https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/cf8454b603de56543b536ff913fe2cb4.pdf 381e59ee9ead037f856cc48a76be83a3 PDF Text Text Minutes of the Board of Trustees Village of Sleepy Hollow A work session of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sleepy Hollow was held on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall, 28 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York. Present: Mayor Kenneth G. Wray Deputy Mayor Jennifer Lobato-Church Susan MacFarlane Glenn Rosenbloom Evelyn Stupel Karin Wompa Bruce Campbell Trustees Also Present: Anthony Giaccio, Village Administrator Janet Gandolfo, Village Attorney Greg Camp, Police Chief Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Mayor Wray called the work session to order at 7:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Motion was made by Trustee Rosenbloom, seconded by Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church and carried unanimously to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters. Motion was made by Trustee Rosenbloom, seconded by Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church and carried unanimously to go out of executive session. MONITORING VILLAGE PROJECTS - Deputy Mayor Lobato-Church recommended keeping a list of village projects that would be periodically updated. The list would be used to track projects to make sure they are accomplished in a reasonable timeframe. Mayor Wray recommended that the Board prioritize the list of projects to monitor. Discussion ensued. CODE REVISIONS - The Board discussed code revisions being proposed by the Village Architect, Sean McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy provided the Board with a list of proposed changes (attached) and answered questions from the Board. Discussion ensued. At 9:10 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted. Anthony Giagcio Village Administrator �Miscellaneous parking requirements. (1) Upon the establishment of a parking fund for the C-2 Zone by the Village Board of Trustees, should the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Appeals, depending upon which of these two Village agencies is responsible for the review and approval of the particular parking requirement, determine that such parking requirement cannot be fulfilled because applicant does not have land on site available for parking or has land on site that cannot be accessed from public rights-of-way, said Board may require that a monetary contribution in the amount of $1,000 per parking space to a maximum of five spaces, in lieu of such off-street parking, be paid into a parking fund established by the Village. These procedures shall be limited to the off-street requirements within the C-2 Neighborhood Commercial Zone. The parking fund, when established, shall be used exclusively for parking improvements within the C-2 Zone. (2) In the C-2 Neighborhood Commercial Zone, if the Building Inspector finds that a change of use or occupancy will not require an increase of more than five off-street parking or loading spaces beyond that required for the previous use, or in the number of spaces actually approved for construction to serve the use, and the applicant does not have land available on-site for parking or has land on-site that cannot be accessed from public rights-of-way, site plan approval requirements may be waived by the Building Inspector. If the Building Inspector determines that site plan approval is not required, the parking requirements under this chapter shall be deemed fulfilled. April 22, 2013 �steep slopes. § 450-X. Steep slopes. A. All lots or open lands, whether or not proposed for use, reuse, development or redevelopment, shall be subject to review in accordance with the environmental review procedures established in the Village of Sleepy Hollow and all matters requiring Planning Board or other Village agency review pursuant to this chapter. B. The Planning Board shall restrict new construction and/or vegetation removal in such designated areas. The restrictions are designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) Minimizing erosion and sedimentation, including the loss of topsoil; (2) Preventing habitat disturbance; (3) Protecting against possible slope failure and landslides; (4) Minimizing stormwater runoff and flooding; (5) Providing safe and stable building sites; (6) Protecting the quantity and quality of the Village's surface water and groundwater resources; (7) Protecting impprtant scenic vistas, slopes, rock outcroppings and mature vegetation; (8) Preserving the Village's attractive aesthetic character and property values; and (9) Otherwise protecting the public health, safety and general welfare of the Village'of Sleepy Hollow and its residents. C. The restrictions are intended to encourage preservation of the following areas: (1) Steep slopes: a grade of 25% or more. (2) High ground: 300 feet or more above sea level. (3) Hilltops: In areas of high ground (at least 300 feet above sea level), a roughly circular area defined by a radius of 100 horizontal feet from the highest point of a hill. A hill shall be defined as a landform that rises at least 10 feet above the average elevation for the circumference of the circular area with a radius of 100 feet from that highest point. April 22, 2013 �Zoning Board of Appeals. § 450-80. Zoning Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals heretofore established pursuant to the Village Law is hereby continued with all powers and duties prescribed by law and by this chapter. Such powers and duties are summarized and more particularly specified as follows, provided that none of the following provisions shall be deemed to limit any power of the Board of Appeals conferred by general law: A. Interpretation. On appeal from an order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official, the Board of Appeals shall have the authority to decide any question involving the interpretation of any provision of this chapter, including the determination of the exact location of any district boundary if uncertainty with respect thereto remains after exhausting the rules specified in § 450-X B. Variances. (1) Area variances. (a) The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the power, upon an appeal from a decision or determination of an administrative official charged with the enforcement of such local law, to grant area variances from the area or dimensional requirements of such local law. (b) In making its determination, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall take into consideration the benefit to the applicant if the variance is granted, as weighed against the detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood or community by such grant. In making such determination, the Board shall also consider: [1] Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of the area variance; [2] Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the applicant to pursue, other than an area variance; [3] Whether the requested area variance is substantial; [4] Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district; and June 1. 2013 �Solar heating devices. Freestanding devices designed and constructed to capture and use the warmth of the sun for heating and other purposes shall be considered accessory uses and shall comply with all standards and requirements pertaining to accessory buildings and structures in this chapter. Solar devices attached to buildings or structures shall not exceed the height limitations of the district within which they are located. Each solar device shall require a permit to erect or locate or establish the same. Wind-energy devices. Devices designed and constructed so as to capture and otherwise use wind energy shall be considered permitted accessory uses in all residential districts and shall be subject to the particular accessory use standards and provisions of the particular district within which they are located, except that wind energy devices shall require and be subject to site plan approval by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a permit for their installation or erection. In said site plan approval, the Planning Board shall pay particular attention to the need for landscape buffer screening to reduce the visual impact of the particular wind energy device upon adjacent neighbors and the public in general. April 22, 2013 �Impervious coverage. § 450-X. Impervious coverage. It is the intent of the Village Board of Trustees to mandate maximum impervious surface coverage limits on residential lots in order to ensure that said lots contain enough pervious surfaces to permit natural runoff to percolate into the ground. The following table regulates the maximum impervious surface coverage allowed for residence districts: Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage Allowed R-1 22% R-2 35% R-2A 32% R-3 44% R-4 47% R-4A 47% R-5 44% R-6 40% NOTE: Impervious coverage is the sum of the area of coverage or footprint of all buildings, structures, paved areas, patios or other improved surfaces on a lot preventing natural runoff to percolate into the ground. Calculation of total impetvious surface area on a site shall be based upon the gross lot area not the net developable area on a site. April 22, 2013 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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