https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/3ac4219fc32d13ed9cadaefd464c647e.pdf 1f193f4540134331f2a7aa1cffaf5ab1 PDF Text Text The meeting was called to order by Peter Koffler, Chairman at 8:07 pm. The Chair noted that a quorum was present. Present: Peter Koffler, Chairman Linda Moiron M. Gorete Crowe Timothy Judge Michael Wernick Absent : Sherry Bishko Jennifer Lobato-Church Also Present: Sean McCarthy (Village of Sleepy Hollow/Building Inspector) Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Janet Gandolfo (Village Attorney) Agenda: 1) Ramon and Debra Misle 75 College Ave 2) AECOM 30 Andrews Lane 3) Minutes for June 2010 and January 2011 Converting 2-family to 3-fanily Non-permitted use Announcements: None. 1) Ramon and Debra Misle 75 College Ave Converting 2-family to 3-family - This is a continuation from previous meetings. The Chair recused himself from this agenda item. He stated that Timothy Judge will be the Acting Chairman for this item only. The Acting Chairman re-opened the public hearing. Sam Vieira is the project architect and is representing this application on behalf of the owner. Sam Vieira spoke about the previous meeting and the comments from the Board. He stated that the applicant was trying to rent parking spaces from another property owner. He stated that the owner has owned this property for many years. He stated that the parking requirement for this property is 6 parking spaces and the owner can only provide 3 parking spaces. He stated that if the variance is denied, the property will be a legal 2-family house that will require only 2 parking spaces. He stated that the zoning code also requires 1-1/2 spaces for a one bedroom apartment. He stated that the �zoning code math is causing the increase of 3 parking spaces for the additional one bedroom basement apartment. Sam Vieira spoke about the parking requirement reduction for the new senior housing development. He stated that the parking requirements were reduced to ^ space per unit. Michael Wernick asked if the applicant has exhausted his efforts to secure off-street parking. Sam Vieira responded yes. He stated that there are no available spaces in the area. M. Gorete Crowe asked if the property is a legal 2-family or 3-family. Sam Vieira responded it's a legal 2-family property. He also stated that the parking requirement is the only variance needed to make this a legal 3-family property. Linda Moiron asked about the size of the basement apartment. Sam Vieira responded about 900sf. Sean McCarthy responded that some minor modifications are required to make it a legal apartment. Sam Vieira responded that proposed construction documents have been submitted to the Building Department. He stated that the owner will bring the unit into compliance. Acting Chairman Judge asked Sean McCarthy if he agreed. Sean McCarthy responded yes. The Acting Chair asked if there were any questions from the public. Since there were none, Linda Moiron made a motion to close the public hearing. M Gorete Crowe seconded. It was unanimous (4-0) (Koffler abstained). The Acting Chair stated that the parking issues in the Village need to be addressed. He stated that this is a self-created hardship and is a negative impact to the community. The Acting Chair made a motion to deny the application since the applicant cannot provide additional parking and that the zoning requirements are the only thing that the Board can use to determine what is required. Sam Vieira requested that the application be withdrawn. Janet Gandolfo stated that the violations are still pending and that the court proceedings will resume. The Acting Chairman asked if the application is withdrawn, can the applicant reapply within 6 months. There was an open discussion on possible options available to the applicant. It was agreed that the applicant will seek a 60 day adjournment to try and resolve the parking issues. The Acting Chairman made a motion to adjourn this application for 60 days. Michael Wernick seconded. It was unanimous (4-0) (Koffler abstained). �2) AECOM 30 Andrews Lane Non-permitted use - The Chair read the public notice aloud for the record. The Chair asked if the public notices were received. Sean McCarthy responded yes. Victor Miles and Scott McDonough are representing this application on behalf of the applicant. Victor Miles stated that the area is being further analyzed for mercury contamination. He stated that the applicant is looking for some property to use for a staging area, employee parking and portable bathrooms. He stated that the applicant tried to get approval to use the GM site and also to use the UAW site but the neither owner was interested. He stated that the owner of 30 Andrews Lane is willing to allow the applicant to use this site for the same purpose. Victor Miles stated that 2 variances are needed. He stated that a portion of 30 Andrews Lane and a portion of the Village property will be used for staging. He stated that traffic flow will be thru the rear of the Village parking lot onto Elm Street. The Chair asked if the soil testing is under a DEC order. Victor Miles responded yes. The Chair wanted to know how long the temporary variance will be needed. He asked the applicant for a timeframe. He stated that the application is for one-year with unlimited renewal years. Victor Miles responded that it depends on the number of properties that will be impacted. He stated that it will be at lease one year. He stated that the property owners will all need to be contacted and negotiations will all be different depending on the testing results. The Chair asked about the soil storage. He asked if the soil stored on site will be clean. Victor Miles responded that the soils will be treated as contaminated but that are not anticipated that they will be hazardous. Timothy Judge asked about the type of soil tests being performed. Victor Miles responded total mercury content and total lead content. Timothy Judge asked about the size of the containers. Victor Miles responded 30 yards. M. Gorete Crowe stated that she is a property owner in the immediate area and is named in the applicants submitted report. She asked about the impacts to the municipal parking lot. Victor Miles responded that part of the parking lot will be used by the project employees. �Scott McDonough responded that the Village has agreed to rent the applicant 13 