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CZMC Minutes
October 27, 2014
A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission (CZMC) was held on October
27, 2014 in the Mamaroneck Town Center, Conference Room C, 1st Floor, 740 W. Boston Post
Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
C. Alan Mason, Co-Chair
Marc Godick, Co-Chair
Tara Anderson
Howard McMichael
Matthew Teitsch
Bill Zelenka
REGRETS:
Rita Murray
OTHERS PRESENT:
Elizabeth Paul, Environmental Planner, Town of Mamaroneck
Abby Katz, Liaison, Town of Mamaroneck
Charles McCaffrey, LWRP Consultant
Benedict Salanitro, Engineer, 33 Marbourne Dr.
Steven Charles Nebel, Designer, 33 Marbourne Dr.
Mark& Danielle Davis, Applicants, 33 Marbourne Dr.
Donald Zachary Schweter, R.A, 5 Sheldrake Ave.
Beth Feldman, Applicant, 5 Sheldrake Ave.
James Sanok, Landscape Architect, 29 Hazel Lane
1. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the August 11, 2014 and September 22, 2014 meetings were approved as
submitted.
2. Referrals:
a. 33 Marbourne Drive—Wetlands and Watercourses Permit Application for the
construction of a new single family home—Referred by the Town of
Mamaroneck Planning Board
Benedict Salanitro and Steven Nebel presented the proposal to construct a new single
family home at 33 Marbourne Drive. The vacant lot is primarily wooded with steep
slopes and a tributary of the Mamaroneck River running through the property. In
addition to the steep slopes, existing easements further limit the possible location for
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the placement a home. As proposed, the home will be a modular structure placed on
pilings with a small crawl space underneath. No changes to the existing topography
will be required. Three trees will have to be removed and additional plantings are
proposed. Infiltrators will be installed in the front yard to capture stormwater runoff.
CZMC arranged to visit the site on Monday, November 3rd at 7:30 am and will
continue discussions at the next meeting.
b. 29 Hazel Lane—Local Consistency Review for the replacement of an existing
timber sea wall with a stone wall—Referred by the Village of Larchmont
Building Department
James Sanok presented plans to replace the existing timber seawall with a new stone
seawall. The proposed wall will be dry-lain with gravel behind it to help it drain. A
joint permit has been received from the NYSDEC and the Army Corps of Engineers
but local consistency review is still required. CZMC found the proposed action to be
consistent with the policies in the LWRP.
c. 5 Sheldrake Avenue—Wetlands and Watercourses Permit Application for the
construction of an addition to a single family home—Town of Mamaroneck
Planning Board
Donald Zachary Schweter presented the proposal for the construction of an addition
to the existing single family home within the buffer zone of the Sheldrake River.
Although the footprint of the home is being increased, the proposed plan shows a net
decrease in the total amount of impervious surface area on the property because the
asphalt driveway will be replaced with gravel. Three CULTEC chambers are
proposed in the rear yard to provide for some detention and treatment of storm water
runoff from the property. The CULTEC chambers would seem to be of little value if
placed as proposed.
Therefore the CZMC proposed that the approval be conditioned on the following
suggested changes:
CZMC recommends that the basement of the addition be removed due to its location
in a flood zone. In addition, it is recommended that the driveway be flexi-paved
instead of gravel because of the possibility that a future property owner may convert
the driveway back to asphalt again. This possibility seems less likely if a porous
pavement surface is used. Because of the reduction of storm water runoff from the
site, the applicant's willingness to change the driveway surface and the provision for
water quality treatment, CZMC found the proposed action to be consistent with the
policies in the Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan.
3. LWRP Discussion
Charles McCaffrey led the discussion of the Developed Coast: Policies 1, 2 and 3.
CZMC discussed existing zoning and land use as well as the preservation of open space
and historical properties. Recommendations should be made to the Town and Village
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Boards to change the current zoning for the protection of open space or to add significant
properties to the National Register of Historic Places if their preservation is desired.
A copy of the Town's sustainability plan and current Census data will be provided to
Charles for the next meeting's discussion.
4. Old Business
No Old Business to discuss.
5. New Business
No New Business to discuss.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.
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