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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988_08_10 Planning Board Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK AUGUST 10, 1988, IN THE COURTROOM, TOWN CENTER 740 WEST BOSTON POST ROAD MAMARONECK, NEW YORK Present: Sanford A. Bell, Chairman Norman L. Cannon Jerry Donatelli Patricia Latona Alan P. Murray James J. Romeo Absent: Anton Schramm Also present Elaine Price, Town Councilwoman Stephen V. Altieri, Town Administrator Lee A. Hoffman, Jr. , Town Counsel Gary Trachtman, Consulting Engineer Claudia Ng, Environmental Coordinator Phyllis Wittner, CZMC Alan Mason, CZMC Bonnie M. Burdick, Recording Secretary CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bell at 8:29 P.M. He introduced Alan P. Murray as a new member of the Planning Board. Mr. Murray is an economist with experience in banking. 1. CONSIDERATION OF SUBDIVISION APPLICATION John W. Kluge Beach Road, Premium Point Block 508, Parcels 1 & 30 Geoffrey Young, attorney, appeared on behalf of the applicant. With him were his associate, Joann Rosenstrach, and Edward Hanington of Edward Hanington, Engineering Consultants. Mr. Young reviewed the history of the application. It was first before the Board on April 13, 1988. The Planning Board referred the application to the Zoning Board as Lead Agency in the SEQRA process. At its July 12, 1988 meeting, the Zoning Board approved the application with no conditions. Mr. Hanington stated that a new septic system will be necessary for the proposed building lot. A summary of the Zoning Board decision had been made available to the Planning Board at this meeting. Mr. Hoffman stated that the C application should be treated as a subdivision application and that the Board would need to schedule a Public Hearing. Ms. Ng stated that a negative declaration was made by the Zoning Board. August 10, 1988 -2- On motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mrs. Latona, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby sets Wednesday, September 14, 1988, at 8:15 P.M. as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the application of John W. Kluge; 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. Mr. Trachtman stated that the items submitted to Mr. Hoffman were those required for a subdivision application. Mr. Hoffman stated that it would be necessary for the applicant to submit proof of the existence of legal access to the subdivided lot and that a new survey may not be required. NEXT MEETING At this time in the meeting the Board established that it would hold its next meeting at the regularly scheduled time of Wednesday, September 14, 1988. ***** 2. CONSIDERATION OF SITE PLAN APPLICATION Hory Chevrolet, Inc. 1340 Boston Post Road Block 410 Parcel 268 Appearing on behalf of the application were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hory, President and Vice-President respectively of Hory Chevrolet, Inc. ; William Weiss, General Manager; and Thomas Keane, attorney. Mr. Keane stated that the Zoning Board had voted that the sale of new motorboats was a permitted use at its meeting of July 12,1988. He stated that the applicant was seeking approval for a fence to enclose the boat sale area. The design for the fence had been reduced in height from a previous submission to 7'4". The Board, Mrs. Latona and Mr. Romeo in particular, objected to the details of the plan for the fence. It was opposed to the use of chain link and barbed wire and questioned whether the design for 3 sliding sections would be feasible from an engineering standpoint. Mr. Hoffman stated that the plans were not complete as they were not for the entire site. He explained that the whole site comes under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board in considering a site plan application. © Mrs. Latona asked what provision was being made for oil separation and suggested planting for the slope betwwn Hory's back parking lot and the parking lot at the adjacent shopping center. She told the applicant to take a look at the bushes near the house with a lot next to the Finast parking lot. August 10, 1988 -3- The subject of the paper street between the car dealership and the adjacent shopping center was raised. Mr. Hoffman asked the applicant to have the lawyer of the shopping center's owner, Mr. Pepe, write him as the ownership of said street is in dispute. Mr.Hory stated that he would contact Mr. Becker, his lawyer for this matter. Mr. Hoffman reiterated the many concerns about this application and suggested that the matter be put down for a Public Hearing for September 14, 1988. If the drawings were not ready in time or any other questions had not been answered, the applicant could be held over for another meeting. Therefore, on motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mrs. Latona. it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby sets Wednesday, September 14, 1988, at 8: 15 P.M. as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the application of Hory Chevrolet, Inc. ; 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. ***** 3. APPLICATION FOR FRESHWATER AND WATER CURSES PERMIT Bonnie Briar Country Club Weaver Street Block 225, Parcel 1 Those present concerning this application were Mike McDonough, ground course superintendent of Bonnie Briar