Over the past few years, the Village of Port Chester undertook an initiative to revamp its zoning regulations to spur economic development and to respect the community. This effort - entitled "Plan the Port" - involved community engagement, visioning, drafting of a form-based code, preparing a build-out analysis, and evaluation of impacts and proposed mitigation measures through the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) process. On May 20, 2020, the Village Board of Trustees adopted the new Village-Wide Form-Based Code.

Below you will find links to important documents related to the Plan the Port initiative and adoption of the Form-Based Code. For inquiries about the Form-Based Code, please contact the Department of Planning & Economic Development via email only at planning@portchesterny.gov.

Adopted Form-Based Code and Zoning Map

• Zoning Map
• Form-Based Code (Chapter 345) - Entire Chapter in one PDF; Individual Articles below
  • Cover and Table of Contents
  • Preamble
  • Article 1 General
  • Article 2 Zoning Map
  • Article 3 Zoning & Civic Districts
  • Article 4 Building & Lot Plans & Standards
  • Article 5 Development Parcel Plans & Standards
  • Article 6 Supplemental Standards
  • Article 7 Sign Standards
  • Article 8 Administration, Procedure & Enforcement
  • Article 9 Nonconformities
  • Article 10 Definitions

Form-Based Code and Supplementary Code Changes Local Laws

• Local Law No. 6 of the Year 2020 - Chapter 175, Fees (adopted May 20, 2020)
• Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2020 - Supplementary Changes to Other Village Code Chapters (adopted May 20, 2020
• Local Law No. 4 of the Year 2020 - Form-Based Code and Zoning Map (adopted May 20, 2020)

New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)

• SEQRA Findings Statement (adopted May 20, 2020)
• Responses to FGEIS Comments
• Compiled Public Comments Received on FGEIS
• Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement ("FGEIS", Large File, full FGEIS) - Accepted for Public Review 3/25/2020
  • FGEIS Volume 1 Only
  • FGEIS Volume 2 Only (Large File, full Volume 2)
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Cover Page, Appendix A (DGEIS Public Hearing Transcript), and Appendix B (Public and Agency Comments)
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Appendix C (Build-Out Analysis Report)
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Appendix D (Traffic Study & Fair Share Contribution Traffic Mitigation)
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Appendix E (Revised Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“DGEIS”))
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Appendix F (Revised Proposed Zoning Code)
  • FGEIS Volume 2: Appendix G (Port Chester Public Schools Overcrowding and Mitigation Analysis)
• 3-25-2020 Board of Trustees Agenda Memo and Resolution (Agenda Memo and Resolution only, does not include backup materials)
• Compiled Public Comments Received on DGEIS
• November 18, 2019 DGEIS Public Hearing Transcript
• Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement ("DGEIS", Large File) - Accepted for Public Review 11/4/2019
  • DGEIS Volume 1 Only
  • DGEIS Volume 2 Only (Large File)
• DGEIS Notice of Completion
• SEQRA Positive Declaration
• Final Scoping Document
• November 16, 2018 Comments on Draft Scoping Document
• Draft Scoping Document

Plan the Port Initiative

• Proposed Local Law #I-7 of 2020 (adopted May 20, 2020 - see Local Law No. 6 of the Year 2020 above)
• Proposed Local Law #I-6 of 2020 (adopted May 20, 2020 - see Local Law No. 5 of the Year 2020 above)
• Proposed Local Law #I-5 of 2020 (adopted May 20, 2020 - see Local Law No. 4 of the Year 2020 above)
• Third Public Draft of the Proposed Form-Based Code and Zoning Map
• Third Public Draft Zoning Map Only
• Comment Letters on the Second Public Draft
• Second Public Draft Release Letter
• Second Public Draft of the Proposed Form-Based Code (High Resolution, Large File)
• Second Public Draft of the Proposed Form-Based Code (Smaller File)
• Second Public Draft Zoning Map
• Affordable Housing Language from the Second Public Draft
• Sustainable Port Chester Alliance's Suggested Affordable Housing Language
• Comment Letters on the First Public Draft
• First Public Draft of the Proposed Form-Based Code (High Resolution, Large File)
• First Public Draft of the Proposed Form-Based Code (Smaller File)
• First Public Draft Zoning Map

Meetings and Presentations

• May 14, 2020 WebEx Meeting Between Village of Port Chester and City of Rye Presentation
• May 12, 2020 Board of Trustees Workshop on FGEIS Presentation
• May 6, 2020 Board of Trustees Workshop on FGEIS Presentation - rescheduled for May 12, 2020
• April 20, 2020 Board of Trustees Meeting, FGEIS Public Hearing Presentation
• December 11, 2019 Port Chester Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Workshop on DGEIS
• November 20, 2019 Planning Commission Workshop on DGEIS
• November 18, 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting, DGEIS Public Hearing (Presentation) (Video)
• November 4, 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting, DGEIS Completeness (Presentation) (Video)
• October 31, 2019 Meeting with NAACP Working Group
• October 23, 2019 Planning Commission Form-Based Code Workshop #2
• October 3, 2019 Board of Trustees Form Based-Code Workshop #5
• September 24, 2019 Meeting with Community Stakeholders
• July 22, 2019 Meeting with Main Street Business Owners
• June 19, 2019 Joint Meeting of the Board of Trustees with Boards and Commissions
• June 5, 2019 Board of Trustees Form Based-Code Workshop #4
• May 9, 2019 Board of Trustees Form Based-Code Workshop #3
• February 19, 2019 Board of Trustees Meeting, Form-Based Codes 101
• February 11, 2019 Planning Commission Form-Based Code Workshop #1
• February 11, 2019 Meeting with Sustainable Port Chester Alliance
• February 5, 2019 Presentation to Westchester County Department of Planning
• January 31, 2019 Presentation to NYSDOT
• January 8, 2019 Board of Trustees Form Based-Code Workshop #2
• December 19, 2018 Board of Trustees Form Based-Code Workshop #1
• Plan the Port Website [follow link] - here you can find project documents, presentations, and public input