parking spaces for the project duration. There was an open discussion on the number of commercial vehicles on site daily and the traffic flow in and out of the site. Linda Moiron asked if there was any proposed weekend or evening work. Victor Miles responded there is currently no work planned for the evening or weekends. Linda Moiron stated that there are about 30 property owners in the area. She stated that theoretically, this could last 30-years. Victor Miles stated that the equipment that will be used will be small to be able to maneuver around the properties as well as to comply with the Village Noise Ordinance. John Tavaras of 30 Andrews Lane stated that the lot is currently is 50% empty. He stated that there will be no impact to the current parking set-up. The Chair asked if this is the only staging area. Victor Miles responded yes. Timothy Judge asked about the proposed security that will be used on the site. Victor Miles responded that security is not expected but its proposed in case its needed. Scott McDonough also added that the security lighting will be on motion sensors to minimize the impacts to the property owners. Linda Moiron asked if the entire staging area will have an 8-foot fence around it. Victor Miles responded yes. M. Gorete Crowe asked if any trees in the staging area will be removed. Scott McDonough responded no. The Chair opened the public hearing. A resident from 20 Andrews Lane stated that she proposed an alternate plan but has not heard from the applicant yet. She stated that her property was almost sold back in 2008 but the soil testing results cancelled the sale. She stated that the applicant can buy her property and use it as the staging area. Louis Gonzalez from Andrews Lane stated that the proposed plan of picking up a 30-yard container twice a day will be difficult to maneuver around. He proposed using the Village DPW area and get the projects traffic out of the area. He was concerned with the duration of the cleanup. �Lloyd Conners of Andrews Lane stated that Andrews Lane is difficult to maneuver thru with the snow. He stated that the applicant has taken many samples of the property. He asked if the material becomes airborne, how will that be mitigated? Victor Miles responded that the work would stop and the reasons for why the material became airborne will be evaluated and preventative measures will be placed to prevent any reoccurance. Lloyd Conners also asked when the work might start. Victor Miles responded that the work cannot start until the results are validated. Joan Conners of Andrews Lane stated that traffic in the area will be greatly impacted. Ellen McDonough asked about the noise and dust levels that the neighbors will be exposed to as a result of this work. She stated that the small lot at 30 Andrews Lane will not work for this proposed staging area. Since there were no further public comments, the Chair made a motion to close the public hearing. Timothy Judge seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). The Chair stated that the public has raised many issues but the cleanup must be completed. He stated that the proposed staging area is not meant to be used for this purpose. He also stated that the impacts to the neighborhood during the clean-up will be significant. Victor Miles stated that the trucks will be traveling thru the Village from the site. He stated that this staging location is ideal because it is close to the work sites. Linda Moiron stated that a temporary use variance is only valid for one year and can only be extended for one additional year. Sean McCarthy stated that the applicant would have to apply for the 1 year renewal. Timothy Judge asked about the DEC work plan approval Victor Miles responded that the work plan is not yet approved since the soil results are not available. M. Gorete Crowe asked about the parking configuration in the parking lot. Sean McCarthy responded that the parking lot will not be altered. He stated that a parking spot on the street might be altered to accommodate trucks that need to visit the site. Michael Wernick stated that the permit should be applied for once the soil testing results are available and the work plan is approved. The Chair stated that the proposed staging area is the most beneficial to the applicant. He also stated that the applicant should show that they have exhausted all alternative sites to minimize the impacts to the neighbors. �Linda Moiron stated that the work needs to get done. She stated that the best location might be the proposed location since it will minimize the number of commercial vehicles traveling thru the Village. M. Gorete Crowe asked if Village property was evaluated. Sean McCarthy responded that the Village parking lot was evaluated but the Trustees rejected the proposal due to the impacts to the residents. Timothy Judge stated that the DEC work plan should be reviewed by the Board. He stated that the number of remediated properties will be known and the number of vehicles and possible time frames will be better understood. Victor Miles stated that the properties that were evaluated will be presented to the Board. The Chair stated that he will visit the site to better understand the parking and traffic impacts. The Chair made a motion to adjourn the application to the next meeting. He asked for a copy of the work plan as well as the description of the other sites that were considered as the staging area. Scott McDonough responded that the DEC might not want the draft work plan released at this time. The Chair stated that the draft work plan will be subject to getting the NYS DECs approval to release it. Timothy Judge seconded the motion to adjourn. It was unanimous (5-0). 3) Minutes for June 2010 and January 2011 The minutes for the June 2010 and January 2011 meetings were reviewed. The minutes for the June 2010 meeting will be reviewed at the next meeting. The Board requested that the minutes as well as the stenographers notes be redistributed to the Board. The minutes for the January 2011 meeting were reviewed. Linda Moiron made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. The Chair seconded. It was unanimous (5-0). Adjourned 9:55 pm. � 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 Zoning Board Minutes & Resolutions-2011 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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