Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Thursday November 13, 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 Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 8:00pm.
Members Present: Andrew Tung, Chairman
Shelley Lotter, Member
Jay Neveloff, Member
Robert Murray, Alternate Member
Also Present: Daniel Pozin, Village Attorney
David Turiano, Building Inspector
Graham Trelstad, Planning Consultant
Christine Dennett, Village Clerk
Absent: Ed Nolan, Member/Deputy Chair
Bill Gorlin, Member
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 recused herself from the application.
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Alternate Member Murray, the Board voted to reopen the public hearing.
Mr. William Null, Attorney for the applicant, explained the application and submitted additional documentation regarding the Consultant’s comments.
Mr. Steve Grogg, Engineer for the applicant, reviewed the Consultant’s comments and a complete compilation of the plans that reflect all of the changes and discussions that transpired.
Mr. Graham Trelstad, Village Consultant, discussed his November 7, 2008 memorandum.
Chairman Tung stated in a memorandum dated November 3, 2008 from the ARAC, the Applicant was given unanimous support regarding the changes in their plan. He requested a mock up sign be put up for the Board to drive by and look at.
Upon motion by Alternate Member Murray, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to close the public hearing.
Chairman Tung thanked the Staff and the Applicant for all of their work. He stated he would like to see the 2 areas by Lodge Road and Central Drive have substantially large landscaping and further suggested an allowance be provided for additional landscaping should the vegetative screen not be enough. He suggested the 20 additional overflow spaces by the Care Center be land banked to reduce activity in that area.
The Board reviewed and revised the draft resolution.
Chairman Tung requested the mock up sign be done in the same time frame as the drawings to add them to the site plan.
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Alternate Member Murray, the Board voted unanimously to approve the resolution as amended.
MINUTES
Upon motion by Member Lotter, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of October 14, 2008 as amended.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Tung stated it was a pleasure to serve on the Planning Board for the past 12 years and he was stepping down due to other commitments. He thanked the other Members for their patience and camaraderie. He thanked the Staff for their hard work and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity to serve.
Member Neveloff thanked Chairman Tung on behalf of the Board for the enormous amount of hours and dedication he spent on Planning Board matters.
Upon motion by Alternate Member Murray, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:45pm.
Respectfully submitted by,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
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