Bais Rochel / Congregation Beth Rochel of Monsey
Approved with conditions
In plain words
Bais Rochel / Congregation Beth Rochel of Monsey is a school project in Ramapo, at 145 Saddle River Rd (school at 175 Saddle River Rd). Approved, with conditions to meet. The plan covers School, not housing. Enrollment future: 1,600 Mon-Thu, 800 Fri, 800 Sun (per Aug 2026 resolutions). The full record and full history are below.
Address: 145 Saddle River Rd (school at 175 Saddle River Rd)
Jurisdiction: Town of Ramapo (Airmont mailing address - do NOT file as Airmont) (not mailing address)
Town: Ramapo
Status: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS - Special Use Permit + Site Development Permit granted
Status date: Planning Board 2026-08-25, both motions 6-0-0, public hearing closed 22:23; minutes 12 pages, Adopted Minutes, Town Clerk stamp 2026-09-01 (minutes footers say August 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes - document inconsistency, decision date is 25 Aug per portal event/resolutions)
Plans, designs and renderings
No usable public plan, rendering, or site-plan image is on file for this project yet. A plan set that is SharePoint-only still needs a live-browser pass, and a project with no public plan at all is not given a borrowed image.
Full record
Units: School, not housing. Enrollment future: 1,600 Mon-Thu, 800 Fri, 800 Sun (per Aug 2026 resolutions)
Stories / height: Not verified from plan
Site: +/- 10.02 acres (9.7210 in later PB notice), R-15A, Tax Lot 56.16-2-14.7
Parking: 255 at full build-out (from 38 today, per DEC summary)
Applicant / engineer: Cong Beth Rochel of Monsey; presenters Attorney Ira Emmanuel, Engineer Steve Sparaco, Traffic Consultant Ron Reiman
Plan set: Phased: demolish southern 2-story brick building + modulars, build 3 new buildings (22,024 + 24,304 sq ft + gymnasium), plus wedding hall mentioned in one notice - wording differs, verify. No packet found by text search.
Gaps: Conditions not shown satisfied, final-map endorsement not shown. Site Development resolution requires return to Planning Board for remaining phases. Address numbering inconsistent inside minutes: heading 145 Saddle River Rd, resolution text 175 Saddle River Rd, Special Use operative line appears as 15 Saddle River Rd - grant, project 2024.012, tax lots and description match, but check signed resolution if exact street number required. ZBA case per Aug resolutions: ZBA 26-359, granted 2026-01-19 - NOT separately confirmed in a ZBA source yet. ZBA 26-349 is NOT this project (19 Feb 2026 minutes motion for 26-349 follows item ZBA 26-352, Chaim Oberlander, 12 Greene Road).
Next check: ZBA 26-359 minutes/agenda (19 Jan 2026) to confirm variances; compliance with CDRC 2026-06-03 rev. 2026-08-13 and ZBA conditions; return for remaining phases; construction start
Blogable: YES on scale alone
Infrastructure, paths and parks
Verified items only, from this project's plan set, conditions, or board record. A category with nothing listed here means nothing verified yet, not that the project has none.
- Roads: One-way driveway circulation, Site Development Permit condition C, 2026-08-25
- Parks / open space: Age-appropriate playground equipment with no less than 14 recreation benches, Site Development Permit condition F, 2026-08-25
- Other: Gated rear fence closed/locked 6:00pm-4:00am weekdays and 24 hours weekends, Site Development Permit condition G, 2026-08-25
History — old statuses are kept, never overwritten
- 2025-01-13 — Planning Board: Negative Declaration for Type 1 action, 5-0-0; refer to ZBA without comments, 5-0-0. NOT a permit grant (Negative Declaration) source
- 2025-01-19 — ZBA area variances granted, case ZBA 26-359 - as stated in 25 Aug 2026 PB resolutions, NOT separately confirmed in a ZBA source yet (Variances granted (per PB resolutions)) source
- 2026-08-25 — Planning Board grants Special Use Permit AND Site Development Permit, both 6-0-0, hearing closed 22:23; CDRC 2026-06-03 rev. 2026-08-13 + ZBA conditions, plus driveway, refuse, playground/benches, gated fence conditions; return for remaining phases required (APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS) source
- 2026-10-27 — CMS history system created: this entry records that prior statuses are retained, not overwritten, when a project status changes (History tracking started)
Words used on this page
- Negative Declaration: A Negative Declaration means the board found the project would have no significant impact on the environment.
- ZBA: ZBA is the zoning appeals board. It decides requests to vary from the zoning rules.
- CDRC: CDRC is the county review committee. It reviews large projects before the town board decides.