Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday September 9, 2008
A regular meeting of the Planning Board of the Village of Briarcliff Manor, 1111 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510, was held in the Municipal Building on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 8:00pm.
Members Present: Andrew Tung, Chairman
Bill Gorlin, Member
Shelley Lotter, Member
Jay Neveloff, Member
Ed Nolan, Member/Deputy Chair
Robert Murray, Alternate Member
Also Present: Daniel Pozin, Village Attorney
David Turiano, Building Inspector
Susan Jainchil, Planning Consultant
Christine Dennett, Village Clerk
Call to Order: Chairman Tung called the meeting to order at 8:00pm.
PB-1-2008-PUBLIC HEARING THE CLUB AT BRIARCLIFF MANOR AMENDED SITE PLAN, WETLAND, STEEP SLOPE REVIEW (CLASSIC RESIDENCE BY HYATT): The Planning Board continued its public hearing on an application from Briarcliff Manor Investors LLC (BMI) for an amendment to the site plan approval previously granted for a Continuing Care Retirement Community. The property is located at Scarborough Road, Lodge Road, and Central Drive and was formerly owned by The Kings College
Members Lotter and Gorlin recused themselves from the application.
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Member Nolan, the Board voted to reopen the public hearing.
Mr. William Null, Attorney for the applicant, explained the revisions to the application.
Mr. Rich Rosen, Architect for the applicant, discussed the revisions to the plans for the main building and the spa building.
Mr. Steve Grogg, Engineer for the applicant, reviewed the cell tree location and the design.
Mr. Robert Pearce of 100 Lodge Road stated the changes wouldn’t be meaningful to address his concerns and there were significant impacts on his property.
Mr. Richard Landau of 25 Lodge Road stated his home was closest to the proposed care center. He stated he knew exactly how much activity and noise would be generated from a healthcare building of that size and it would be a commercial arena next to his home. He stated it would be a substantial impact on his home and was strongly opposed to it being located there.
The Board had general discussion about the elevations of the buildings and emergency access to the property.
Village Engineer Turiano stated there were still some unanswered questions from the Recreation Department and the Fire Department.
Chairman Tung asked for them to be coordinated by the next meeting.
Planning Consultant Jainchil asked for information regarding signage and what it would look like.
Member Neveloff asked the applicant to put together a comparison of all structures over three stories in both the current and prior application.
The hearing was continued to October 14, 2008.
PB-14-2008 – ARENA –VILLAGE CODE CHAPTER 220-15, PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES REVIEW (STEEP SLOPES APPROVAL): The Planning Board reviewed an application to construct stone walls for terracing the existing grade, construct patios, walkways and stairs, reconstruct an existing fountain and regrade the existing slope. The properties are located at 43 and 61 Linden Circle.
Mr. Erik Groft, Landscape Architect for the applicant, explained the application.
Mr. Alan Piltz, Engineer for the applicant, explained the stormwater management plan.
Chairman Tung asked if the considered doing a rain recapture system to reuse the water on the site instead of just releasing it.
Mr. Piltz stated they could look into it.
Chairman Tung asked the applicant to supply more information on drainage and stormwater management for the next meeting.
ZBA CASES:
V-12-2008-Michael Pahk, 140 Larch Road
The Board had no comments on the Pahk application.
V-13-2008-Barry & Linda Schwartz, 140 Central Drive
The Board requested the minutes of the meetings the Schwartz application appeared before the Planning Board be forwarded to the Zoning Board for its review, and that a memo be prepared summarizing the Planning Boards views.
Village Attorney Pozin stated he would put together the memorandum.
V-14-2008-Briarcliff Congregational Church, 25 South State Road
Chairman Tung requested the Zoning Board be advised the site plan approval had been amended to remove the requirement for “not for profit” status for a Nursery School operating within the Church’s facilities.
MINUTES
Upon motion by Member Nolan, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of August 12, 2008.
VILLAGE ENGINEER’S REPORT: by Village Engineer Turiano
- As of September 10th there will be an emergency water restriction.
- The DeGasperis site walk will be held on September 20th at 8:30am.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Member Gorlin, seconded by Member Neveloff the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:45pm.
Respectfully submitted by,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
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