https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/552c39304acf28c2e977c76b4ea5355f.pdf 86c65aa733e1b9e74e02d2ce55a2e0d1 PDF Text Text Village of Sleepy Hollow Planning Board Meeting June 22, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 8:09 PM by Chairwoman Lisa Santo. Present: Lisa Santo, Chairwoman Hugh Jones Ed McCarthy Mathew Brennan Anthony DelVecchio Gordon Swartz Absent: Carl Aridas Also Present: Sean McCarthy, Village Architect Clinton Smith, Village Attorney David Smith, Village Planner James Natarelli, Consulting Engineer Agenda: 1) Marcos Lozano, 30 Andrews Lane, Proposed townhouse development- Continued public hearing 2) Rosaria Greco and David Macaluso, 71 Sleepy Hollow Road, New single-family residence- Continued public hearing 3) Richard Stein and Hilary Baum, 1 Ridge Street, New single-family residenceContinued public hearing 4) Cortlandt Court, LLC, 149 Cortlandt Street, Change of use- Public hearing 5) 188 Cortlandt Street, 188 Cortlandt Street, Change of use- Preliminary presentation 6) Historic Hudson Valley, 381 North Broadway, Overflow parking lot- Discussion 7) Edge on Hudson, 199 Beekman Avenue, Street naming- Discussion 8) R-5 Zoning Amendments- Resolution 9) Approval of Minutes, March 16, 2017, April 20, 2017, May 18, 2017 1) Marcos Lozano, 30 Andrews Lane, Proposed town house development- Continued public hearing Jonathan Villani is from Annunziata Design Consultants, Inc., representing Pro Builders Inc. Mr. Villani provided a progress report and indicated that his office is in the process of preparing renderings of the exterior of the buildings to show how the proposal fits into the neighborhood. Mr. Villani stated that he is working with the property owner to purchase materials and construct a temporary structure on top of the existing house to show the 40 foot height mark in order to represent how high the proposed buildings will be. Mr. Villani stated that he expects to have the renderings and height demonstration completed before the next meeting. �Motion was made to open the public hearing. Moved: DelVecchio Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the public. Maria Demilia-Powers lives at 50 Elm Street and stated that the project is very large for the neighborhood. Ms. Demilia-Powers stated that she is concerned that the Board members are not familiar with the neighborhood, specifically the problems of density and parking. There are about 300 homes that will be affected by the project. The Van Tassel apartments do not provide enough parking for their residents so people who don't pay for a space in the garage or on Teresa Street, park on the Village streets or in the Elm Street lot- which is sold out. Ms. Demilia-Powers stated that she reviewed the June 2, revisions and the plans do not address the neighborhoods concerns. Ms. Demilia-Powers questioned if the Planning Board has taken over the duties of the Architectural Review Board. Chairwoman Santo confirmed that the Planning Board will be providing Architectural Review approval of the project. Maria Demilia-Powers stated that the Board needs to review the planning for the project and how the project fits into the neighborhood. Ms Demilia-Powers stated that there are approximately seven buildings in the neighborhood, not including the Van Tassel, that have three floors of apartments and they are non-conforming existing buildings; the buildings could not be built today because they are too dense and the lots are too small. Ms. Demilia-Powers stated there is a problem with the parking at the Elm Street lot because the row of parking that faces Andrews Lane was supposed to be dedicated for the park and Senior Center, but it is rented instead; it is not a problem during the day but at 5:30 or 6:00 at night, residents cannot find a parking space within eight streets around Andrews Lane. Ms. Demilia-Powers stated that the problem is that the Village has allowed the density of the inner Village to increase; allowing additional dwelling units to be constructed in existing buildings. Ms. Demilia-Powers stated that 30 Andrews Lane was a single-family house, and although a large lot, it is going to be carved up into twelve units. Victor Mas lives at 29 Kendal Avenue and submitted a petition signed by 51 residents in the neighborhood who own their homes and that are concerned with the application to construct twelve dwelling units at 30 Andrews Lane, and urge the Planning Board to deny the application. Mr. Mas stated that the petition was limited to residents, who own their homes, but most of the residents in the area are renters and they share the same concerns. Mr. Mas agrees with Ms. Demilia-Powers that the project is too large and does not fit the character of the neighborhood. Ellen McDonough lives at 23 Kendal Avenue. Ms. McDonough questioned how twelve units will fit on the property with all the parking. Ms. McDonough stated that she is concerned about the contaminated soil on the property and questioned if the land was cleaned up. Ms. McDonough stated she is against the project. Maria Demilia-Powers suggested that the Board conduct a site visit to better understand the neighborhood and the normal-busy activity that goes on there. �Yurida Gonzalez lives at 20 Andrews Lane and agrees with her neighbors. Ms. Gonzalez stated that she has lived there for three years and the parking is a major problem. Ms. Gonzalez is concerned with twelve more apartments next to her house. Victor Mas questioned if a traffic survey was done. Chairwoman Santo replied that the Planning Board has requested that the applicant provide parking data to show that the impacts from the project will not adversely affect the neighborhood. Victor Mas inquired if renderings of the project where submitted. Chairwoman Santo confirmed that renderings of the project where requested from the applicant but have not been received. Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the Board. Hugh Jones stated that he cannot see how constructing twelve units of housing where one unit exists will not disrupt and change the character of the neighborhood. Mr. Jones stated that the Board needs to consider and not ignore density, parking, and changing the character of the neighborhood. Ed McCarthy stated that the Board should conduct a site visit of the neighborhood. Anthony DelVecchio agrees with Mr. McCarthy. Mr. DelVecchio requested if the architect could summarize the revisions that have been made since the original submission. Jonathan Villani replied that he was not intending to present the information but will prepare the documents for the next meeting. Chairwoman Santo stated that this project has been going on for a year and a half. The process requires that the application be reviewed by the Village Attorney, Planner, and Engineer before a public hearing is scheduled. Chairwoman Santo stated that the project has to comply with the rules that the Village Board and Zoning Board have established. There were no additional comments. Motion was made to adjourn the public hearing until July 20, 2017 at 8:00 PM. Moved: DelVecchio Seconded: Swartz Vote 6-0 2) Rosaria Greco and David Macaluso, 71 Sleepy Hollow Road, New single-family residence- Continued public hearing Motion was made to open the public hearing. Moved: Swartz Seconded: Jones Vote 6-0 �Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the public. Michael Piccirillo is the Architect and is representing the owners of the property. Mr. Piccirillo stated that the Village Engineer and Building Inspector met with the project engineer at the site to review the site drainage options. Paul Berte is the Engineer for the project. Mr. Berte stated a second deep hole test was performed in the front yard and the results will allow them to design a storm water collection and retention system without the need to discharge water into the municipal storm drain. There were no additional comments. Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the Board. Motion was made to close the public hearing and to direct the staff to prepare a resolution for consideration at the July 20, 2017 meeting. Moved: Swartz Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 3) Richard Stein and Hilary Baum, 1 Ridge Street, New single-family residenceContinued public hearing Motion was made to open the public hearing. Moved: Swartz Seconded: DelVecchio Vote 6-0 Richard Stein is the owner and architect. Mr. Stein informed the Board that the percolation test was performed at the site and the storm water retention system has been designed. Mr. Stein referred to the site plan drawing and described how the storm water will be collected and retained on the property. Mr. Stein also indicated that the driveway slope has been reduced to less than eight percent. Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the public. There were no comments. Motion was made to close the public hearing and to direct the staff to prepare a resolution for consideration at the July 20, 2017 meeting. Moved: DelVecchio Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 4) Cortlandt Court, LLC, 149 Cortlandt Street, Change of use- Public hearing Motion was made to open the public hearing. Moved: Swartz Seconded: Brennan Vote 6-0 Mark Blanchard is an attorney from Blanchard & Wilson, LLP and is representing the property owner. Mr. Blanchard stated a site plan has been submitted showing the traffic pattern and parking layout. Wazer Inc. will be the tenant and would like the interior space to be open with �good lighting; there is no need to divide up the interior layout. Mr. Blanchard stated that the business requires two types of deliveries; a box truck delivery two times a week and a trailer delivery every two months. Nisan Lerea is the co-founder of Wazer Inc. Mr. Lerea gave a brief overview of the business operation and displayed a promotional video of the company. Mathew Brennan questioned how the deliveries would occur on Cortlandt Street. Mark Blanchard replied that there is a large overhead door facing Cortlandt Street and trucks will back in to unload. When large trailers deliveries are expected, they will need to back into the lot on Depeyster Street. Mr. Blanchard stated that the business owner will work with the police department if they require using space on Cortlandt Street. Chairwoman Santo questioned the capacity of the building and how many employees will be working at the building. Mark Blanchard clarified that there would be five employees to start, although his original letter stated four employees, and they may expand to eight or ten employees. Mr. Blanchard stated that the Zoning Code requires eleven parking spaces and the eleven spaces are shown on the site plan. Mathew Brennan confirmed with Mark Blanchard that the eleven parking spaces will be provided on-site. Chairwoman Santo questioned if any material from the cutting process will go into the water supply or Village drains. Nisan Lerea replied that the machine uses water and garnet in the cutting process and machine has been designed with a two-stage filter system to remove all solids to a traceable level before discharging into the drainage system. Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the public. Anne White from Kendal-on-Hudson stated that she is in favor of the proposed change of use. Ms. White stated that she opposed a previous application for a change of use at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting when a car repair facility was proposed at the property. Ms. White is excited about the new use and believes the project will help jump start revitalization on Cortlandt Street. There were no additional comments. Gordon Swartz questioned Sean McCarthy who was noticed for the hearing. Sean McCarthy replied that all property owners within 200 feet of the project site received notice of the hearing. �Chairwoman Santo solicited comments from the Board. James Natarelli questioned the use of the proposed storage container shown on the site plan. Mark Blanchard replied that the container would be temporary and used to store inventory materials when unloaded from the delivery trucks. There was a discussion regarding where deliveries would occur and the loading operation on site and on Cortlandt Street and Depeyster Street. There were no additional comments. Motion was made to close the public hearing. Moved: McCarthy Seconded: Brennan Vote 6-0 Mark Blanchard requested that the Board grant a conditional approval in order for the property owner to enter into a lease agreement with Wazer Inc. Clinton Smith outlined the options the Board could consider; take no action, direct the preparation of an approval resolution, take a poll of the Board to determine how each member is feeling, or take a vote. Gordon Swartz stated he has concerns about the environmental impacts, specifically the possibility of any hazardous materials from the machining process getting into the water system. Mr. Swartz stated that the Board needs to know what the hazards could be before granting approval, so that the Building Department does not have to negotiate with the building owner about what is permitted. Mr. Swartz stated that the storage container on the Depeyster Street side should be removed. Anthony DelVecchio stated he is in favor of the project and suggested that a resolution be prepared for the next meeting. No action was taken. 5) 188 Cortlandt Street, 188 Cortlandt Street, Change of use- Preliminary presentation Mark Blanchard is an attorney from Blanchard & Wilson, LLP and is representing the property owner. Mr. Blanchard stated that the building is for sale and the potential buyer is a local contractor. Mr. Blanchard stated that the buyer wants to establish a small office in the main building and use the detached garage to park two commercial vans. The garage will also be used to store small hand tools only; no backhoes or gasoline powered equipment will be stored there. Mr. Blanchard stated that the business name is Barrier Oil Company; they are an oil spill remediation contracting company. The vans will be equipped with tools and not contain any waste oil products. Chairwoman Santo questioned how many employees would work there. �Mark Blanchard replied that there would be one employee. Mr. Blanchard stated that this site would only be used as a support site for the company which is much larger and has another facility. Anthony DelVecchio questioned where the employee would park. Mark Blanchard replied that the employee would park on the street or in the garage once the vans left. James Natarelli stated that an oil-water separator will be required to be installed. Mathew Brennan questioned if any contaminated soil or waste oil products would be stored in the garage. Mark Blanchard replied that no hazardous waste will be stored on the property. Gordon Swartz questioned if there are any other parking requirements on the property for the residential use or other business uses. Mark Blanchard replied that he believes the proposal is in compliance but will provide an analysis in a supplemental submission. Tom Borek is the property owner. Mr. Borek stated there are one apartment and two stores. Mr. Borek stated that Wayne Jeffers Jr. will use the office space; his employees come in the morning to pick up the vans parked in the garage and return them at the end of the day. Gordon Swartz questioned if any meetings would take place at the office. Mark Blanchard replied that meetings are not planned to take place at the office space at this time. Gordon Swartz stated that if meetings occur at the office, additional parking will be required. There were no additional comments. No action was taken. 6) Historic Hudson Valley, 381 North Broadway, Overflow parking lot- Discussion Richard Torres is the Associate Director of Buildings, Grounds and Security for Historic Hudson Valley. Mr. Torres stated that Historic Hudson Valley is seeking to install a permanent electrical service for the current and planned events on the back grass field. Mr. Torres stated that they are not intending to change the way the property is used. The new service will be 400 amps coming off of Continental Street. Chairwoman Santo questioned if lights will be installed in the parking lot. �Richard Torres replied that the parking lot already has lighting. The new electric service will be used to host existing events like the Night of Fire and a new event called Chinese Lanterns. Clinton Smith questioned if the electric service will be installed in a cabinet or shed. Richard Torres replied that they are proposing to install pressure treated posts with wood boards to mount the panel, meter pan, and a number of waterproof outlets. Clinton Smith questioned the location of the