https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/37d1fada41c6fb011cf84ae59f01179a.pdf 948f2a158fd018fc5eba69c2bc6a8721 PDF Text Text Village  of  Sleepy  Hollow   Zoning  Board  Meeting  -­‐  Approved   January  16,  2013     Peter  Koffler,  Chairman,  called  the  meeting  to  order  at  8:26pm.    The  Chair  noted  that  a   quorum  was  present.     Present:     Peter  Koffler,  Chairman         Timothy  Judge         Maria  Gorete-­‐Crowe         Linda  Moiron     Absent:     Tom  Capossela         Michael  Wernick         Sherry  Bishko     Also  Present:     Sean  McCarthy  (Village  of  Sleepy  Hollow/Building  Department)   Janet  Gandolfo  (Village  Attorney)         Mary  Gerlanc    (Recording  Secretary)       Agenda:     1)  Salvation  Army   90  Valley  Street                                                        Resolution   2)  Rafael  Mota   188  Cortlandt  Street                    Public  Hearing   3)  Approval  of  Minutes                                                                                                                                        December  19,  2012           Announcements  -­‐     There  were  no  announcements.         1)  Salvation  Army   90  Valley  Street                                                                           Resolution                 William  Null,  attorney  from  Cuddy  &  Feder  represented  this  application.     The  Chair  stated  that  this  application  was  approved  subject  to  conditions,  which  were  in  a   resolution  drafted  by  the  Village  Attorney.     The  Chair  read  the  resolution  into  the  record.     The  Chair  stated  in  last  month’s  meeting  the  Board  has  discussed  a  condition  that  whatever   Tarrytown  approved  for  the  Salvation  Army  did  not  conflict  with  the  Village  of  Sleepy   Hollow’s  approval  of  this  application.  He  stated  this  was  not  necessary  as  a  condition  for   the  Salvation  Army  resolution.   �   Discussion  ensued  regarding  the  Salvation  Army  notifying  the  Village  if  they  anticipated   having  an  event  for  over  100  people,  which  was  mentioned  at  last  month’s  meeting.       Mr.  Null  stated  his  draft  of  the  resolution  said  the  Salvation  Army  must  implement  on-­‐site   attendant  parking  for  events  with  over  100  people.   The  Chair  stated  he  was  comfortable  with  that  condition.     The  Chair  made  a  motion  to  approve  the  resolution  as  drafted  subject  to  changing  a  typo.   Timothy  Judge  seconded  the  motion.   The  Board  voted  in  favor  to  approve.   Tom  Capossela,  Sherry  Bishko  and  Michael  Wernick  were  absent.           2)  Rafael  Mota   188  Cortlandt  Street                      Continued  Public  Hearing     This  was  a  continuation  from  a  previous  meeting.   Jaime  Hernandez,  architect  for  this  project,  and  Rafael  Mota,  the  building  owner,   represented  this  application.     Mr.  Hernandez  dispersed  revised  plans  to  the  Board.    He  stated  the  applicant  had  reduced   the  number  of  seats  from  33  to  24.  He  stated  the  reduction  in  seating  required  the   applicant  to  provide  8  parking  spaces  and  they  would  need  a  variance  because  they  are   providing  four  spaces  in  the  garage  owned  by  the  applicant  and  located  on  Chestnut  Street.     Linda  Moiron  asked  if  this  was  valet  parking  or  self-­‐parking.    Mr.  Hernandez  stated  it  was   valet  parking.     The  Chair  asked  Sean  McCarthy  if  the  8  parking  spaces  take  into  account  employee  parking   needs.    Mr.  McCarthy  stated  that  the  parking  requirement  was  based  on  the  number  of   seats  in  the  restaurant.       Discussion  ensued  regarding  valet  parking.    Linda  Moiron  asked  how  many  employees   would  be  working  in  the  restaurant  and  who  would  be  available  to  park  cars.    The  applicant   stated  there  would  be  three  or  four  people.     Timothy  Judge  asked  Sean  McCarthy  to  confirm  how  many  parking  spaces  are  required.     Sean  McCarthy  stated  the  applicant  needed  to  provide  one  parking  space  for  every  five   seats  in  the  restaurant.     The  Chair  asked  Sean  McCarthy  if  it  was  possible  to  give  a  variance  to  a  site  with  parking   that  was  not  adjacent  to  the  proposed  locations.   Mr.  McCarthy  stated  the  Board  could  impose  conditions  on  the  variance  and  as  the  use   changes  so  could  the  variance.       Zoning  Board  Meeting,  January  16,  2013  -­‐  APPROVED   2   �Linda  Moiron  asked  the  applicant  how  the  valet  parking  would  work  given  the  location  of   the  parking  spaces  to  the  restaurant  location.    Mr.  Hernandez  stated  Mr.  Mota  would  have  a   plan  for  valet  parking  but  that  most  of  his  clientele  does  not  drive  to  the  location.   