https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/12045d711c663fffe343fe4a57fde825.pdf 208ae69951dbac5c6d3e3edfbe962e8e PDF Text Text VILLAGE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE -APPROVED June 7, 2006 The meeting was called to order by Richard Weiss, Chair at 8:02 p.m. The Chair noted that a quorum was present. Present: Richard Weiss, Chairman Karin Adir Ralph Gunderman Terence McGlynn Absent: Doug Maass George Lence Also Present: Anthony DelVecchio (Recording Secretary) Sean McCarthy (Building Inspector, Village of Sleepy Hollow) Announcements: None. Agenda: 1) 2) 3) 4) Minutes of April 2006 meeting Mountco Construction Cortese Construction Other 1) Minutes of April 2006 meeting The minutes for the April 2006 meeting were reviewed. Karin Adir made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. Ralph Gunderman seconded. It was unanimous (4-0). 2) Mountco Construction Neil Connuck is presenting this application along with Ken Gentile. Neil Connuck summarized the application process to date. He spoke about the need for senior housing in the Village. He stated that seniors currently living in Margotta Courts will move into this development which will free up some of the units in Margotta Courts for other families. Neil Connuck stated the Village has issued a negative declaration and the Planning Board has a public hearing scheduled for their June 2006 meeting. �Karin Adir asked about the number of units. Neil Connuck responded 65 units plus one unit for the superintendent. He stated that the seniors currently living in Margotta Courts will get the first opportunity to move into the new development. He stated that after the Margotta Court residents, the remaining units will be filled via a lottery. Karin Adir asked if parking was available. Neil Connuck responded yes. He spoke about the parking layout and proposed parking area access. The Chair asked if all of the units are one-bedroom units. Neil Connuck responded that all of the units are one-bedroom units except for the superintendent’s unit. Sean McCarthy stated that the Village is granting permission under the special use permit to allow the applicant to lower the required parking down to reasonable levels. Neil Connuck stated that based on his experience, the residents of the development usually do not drive. He stated that there will be sufficient parking to accommodate the residents. Neil Connuck stated that Major Andres’ creek runs into a nearby culvert. He stated that the culvert is deteriorating and will be re-built under this project. The Chair stated that this is under the Valley Street redevelopment zone. He stated that Policies 1(g) and 1(i) apply to this application. Sean McCarthy responded that Policy 5 should apply for the culvert repair work. The Chair asked how the project would impact river views. Neil Connuck responded that the project will relate to other structures in the area. He stated that the site is surrounded by Margotta Courts and College Arms and Frank’s Chevrolet. The Chair stated that the height of the structure should not exceed the height of other structures in the area. Neil Connuck responded that the structure will not be higher than Margotta Courts. The Chair asked about the landscaping. Neil Connuck responded that the area would be appropriately landscaped. The Chair stated that the parking area does not seem to be a parking area. Neil Connuck responded that extra effort went into making the parking area integrate into the main structure. The Chair asked how the garage doors would be activated. Neil Connuck responded that each resident would be given a remote. APPROVED - Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting, June 7, 2006 2 �Ralph Gunderman asked how a guest would enter the garage. Neil Connuck responded that he would investigate further. The Chair allowed public comments. Joan Levy-Weiss (2 Terrace Close) spoke about the needs for handicapped parking and accessibility. Neil Connuck responded that NY State has strict requirements on handicapped parking and accessibility. He stated that the project will comply with the NYS requirements. Ralph Gunderman made a motion that this application is consistency with Policy 1(g) and 1(i) of the LWRP. It was unanimous (4-0). 3) Cortese Construction – Since the Chair must recuse himself from this application. Because of the resulting lack of a quorum, this item was adjourned. There was an open discussion on having a special session to accommodate this application based on the fact that the Committee is short one member and the Chair must recuse himself. It was agree that Sean McCarthy would check with the Village and the Committee members on a possible date for a special session. 4) Other There was an open discussion on the need for filling in the Committee’s two vacancies. Ralph Gunderman made a motion to adjourn. Karin Adir seconded. It was unanimous (4-0). This was adjourned to the next meeting. Adjourned at 8:44 pm. APPROVED - Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting, June 7, 2006 3 � 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-2006 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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