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Town of Mamaroneck - Village of Larchmont
Coastal Zone Management Commission
Town Center: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543-3353
Tel: 914-381-7845 Fax: 914-381-8473 conservationdept@townofmamaroneckny.org
CZMC Minutes
Monday, March 24, 2025
1. Roll Call and Introductions
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 pm.
CZMC Members:
Dr. C. Alan Mason, Chairman
Matthew Teitsch
Colin Barrett
Peter Roloff
Others Present:
Elizabeth Aitchison, Environmental Planner, Town of Mamaroneck
Councilman Jeffrey L. King, Liaison to the Mamaroneck Town Board
Benedict Salanitro, PE, Engineer for 780 Forest Avenue
2. Approval of Minutes
2.1. February 24, 2025
The minutes of the February 24, 2025 meeting were approved as submitted.
3. Referrals
3.1. 780 Forest Avenue - Residential Site Plan and Removal of Trees for
Construction of a New Single-Family House
Benedict Salanitro, P.E., Benedict Salanitro, P.E., presented the proposal to construct
a new single-family house at 780 Forest Avenue. The property contains a significant
amount of bedrock that will require rock removal for the excavation of the foundation.
To minimize runoff from the property, permeable pavers will be used on the driveway
and patio area. Two banks of Cultec units will be provided to collect stormwater and
provide water quality treatment of a portion of the stormwater on the site. Not all of
the required stormwater can be captured due to the presence of rock, however, the
proposal makes an effort to collect and treat as much runoff as possible.
Overall, there will be an improvement in water quality and the applicant is proposing
10 replacement trees for the 4 trees to be removed. Therefore, CZMC finds the
proposal to be consistent with the policies in the Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program.
3.2. Continued Discussion: Proposed Regulation of Solar Energy Law, Town of
Mamaroneck Town Board
The discussion of the proposed amendment continued from the meeting on February
24th. The Town Building Inspector provided some written notes explaining that this is
the 2016 model code from NYSERDA. We understand that we must adopt the model
code to obtain the clean energy credits needed to become a Silver Climate Smart
Community. The model can be modified to meet the Town's Zoning and Land Use
codes; it does not limit the Town's ability to protect wetlands, trees or floodplains as
those ordinances will still apply; and it provides consistent solar system requirements
across all municipalities that adopt the model code.
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Coastal Zone Management Commission
March 24, 2025
CZMC members had only one comment on the proposed ordinance and suggested
the following revision to Section 181-5. C. as follows:
Section 181-5
C. Wherever feasible, the Town Board, the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals
may, and are encouraged to, condition approval of proposed developments on sites
adjacent to Solar Energy Systems in a manner that will protect access by such Solar
Energy System to sufficient sunlight to remain economically feasible over time, with
the following exceptions:
(1) This condition shall not apply to development on adjacent properties that
are designed and built "as-of-right", e.g. building heights and setbacks meet
applicable zoning requirements.
With this revision, CZMC finds the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to
be consistent with the policies in the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.
4. Old Business
No old business to discuss.
5. New Business
No new business to discuss.
6. Next Meeting
The next CZMC meeting will be held on Monday, April 28th at 7:30 pm in Conference Room
D.
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