https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/94efce6b36d6c1593f4839b02e0d24e0.pdf c4c4cd1b02cdb928fb4ef891ab8eb12a PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW PLANNING BOARD MEETING - APPROVED July 19, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 8:02 pm by Nicholas Robinson, Chairman. The Chair noted that a quorum was present. Present: David Perlmutter Nicholas Robinson, Chairman George Tanner Gary Malunis Nicholas Cicchetti Absent: Ed McCarthy Also Present: Sean McCarthy (Village Architect, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Owen Wells (Saccardi & Schiff/ Village Planner) Dave Smith (Saccardi & Schiff/ Village Planner) Dan Pennella (Charles A. Manganaro/Village Engineer) Nick Ward-Willis (Keane & Beane/Village Special Land-Use Counsel) Announcements – None. Proposed Agenda: 1) Marcelo Puglio 95 College Avenue Alteration & change of use 2) Estate of L. Rockefeller County House Road 3-lot sub-division 2) Nextel Andrews Land & Elm St. Wireless comms facility 3) Peter Castro 335 North Broadway Alterations & change of use 5) L. Rodrigues Enterprises 172 Valley St Prelim. Discussion 6) Grotto Holding Corp 300 North Broadway New office Bldg. 7) Fremont Pond Wetlands issue 8) Lighthouse Landing Riverfront Development Brownfield remediation 9) Approval of the January, April and June 2007 meeting minutes The agenda was unanimously adopted (5-0). 1) Marcelo Puglio 95 College Avenue This is a continuation from previous meetings. Richard Blancato is the attorney representing the applicant. Alteration & change of use- �Richard Blancato requested an adjournment to the next meeting. He stated that the public notices did not get completed in time for the meeting. He requested that the applicant be allowed to appear before the ARB while the public hearing is being scheduled. The Board had no objection and agreed the ARB should hear the application. This was adjourned to the next meeting. No action was taken. 2) Estate of L. Rockefeller County House Road 3-lot sub-division - Owen Wells read the draft Resolution aloud. George Tanner made a motion to adopt the draft Resolution approving the 3-lot subdivision. Gary Malunis seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). 3) Nextel Andrews Land & Elm St. Wireless comms facility - The Chair noted that the Board had received a draft Resolution from the Board of Trustees. The Chair stated that the Board can now schedule a public hearing. Nicholas Cicchetti made a motion to schedule the public hearing for the next meeting. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). The Chair stated that the GEIS should be available for the next meeting. 4) Peter Castro 335 North Broadway Alteration & change of use– John Lentini is the project architect and is representing the applicant along with traffic consultant, Bernard Adler. Bernard Adler gave an overview of the proposed traffic patterns on the site. He spoke about the sight distances from the driveway on Broadway. He stated that a letter was submitted to the Village that addressed these issues. He stated that the sight distance, in his opinion, is more than adequate to satisfy any concerns. George Tanner stated that the proposed parking plan does not seem adequate. He stated that people are going to pull straight up to the store and are not going to follow the parking plan. Bernard Adler responded that typically the vehicle that stops for gasoline is the same vehicle that enters the store for coffee and other items. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, July 19, 2007 2 �David Perlmutter asked if enough parking spaces are being provided. Sean McCarthy responded yes. The Chair stated that the proposed site plan complies with the Village Code. He stated that there may be public safety questions but they are not related to the issues before the Zoning Board. David Perlmutter questioned why the applicant appeared before the Zoning Board. Sean McCarthy responded that the building was a non-conforming use and the applicant was seeking a change of use. The Chair stated that the Zoning Board needs feedback from the Planning Board for the traffic issues. He stated that other concerns can be relayed to the Zoning Board along with the traffic pattern recommendations. There was an open discussion on how to advise the Zoning Board. It was agreed that the Board could inform the Zoning Board that the application meets the Village Code. It was also stated that if the Board does not agree with the application, the Board could reflect those concerns during the site plan review. George Tanner made a motion to refer this back to the Zoning Board of Appeals that the application meets the three concerns of the Zoning Board. David Perlmutter seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). 5) L. Rodrigues Enterprises 172 Valley St Preliminary Discussion - Larry Rodrigues is the owner and is representing his company on this application. Larry Rodrigues stated that the handicapped apartment has been removed from the plans. Sean McCarthy summarized the Waterfront Advisory Committee’s consistency findings. He stated that three parking spaces are being lost on the street. He stated that one parking space will be lost on Valley Street and two parking spaces will be lost on Depeyster Street. He stated that the parking spaces on the site plan do not properly reflect the current street parking configuration. He stated that nothing is permitted in the Village right-of-way. Currently, the plans show a parking aisle on the Village right-of-way. He also stated that the compact parking spaces are also not properly configured. Owen Wells stated that the FAR calculation is not accurate. He stated that the lot size used in the calculation is larger than the actual lot size. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, July 19, 2007 3 �This was adjourned to the next meeting. 