A public hearing by the Cold Spring (New York) Zoning Board of Appeals may determine if a three-bedroom modular house and accompanying garage may be sited at 230 Main St. across from Philipstown’s 1867 Town Hall, according to phillipstown.info.

Prepared by Westchester Modular Homes for Sarah DeFranco, plans for the 2,342 square-foot, three-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house will be reviewed by the Board. DeFranco needs a variance from the current village zoning law which requires a 25 foot front yard setback– her proposed home has a 15.7 foot setback. The side yard setbacks need to be ten feet, and the back yard setback is 24 feet, sufficiently above the 20 foot requirement.

The two-story home will have a back deck in addition to the front porch, and as MHProNews understands, a detached 576-square foot garage and driveway.

Maps of Cold Spring from the 19^th Century show the lot as vacant, the same as it is today. The land is zoned for single-family housing, but it is in the village’s National Register historic district, which requires the Historic District Review Board and the Zoning Board to sign off on the project. ##

(Photo credit: phillipstown.info/L.S. Armstrong-vacant property in Cold Spring, NY)Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.