https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/78e67585243fc209743f1d365cc81e77.pdf 870f1adadfe6842a2fa82567c8937cb7 PDF Text Text Village of Sleepy Hollow Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting January 15, 2025 Acting Chair Thomas Chang called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Chairman Chang stated that 131 Beekman LLC requested an adjournment. Present: Thomas Chang, Acting Chairman Gorete Crowe Thomas Chang Dennis Xenos Also Present: Sean E. McCarthy, Village Architect Absent: Pamela Kroll, Secretary to the Zoning Board of Appeals Timothy Church, Chairman Sandra Tripp Craig Lis Agenda: 1) 131 Beekman LLC, 131 Beekman Avenue, Proposed basement apartment- Continued public hearing, Requested adjournment 2) SDC Lighthouse Landing Communities, LLC, Edge-on-Hudson Riverfront Development, 1,3,5 Legend Drive, Proposed medical office building with attached parking structure- Public hearing- requested adjournment 3) Approval of minutes, November 20, 2024, December 18, 2024 1. 131 Beekman LLC, 131 Beekman Avenue, Proposed basement apartment- Public hearing The applicant requested an adjournment to the February 19, 2025 meeting. 2. SDC Lighthouse Landing Communities, LLC, Edge-on-Hudson Riverfront Development, 1, 3, 5 Legend Drive, Proposed medical office building with attached parking structureContinued public hearing Mark Weingarten stated that he is a partner with the law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, representing the applicant to request two area variances for the proposed three-story medical office building and related parking structure on Block A of the Edge-on-Hudson project. Mr. Weingarten stated that the Board requested additional information at the November 20, 2024 meeting. Materials submitted on January 9, 2025, included a letter and exhibits providing information regarding the parking supply, similar medical office buildings owned or developed by the applicant, and a memo from DTS Provident Design Engineering, 1 (ZBA 1/15/2025) �LLP that incorporated usage data supplied by our prospective tenant. Mr. Weingarten stated that he is now allowed to say publicly that Northwell Health will be the tenant. Northwell Health’s usage data for expected uses within the building was incorporated into the traffic study and the shared parking analysis originally provided to the Planning Board, and now provided as supplemental information. The support letter from John DeCicco states that the original proposed 378 parking spaces was an adequate supply for the supermarket to share with the medical office building. Mr. Weingarten described the reasoning for the creation of the 300 foot reduced height and why it should be eliminated. He provided examples of similar height variances granted by the Zoning Board within the restricted height zone. Mr. Weingarten stated that the benefits to the applicant outweigh any detrimental impact to the community in granting the requested height variance. The Board is required by law to take a balancing test in determining whether or not to issue a variance. Mr. Weingarten stated that the top of the parking structure is proposed at the same height of the medical office building, would sit well below Beekman Avenue, and preserve the viewshed. Commerical development was a critical component of the Edge-on-Hudson Riverfront Development master plan. The parking analysis prepared by DTS Provident Design Engineering, LLP provided expert evidence that the original 378 parking spaces and now proposed 426 were sufficient to satisfy the peak hour parking demands. Mr. Weingarten stated that the Simone Development letter provided examples of six medical office facilities that provide less parking per square foot and less on-street parking is available to the public. The letter details that the requested variances are necessary for the project to provide enough square footage and be economically feasible for the developer and the prospective tenant to proceed. Acting Chairman Chang moved to open the public hearing. Moved: Chang Seconded: Crowe Vote 4-0 Chairman Chang solicited comments from the public. There were no public comments. Mr. Weingarten solicited comments from the Board. Dennis Xenos asked for the floor-to-floor heights, details regarding circulation, and handicapped-accessible parking in the parking structure. Gorette Crowe asked how many handicapped spots are provided in the garage. Brooks Slocum is the project architect from G3 Architecture Interiors Planning. Mr. Slocum stated that one lane would be provided each way for entering and exiting the parking structure. Handicapped accessible parking spaces are proposed on the surface lot and parking structure, but is unsure of the count. Thomas Chang asked if the garage parking spaces will have time limits. 2 (ZBA 1/15/2025) �Mr. Weingarten stated that time limitations are not proposed in the garage structure. They are discussing with DeCiccos about limiting the time on the surface lot to ensure that the spaces are utilized by the supermarket and not by employees staying longer in the medical facility. Ms. Crowe asked how the medical office building site will accommodate ambulette vehicles and what treatment services will be offered. Umberto Annunziata is the Development Manager for Simone Development Companies. Mr. Annunziata stated that the medical office building will offer primary care, orthopedics, neurosciences, and muscular and skeletal outpatient surgery. Mr. Slocum stated the intention is to have ambulette vehicles utilize the drop-off area, where five vehicles could park. There will also be space in the loading area. The ground floor of the parking garage could accommodate vans if needed. Ms. Crowe asked if an urgent care service would be offered in the building and if the garage structure would have a sprinkler system. Mr. Annunziata stated that urgent care services will not be offered in the medical office building, and the parking structure will not have ventilation or sprinkler systems. Mr. Weingarten stated that the medical office building would be utilized for scheduled procedures, not urgent care. Sean McCarthy stated that the parking structure will require a sprinkler system. Mr. Xenos asked the applicant to explain the circulation plan for DeCicco’s loading dock. Mark Gratz is the engineer from DTS Provident Design Engineering. Mr. Gratz explained how the delivery trucks would access the loading docks for DeCicco’s supermarket. The Board requested that the applicant submit section plans for the garage structure. Chairman Chang moved to adjourn the public hearing to the February 19, 2025, meeting. Moved: Chang Seconded: Crowe Vote 4-0 3. Approval of minutes, November 20, 2024, December 18, 2024 Chairman Chang moved to approve the November 20, 2024 minutes Moved: Chang Seconded: Crowe 3 Vote 4-0 (ZBA 1/15/2025) �Chairman Chang moved to approve the December 18, 2024 minutes. Moved: Chang Seconded: Crowe Vote 4-0 Respectfully Submitted, Pamela Kroll Secretary to the Zoning Board of Appeals 4 (ZBA 1/15/2025) � 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-2025 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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