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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991_08_14 Planning Board Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING HOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK AUGUST 14, 1991, IN THE SENIOR CENTER, TOWN CENTER 740 WEST BJS"TON POST ROAD MAMARONECK, NEW YORK Present: Patricia Latona, Acting Chairman Jerry R. Donatelli David J. Freeman i Norma Jacbbson Alan P. Murray James J. Romeo Absent: Sanford A. Bell, Chairman Also Present: Tee A. Hoffman, Jr. , Town Counsel Gary Trachtman, Consulting Engineer Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator Shirley Tolley, CZMC C. Alan Mason, CZMC Amy Tocci, Public Stenographer Kazazes & Associates 250 Fast Hartsdale Avenue Hartsdale, NY 10530 Bonnie M. Burdick, Recording Secretary CALL, TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Latona at 8:28 PM. PUBLIC HEARING - SUBDIVISION APPROVAL - Mr. and Mrs. P. McCarthy 26 Bonnie Way Block 104 Lot 52 On motion of Mrs. Jacobson, seconded by Mr. Murray, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and hereby is, declared open. The Public Stenographer was present for this application and her transcript will became a permanent part of this record. On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Romeo, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and hereby is, declared adjourned to the meeting of this Board of September 11, 1991. JonPph DeRosa, Mr. McCarthy's attorney, appeared on behalf of this matter. He apologized on behalf of Mr. McCarthy for the latter's absence which was as a result of business. . Mr. McCarthy had asked Mr. DeRosa to remind the Board that Mr. McCarthy would remain a neighbor on this street and of the lot in question. The Town Engineering Department had found siltation in the storm sewers. It was Mr. Trachtman's opinion that water runoff could be MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE `DOWN OF MAMARONECK AUGUST 14, 1991, IN THE SENIOR CENTER, `DOWN CENTER 740 WEST BOSTON POST ROAD MAMARONECK, NEW YORK Present: Patricia Latona, Acting Chairman Jerry R. Donatelli David J. Freeman / 0 / Norma Jacobson Alan P. Murray James J. Romeo Absent: Sanford A. Bell, Chairman Also Present: TPp A. Hoffman, Jr. , Town Counsel Gary Trachtman, Consulting Engineer Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator Shirley Tolley, CZMC C. Alan Mason, CZMC Amy `Iocci, Public Stenographer Kazazes & Associates 250 Fast Hartsdale Avenue Hartsdale, NY 10530 Bonnie M. Burdick, Recording Secretary CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Latona at 8:28 PM. PUBLIC HEARING - SUBDIVISION APPROVAL - Mr. and Mrs. P. McCarthy 26 Bonnie Way Block 104 Lot 52 On motion of Mrs. Jacobson, seconded by Mr. Murray, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and hereby is, declared open. The Public Stenographer was present for this application and her transcript will become a permanent part of this record. On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Romeo, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Public Hearing be, and hereby is, declared adjourned to the meeting of this Board of September 11, 1991. Joseph De.Rosa, Mr. McCarthy's attorney, appeared on behalf of this matter. He apologized on behalf of Mr. McCarthy for the lattPr's ; absence which was as a result of business. . Mr. McCarthy had asked Mr. DeRosa to remind the Board that Mr. McCarthy would remain a neighbor on this street and of the lot in question. The Town Engineering Department had found siltation in the storm sewers. It was Mr. Trachtman's opinion that water runoff could be August 14, 1991 -2- controlled by a culvert under a driveway and retention systems such as drywells on the proposed building lot. He stated that a condition in the subdivision approval requiring his supervision of the plans concerning water control should be a sufficient safeguard. Mrs. Tolley stated that Mr. McCarthy had been on the agenda of the July CZMC meeting and that he had not appeared. She stated that another review of the application was necessary. Donald S. Mazin, attorney for Mark Ladner of 30 Bonnie Way, stated that Mr. Ladner had expected to be able to appear before the CZMC concerning this matter, Mrs. Latona directed counsel to draft a proposed subdivision approval for the September llth meeting. Mr. DeRosa agreed to a "no blasting" condition. On motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mr. Romeo, this matter was sent to the CZMC for another review FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SEQRA AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATION - B. Beringer Fenimore Road and Fez-brook Drive Block 302 Lot 85 Garrison Corwin, attorney, and Joseph Carducci, a local builder, appeared with Mr. Beringer . Mr. Corwin stated that the current driveway easement does not permit utility line installation there. Mr. Carducci stated that blasting would have to be done; chip hammer rock removal would be cost prohibitive. He stated that anyone who did the job would follow the Town's stringent blasting policies because of insurance requirements and to not risk losing his license. It was realized that the lot was relatively isolated and that the house most impacted would be Mr. Beringer's. It was the consensus that a condition could be put into the subdivision approval for the Town Enginc�r to monitor the placement of dry wells or other water retention mechanisms. Mrs. Latona stated that the sight lines on Fenimore Road were good. On motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mr. Donatelli, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby