The Yonkers Planning Board on Sept. 10 reviewed a revised site plan for the Islamic Community Center of Mid Westchester at 2 Grandview Boulevard, where the applicant reported an overflow-parking agreement with St. Johns Church and described limits on outdoor uses and worship capacity. Chair Pauline Galvin opened the discussion and asked for clarifications of parking, queuing and outdoor activity plans.

The applicants attorney, Maximilian Mihalik of Cuddy & Feder, told the board, “we now have 49 parking spaces, to accommodate parking demand,” referring to 29 on-site spaces plus a signed commitment from St. Johns for 20 overflow spaces during peak times. He said the applicant was also "open to adding an additional midday worship service on Fridays" to reduce peak crowding and would schedule those services to avoid conflicts with the adjacent schools dismissal.

The board and neighborhood members probed several operational details. The plan submitted to the fire department sets an occupancy cap of 104 worshipers distributed between the first-floor assembly and second-floor waiting area (Mihalik explained the fire department counted 50 on one floor and 54 on the other). Board member Adelia Landy and others asked who would monitor the cap; Mihalik said staff working from accessory office space would count and manage entries and, if the cap were reached, direct worshipers to return for a later service.

On outdoor activities, Mihalik said small pickup volleyball games would be confined to the southern yard that faces Underhill Avenue and "end any volleyball activity at 9PM," and that occasional outdoor gatherings would mainly correspond with holidays and worship hours and be limited in frequency. He also said the area used for basketball pickup games would become parking and thus basketball would cease there.

Board members noted resident concerns about on-street parking, traffic and student safety at the nearby school. Chair Galvin stated the board would retain a traffic professional: "we're going to ask the city to retain professionals in order to, perform a traffic impact study so that we can have the answers to the questions," she said. The applicant said it would draft a formal license agreement memorializing the St. Johns overflow-parking commitment for the boards review, and update site plans to show the relocated southern recreational area.

No vote was taken; the board asked the applicant to submit the revised plan set, a license agreement for the overflow parking, and to coordinate with planning staff on the traffic study and any further comments.

The board emphasized enforcement and clarity: staff on site will be responsible for counting worshipers and ensuring no queuing in the lot, and applicants must provide the draft license and updated drawings before the board completes its review.