https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/713ba20b5a8f1cb6e63f94e4c32afd8d.pdf 7db3c4746133727ed5fc86e154e8ee95 PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW PLANNING BOARD MEETING - APPROVED December 21, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 pm by Nicholas Robinson, Chairman. The Chair noted that a quorum was present. Present: Nicholas Robinson, Chairman David Perlmutter Gary Malunis Nicholas Cicchetti George Tanner Ed Napoleon Ed McCarthy Absent: None Also Present: Sean McCarthy (Village Architect, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Owen Wells (Saccardi & Schiff/ Village Planner) Dan Pennella (Charles A. Manganaro/Village Engineer) Dave Smith (Saccardi & Schiff/ Village Planner) Joel Sachs (Keane & Beane/Village Special Land-Use Counsel) Amanda Kandel (Keane & Beane/Village Special Land-Use Counsel) Announcements – None. Proposed Agenda: 1) Lighthouse Landing 2) RF Zoning Code Amendment 3) Nextel of NY Andrews Lane Wireless Comms Facility 4) Cortese Construction Terrace Close New single family residence 5) Water Supply Improvement Program 6) Village Comprehensive Plan 7) College Arms 100 College Ave Parking plan 8) Planning Board member terms 9) Approval of the October and November 2006 Minutes 10) NYS DOT George Tanner made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. David Perlmutter seconded. It was unanimous (6-0). �1) Lighthouse Landing The Chair gave a summary of the recent Village Trustees meeting. He stated that the Trustees adopted the FEIS as complete. He stated that the Trustees have set a public hearing for the conceptual site plan for January 23, 2007. The Chair stated that the Board needs to plan a structured site plan review. He asked to provide some input on how this site plan review would be segmented. He stated that the Department of Environmental Conservation will also be holding public hearing on the Brownfields remediation during the same timeframe as the site plan review. Andy Tung gave a general overview on the changes in the site plan. He spoke about the changes in the open space components. He stated that the western portion of the central park would be presented first in the preliminary subdivision site plan review. He stated that the 7 blocks south of the central park will be presented to the Board first. He stated that they expect the site plan review to commence at the Board’s March 2007 meeting. Jon Stein reviewed the changes in density. He stated that originally 1562 dwelling units were proposed. He stated that the new proposal has 1250 dwelling units. He reviewed the reduction in the traffic impacts. He stated that the Metro-North parking area has been eliminated. He stated that the parking area has been replaced with soccer fields and other recreational uses. He stated that there are 44 acres of open space on the site. He reviewed the other recreational uses near the Hudson River. They included a boat house, a fishing pier and a floating dock. He also reviewed the traffic patterns at the end of Beekman Avenue and the adjacent Ichabod’s Landing site. The Chair stated that all of the generic design features should be viewed separately and then applied to each section. No action was taken. 2) RF Zoning Code Amendment The Chair stated that the Trustees have referred a zoning text amendment to the Planning Board for their review. Joel Sachs reviewed the proposed text change. He stated that the current code would be changed to allow the height of buildings to increase as you move farther away from the Hudson River. George Tanner asked if the Village is proposing the changes at the request of the applicant. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, December 21, 2006 2 �Dave Smith stated that the proposal includes increasing the building height as you get farther inward away from the Hudson River. He spoke about the incremental height restriction from 42-feet to 65-feet. He stated that river views could be created on more of the area. Jon Stein stated that the height of the area can allow structures to be built to a maximum height of 65-feet in the center of the parcel but limits the height of structures on the perimeter to a maximum height of 42-feet. He stated that this zoning change will flip the height of the structures in this area and allow for a more balanced look. George Tanner asked if the Village proposed the height change or did the applicant propose the change. Andy Tung responded that the DEIS proposed a 5-story structure on the east parcel. He stated that this started the discussions on the height changes. He stated that the applicant made the recommendation to the Village. George Tanner asked if a noise study was performed. He stated that the residents of the Barnhardt Park area could be negatively impacted by the train noise and a surrounding 65-foot building. Joel Sachs stated that the second part of this provision would allow the Trustees to have the discretionary requirement to increase the height requirement in the area to the west of the railroad tracks beyond the 65-foot requirement. George Tanner asked Sean McCarthy about the definition of roof height. Sean McCarthy provided the current code limitations for pitched and flat roofs. He stated that the proposed change would allow some variations in height for the parcel. The Chair asked the Board for comments. David Perlmutter stated that this should have been presented to the Board prior to the Lighthouse Landing presentation. David Perlmutter made a motion to adjourn this item to the next meeting. Ed McCarthy seconded. The motion was unanimously approved (7-0). 