments Preferred

NEW: 

• Boston Post Road Diet Information

• Purchase Street Roundabout

Description of Services:

The purpose or mission of the City of Rye Planning Department is to preserve and enhance the quality of life in the City of Rye by responsibly accommodating the reasonable needs of inevitable future development and proactively addressing emerging planning issues.  To achieve that purpose the Planning Department assists the Planning Commission in the review and administration of land development applications in accordance with the City Code, City Planning Documents and New York State Law; provides technical assistance to the City Council, other City Boards and Commissions and City staff; prepares and/or oversees special planning studies and analysis; and assists Rye residents, businesses and professionals with planning related matters.

Rye City Planning Commission:

• Meeting Agenda and Minutes (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)

• 2008 Meeting Dates, Application Filing Deadlines and Site Walk Schedule

• Planning Commission Members

Application Forms: 

(.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• Land Development Application

• LWRP - Coastal Consistency Application

• LWRP - Coastal Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Short Environmental Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Full Environmental Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Visual Assessment Form

• Telecommunications Facility Special Permit

• Wetlands and Watercourses - Permit Application

• Wetlands and Watercourses - Request for Wetland Permit (formerly City Naturalist) Determination

Application Submission and Notification Requirements: 

(.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• Fee Schedule

• Submission Requirements - Site Plan

• Submission Requirements - Subdivision

• Signature Block for Approved Plans

• Wetlands and Watercourses Permit - Approved Planning Commission Rules

• Public Notification Requirements (for all Planning Commission Applications)

Special Studies and Planning Projects: 

(.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• NEW:  Boston Post Road (BPR) Diet:

  • Boston Post Road Diet Frequently Asked Questions, June 2008

  • Revised Diet Plans, January 2008 (6 MB .pdf)

  • Revised Roadway Cross-Section, January 2008

  • Boston Post Road Diet Feasibility Study, July 2007

  • January 16, 2008 Consultant Presentation to Rye City Council (google video: 1 hr., 1 min.)

  • Learn More About Road Diets

   

• NEW:  Purchase Street Roundabout:

  • Purchase Street Roundabout Report (July 2007);

  • Alternative Figures 11"x17" (8 MB .pdf)

   

• Neighborhood Business District Study, January 2005

• Hazard Mitigation Plan (Adopted April, 25, 2007)

• Report Addressing House Scale Concerns, May 2003

• Long Island Sound Watershed Management

• Long Island Sound Waterborne Transportation Plan June 30, 2004 (ftp download)

Rye Central Business District: 

• Central Business District Plan (March 2007)

• Map of CBD Parking Areas (large .pdf file)

• Staff Memoranda Regarding CBD Parking Paystations (Oct. 2004, April 2004) 

• Central Business District Parking Study, July 2001   

• Purchase Street Streetscape, July 2002 

Application Forms: 

(.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• Land Development Application

• LWRP - Coastal Consistency Application

• LWRP - Coastal Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Short Environmental Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Full Environmental Assessment Form

• SEQRA - Visual Assessment Form

• Telecommunications Facility Special Permit

• Wetlands and Watercourses - Permit Application

• Wetlands and Watercourses - Request for Wetland Permit (formerly City Naturalist) Determination

Application Submission and Notification Requirements: 

(.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• Fee Schedule

• Submission Requirements - Site Plan

• Submission Requirements - Subdivision

• Signature Block for Approved Plans

• Wetlands and Watercourses Permit - Approved Planning Commission Rules

• Public Notification Requirements (for all Planning Commission Applications)

City Mapping:

• Rye City Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Westchester County GIS
• New York State Interactive Mapping
• DRAFT City of Rye Zoning Map (.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

Relevant Planning Documents and Information:

• Table of Zoning Regulations (zoom in for best view):
  • Table A: Residence Districts (color)
  • Table A: Residence Districts (black and white)
• City of Rye Code
• City of Rye Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)
• City of Rye Flood Mitigation Plan (.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)
• City of Rye 1985 Development Plan (text only)

• GIS Map of Approved and Pending City Telecommunication Facilities (.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

• 2000 U.S. Census Summary for Rye, New York (.pdf format -Adobe Acrobat Required)

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