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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 13, 2026 at 7:00pm. Please note that this meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of Rye City Hall at 1051 Boston Post Road.
The meetings provide a look at upcoming developments in Rye, ensuring community members stay informed about significant property changes and planning decisions.
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”.
Rye Country Day School will have a working session in regard to its development of the 9-acre Thruway property and related changes on its current main campus. School officials offered an overview of the plan to the city council on September 23, 2026 – you can watch the entire presentation.
Properties Being Discussed:
- 315 Brevoort Lane – Wetland Permit for a residential dock system and seawall repairs.
- Rye Town Park (95 Dearborn Avenue) – Wetland Permit for beach promenade improvements.
- 261 Kirby Lane – Wetland Permit for a fieldstone wall.
- Rye Country Day School – Site plan modification, tree removal, and steep slope permits for campus expansion.
I. Hearings
- 315 Brevoort Lane
- Required Approval(s): Wetland Permit (WP#585)
- Location: 315 Brevoort Lane, Sheet 147.09, Block 1, Lot(s) 3
- Applicant: Laurence & Cate Holt
- Installation of a new residential dock system consisting of a fixed timber pier, aluminum gangway, landing float, floating dock, tie-off piles, concrete shore landing, and in-kind repairs to the seawall.
- Rye Town Park – Beach Promenade Improvements
- Required Approval(s): Wetland Permit (WP#588)
- Location: 95 Dearborn Avenue, Sheet 153.07, Block 3, Lot(s) 93
- Applicant: Rye Town Park Commission
- New concrete sidewalk to replace a portion of the existing stone dust and gravel promenade to provide ADA-compliant access to the waterfront.
II. Work Session
- 315 Brevoort Lane – See description above.
- Rye Town Park – Beach Promenade Improvements – See description above.
- 261 Kirby Lane
- Required Approval(s): Wetland Permit (WP#584)
- Location: 261 Kirby Lane, Sheet 147.09, Block 1, Lot(s) 3
- Applicant: Hugh & Mary Cullman
- Installation of 26” fieldstone wall adjacent to the north property line.
- Rye Country Day School
- Required Approval(s): Site Plan (SP#416), Tree Removal (TR#012), & Steep Slope (SS#006)
- Location: Cedar, Grandview and Boston Post Road
- Applicant: Rye Country Day School
- On the west side of Boston Post Road – construction of a new academic building, removal of an existing ice rink, expansion of the existing squash court, expansion and modification of surface parking; On the east side of Boston Post Road – Construction of a new athletic field with subsurface parking, ice rink, field house and pick-up/drop-off loop drives; and construction of a pedestrian tunnel beneath Boston Post Road to connect the east and west campus.
III. Minutes
Review and approval of prior Planning Commission meeting minutes.