Country Club; Felix Petrillo, of Felix Industries; David Faust, attorney for the Bonnie Briar Syndicate, owners of the course; and Walter Gelles, member of the Board of Directors of Bonnie Briar Country Club, tenant of the syndicate. Mr. McDonough explained that he had accepted 2,000 yards of fill from the County sewer project at the brook. He had stopped accepting the fill when notified by the Building Inspector, Wiliam Jakubowski, that the area where the fill was being dumped was a wetland. Mr. Faust stated that the club was a tenant of the syndicate and that it could not alter the typography without the syndicate's permission. Mr. Faust also stated that his group did not necessarity object to the dumping of the fill. Mr. Altieri stated that the sewer project is a County one, not one being done by the Town. Felix Petrillo, the contractor for the job, stated that the fill was not suitable to be put back into the construction site as had been anticipated. He was removing the fill to his construction yard as a temporary measure. August 10, 1988 -4- No application had been filed with the Board until the time in the meeting that the application was being discussed. Mr. Bell stated that it was ridiculous that application was made two hours after the meeting had begun. He stated that he did not understand the emergency nature of the application. Mr. Hoffman stated that the matter did not seem to be of an emergency nature and that the CZMC could not be polled by telephone because of the open meetings law. Dr. Mason stated that he had found a good site at Bonnie Briar where fill could be dumped. This site would not be in a wetland area. Mr. Hoffman suggested that the country club, the syndicate, and the contractor work together for a solution to the problem. More fill could be dumped temporarily with the understanding that the syndicate could request that said fill be removed. On motion of Mr. Donatelli, seconded by Mrs. Latona, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that the Planning Board is the Lead Agency and solely responsible for determining whether the proposed action has a significant impact on the environment. On motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mrs. Latona, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this application is an unlisted action under SEQRA. On motion of Mrs. Latona, seconded by Mr. Murray, this application was unanimously referred to CZMC for its review. On motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mrs. Latona, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board hereby sets Wednesday, September 14, 1988, at 8:15 P.M. , as the date and time for a Public Hearing on the application of Bonnie Briar Country Club; 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. 4. DISCUSSION OF COUNTRY CLUB LAND STUDY The Board had received copies of a new study concerning possible future use of land now used as golf courses. Said study had been prepared by Dan Shuster of Shuster Associates. Mr. Hoffman and Mrs. Price explained that this study is a part of the Master Plan and an extension of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. The Town Board will declare itself the Lead Agency, hold a Public Hearing on the matter and be the agency that determines revisions or new local laws but it will ask the Planning Board for its input on possible changes. August 10, 1988 -5- Mrs. Latona stated that it was her ultimate goal to have the clubs stay as golf courses and/or have the Town purchase one as a Town golf course. Mr. Donatelli stated that the country club study did not address the impact that a large number of new houses (possibly 125) would have in causing traffic jams and congestion. The Board decided that it would like Mr. Shuster to address it about the country club study and, on motion of Mr. Bell, seconded by Mr. Donatelli, voted unanimously to adjourn further discussion of the matter until the next meeting. 5. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED MASTER PLAN Mrs. Price explained that the Town Board had "embraced the philosophy" for land use of Phase I and Phase II of the Master Plan following a Public Hearing in October of 1987. This plan was written by Mr. Shuster with Allen Davis, a traffic consultant, and a committee of 22 residents. Mr. Hoffman stated that the Planning Board was being asked to do two specific things at the meeting - declare itself Lead Agency for the Master Plan and refer the matter to the CZMC. Therefore, on motion of Mr.Romeo, seconded by Mrs. Latona, the Board unanimously RESOLVED, that the Planning Board is the Lead Agency and solely responsible for determining whether the proposed application has a significant impact on the environment; and FURTHER RESOLVED, that this matter is a Type I Action with mandatory referral to CZMC. Further, on motion of Mr. Romeo, seconded by Mr. Cannon, this application was unanimously referred to CZMC for its review. Dr. Mason addressed the Board on the importance of Bonnie Briar Country Club as a flood retention area. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion of Mrs. Latona, seconded by Mr. Romeo, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the meeting of June 15, 1988. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 P.M. /7) Bonnie M. Burdick Recording Secretary