Discussion  ensued  regarding  how  patrons  would  know  that  valet  parking  was  available.     The  Chair  stated  he  did  not  feel  the  restaurant  would  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the   neighborhood  because  the  restaurant  is  a  local  place  and  most  of  the  patrons  walk  there.     He  also  stated  this  view  is  based  on  the  applicant  operating  this  restaurant  in  the  way  they   anticipate  it  at  this  time.    If  it  becomes  a  different  restaurant  in  the  future,  the  Board  would   want  to  reexamine  the  variance.         Maria  Gorete-­‐Crowe  stated  if  there  were  an  increase  in  traffic  due  to  this  restaurant  then   the  Village  would  have  to  reevaluate  the  variance.    The  Chair  stated  that  the  Board  would   have  the  objective  to  reevaluate  in  six  months  or  a  year  and  see  if  the  conditions  imposed   are  working.     Sean  McCarthy  asked  if  the  Board  would  be  inclined  to  approve  the  application  with  fewer   seats  and  have  the  applicant  return  in  a  year  and  increase  the  seating  if  everything  is   operating  smoothly.    The  Chair  stated  the  number  of  seats  in  the  restaurant  does  not   bother  him  because  it  doesn’t  change  the  fact  of  how  many  people  are  walking  or  not   walking  to  the  restaurant.     Discussion  ensued  regarding  a  Valet  Parking  sign.   Sean  McCarthy  stated  that  the  applicant  would  have  to  go  before  the  Architectural  Review   Board  for  any  new  signage  including  a  Valet  parking  sign.     The  Chair  stated  he  would  make  a  motion  to  approve  on  the  following  conditions:     The  variance  would  be  granted  so  long  as  the  establishment  is  owned  and  operated  by  the   applicant  as  La  Taguara  Restaurant.    The  variance  would  not  be  transferable  to  any  future   owner(s).     The  variance  is  subject  to  ratification  at  the  end  of  one  year  following  the  issuance  of  the   certificate  of  occupancy.     The  garage  has  to  be  available  for  employee  parking.     Discussion  ensued  regarding  use  of  the  garage  and  how  many  parking  spaces  it  would   provide  and  also  the  difficulty  in  parking  vehicles  based  on  the  structure  and  doors  on  the   garage.     Linda  Moiron  asked  if  the  Chair  would  make  it  mandatory  for  the  applicant  to  return  at  the   end  of  the  year  for  re-­‐evaluation.    Discussion  ensued  regarding  the  timing  for  that   reevaluation.       Zoning  Board  Meeting,  January  16,  2013  -­‐  APPROVED   3   �Sean  McCarthy  stated  the  Police  Department  had  requested  the  Board  consider  imposing   time  limits  on  the  restaurant’s  hours  of  operations.    He  asked  if  they  wanted  to  make  that  a   condition  of  the  variance.     Linda  Moiron  asked  the  applicant’s  hours  of  operation.    The  Chair  asked  if  the  space  had  a   liquor  license.    Sean  McCarthy  stated  the  applicant  did  have  a  liquor  license  for  this  space.   Timothy  Judge  stated  the  Board  should  be  notified  if  there  were  repeated  violations  to  the   State  liquor  authority  laws  or  any  complaints  during  the  year  evaluation  period  and  that   should  also  be  a  condition  of  approval.     Mr.  Hernandez  stated  the  applicant  wanted  the  hours  to  be  11am  –  11pm,  7  days  a  week.     Discussion  ensued  regarding  the  hours  of  operation.     The  Board  decided  that  the  hours  of  operation  would  be:   Sunday  through  Thursday    -­‐  11:00am  to  11:00pm  with  the  doors  closed  at  11:00pm.   Friday  and  Saturday    -­‐  11:00am  to  midnight  with  the  doors  closed  at  midnight.     Sean  McCarthy  asked  that  there  be  no  loading  on  Cortlandt  Street.    The  loading  would  have   to  take  place  in  the  driveway  on  Chestnut  Street.    The  Board  agreed.     The  Chair  made  a  motion  to  approve  based  on  the  conditions  discussed.   Linda  Moiron  seconded  the  motion.   The  Board  voted  in  favor.   Tom  Capossela,  Sherry  Bishko  and  Michael  Wernick  were  absent.         3)  Approval  of  Minutes                                                                                                                                        December  19,  2012     The  Board  reviewed  the  minutes.   The  Chair  made  a  motion  to  approve  the  minutes  as  amended.   Linda  Moiron  seconded  the  motion.   Tom  Capossela,  Sherry  Bishko  and  Michael  Wernick  were  absent.         The  Chair  made  a  motion  to  adjourn  the  meeting.    Linda  Moiron  seconded  the  motion.   The  meeting  was  adjourned  at  9:13pm.                 Zoning  Board  Meeting,  January  16,  2013  -­‐  APPROVED   4   � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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