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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995_01_24 Coastal Zone Management Commission Minutes Town of Mamaroneck — Village of Larchmont 41, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION TOWN CENTER: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 -- = 914-381-7845 CZMC MINUTES January 24, 1995 A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission (CZMC) was held on January 24, 1995, at the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York. The meeting was called to order at 8: 01 p.m. Members Present: Affiliation C. Alan Mason CZMC Nancy Sterbenz " Howard McMichael Richard Ward • Phyllis Wittner, Chairman Lilian Andrews " Nancy Seligson " '• Richard A. Young Richard Metzner Shirley W. Tolley Others Present: Martha Kaufman CAC Mary Anne Johnson CAC Eve Nudelman Environmental Coordinator Barry Weprin Town Board - Liaison Ken Karle Lan Associates, Inc. Sarah Tate Mamaroneck School District Susan Mulcahy Dean Place Resident James Mulcahy Dean Place Resident Judy Silo Dean Place Resident Andrew Fredman Architect for Metropolis Lanes I. CONSISTENCY REFERRALS A. Metropolis Westchester Lanes - Natural Depot, 2444 Boston Post Road. Town of Mamaroneck Planning Board. Type 1 (Westchester County CEA) . Andrew Fredman, Architect explained that he has requested an • application for a special permit from the Planning Board for a retail-use health food store at the Staples Shopping Center . All renovations will be interior work. The Planning Board wants Printed on Recycled Paper CZMC MINUTES-1/24/95 confirmation that there are no outstanding issues with the CZMC. When this application was originally in front of CZMC, the issue of runoff detention was addressed. A sand and oil intercepter was installed that will accommodate a 150-year storm. The Commission found this application neither consistent nor inconsistent with the Policies of the LWRP. B. Vixen Ente prises, adjacent to 2345 Boston Post Road. Village of Larchmont Planning Board. Type 1 (Westchester County CEA) . No one was present for the applicant. The majority of the site is zoned R-B (retail-business) . This is the corner lot on Lorenzen and Boston Post Road. There is an existing, blacktop parking lot behind an existing building. To the right of the building (facing it from BPR) is a large unpaved area. This is the area in question. This is the area where the owner had taken down many of the large trees and it is now visually unacceptable to the area. The plan shows a 15' foot buffer of evergreen trees and shrubs separating this site from the residences. There are two very large evergreens in what; is proposed to be a parking area. P. Wittner suggested that the Commission might want to recommend a • silt trap with the capability of removing oil and grease, since there will be alot of cars attendant to this building. P. Wittner suggested writing a letter to the Planning Board and Vixen Enterprises stating that the CZMC had not received a complete application and was requesting an extension from the Planning Board. The Commission needs more information and will put it on the February agenda. S. Tolley stated that the applicant should show the location of the storm drains on this site. C. Proposed Zoning Amendment Cellular Telephone Antennas. Town Board. Type I. The zoning amendment is based on property values only. The two issues raised in the amendment that are relevant to CZMC policies are setback and visual concerns, policies 5 and 25. This zoning amendment would restrictthe placement of cellular antennas and accessory structures to two areas - 1) anywhere in the Light Industry (LI) zone which is around Maxwell Avenue or 2) in the middle of the recreation zone (RZ) . If it is in the RZ, it has to be 1, 200 feet from the nearest residence. Regarding visual environmental concerns, "all towers and antennas shall be sited to have the least possible practical visual affect on the environment. " - • I 2 CZMC MINUTES-1/24/95 The towers could be as high as 125 feet from the ground surface. There would have to be site plan approval prior to granting a siting permit. The Planning Board will require the site plan submission to include a completed visual EAF. The Commission agreed that this zoning amendment is neither consistent nor inconsistent with the Policies of the LWRP. 2. DISCUSSION A. Proposed Expansion Hommocks School This item was put on the agenda at the request of Sarah Tate, Assistant Superintendent for Mamaroneck Schools. She explained that the District is contemplating building an addition onto the Hommocks School. LAN Associates has been hired to look at the environmental issues. The Board of Education (BOE) is exempt from all local zoning or planning ordinances. However, they are subject to Consistency Review because the BOE's agency is the New York State Department of Education. The BOE has to find consistency with the State Coastal '• Management Program. Since the LWRP was approved by the Department of State and the LWRP has the force of state law, the proposal has to be consistent with the LWRP. S. Tolley questioned whether they would be completing an Environmental Impact Statement. Ken Carle of LAN Associates explained that the Department of Education has their own Environmental Assessment Form which LAN Associates just submitted as well . as the separate short form or project description form. The Department of Education form is similar to