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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995_09_26 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes Town of Mamaroneck — Village of Larchmont COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TOWN CENTER: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 914-381-7845 CZMC SEPTEMBER 26. 1995 A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission(CZMC)was held on September 26, 1995 in Conference Room A,740 W. Boston Post Road,Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. Members Present: Phyllis Wittner CZMC Nancy Seligson Co-Chairman, CZMC Richard Ward CZMC Shirley Tolley Frank McGahan Howard McMichael C.A.Mason Richard Metzner Lili Andrews Co-Chairman, CZMC Others Present: Eve Bocca Environmental Coordinator Bill Bailey Guest Ken Bialo Liaison, Village of Larchmont Mary Anne Johnson CAC James Carnicelli Camel!Associates 1. Consistency Referral Vixen Enterprises, Inc.-2345 Boston Post Road. Village of Larchmont Planning Board. Type I(W.C. CEA). Mr. James Carnicelli, Civil Engineer appeared for the applicant. The site contains an existing one story building and an existing parking lot to the rear of the building. The site is located on the corner of Boston Post Road and Lorenzen.A house,garage and numerous large trees were removed from the site and the applicant proposes to approximately double the size of the parking lot. All runoff from the new pavement will be directed to a new silt trap that has the capability of removing oil and grease. As proposed,water draining from the existing parking lot(toward Lorenzen)would drain to the catch basin on the Post Road. The Commission recommended that, as a condition of consistency, drainage from the existing parking lot area also be directed to a silt trap that has the capability of removing oil and grease. The maintenance of the silt traps should irs tJ Printed on Recycled Paper CZMC Minutes 9/26/95 be the responsibility of the owner and should be maintained by a licenced professional. A berm planted with trees will serve to screen the properties on Dean Place from Boston Post Road and the parking lot and building. The use of native plants and trees was encouraged.A perforated drain(french drain)will be installed at the foot of the berm to alleviate any potential ponding behind the berm. This french drain will outlet into a drywell with an overflow pipe into the new parking lot area. Roof drainage to discharge into separate drywells,not the oil separatorldrywells that will handle the runoff from the parking lot. 2. Approval of Minutes The minutes of 8/22/95 were approved, as amended, on a motion from F.McGahan, seconded by R.Ward. 3. New Business-Budget 1996 The CZMC recommended requesting the same level of funding for 1996 as was budgeted in 1995. Hiring of a wetlands specialist was discussed. The CZMC is still waiting for the completed townwide topo maps, at which time a wetlands verification could be initiated. 4. Chairman's Report A. Correspondence From: Stephen W. Coleman re: Report and samples of materials in use by the Town of New Castle,8/29195. 5. Members' Report A. Shirley Tolley re: David's Island. Plan still nebulous. An agreement with City of New Rochelle has not yet been reached.New Rochelle has already declared itself Lead Agency however an EIS still can not be done because it is not known whether septic systems will work or whether water will be available. The current plan calls for 44 single family homes. The architects' latest plan calls for most of the homes to be sited on the outer perimeter of the island with the inner homes having a "view corridor" to the water. The architect mentioned his disappointment that New Rochelle did not have a Coastal Management Plan. B. Phyllis Wittner re: Harbor Dredging Meeting, Village of Mamaroneck. The Dept. of State gave the Village$25 thousand to study dredging problems and issues in Mamaroneck Harbor. Letter from Mayor Lewy scheduling CZMC's appearance on 12/4/95 before the Village Trustees to present annual report. C. Howard McMichael-Joe Del Bianco,retired Police Chief new member of Village Harbor Commission. Pump-out facility now being inspected twice daily to insure proper functioning. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. 2 CZMC Minutes 9126195 The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. 2