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The Rye City Planning Commission is responsible for decisions on a variety of land use applications including site plans, subdivisions, wetland permits, coastal consistency determinations, special use permits and outdoor dining permits. The Commission also periodically provides advisory recommendations to the City Council regarding long-range planning concerns and zoning matters.
The next commission meeting is on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm and is typically held in the City Council room or Mayor’s conference room at Rye City Hall. The meetings provide a look at upcoming developments in Rye, ensuring community members stay informed about significant property changes and planning decisions.
The meeting will include a commission work session on the Rye Country Day School’s major campus expansion project across both sides of Boston Post Road. The work includes the construction of a new academic building, removal of the existing ice rink, and expansion of squash courts and parking areas on the west side of the BPR, and the development of a new athletic field with subsurface parking, an ice rink, field house, pickup/drop-off loop drives on the west side of the BPR. There is also a proposed pedestrian tunnel connecting the east and west campuses beneath Boston Post Road.
Along with the development of the old United Hospital site, these two projects present a potential traffic cauldron at the already busy Rye – Port Chester town line with the Whole Foods and Target shopping center and the swirl of Boston Post Road / Interstate 287 and Interstate 95.
The Rye Park neighborhood showed up in force to the Rye City Council meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 to express concerns over both projects with special attention to traffic and safety impacts in an expansive discussion that lasted over an hour.
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The commission’s seven members are Nicholas Everett (chair), Andrew Ball, Laura Brett, Dan Bsharat, Rick Schaupp, Steven Secon and Jamie Jensen (councilmember liaison). Read Meet the Planning Commission and its Chair Nick Everett.
Plans and application materials can be viewed here. Note: due to “security and privacy concerns” as of April 1, 2025, viewing plans online “plans will be available for approximately one week after posting of the meeting agenda on the City’s website. Those wishing to view plans will also be required to login”.
Properties Being Discussed:
- 101 Theall Road (The Osborn) – Hearing adjourned to November 18, 2025.
- 36–40 Orchard Avenue – Redevelopment into a six-unit residential building.
- Rye Country Day School – Major campus expansion on both sides of Boston Post Road.
- 43 Locust Avenue – New mixed-use building with offices and residences.
- 945 Forest Avenue – Extension for one-story addition, pool, and patio project.
- Pine Island Road – Roadway, curbing, and drainage improvements.
- 83 Brevoort Lane – Addition and site improvements extending to adjacent properties.
- 702 Forest Avenue – New pool, cabana, patios, and landscaping.
- 86 Maple Avenue – New wood deck and stairs.
- 632 Milton Road – Replacement of FEMA-non-compliant house with new flood-safe home
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
I. Public Hearings
- 101 Theall Road – The Osborn
- At the applicant’s request, the public hearing for The Osborn project will be adjourned to the November 18, 2025 meeting. There will be no discussion of this item at the October 28 meeting.
- 36-40 Orchard Avenue (SP#417)
- Applicant: 36-40 Orchard Ave. LLC
- Location: 36–40 Orchard Avenue, Sheet 146.11, Block 1, Lot 1; Sheet 146.7, Block 2, Lot 74
- Proposal for the redevelopment of the site with a new three-story residential building containing six dwelling units.
II. Work Session
- 36-40 Orchard Avenue – see description above.
- Rye Country Day School
- Site Plan (SP#416), Tree Removal (TR#012), and Steep Slope SS#006)
- Applicant: Rye Country Day School
- Location: Cedar Street, Grandview Avenue, and Boston Post Road
- Major campus expansion project across both sides of Boston Post Road.
- West side: Construction of a new academic building, removal of the existing ice rink, and expansion of squash courts and parking areas.
- East side: Development of a new athletic field with subsurface parking, an ice rink, field house, pickup/drop-off loop drives, and a pedestrian tunnel connecting the east and west campuses beneath Boston Post Road.
- 43 Locust Avenue
- Site Plan (SP#418)
- Applicants: Kenneth Haas & Ursula Serluca
- Construction of a new mixed-use building with ground-level parking, first-floor offices, and residential space above.
- 945 Forest Avenue – Extension of Time
- Wetland Permit (WP#554)
- Applicants: Olga & Raphael Vasconcellos
- Request for an extension of time for prior approvals involving removal of an existing sunroom, construction of a one-story addition, new swimming pool, expanded patio, pergola, walking path, and low retaining wall.
- Pine Island Road Improvements
- Wetland Permit (WP#572)
- Applicant: Dennis McGill
- Proposed roadway widening, curbing and drainage upgrades, and landscape improvements along Pine Island Road to improve safety and stormwater management.
- 83 Brevoort Lane
- Wetland Permit (WP#571), Tree Removal (TR#014)
- Applicants: Peter & Maria Hancock
- Addition to an existing residence at 83 Brevoort Lane, with related site improvements extending to 81 and 85 Brevoort Lane.
- 702 Forest Avenue
- Wetland Permit (WP#574)
- Applicant: Scott Alberi
- Construction of a new pool, cabana, patios, retaining walls, pergola, plantings, and lighting.
- 86 Maple Avenue
- Wetland Permit (WP#575)
- Applicant: 61 Grandview Development, LLC
- New wood deck and stairs, supported by concrete piers.
- 632 Milton Road
- Wetland Permit (WP#573)
- Applicant: William Brody
- Demolition of an existing FEMA-non-compliant home and construction of a new flood-zone-compliant single-family residence.
The Commission will also review and approve minutes from prior meetings. Residents can attend and learn about these community projects. Resident attendees can only speak during public hearings and are not permitted to speak during the regular commission meetings. Residents can submit comments to the planning commission at any time and can request their comments be filed with the city’s public records on a particular project (the email to use is planning@ryeny.gov).