the Long Form EAF. P. Wittner explained that this would be the type of information that would come into the CZMC. The Commission members then expressed to Sarah Tate and the LAN Associate representative some of the CZMC views regarding the Hommocks namely whether this addition will add to the existing drainage problems and have an adverse impact on the very fragile Hommocks Salt Marsh Complex, a town Critiical Environmental Area. K. Carle gave the Commission a brief description of the intended project, indicating that the proposed addition is in the fenced in ball field in the bend of Hommocks Road and that the building was conceptualized in 1966. He explained how Hommocks Road used to be a straight-away and that it was moved in 1966 to form the loop with the anticipation that the future addition would go in some day. K. Carle said that the flood (FEMA) maps they looked at showed part ' • of this site as flood plain but he said that they also showed 3 CZMC MINUTES-1/24/95 1104 Hommocks Road as a straight road. He said that the maps are out- of-date. They are having surveys made for topographic elevation so they can compare it with the base flood elevations on the FEMA map. They are having soil borings done to determine the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil in this area. The existing building is on piles. The borings will provide a soil log, and would determine if deleterious materials are present or if there was a landfill in the area. S. Tolley strongly suggested that they do an Environmental Impact Statement because she thinks it would be beneficial to their relationship with the community. That way, all the questions could be discussed and there could be a hearing on it. Also she wanted to know where new sewer pipes would go because the existing sewers in the area needed pumping facilities and the drainage there is extremely bad. S. Tolley said that if Consistency has to be found, Consistency comes under the SEQR Law. She read from the SEQR handbook. It says, "if your area is in the Coastal Zone then you have to also say in the Environmental Impact Statement that the project is consistent with the Coastal Policies and if there is a local LWRP, consistent with the local LWRP. " P. Wittner said that the Commission all agreed that they will have • 1 to come back with an Environmental Impact Statement. She also asked whether they will be addressing the Flood Damage Prevention Law in the Environmental Impact Statement. K. Carle said they are trying to ascertain at present if they are in a floodplain. There is an amendment procedure that can be followed if one can demonstrate that the FEMA map is incorrect. Another.;issue: raised by the CZMC was sedimentation during construction.. The Environmental Impact Statement - needs. to demonstrate-. the public need, adverse affects and discuss other alternatives. The proposed Hommocks School Expansion project will be put on February's agenda if they have documentation ready. B. David's Island Shirley Tolley explained two options of the Save David's Island group: continue opposition to project or develop a proposal that would meet the Coastal Zone policies, something that would be acceptable to the State Dept. of State. No decision was rendered. 3. Approval of Minutes The minutes of 10/25/94 were approved, as revised, on a motion from R. Metzner, seconded by R. Young. 4 • 1411 CZMC MINUTES-1/24/95 The minutes of 11/22/94 were approved on a motion from R. Young, seconded by R. Metzner. 4. Chairman's Report A) Correspondence From: 1) Copy of letter from Dept. of State .to Ronald Abrams (Dru Assoc. ) re: Barbara Cohn, 125 Woodbine Ave. application. Insufficient information - Dept. of State objects to their consistency certification - application tabled. 2) Copy of a letter from Stephen V. Altieri to NYSDEC requesting a change in the disposal method and a request for the final payment from DEC for Premium River Dredging Project. 3) Copy of letter from Gary Trachtman, Malcolm- Pirnie to Lou Goodman, New Rochelle Building Dept. re: Town's concerns for Emerson Point Estates. '• To: 1) Advisory Opinion to Town of Mamaroneck Building Inspector re: 209 Hommocks Road. 2) LAN Associates - Invitation to attend 1/24/95 meeting. 3) NY Energy Research and Development Authority, 12/30/94. Con Ed Action to determine consistency.. B. Announcements: 1) George Latimer - Invitation to attend meeting - Long Island Sound Citizen's Summit - 2/4/95, 8:30- 5:30 SUNY Maritime College. 2) Larchmont Notes deadline 1/30/95. C. Other 1. LWRP Update - Both Village of Larchmont and Town of Mamaroneck on 12/5/94 and 12/7/94 respectively, prepared Negative Declarations for LWRP Update. ' • Sent to NYS DOS. . 5 CZMC MINUTES-1/24/95 1101 2 . 12/5 Village of Larchmont passed regulations for use of leaf blowers. 3 . 12/23 C. Alan Mason presented annual report to the Village of Larchmont. Eve Nudelman to distribute copies of Annual Report and set up date for Town of Mamaroneck Board. 4 . Village Board of Trustees approved submission of a grant in their name as advocated by Friends of the Reservoir and L.I.F.E. to convert a former water storage tank into an environmental center. NYS Office of Parks has grant monies (Environmental Protection Fund) has grant monies for acquistion or development of parks. 5. Watershed Advisory Committee (WAC 5) meeting 1/31/95. 6. S. Tolley to draft "Request for Proposal" for wetlands walkover. The meeting was adjourned. at 9:40 p.m. •1 • 1 6