sets Wednesday, September 11,1991 at 8:15 P.M. as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the application of Bruce Beringer; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Secretary is hereby authorized to publish the Notice of said Public Hearing in the Official Newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck. August 14, 1991 -3- FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SEQRA AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATION - Mr. R. Diforio 707 Weaver Street Block 102 Lot 181 Eliot Senor, engineer, appeared with Mr. Diforio. Also present were a number of neighbors who were represented by Robert Pierce. Mr. Senor stated that the water from the catch basins on the property drains to Lakewood Drive and then to a catch basin on Weaver Street. He stated that it had not been determined whether the coliform counts were fowl or human in derivation. Alan Mason stated that these counts varied widely and were found in an ornamental pond on the Diforio property, not in Goodliffe Pond. He speculated that the counts could come from surcharged sewer lines which could be detected with dye tests. Mrs. Latona requested that a test to specify the type of coliform be made. Mr. Trachtman stated that it was his gut reaction that the water quality would not be of particular concern. Mr. Romeo and Mr. Hoffman again asked for specifics about the ownership of the catch basins and storm sewers in Arrowhead Lane. They were particularly concerned about maintenance of this system. Mr. Hoffman stated that a drainage facility maintenance agreement would be necessary if the system were private. Such an agreement could allow the Town to maintain the system and charging the owner, if necessary. He suggested contacting the lawyer used in closing on the property for this information and stated that an agreement with respect to the surface of Arrowhead Lane was necessary also. A similar agreement will be needed for the proposed retention facility. There was discussion of placement of storm sewers for the new lots. Mr. Romeo felt that the plan shown would put a burden on the owner of Lot No. 1 and liked Mr. Senor's idea of putting these lines in Arrowhead Lane's bed. Mr. Mason stated that a rapid relPacv of water from this area exacerbates flooding downstream. Mr. Romeo disagreed. It was suggested that curbs on the road and the driveway would divert storm water. Mr. Senor stated that blasting would not be necessary and that the owner of one new lot would give an easement to the other lot's owner relating to the driveway. Mr. Pierce reminded the Board of the proximity of this land to the Reservoir and that herbicides, silt and fertilizer would drain into it. He also stated that this property borders on a Critical Environmental Area and that the land gets very wet. The neighbors are also concerned about traffic from two more houses. Mr. Pierce stated that ingress and eggress from Arrowhead Lane is very difficult at commuting times. Arrowhead Lane itslf is narrow, also. August 14, 1991 -4- Joseph Messina of 699 Weaver which is at the corner of Lakewood Lane spoke of the difficulty of traffic buildup. Joan Paley of 705 Weaver Street also appeared. She stated that water can take three days to drain frum her property. Mr. Trachtman stated that he needed time to review Mr. Mason's ideas and Mr. Romeo's suggestions. With their concerns about water runoff, the members were not prepared to make the SEQRA determination. Therefore, on motion of Mr. Freeman, seconded by Mrs. Jacobson, it was unanimously decided to carry over this matter. ADJOURNMENT Mrs. Latona temporarily adjourned the meeting at 10:40 PM and reopened it at 10:45 PM. FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF SEQRA AND SITE PLAN APPLICATION - Ten Grand, Inc. Boston Post Road and Weaver Street Block 410 Lots 463, 310,321, 332 & 338 Appearing on behalf of the application were Donald S. Mazin, attorney; Fred Coleman, architect; Richard Rheaume, engineer; and Nick Pepe. Mr. Hoffman stated that he had concluded that it was the right of the owners of the paper street - Ferndale Street - to use it for vehicular traffic when said owners give permission. Mr. Mazin stated that the applicant had met with the neighbors who had agreed to the application as now presented. There will be no parking on the paper street. Mr. Romeo noted that one portion of the paper street is owned by the school system. Mr. Hoffman stated that that part could be blocked off and that the school system might want to use its portion as a driveway. Concerning the buffer zone which is required between a commercial zone and residential zone, Mr. Hoffman stated that said buffer could be on the residential property also owned by Ten Grand as had been done recently at a car wash. Mr. Hoffman stated that the open issues were the parking variance and coverage variance and an appearance before the Architectural Board of Review. The variances would be decided by the Zoning Board before application for site plan approval by this Board. On motion of Mrs. Jacobson, seconded by Mr. Freeman, this Board unanimously made a negative declaration under SEQRA. Mrs. Latona, with the other members consent, directed Mr. Hoffman to prepare a memorandum to the Zoning Board presenting this Board's favorable opinion of the Ten Grand application. August 14, 1991 -5- APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mr. Freeman, the minutes for July 10, 1991 were approved as amended. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Mr. Murray, seconded by Mr. Romeo, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 PM. Bonnie M. Burdick