https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/58a97126f1d645079bb324bf4bfa0146.pdf 389cd8ae7ca7de5e0e8ff787f686e40c PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE -APPROVED March 3, 2004 The meeting was called to order by Richard Weiss, Chair at 8:00 p.m. The Chair noted that a quorum was present. Present: Richard Weiss, Chairman Doug Maass Donald Stever George Lence Karin Adir Terence McGlynn Ralph Gunderman Absent: None Also Present: Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Sean McCarthy (Village Architect) Nicholas Ward-Willis (Keane & Beane/ Village Attorney) Announcements: None. Agenda: 1) Minutes of January 2004 meeting 2) Pocantico Homes, lot 5 3) Fremont House 1) Minutes of January 2004 meeting The minutes from the January 2004 meeting were reviewed. George Lence made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Doug Maass seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). 2) Pocantico Homes, lot 5 John Dolan is the representing the applicant. He introduced John Slaker (Landscape Architect) and John Nemeth (Project Manager). John Dolan summarized the Architectural Review Board approval. He stated that the Board requested some architectural changes. John Slaker stated that the landscape changes were made based on comments regarding the landscaping along County House Road. He stated that more deciduous trees were �added. He also stated that lot 5 (house 4a) was lowered by a total of 4-feet to address the massing concerns expressed by the Architectural Review Board. There was an open discussion on why this matter was before the Waterfront Advisory Committee. It was decided that the general policy involves views of the Hudson River. Ralph Gunderman questioned the approval of the house on lot 8. Sean McCarthy responded that the scale and massing of the house on lot 8 was not realized until the house was built. He stated that this was the first house built on the site. The Chair stated that the existing landscape buffer was supposed to be maintained. He expressed his approval in the current efforts to restore the buffer. The Chair stated that some advice was given to the applicant regarding the landscaping. The Committee unanimously agreed that the house on lot 5 is not within their jurisdiction. The Chair allowed the public to speak. Art McKinley (18 Kingsland Ave) stated that the houses on the site are too big. 3) Fremont House Don Stever made a motion to enter executive session. Ralph Gunderman seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). The Committee entered executive session at 8:28 pm. The Committee resumed their meeting at 8:43 pm. No action was taken. The Chair noted that the applicant was not present at the meeting but was informed of the opportunity to present new information to the Committee. Sean McCarthy showed the original (dated 04/07/03) and revised (dated 08/28/03) plans for the Pokahoe Drive and Hemlock Drive lots. The Chair asked about the wetlands issues before the Planning Board. Nick Ward-Willis responded that the issues are still open. He stated that the applicant has not submitted any new information to the Planning Board. Sean McCarthy stated that some of the issues that the Architectural Review Board reviewed included: 1) the size of the houses APPROVED - Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting, March 3, 2004 2 �2) materials proposed 3) mass of the houses 4) comparisons to other houses in the community Sean McCarthy discussed the changes to the lot coverage, height, and materials between the original and revised plans. He stated that the proposed driveways were also reduced. It was agreed that Policy 23 is applicable concerning the historical site. Ralph Gunderman stated that he would like to see some elevation views. He also stated that he would like to see views that would compare the proposed houses to the Fremont House. Doug Maass stated that the proposed house is large in comparison to other homes in the community. The Chair asked how the revised drawings address the inconsistency findings previously made by the Waterfront Advisory Committee. It was agreed that the revised drawings do not address the inconsistency findings. Ralph Gunderman stated that the applicant has been given a fair chance but failed to present new material to the Committee and has failed to respond to the Committee’s previous comments. The Chair allowed the public to speak. Len Andrews (11 Pokahoe Drive) addressed the Planning Board’s wetlands review. He stated that the required submissions have not been made. He also stated that the proposed houses are massive in comparison to the community. He stated that houses in the area are typically less than 3000 square feet. He submitted a letter to the Committee (see attached). Dennis Catlin (4 Pokahoe Drive) stated that he is concerned with the mass of the proposed houses. Art McKinley (18 Kingsland Ave) spoke about the recent history of the Fremont House. He stated that there are many errors in the applicant’s presentation and data submitted. Ralph Gunderman made a motion that since the applicant has not made any efforts to address the Committee’s original findings, the Committee would not issue new findings. George Lence seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). There was an open discussion on whether or not the Committee should provide comments to the applicant. APPROVED - Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting, March 3, 2004 3 �Ralph Gunderman made the motion that the applicant propose houses that would be no larger than 50% of the Fremont House in terms of footprint and habitable space. Doug Maass seconded. It did not pass by a 3-3 vote (Gunderman, Maass, Lence voted in favor) (Stever abstained). It was agreed that the Committee could not provide any suggestions to the applicant since the applicant has failed to provide any new information. The Chair stated that the plans of 04/07/03 and 08/28/03 were reviewed and no new findings would be written based on the lack of new information submitted by the applicant. Don Stever made a motion to adjourn. Ralph Gunderman seconded. It was unanimous (7-0). Adjourned at 9:50 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Anthony DelVecchio APPROVED - Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting, March 3, 2004 4 � 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 Waterfront Advisory Committee Minutes-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. 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