The Poughkeepsie City Planning Board issued a SEQR negative declaration and approved a site plan for redevelopment of a vacant lot at 7 Morgan Avenue into two buildings totaling nine dwelling units.

Owner and applicant James Patterson presented color elevations and described a palette of black, light gray and white. The approved plan orients porches to face the street, includes an ADA-compliant sidewalk approach and retains street-facing entries. The board emphasized that buildings should engage the sidewalk to increase pedestrian activity and “eyes on the street,” and members applauded the applicant for orienting the street-facing elevations accordingly.

Mr. Patterson said the units are intended to be affordable housing, offered voluntarily by the developer, and that he is not seeking density or bonus incentives from the board. The board adopted a negative declaration under SEQR and voted to grant site-plan approval subject to standard conditions, including final engineering sign-offs and any minor plan adjustments the consultants identify.

Staff will finalize the approval resolution for the next meeting packet and the applicant will provide any remaining technical materials requested by engineering and planning staff.