installation. Richard Torres described the location to be on the grass area to the right side of the entrance to the overflow parking lot. Mathew Brennan questioned if the new electric facility will lead to more events, larger events, and more frequent events, imposing a greater burden on the Village. Ed McCarthy stated that the 400 amp service is very large and questioned how electricity was provided to the events in the past. Richard Torres replied that they used generators and ran extension cords from the visitor's center. Chairwoman Santo stated that an application will need to be filed. Clinton Smith stated that the Village needs to understand what events are permitted on the site and if additional uses will create any problems. Sean McCarthy stated that a survey will need to be submitted showing the location of the electric structure. There were no further comments. No action was taken. 7) Edge on Hudson, 199 Beekman Avenue, Street naming- Discussion Chairwoman Santo stated that the Board has received a site plan for the Edge on Hudson development with names of the proposed streets that have been decided by the Board of Trustees. Chairwoman Santo read the names of each street. There were no objections from the Board. �8) R-5 Zoning Amendments- Resolution Chairwoman Santo stated that a revised resolution has been circulated and questioned if the Board had any changes. There were no changes. RESOLUTION Adopted at the June 22, 2017, meeting of the Village of Sleepy Hollow Planning Board WHEREAS, the Village of Sleepy Hollow is initiating a review and possible update of its Comprehensive Development Plan applicable throughout the Village; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board has received site plan applications for redevelopment in the more densely developed neighborhoods located to the north and south of Beekman Avenue and believes that possible future consolidations of property in that area, and in particular in the R-5 Multiple Residence, Medium Density District ("R-5 District") and the C-2, Central Commercial District ("C-2 District"), risk serious consequences with respect to overall density and its related impacts associated with traffic, circulation, health, safety and need for open space; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board sees a critical need for the Village to analyze and evaluate potential development under the R-5 District zoning regulations which apply in the C-2 District as well as the R-5 District; and WHEREAS, a study of the development potential and possible density level that might arise under the current R-5 District zoning regulations would dovetail with and inform the Comprehensive Development Plan review and possible update; and WHEREAS, the Planning Board, at its November 17, 2016 regular meeting and subsequent meetings discussed the need, based on the review of applications made to the Planning Board, for an evaluation of the density and design criteria that should be examined as potential revisions to the R-5 District zoning regulations; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Board identifies and gives notice to the Board of Trustees of the risk and critical need for the Village to analyze and evaluate potential growth under the R-5 District regulations as aforesaid; and be if further RESOLVED, that the Planning Board advises the Village Board to commence a planning study of the R-5 District zoning regulations so as to better understand the potential impacts associated with redevelopment in the R-5 District and the C- �2 District and to make recommendations as appropriate for revisions to the Zoning Code; and be it further RESOLVED, that the Planning Board advises the Board of Trustees to proceed on an R-5 District zoning regulations study and the Comprehensive Development Plan review and possible update without delay. Motion was made to approve the resolution incorporated herein. Moved: Swartz Seconded: Jones Vote 6-0 APPROVED Chairwoman Santo stated that the resolution will be forwarded to the Mayor and Board of Trustees and a copy will be available for review at the Department of Architecture. 9) Approval of Minutes, March 16, 2017; April 20, 2017, May 18, 2017 Motion was made to approve the minutes of March 16, 2017. Moved: Brennan Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 APPROVED Motion was made to approve the minutes of April 20, 2017. Gordon Swartz stated that the minutes for the Salvation Army of Greater New York need to reflect the date of the Site Plan expiration, the date of the request for an extension, and a statement that the Village Zoning Board of Appeals granted the variance extension. Moved: Brennan Seconded: McCarthy Motion was made to approve the minutes of May 18, 2017. Moved: Brennan Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 APPROVED Vote 6-0 APPROVED Chairwoman Santo stated that the Board needs to have an executive session and will not take any action when returning to the regular meeting. At 10:21 PM a motion was made to go into executive session to receive advice from the Village Attorney. Moved: DelVecchio Seconded: Brennan Vote 6-0 At 11:02 PM a motion was made to return to the regular meeting. Moved: DelVecchio No Action was taken. Seconded: Swartz Vote 6-0 �Motion was made to adjourn the meeting. Moved: DelVecchio The meeting was adjourned at 11:02 PM Seconded: McCarthy Vote 6-0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Planning Board Minutes & Resolutions-2017 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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