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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992_10_15 Board of Architectural Review Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK OCTOBER 15, 1992, IN THE SENIOR CENTER, TOWN CENTER 740 WEST BOSTON POST ROAD MAMARONECK, NEW YORK Present: E. Robert Wassman, Chairman Pamela Washington Robert Immerman Ralph Heisel Joan Williams Also present: Michelle Bonsteel, Building Inspector CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Wassman at 8:04 PM. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion of Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the minutes of August 19, 1992 were approved. JACK'S MIRACLE AUTO REPAIRS, INC. , - 2430 Boston Post Road, Block 503 Lot 421, Sign Application Appearing were Dan Gallello, G&M Nameplate; Jack Eisenbach, partner in Jack's Miracle Auto Repairs, Inc. ; and Donald Mazin, attorney. This application had been before the Board at its last two meetings. Mr. Eisenbach had been unwilling to compromise and had withdrawn his application. On motion of Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mr. Heisel, the Board unanimously voted to rehear the amended application. Mr. Gallello presented the amended application with two facade signs. Mr. Wassman stated that the Board of Architectural Review was the Lead Agency for this application and that SEQRA review was not necessary. On motion of Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mrs. Williams the following stipulations were unanimously adopted. There shall be two, (2) signs in boxes twenty- (20'-) feet long by two- (2' -) feet high. One shall be placed on the New Rochelle side of the building and one on the front side. The letters of the sign, red and blue against a white ground, shall be in accordance with the plans submitted by G&M Nameplate. The frame of the boxes shall be painted the same color as the roof of the building. Said roof's color shall blend with the building's color and shall be decided at the next meeting of this Board. Board of Architectural Review October 15, 1992 -2- THE GAP, INC. , 1340 Boston Post Road, Block 410 Lot 268, Sign application Donald Mazin, attorney, appeared with Lydia Asselin, Project Manager for The Gap. They presented signage and exterior changes. Ms. Azlin stated that the trees and shrubs would be "warehoused" during construction and then returned to the site. She also stated that the company planned to remove the corrugated metal and the tower on the building. The windows in the storage area are to be blocked in. The exterior walls would be repainted with two bands of brown added. One band would be above the glass, and a darker one would frame and wrap around the building. The stone facade on Weaver Street would be stuccoed over. Two pole signs are planned. One design is for a three-sided sign; two sides of which will have a logo. This sign will be placed on Weaver Street near the intersection of the Post Road. The sign for the Post Road side will be two-sided and placed at the eastern edge of the property. The company will add 39 small, vinyl stickers of The Gap and Gap Kids logo as safety measures on the glass. It was the consensus of the Board that said decals were not signs. If needed, the Board would recommend that a variance be granted. On motion of Mrs. Washington, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the Board unanimously approved the plans submitted by The Gap, Inc. dated June 9, 1992 with modifications. The plans are 1) Exterior Elevations, A 5; 2) Preliminary Floor Plans, P 1; 3) Site Plan, P 2; and 4) Signage Details, P-4. The required modifications are as follows. The blocked-up window(s) at the storage area shall be filled in with glass blocks. The Gap, Inc. shall file a plan of the current landscaping with the Building Inspector prior to construction, shall replace the planting as shown on said plan and maintain and/or replace said planting. Before installation of the stanchion signs, the Building Inspector shall approve their location. HOME FAIR CAMERA - 1330 Boston Post Road, Block 410 Lot 463, Sign Application and WEIGHT WATCHERS - 1330 Boston Post Road, Block 410 Lot 463, Sign Application As these signs are going on the same building, it was decided to hear the applications together. Appearing were Joseph Lanza of Sign Design, Port Chester, NY; Al Defeo of ABC Sign Company; and Kenneth Ricklin, owner of Westchester Camera a/k/a Home Fair Camera. After much discussion about trying to avoid having the building seem like a signboard the submissions were modified. Board of Architectural Review October 15, 1992 -3- On motion of Mr. Heisel, seconded by Mrs. Washington, the following stipulations were unanimously made. The pole sign for Home Fair Camera was accepted as submitted. The four other signs shall be as identical as possible. Each one shall be 15' long with a frame the same color as the background color of the sign and the same height and depth. The reds, whites and lamp colors shall be identical On the Post Road side of the building two signs, one for each store, shall be placed in the spandrel below the second floor. The first sign shall be placed in the second "bay", and the second one shall be placed in the last "bay". On the parking lot side of the building, each of the two signs shall be placed, centered, over the respective entrances. CRAIG SUNDAHL, DDS - 3 Byron Place, Block 132 Lot 440, Plan review Appearing with Dr. and Mrs. Sundahl was their architect, Lawrence Gordon. A new building is proposed for the now-empty site across from the Clocktower Building. Dr. Sundahl will have an office on the first floor and rent out an office on the second floor. Each floor will be approximately 1500 square feet. Mr. Gordon asked the members to review the facade and will return with a landscaping plan and for sign approval. He stated that the plans now call for a stucco finish or dryvit in a cream-colored white and gray. The roof will be a fake slate made of concrete. There will be casement windows with a grill and clad in dark brown. The Board suggested a terra cotta color. The members, Mr. Heisel in particular, were concerned about the pitch of the roof on the elevator shaft. Mr. Gordon stated that the elevator equipment made such a pitch necessary. Mr. Heisel suggested a narrower line running around the building and that it should go through the protrusion for the elevator. He also suggested that the eave lines should be as identical as possible and that an attempt should be made to have the overhangs similar. The Board members complemented Mr. Gordon on the changes that he had made in the design of the building. Mr. Heisel stated that Mr. Gordon had designed a very interesting building and that the window patterns and the modulations of the stucco gave more body to the building. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Mr. Immerman, seconded by Mrs. Williams, the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 PM. Bonnie M. Burdick