https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/9ac19fd0729a8423c7c43b3b35abee49.pdf 7eec16fbb41b856fc654eb2e19fe04d4 PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW PLANNING BOARD MEETING - APPROVED March 18, 2004 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 George Tanner David Perlmutter Ed McCarthy Ed Napoleon Absent: Dorota Szwem-Kopczynski Nicholas Cicchetti Also Present: Angie Kahn (Saccardi & Schiff/Village Planner) Dave Smith (Saccardi & Schiff/Village Planner) Antonio Capiocotto (Dolph Rotfeld Engineers/Village Engineer) Sean McCarthy (Village Architect, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Nicholas Ward-Willis (Keane & Beane/Village Attorney) Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Ed Lammers (Murphy, Stecich & Powell) Mike Musso (Lawler, Matusky & Skelly/Village RF Engineer) David Perlmutter made a motion to adopt the proposed agenda. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Proposed Agenda: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Walter Ceconi Ichabod’s Landing Zegarelli Holdings Phelps Hospital Site Plan compliance FGEIS Monopole NYC DEP issues Minutes 1) Walter Ceconi Angie Kahn summarized the project to date. George Tanner made a motion to open the public hearing. David Perlmutter seconded. It �was unanimous (5-0). Since there were no public comments, George Tanner made a motion to close the public hearing. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). The Chair read the Resolution (attached). George Tanner made a motion to approve the Resolution. David Perlmutter seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). 2) Ichabod’s Landing Dave Smith discussed several Planning Board issues. He distributed a memo discussing the bulkhead, vessel tie-up, energy efficiency issues, etc. The Chair asked if the mailings were received. Sean McCarthy responded yes. George Tanner made a motion to open the public hearing. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Bruce Lozito summarized the proposed project. He spoke about the extensive review process. He also spoke about the site layout, architecture, storm water, bulkhead and about Horan’s Landing. Dave Smith stated that the roof mounted A/C units are going to be relocated. He stated that they should be shown on the site plan. He also stated that the energy efficient design should requirements should be documented. Antonio Capiocotto spoke about the bulkhead report. Bruce Lozito responded that the requirements of the NYS Energy Star Program have been exceeded. He stated that information would be provided to the Village on the energy efficient design. Sean McCarthy stated that final sign-off is required from the Village Police and Fire Departments. The Chair asked if the Planning Board had any further comments. There was none. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 2 �The Chair asked about construction phasing. Bruce Lozito discussed the projected construction phasing of the buildings and of the bulkhead. The Chair requested that the phasing be documented on the site plans. The Chair asked about the possible restrictions of the public access to the waterfront. Henry Hocherman stated that the applicant would accept as a condition of a site plan approval that would restrict the construction of a gate or fence. The Chair invited public comments. Adam Hiadle (12 Anford Road – Tarrytown) stated that the Planning Board should look into the Battery Park City energy efficiency guidelines. Ray Currant (Scenic Hudson) stated that the Planning Board and the applicant should be commended. He stated that he is still concerned with the integration of the project with the entire riverfront development. He stated that he is concerned with the width and the hours of operation of the esplanade. He stated that a 10-foot wide runway with 2-feet on each side should be constructed. He spoke about other green design standards. There was an open discussion on the possibility of widening the esplanade. Henry Hocherman spoke about how the building heights and visual impacts were discussed in detail in the EIS and the FEIS. The Chair asked the Village Engineer if a review of the watercourse application and plans had been completed. Antonio Capiocotto responded no. The Chair discussed the vessel tie-up area. Samantha Kaymer (Captain of the Clearwater) stated that a vessel tie-up would be beneficial to a large vessel like the Clearwater. It was agreed that Samantha Kaymer would review the site plans and provide comments concerning vessel tie-up. There was an open discussion on whether to keep the public hearing open until the next meeting. David Perlmutter made a motion to carry the public hearing over to the next meeting. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 3 �3) Zegarelli Holdings This was postponed to the next meeting. 