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A regular meeting of the Coastal Zone Management Commission (CZMC) was held on
Tuesday, December 16, 1986, at the Town Center, 740 West Boston Post Road,
Mamaroneck. The meeting commenced at 8:10 P.M.
Members present: Robert Schoenberger, Chairman
Bruce Allen
Elinor Fredston
Wallace Irwin, Jr.
Mary Anne Johnson
Lawrence Lowy
Howard McMichael, Jr.
Phyllis Wittner
Others present: Paul Kean, liaison, Village Board
O Robert Armour, resident, 11 Salem Dr. , Scarsdale
William Morgenroth, engineering consultant for Armour
Claudia Ng, recorder
Approval of Minutes
Following minor corrections, the minutes for the meeting of November 25,
1986 were approved.
Referrals/Items of Information
Armour Subdivision - A proposal to subdivide Robert Armour's property,
located between Salem Drive and Boulder Circle, Scarsdale, was designated as an
"Unlisted" action and, therefore, referred to the CZMC. Mr. Armour would like
to subdivide his property to allow for the construction of two additional
houses next to his house. He has already submitted several alternative site
plans to the Town Planning Board. The site, which is adjacent to the Fenbrook
Subdivision,, drains into the east branch of the Sheldrake River and has a swale
which is intermittently wet. Mrs. Johnson, who had recently visited the
property, distributed a memorandum to the commission describing the property
and the proposal, listing relevant LWRP policies and concerns (memo attached).
She, also, read a letter by Gary Trachtman, the Town's engineering consultant,
which stated his support for Mr. Armour's original site plan (copy attached).
While discussing the physical features of the property, concern over potential
1100 erosion arose. Mr. Irwin pointed out the applicability of policy 14 of the
LWRP, which is also backed by the Town's Site Plan Approval Law, whichadvocates
zero increase in the rate of runoff. Mr. Morgenroth assured the Commission
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Qthat erosion would be minimal, because runoff would be checked not only by the
retention gallery that will be built on the site, but again by the Fenbrook
Subdivision retention facilities. Mr. Morgenroth further explained that the
site receives no other rainwater, except that which falls directly on the site,
to which Mr. Armour added that the stormwater drains will be adequate to handle
the rainfall. Estimates of the hydrology are based on Soil Conservation
Service (SCS) data. Mr. Morgenroth noted that the Town's engineering
consultant could obtain the data from SCS to confirm the hydrology of this
property . There will be catch basins, which the municipality will be
responsible for monitoring, during construction.
Mr. Irwin expressed his reluctance to provide an official advisory letter
to the Planning Board at this time. Instead, he recommended that a memorandum
consisting of criteria to be considered be sent to the Planning Board. It was
agreed that the letter should indicate that CZMC finds no overwhelming
inconsistencies with Mr. Armour's proposal in regard to the LWRP, yet several
contingencies, such as zero increase in runoff and protective provisions
against erosion during construction, must be ensured before CZMC will render a
consistency approval. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Wittner will draft the letter,
which Mr. Schoenberger will review and then send to the Town Planning Board
before its next meeting set for January 14, 1987.
Larchmont Professional Center - The proposal by Midland Construction, Inc. ,
to build an office condominium at 1375 Boston Post Road will be returning to
the Town Planning Board at its next meeting. Another letter of referral was
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to the Chairman. Consideration of this proposal was deferred to a
special meeting to be held before the next Town Planning Board meeting.
Mayer of Westchester, Inc. , Variance Request - The variance request to use
a lot adjacent to the Village Yard as an additional parking facility was denied
by the Village Zoning Board. Mr. Irwin had attended the Zoning Board meeting
in defense of East Creek. Mr. Lowy reported that, in talking with Jim Staudt,
the Village attorney, the proposed action would most likely have reached CZMC
despite approval by the Zoning Board, because the proposal must then pass
through the Planning Board who would then refer it to CZMC for comment as
required by the Local Consistency Law.
Pinebrook Blvd. Land Transaction - Mr. Kean informed the CZMC of a
potential sale of Village property. Joseph Salvatore, the owner of the land
contiguous to this tract of land, wishes to purchase this property for
landscaping purposes only. This property of less than one acre lies along a
tributary of the Sheldrake River in New Rochelle. Mr. Kean distributed two
letters regarding the issue, one from the prospective buyer to the Village
Clerk and the other from the Village Engineer to the Vilage Mayor and Trustees
(copies attached). Further consideration was postponed to the following
regular meeting.
