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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK _T RE�EE�
AUGUST 20, 1992, IN THE SENIOR CENTER, TOWN CENTER
740 WEST BOSTON POST ROAD PAEP 1 1992
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Present: Robert Immerman fdk
Ralph Heisel
Pamela Washington
Joan Williams
Absent: E. Robert Wassman, Chairman
Also present: Kevin Denton, Ass't Building Inspector, Village/Larchmont
Michelle Bonsteel, Ass't Building Inspector
Bonnie M. Burdick, Recording Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Acting Chairman Immerman at 8:05 PM.
He announced that Mr. Jakubowski, the Building Inspector, was
recuperating well from surgery and welcomed Kevin Denton, former Town
Assistant Building Inspector, and Michelle Bonsteel, newly-appointed Town
Assistant Building Inspector.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chairman Wassman was unable to attend this meeting but had sent written
approval of the minutes of May 21, 1992. On motion of Mrs. Washington,
seconded by Mrs. Williams, said minutes were approved unanimously.
THE COUGHLIN GROUP - 178 Myrtle Blvd, Block 133 Lot 627, Sign
application
Appearing were Bill Lieberman of Albee Sign Corporation and the Messrs.
Coughlin - John, Mike and Tom. The Coughlins, owners of the building in
which they have an insurance office employing 20 people, wanted to
construct a sign of individual, anodized, black aluminum letters. Said
letters were to be placed in the upper right, vertical quadrant of the
facade. Members of the Board, Mr. Heisel and Mr. Immerman in
particular, were uncomfortable with the size of the letters, with their
color, and with the fact that the proposed sign mentioned the company's
type of business when the whole building is not devoted to the Coughlin
Group. Mr. Heisel would have liked the building name over the front
entrance.
Mr. Immerman had prepared a modified plan for the sign which changed the
color of the letters to bronze to match the window trim with twelve-inch
letters placed flush to the building. This proposed sign would be placed
under the three second-floor windows, justified right, facing Myrtle Blvd
at the edge of the building which abuts the retail stores.
On motion of Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board, with
a vote of 3-1, Mr. Heisel opposed, approved the revised sign as noted
above for 178 Myrtle Blvd. As a condition of the approval, the Board
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mandated that no further signs shall be placed on the building at 178
Myrtle Blvd.
AUTO CRAFTSMAN, LTD. - 2430 Boston Post Road - Block 503 Lot 421
Sign application
Danny Gallello of G&M Nameplate Company, Inc. appeared on behalf of Tony
Massella, owner of Auto Craftsman, Ltd. The applicant wanted to erect a
3'x 6' , two-sided, lighted, pole sign, with the bottom edge ten feet
above grade, supported by two poles. The proposed sign would have a blue
background with white lettering, a red racing stripe with dark lettering
showing the phone number and a logo design at the bottom with a
representation of a crashed car being transformed to a repaired car.
This logo would have gradations of colors from yellow to red. Said sign
would be placed on the opposite edge of the property from the similar one
which is on the site now. It was noted that only one standing sign is
permitted. The applicants indicated that the other sign would be
removed.
The Board members felt that the application was incomplete and that the
proposed sign was too "busy". Mr. Heisel stated that the building was
small, and the proposed sign was large. The members requested
photographs for each member and that said pictures be taken from across
the street. This applicant was asked to provide more information
including colors, drawings and individual photographs, and the matter was
adjourned.
JACK'S MIRACLE AUTO REPAIRS, INC. - 2430 Boston Post Road -
Block 503 Lot 421
Mr. Gallello appeared in this matter with Jack Eisenbach, owner of the
business. The proposal was for three, red, white and blue, signs two feet
in height totalling sixty feet in length to be placed on the roof to
advertise the other business in the building. The members felt that this
application was incomplete also and did not like the proposal. They
suggested that the roof be painted the gray which is the color of the
building and requested fewer signs. It was felt that one sign on the
front or a sign on each side would be preferable. The members liked the
idea of a red, white and blue sign and requested the applicant to present
for its consideration a more complete application including renderings,
colors and individual photographs. This matter was also adjourned.
CRAIG SUNDAHL, DDS. - 3 Byron Place - Block 132 Lot 440 - Plan review
Lawrence Gordon, architect, appeared on behalf of Dr. Sundahl, a dentist,
who wants to construct a professional office building including an office
for his practice. Mr. Gordon explained that this appearance was a
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preliminary one as Dr. Sundahl is negotiating with the Town to buy an
adjacent strip of property. Said purchase could cause a different siting
of the building. Mr. Gordon stated that his client intends to do a lot
of landscaping and that the building would be built with provision for
the handicapped. The roof would be asphalt tile.
Mrs. Washington was dismayed that the house demolition at the site had
been done without preserving the trees that were worth saving and which
were part of Mr. Gordon's plan approved by this Board when Mr. Kathwari
was proposing building a parking lot there.
The Board had several comments about the design of the building. Mr.
Gordon noted his client's desire to reflect his "family dental practice"
in a building of residential character. The Board members suggested that
this was a commercial area, but the resident character of the stucco and
red tile of the Larchmont Hills building and the Clocktower might be more
in keeping with the area. The Board members acknowledged the architect's
desire to recognize the importance of the corner as entrance and visual
end to Myrtle Boulevard, but questioned the diversity of siding,
fenestration and complexity of various roof lines in this preliminary
design.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Mr. Heisel, seconded by Mrs. Washington, the meeting was
adjourned at 10:02.
Bonnie M. Burdick