4) Phelps Hospital Keith Safan (Phelps CEO) is representing this application along with Planning Consultant, Andy Tung. He gave a history of Phelps Hospital. He spoke about the need to expand the Emergency Services Department to meet increasing needs. He spoke about increasing the parking by 50%. He spoke about increasing Robin’s Nest day care center and about a new medical office building. Andy Tung reviewed the 61-acre campus. He spoke about the additional land that is to be purchased by Phelps from New York State. He spoke about the interior space of the proposed addition to the hospital. He spoke about the revised parking layout for the entire site. He also spoke about the proposed expansion to Robin’s Nest Day Care Center. The Chair asked about the proposed new roadway and the Kendal-on-Hudson project. Andy Tung explained the proposed road integration. George Tanner asked about potential cellular providers on the hospital roof. Hospital Counsel responded that no cellular proposal is being considered for the hospital roof. The Chair read the draft Resolution to circulate a notice of intent to act as the lead agency for this application. George Tanner made a motion to approve the Resolution. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). 5) Site Plan compliancea) Robert Barstow Sean McCarthy stated that several of the issues have been resolved. He stated that the retaining wall has been removed and the parking re-aligned. He stated that the incomplete sidewalk on Cedar Street has been corrected. He stated that the garbage has been relocated. He also stated that two (2) parking spaces are non-compliant compared to the approved site plan. George Tanner asked when the original site plan was approved. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 4 �Sean McCarthy responded February 2001. The Chair asked how the applicant could comply. Sean McCarthy stated that parking space #6 is off by 6” and parking space #2 and parking space #5 are off by 1”. George Tanner asked if these discrepancies were acceptable to the Village. Antonio Capiocotto responded that the Village had not tasked his company to review. He stated that he would review and respond. There was an open discussion on how to correct the parking problem. The discussion included closing the entrance on Cortlandt Street and adding one additional parking space. No action was taken. b) Karl Dibble Nicholas Ward-Willis spoke about the front retaining wall. The Board agreed that a test pit should be made to verify proper construction if there was no inspection by the Village during construction. Sean McCarthy stated that the fence and wall would be moved back onto the neighbor’s side. No action was taken. c) Antonio Rodrigues - 362 North Broadway The Chair acknowledged receipt of several letters from some of the neighbors concerning pile driving. Sean McCarthy responded that work is on going to secure the site. The Board discussed the neighbors concerns and requested the Board’s counsel respond to the neighbors. No action was taken. APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 5 �d) County House Road John Dolan is representing this application along with John Slaker (project landscape architect) and John Nemetz. John Dolan spoke about the progress to date. He spoke about the Village’s comments regarding the massing effects and the apparent evergreen wall along County House Road. He also stated that the applicant wants to re-establish the right-of-way line and to dedicate the land to the Village. Lastly, he stated that the applicant wants to amend the site plan to develop site 1 and site 2 last. There was an open discussion on the location of the retaining wall (for lot 5 and lot 8) within the Village’s right-of-way. It was determined that the applicant will discuss this issue with the Board’s counsel to ensure the Village did not object to the encroachment and the Village has no liability for the wall. John Slaker spoke about the landscaping revisions along County House Road that would break-up the views. No action was taken. e) Fremont Property – Kennedy application Nicholas Ward-Willis summarized the project to date. He stated that no new information had been presented to the Architectural Review Board. Len Andrews (11 Pokahoe Drive) stated that this matter is in litigation. No action was taken. 6) FGEIS Dave Smith spoke about the FGEIS. David Perlmutter made a motion to declare that the document is complete and that it be circulate for comments. George Tanner seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Len Andrews (11 Pokahoe Drive) stated that he is a member of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Board. He stated that the Cemetery Board would consider having a APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 6 �communication tower installed within the cemetery if it were properly disguised. The Board agreed that a 20-day comment period would be sufficient. 7) Monopole Ed Lammers stated that he has met with Snyder and Snyder concerning the current status of the monopole. No action was taken. 8) NYC DEP Dave Smith stated that Mayor Zegarelli has sent a letter to the Commissioner of the NYC DEP addressing specific issues regarding the proposed Croton Water Filtration Plant’s emergency blow-off into the Pocantico River. He stated that NYC DEP’s proposed Catskill-Delaware UV Plant proposed the same emergency blow-off proposal. No action was taken. 9) Minutes for February 2004 The minutes for February 2004 will be reviewed at the next meeting. George Tanner made a motion to adjourn. Ed Napoleon seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Adjourned at 10:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Anthony Del Vecchio APPROVED - Planning Board Meeting, March 18, 2004 7 � 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-2004 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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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