Villas by Barone Sections 3, 4 Get No-Impact Finding

State environmental regulators determined two sections of the Ontario subdivision would not have a significant adverse environmental impact.

Updated on Nov. 1, 2026 in Home Renovation

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of thin survey stakes with orange flagging tape standing in cleared ground against a deep red field. — State environmental regulators determined Sections 3 and 4 of Barone's Villas subdivision in Ontario need no full environmental impact statement, clearing 61 homes. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation found that Sections 3 and 4 of Villas by Barone would not have significant adverse environmental impact, and no environmental impact statement is required for them. Together the two sections add 61 homes off Villa Fina Drive in Ontario.

Why it matters

The finding clears an environmental hurdle for the next phases of a subdivision first approved in 2006. Residents and nearby homeowners in Ontario will see the project's footprint expand south of Ridge Road and west of LaFrank Drive.

The Oct. 28 Department of Environmental Conservation notice covers both sections, which together contain 41 patio homes and 20 townhouse units. Final Planning Board action on Section 3 remained pending as of the reported agenda.

The players

Barone Land Development Inc.

The developer and applicant behind the Villas by Barone subdivision in Ontario.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The state agency that issued the notice finding Sections 3 and 4 would not have significant adverse environmental impact.

Ontario Planning Board

The local board reviewing Section 3 of the Villas by Barone subdivision.

The details

Barone Land Development Inc. is the applicant for Section 3, which the Planning Board carried into October at the developer's request. Section 2 had already received final site plan approval in May 2023, and the Town Board voted 4-0 on Feb. 27, 2025 to authorize its easements.

2006: Original preliminary subdivision approved.
May 2023: Section 2 receives final site plan approval.
Feb. 27, 2025: Town Board authorizes Section 2 easements by a 4-0 vote.
Oct. 28: DEC notice finds no significant adverse environmental impact for Sections 3 and 4.

Development Context

Under New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act, a determination that no environmental impact statement is required lets a project move forward without the full review process. The finding places the later phases of Villas by Barone within that established state framework rather than a separate local rule.

Residents near Villa Fina Drive, Ridge Road and LaFrank Drive may see added construction traffic and new homes as the subdivision builds out. The environmental finding removes the need for a full impact statement before the remaining sections move forward.

The takeaway

Subdivisions approved years earlier can still advance through later phases as each section clears its own review. Readers following Ontario development should track Planning Board agendas for updates on Sections 3 and 4.

What happens next

The Ontario Planning Board is scheduled to continue its review of the Section 3 application, which was carried into October at the developer's request.