3) Nextel Cara Bonomolo is representing the applicant. Cara Bonomolo stated that the Waterfront Advisory Committee found the application to APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, December 21, 2006 3 �be consistent with the LWRP. Sean McCarthy stated that the applicant needs to go before the Zoning Board for the height and setback issues. Nicholas Cicchetti referred to a letter from Owen Wells. He asked Owen Wells to comment on his letter. Owen Wells stated that some of the preferred locations in the GEIS are not zoned for this application. He stated that the zoning code should be amended to allow wireless facilities to be permitted on Village owned properties. The Chair stated that a zoning text amendment can be made after this application is processed. Nicholas Cicchetti made a motion to refer the applicant to the Zoning Board. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). 4) Cortese Construction Richard Blancato is representing this application along with architect Dennis Rubich. Richard Blancato summarized the changes to the proposed site plan since the original submission. He stated that the property is narrow in the front portion of the lot. He stated that the Waterfront Advisory Committee’s findings regarding policy 25a should be overruled by the Planning Board. He requested that the Board schedule a public hearing. David Perlmutter asked about the reference point of the renderings. Dennis Rubich stated that the reference point is at the beginning of the cul-de-sac. Davis Perlmutter made a motion to schedule a public hearing for the next meeting. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). Nicholas Cicchetti stated that Policy 25a was improperly applied by the Committee. He stated that Policy 25b should have been used. He stated that the Board should become familiar with this policy. 5) Water Supply Improvement Program Dave Smith reviewed the Village’s existing water supply. He stated that the Village tried to increase their current capacity at the Rockefeller Park Preserve but the NYS Parks Department denied the Village’s request. He stated that the Village has developed an alternative plan on the Phelps Hospital site. He stated that Phelps Hospital is in favor of this plan. He stated that since the new tank is at a lower elevation than the existing 4 APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, December 21, 2006 �system, a pumping system is required. The Chair stated that this proposal would increase the water pressure for areas of the Village as well as satisfy the needs of the GM site. The Chair asked if this application would come back to the Planning Board for site plan approval. Dave Smith responded that he would look into the matter. No action was taken. 6) Village Comprehensive Plan The Chair stated that the Village code needs to be properly amended to reflect the special use permits in the Waterfront Development District. He stated that the Village Trustees have taken this responsibility over from the Planning Board. Dave Smith stated that he does not know if the code revisions have been filed with the Department of State. He stated that the Village code has been amended several years ago to reflect this change. The Chair asked special land use counsel to submit an analysis of § 62-5.1(e) regarding the change to the code text and the statutory body that must make the changes. He stated that this should be submitted to the Board for the next meeting. The Chair also referred to § 62-5.1(n) regarding the Planning Board’s review of the concept plan. He stated that if the code changes are not filed, the Planning Board is responsible for the review. The Chair stated that the Village Trustees should allow the Planning Board to form a committee to begin preparing a comprehensive plan. The Chair stated that if the Board accepts the fact that the Village is largely built-out, the inner-Village is the only item that should be studied. He stated that the density, traffic and parking need to be studied in this area. He stated that Planning Board needs to study the transportation resulting from the GM site construction. He stated that a Resolution should be prepared to have the Village Trustees authorize the Planning Board to prepare a comprehensive plan. David Perlmutter stated that the retail in the inner Village will be different as a result of the GM site. David Perlmutter made a motion to ask the Village Trustees to have the Planning Board move forward with the comprehensive plan. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, December 21, 2006 5 �7) College Arms Amanda Kandel stated that the College Arms is property owned by the Housing Authority, an entity of NYS. She stated that College Arms because College Arms is owned by a state entity, they do not have to comply with the Village Zoning code. She stated that as long as College Arms certifies that there are 25 parking spaces available, it is an acceptable parking plan. No action was taken. 8) Planning Board member terms The Chair stated that the terms for the Planning Board members have been held over. He stated that the Mayor is interested in staggering the terms of the Board to allow an appropriate rotation of the members. No action was taken. 9) Minutes for the October and November 2006 meetings The minutes from the October 2006 meeting were reviewed. David Perlmutter made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). The minutes from the November 2006 meeting were reviewed. David Perlmutter made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). 10) NYS DOT The Chair stated that the Board has received a letter from the NYS DOT indicating that the DOT has a new SEQRA integrator. The Chair stated that a letter should be sent to Mr. Dillman with a list of items that the Village needs addressed. The Board agreed that items should be brought to the DOT’s attention. Adjourned at 9:28 pm. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, December 21, 2006 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/. Title A name given to the resource Planning Board Minutes & Resolutions-2006 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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