EAGLE BAY, STONY POINT · EAGLE BAY, STONY POINT WATERFRONT PROPOSAL Stony Point Marina & Yacht...
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ThesmallHamletofStonyPointisrichwith
historyoftheearlybattlesoftheAmerican
Revolution.Namedfortherockyprominentthat
reachesintotheHudsonjustnorthofthis
proposeddevelopmentitishometoStonyPoint
battlefieldandtheoldestlighthouseonthe
Hudson,the1826StonyPointlighthouse.
LOCATION SITEHISTORY
TheEagleBaywaterfrontproposalisamixed-use
planwithpublicaccesstothewaterfrontbuiltinto
athirdoftheproject.Thedesigncallsforfour45
ft.highbuildingswithpublicaccessthroughretail,
restaurantsandafitnesscenter.Thewaterfront
piecealsoincludespublicaccesswithwaterfront
walkingandenjoyment,butwithoutapublicboat
launching.Althoughonly17ofthepropertyacres
areondryland,29oftheacresareconsideredfor
buildablelanddensityallowances.Withadensity
allowanceof10unitsperacre,atotalof290units
couldbebuiltonthe17acres.Currentlydensities
of290,268,and200havebeenlistedasoptions.
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WATERFRONTPROPOSAL
StonyPointMarina&YachtClubislocatedon
closeto40acresintheHamletofStonyPointat
HudsonDr.andtheHudsonRiver.Itsitsinasmall
embaymentjustsouthofStonyPointBattlefield
andnorthofPatsy’sBayMarina.Aseriesofboats
andmarina’scovertheHudsonRiverwaterfront
alongthisstretchoftheHudson.Tothewestthe
communityisborderedbyHarrimanPark,
TomkinsCoveonthenorth,WestHaverstrawon
thesouthandtheHudsonRiverontheeast.The
Hamlet’slocationontheHudsonwaterfrontisan
importantpartofitscharacter.Asmall5.5sq.mile
town,with1.3ofthesemiles(19%,)beingwater,
thecommunityhasalongtimeriverconnection.
ZONINGCHANGE
TheproposalincludesazoningchangeforStony
Point.The2014lawstatedthateveryresidential
unitmustincludeoneboatslip.TheEagleBay
proposalwouldchangethisrequirementto1boat
slipforevery3residentialunits.Thiscouldchange
thefeeloftheHamletofStonyPoint,reducingthe
emphasisonHudsonRiveruseofthewaterfrontin
thelivesoftheresidents.Existinggroupsinthe
communityhaveurgedthatthischangeinzoning
becarefullyconsidered.
Seriesofimagesfromcommunitymeetingsfortheproposedproject.TakenbyGeorgePotanovicPresidentoftheStonyPointActionCommitteefortheEnvironment.
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