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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967_05_10 Planning Board Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK PLANNING BOARD HELD MAY 10, 1967, IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIREHOUSE, WEAVER STREET AND EDGEWOOD AVENUE, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Fred L. Maggini, Chairman Mr. Lee Bloom Mr. Joseph Rigano Mr. G. Norman Blair Absent : Mr. Winfield James Also present: Mr. William P. Widulski, Town Engineer APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of April 18, 1967 were presented and on motion duly made and seconded, ap- proved as submitted. The Chairman requested the Secretary to read the first application for Public Hearing. PUBLIC HEARING - BRIAR HILL - SECTION 2 SUBDIVISION Mr. Sumetz appeared before the Board with the same plan as had been submitted at the previous meeting on April 18, 1967. Some of the members of the Board had gone out and looked over the property. The Board was concerned about the length of the drive- ways because of the difficulties that will be encoun- tered with postal deliveries, garbage trucks, snow plow and other Town vehicles. Mr. Widulski had written to Mr. Wood who is the owner of property adjacent to this subdivision. Mr. Wood had expressed a desire to sell all of the property he owns in the Bonnie Way area, but Mr. Widulski is of the opinion that it will not help solve the problems in this development due to sharp rise in rock along the property line between Mr. Sumetz's development and Wood's property. Mr. Widulski had drawn a suggested plan which will change some of the lots and the members of the Board were of the opinion that there was a considerable improvement over the plan Mr. Sumetz presented. The number of lots on Mr. Widulski's plan have not been reduced but the driveways would be shortened and the road would be longer. The Board, also, discussed the drainage problem and asked Mr. Widulski to check on the drains. It was requested that when Mr. Sumetz starts work he put up a fence so that debris will not be pushed into the adjacent recreation area. Mr. Sumetz is going to discuss the changes with Mr. McEvoy, his surveyor and return next month with final plans. The Chairman requested the Secretary to read the second application for Public Hearing. PUBLIC HEARING - LARCHMONT FARMS NO. 2 SUBDIVISION Mr. Sansone, Mr. Frank Finnerty and Mr. Morrow ap- peared before the Board. Mr. Maggini asked if they had been in contact with the Board of Education and if they weren't of the opinion that other arrange- ments could be made so that the lots could be moved up, in order that the property the school is purchas- ing be kept in line with their present property. Mr. Sansone stated that Mr. Curren, the Attorney for the Board of Education had recently spoken to him and that this was what the School Board had de- cided upon due to lack of funds. The Board pointed out that the proposed houses will be bordered on two sides by the parking lot which the Board of Education intends to build and in close proximity to the existing roadside stand. The ap- plicants stated that Mr. Curren had not advised them of their plans to build a parking lot. The Chairman called a short recess while Mr. Bloom stepped out to make a call to Mr. Parter, President of the Board of Education. After further discussion it was decided that the Planning Board would approve this subdivision subject to the receipt of the map signed by the County Health Department to be delivered to the Town Office for Mr. Maggini's signature. Mrs. Margaret Litchfield from the Village of Mamaro- neck Planning Board stated that the Village of Mamaro- neck had no objection to the plans for the subdivision and the following Resolution was therefore duly adopted: WHEREAS, Mr. Frank C. Finnerty and Mr. Keenan Morrow, owners of premises shown on map known as subdivision of Larchmont Farms No. 2 located on Palmer Avenue near Blossom Terrace, in the Town of Mamaroneck, West- chester County, New York, known on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck as Block 403 Part of Parcel 99 and Part of Parcel 157, has filed with this Board an application for the approval of this plat; and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was duly held pursuant to the provisions of Section 276 of the Town Law, after notice published in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, the Daily Times, on May 3, 1967; and WHEREAS, this Board has examined the plans and determined that the same are all sat- isfactory, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the application of Mr. Frank C. Finnerty and Mr. Keenan Morrow, owners of premises, be and the same is hereby granted, and the map known as subdivision of Larchmont Farms No. 2, in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York is hereby approved, upon the following condition: That map signed by the County Health Department be delivered to the Town Office for the sig- nature of the Chairman of the Planning Board. FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon compliance with the above condition, the Chairman of the Planning Board is hereby authorized to sign the subdivision plat as evidence of the approval of same by this Board. OLD BUSINESS - BALDWIN HILLS DEVELOPMENT The Planning Board had received a letter from Mr. Jerome Kretchmer, attorney for Baldwin Hills Devel- opment, Inc. , requesting that they be put on the agenda in reference to their request for reduction of their performance bond. The Planning Board had at its meeting on July 6, 1966 approved the reduc- tion of the bond from $180,000.00 to $10,000.00 sub- ject to the approval of the Town Board. Mr. Charles Kretchmer and Mr. McKenna appeared at the meeting representing Baldwin Hills Development and requested that the bond be reduced to $15,000.00. They are willing to deed Lot #10 to the Town for recreational purposes and put said lot in good con- dition. Mr. Bloom dictated a memo to the Secretary to be sent to the Town Board confirming the Planning Board's Resolution of July 6, 1966 and requesting the Perfor- mance Bond be reduced to $15 ,000.00. PRELIMINARY HEARING - NORTH BROOK ROAD SUBDIVISION Mr. Alfred Poccia presented the Board with an appli- cation and plan for the subdivision known as North Brook Road. Mr. Poccia intends to erect three (3) houses which will front on North Brook Road. The Board felt that these houses would be an improvement area. Mr. Poccia proposes a 35' diameter cul-de-sac at the present dead end. The road had been cut by the construction of the New York State Thruway and New England Thruway. The fire trucks and other town vehicles will only have 20 feet to turn around at present, instead of 26 feet because of the wall at the end of the street. All facilities are already in, including sewers, water and gas, or are readily accessible. After further discussion it was decided that Mr. Widulski would go out and look the site over and Mr. Poccia would return next month for the Public Hearing. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before this meeting it was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Rita A. Jo son, Secretary f4 �.