6) Grotto Holding Corp 300 North Broadway New office Bldg. - David Barbuti is the architect presenting this application on behalf of the owners. David Barbuti stated that the plans have been modified to reconfigure the parking plan. He stated that 29 spaces are proposed. He stated that only 24 parking spaces are required. He stated that the Village Code allows tandem spaces inside the garage area. Gary Malunis asked about the proposed use of the remaining office space. David Barbuti responded that the remaining 1500sf will be used for a professional office. He stated that it would not be used for a medical use. The Chair asked if there is any proposed parking on New Broadway. David Barbuti responded no. The Chair asked if the Village Architect had any questions. Sean McCarthy responded that he needs to review the triple tandem parking arrangement. He stated that there might be fire department access issues. George Tanner asked how many parking spaces are blocking the garage doors. David Barbuti responded that there are 4 parking spaces proposed to block the garage doors. The Chair asked if there are any storm water management issues. Dan Pennella responded that the plans should handle 20% on-site storage. He stated that the plans reflect 0% on-site storage. David Barbuti responded that the plan was not submitted to the Village. It was agreed that the storm water management plan and associated calculations would be submitted to the Village for review. The Chair stated that the Village needs to review the parking plan and storm water management plan as well as addressing the fire department access issues. David Barbuti requested that the application be referred to the ARB. The board unanimously agreed to refer this application to the ARB. 7) Fremont Pond Wetlands issues – The Chair stated that the Village’s recent work at Fremont Pond was performed without a permit. He stated that the installed system needs to be placed into compliance. 4 APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, July 19, 2007 �Sean McCarthy stated that the proposed access road was not installed according to the approved methods. He stated that additional information is still needed from the Village Administration. Nick Ward-Willis stated that the NYS DEC will need to be notified in order to bring this matter into compliance. This was adjourned to the next meeting. 8) Lighthouse Landing Riverfront Development Brownfield remediation The Chair stated that the Brownfield issue will come back to the Board during subsequent reviews. He also stated that the flood control (Pocantico buffer zone) and LEED Certification are still open for comments. The Chair stated that Tarrytown has submitted reports on economic analysis of the development as well as the proposed traffic impacts. George Tanner stated that Tarrytown has submitted their comments after the public comment period ended. Dave Smith spoke about the Tarrytown comments. He stated that Tarrytown reiterated many of their comments from the DEIS. He stated that the Tarrytown traffic analysis differs in opinion from the methods used by the applicant. He stated that the Village’s Traffic Engineer stated that the traffic methods used by Roseland are acceptable. The Board agreed that the Tarrytown traffic report does not propose any information that would contradict the Sleepy Hollow traffic report. Dave Smith stated that Roseland’s economic analysis was challenged by Tarrytown for not using a comparable Hudson River waterfront development. He stated that the Village’s consultants will provide a separate analysis. He stated that the report questions the use of the Brownfield Tax Credits. He also stated that the Tarrytown report does not address any new issues. He stated that the methodology used by the applicant is sound. The Chair stated that the Tarrytown report also stated that 1000 units are needed to keep this a viable project. Dave Smith stated that the economic analysis was performed for 1250, 1050 and 850 units. He stated that regardless of the applicants Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on the development, there needs to be a certain number of units for the development to be viable 5 APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, July 19, 2007 �for the Village. Dave Smith stated that the development needs to be a LEED Certified building. He stated that all seven of the Phase I buildings will meet the LEED Certified requirements for new construction. He also stated that green roof technology will have to be used on three of the buildings. George Tanner asked if applicable language has been added in case the LEED Certification is not the leader in green-building technology once this project is built-out. He stated that provisions should be added to the Findings to include the most current green-building technology available. Dave Smith referred to the handout provided by the Chair. He specifically referred to paragraph 15 that calls for the applicant to participate in funding a study to address the flooding of the Pocantico River upstream of the development site. George Tanner stated that the applicant cannot be responsible to the Pocantico River upstream of the site. He stated that the applicant should work with the County and Village officials to mediate the effects of the 100-year storm event on the east and west parcels. The Chair stated that the applicant should participate in the process. Dave Smith spoke about the estuary buffer. He stated that the Scenic Hudson proposal included an estuary buffer area. He stated that the applicant feels that including the entire width of the buffer on the GM site would impact the development of some of the townhouses. He noted that the parking for Kingsland Point Park would have to be relocated out of the estuary buffer area. The Chair asked if the Board had any other questions or comments for the Village Trustees. There were none. 9) Approval of January, April and June 2007 minutes The minutes for January and April meeting minutes will be reviewed at the next meeting. David Perlmutter made a motion to approve the June 2007 minutes as submitted. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Adjourned at 9:28 PM APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, July 19, 2007 6 � 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/. 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