Non-conforming commercial storage use at 711 North Division Street
Summary
The board appears ready to find that the towing and landscaping operations expanded beyond their legal footprint in this C-4 commercial zone, which could force Taconic Towing to vacate. The owner testified no alternative site exists in Peekskill, putting a local small business at risk pending a possible use variance.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Feb 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could cost a local towing business its operating yard and the property owner potential income if the expansion must be removed.
Neighbors and code-enforcement interests gain clearer limits on the non-conforming commercial use in a mixed residential/commercial lot.
Taconic Towing's owner says he would have nowhere else in the city to operate, and the landscaping tenant could also be displaced.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Feb 19, 2026
The board appears ready to find that the towing and landscaping operations expanded beyond their legal footprint in this C-4 commercial zone, which could force Taconic Towing to vacate. The owner testified no alternative site exists in Peekskill, putting a local small business at risk pending a possible use variance.
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Jan 15, 2026
A decades-old contractor's yard and storage operation on North Division Street is facing a city violation, and the outcome could decide whether a landscaping business employing 13-15 local residents and a towing company can keep operating there. The board must sort out what the use actually was before zoning and whether today's operation is an illegal expansion.
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