Inter-agency Coordination
Referrals and Replies - Discussion as to what an advisory letter should be
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led to a realization that some standardized forms needed to be drawn up. Mr.
Irwin volunteered to draft up two forms, one for the planning boards' referrals
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and the other for CZMC's advisory response. Among the items suggested to be
included in these forms are a section for engineers' comments explaining why
the action was classified as a "Type 1" or "Unlisted" action, a checklist of
LWRP policies that might pertain to such actions, and an entry to denote
whether the CZMC's comments are precursory or the official advisory reply. The
Chairman will arrange to meet with Sanford Bell, chairman of the Town Planning
Board, after the forms have been drafted. In addition, Mr. Schoenberger felt
that CZMC should sponsor an educational seminar with municipal engineers and
lawyers, and chairmans and members of commissions. To minimize excessive
questioning of proposals during CZMC meetings, it was suggested that members
visit the proposed sites prior to each meeting.
Liaison Assignment Modification - The need for relieving Mrs. Wittner and
Mrs. Tolley from the exorbitant work inherent with being the designated
liaisons to the Town Planning Board was recognized. Several suggestions were
proffered. To the suggestion of assigning a member to each proposal, some felt
that it would be inefficient because several CZMC members would end up at each
planning board meeting. Another suggestion was to assign an additional member
to the Town Planning Board that would be rotated, not per meeting, but after
several meetings to allow for a measure of continuation. It was, also, noted
that much information could be obtained by going directly to the developers or
the engineers, if one could not attend a planning board meeting. To start
with, the Chairman established an alphabetical rotation system whereby an
additional CZMC member would attend one Town Planning Board meeting with Mrs.
® Wittner and Mrs. Tolley. Mr. Allen was, therefore, designated to attend the
first meeting.
Local Consistency Memorandum - Since no substantive comments were received
regarding the memorandum on procedural guidelines for consistency, it was sent
out as is.
Legislative Matters
Mr. Irwin reported on the status of several unfinished LWRP-related
legislations (refer to attached memo).
Town Freshwater Wetlands Map - Mr. Irwin has redrawn this map to
incorporate the lower portion of the Town, which includes the Hommocks-
Hampshire area, which had been accidentally disregarded in the official
reproductions. The CZMC voted in favor of calling for an amendment to
substitute the preexisting map (dated May 1986) with the new map (dated
December 1986). Mr. Irwin will draft the letter for CZMC endorsement of the
ammendment.
Error in LWRP Map - Mrs. Wittner noted that there was an omission in the
Fish and Wildlife Map of the LWRP.
Village Freshwater Wetlands Law - A brief discussion arose as to whether
CZMC should recommend that the Village of Larchmont adopt a freshwater wetlands
law. The members decided to delay such a recommendation.
Critical Environmental Areas (CEA) - Mr. Irwin proposed that the CZMC
request the Town and Village to include the East Creek under the protection of
CEA status. It was again decided that such a request be delayed.
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State SEQR Law Revision - Ms. Ng was assigned to find out if the revised
law has yet been issued.
Oil Pollution
Crabtree Ford - Discussion progressed into the existing dangers of oil
contamination to East Creek as a result of the voluminous number of cars parked
behind Crabtree Ford. Ms. Ng will try to obtain State laws, such as the State
Bulk Storage Law, that might contain the necessary provisions to afford
protection to East Creek.
Gasoline Spill - On Tuesday, 200 gallons of gasoline spilled into the
Premium-Pinebrook River as a result of overfilled storage tanks belonging to
Amoco gas station.
Fenbrook Subdivision-Scheuer Residence Area - Mrs. Johnson proffered the
concept of a "use district" to provide a way for distributing the
responsibility of managing the oil pollution that would result from the
increased car usage in the Fenbrook Subdivision area.
Other Business
Harbor Patrol - Mr. Allen expressed his concern over the lack of protective
provisions for Horseshoe Harbor and the adjacent coasts of Larchmont. He
addressed the need for a qualified harbor patrol that would possess the
authority to make arrests as well as the training to assist in accidental
emergencies. The CZMC authorized Mr. Allen to conduct a study of the
situation.
Next Meeting
The next regular meeting was set for Tuesday, January 26, 1987, at 8:00
P.M. in the Town Center.
The meeting was adjourned.
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