Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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, March 8, 2011 at 7:30pm.
Members Present: Edward Nolan, Chairman
Stuart Halper, Member
Shelley Lotter, Member
Robert Murray, Member
Jay Neveloff, Member
Gary Herbst, Alternate Member
Also Present: Christine Dennett, Village Clerk
David Turiano, Village Engineer
Sarah Yackel, Village Consultant
Georges Jacquemart, Village Consultant
Absent: Dan Pozin, Village Attorney
Call to Order: Chairman Nolan called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
PB-6-2010- URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. CHILMARK SHOPPING CENTER – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT: The Planning Board reviewed an application to amend a site plan. The property is located on Pleasantville Road.
Mr. William Null, Attorney for the Applicant, explained proposed modifications to the Applicant’s proposal since the last meeting of the Planning Board.
Mr. Rob Aiello reviewed an integrated parking proposal with A&P, the pedestrian access, improved lighting to the A&P parking lot and landscaping.
Mr. Rich Pearson discussed the signal improvements at the intersections.
Mr. Null stated there was more than ample parking allotted for employees and they would be willing to work with Chase Bank for an interconnection if necessary.
The Board had general discussion regarding loading zones, deliveries, lighting and parking circulation.
Village Engineer Turiano stated parking on Orchard Road was in the jurisdiction of Briarcliff Manor and that the Briarcliff Police would make a recommendation regarding a dedicated turn lane on Orchard Road.
Member Murray noted the scale of the proposed CVS building and asked if decreasing the size of the proposed CVS was possible. He also asked if the stormwater management plan was the best that could be reasonably provided.
Mr. Nulll stated the CVS building was a prototypical size and the Applicant would not decrease its size.
Village Engineer Turiano stated the original plan met the mitigation criteria for a 100 year storm and he’d have to review the new plan to see if it met those criteria.
Member Lotter asked how 2 hour parking would be enforced.
Mr. Willing Biddle, Applicant, stated they could institute a parking permit system for employees.
Chairman Nolan asked how snow stockpiling would be handled.
Mr. Null stated typically it would be pushed to a corner but in extenuating circumstances it could be carted off site.
Ms. Sophie Ravis of 5 Amawalk Court stated she was disturbed with the traffic, building bulk and aesthetics. She stated the proposal was too big for the site and for the neighborhood as a whole.
Mr. Stephen Smalley of 111 Orchard Road stated the improvements to the overall traffic flow on the site were good. He stated the morning rush hour needed to be considered and there was a lot of pedestrian traffic in the area. He further stated drainage needed to be addressed.
Mr. Ken Trabine of 21 Ramapo Road asked if A&P agreed to the proposed parking changes and asked what the height of the screening was and how much of the CVS façade would be visible to Pleasantville Road. He asked how parking would be enforced with the tenants. He read excerpts from several articles regarding large retailers closing.
Mr. Anthony Mioki of 50 Browning Drive stated the site’s parking was currently not enforced and the site was comprised of two separate property owners. He stated it was in the Applicant’s interest to have an anchor store but it wasn’t in the best interest of the long term vision of the Village.
Mr. Charles Bradley of 103 Meadow Road stated the shopping center as it currently was and as proposed was a hodgepodge of buildings that didn’t permit adequate traffic flow and no matter how it was reconfigured or graded that wouldn’t change. He further stated Briarcliff Manor and Ossining deserved better and he quoted Johnny Cochran “if it doesn’t fit, you must not permit”.
Mr. Rocco Circosta of 12 Ramapo Road stated some of the circulation issues were addressed but he didn’t think adding an additional phase to the traffic signal would work. He stated there was already a long wait time and he felt the traffic study needed to be revised.
Mr. Charles Mosello of 55 Pleasantville Road showed a proposed site plan he felt fixed the issues. He stated he wasn’t opposed to development he just wanted them to fix what was wrong.
Ms. Sue Donnolley of 17 Susquehanna Road stated she was a member of the Ossining Village Board and she had concerns about the traffic study. She stated there were a number of car accidents in that area. She stated she wasn’t against CVS or fixing up the shopping center but urged the Board to keep the Public Hearing open. She requested the trucks idling at 4:30am be addressed.
Ms. Deborah Brown of Ramapo Road stated the walkway through the shopping center seemed unsafe and asked if all of the stores would receive deliveries in the back with the new proposal.
Ms. Nicolette Kenney, a former employee of CVS, stated the trucks that make deliveries to the CVS in the Arcadian Shopping Center stay for days until they’re emptied.
Mr. Harold Levine of Macy Road stated Orchard Road was backed up at Pleasantville Road currently and the new proposal would exacerbate the problem.
Mr. Joe Clark, Planning Board Chairman in Ossining, asked if Board of Trustees approval was needed for the Special Use Permit.
Upon motion by Member Lotter, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the Public Hearing to May 10, 2011 at 7:30pm.
The Board took a five minute recess.
PB-4-2011- COMSTOCK DEVELOPMENT – SITE PLAN APPROVAL: The Planning Board reviewed an application for site plan approval. The property is located at 445 North State Road.
Ms. Linda Whitehead, Attorney for the Applicant, stated they had nothing more to present and further stated they submitted a revised landscaping plan. She further stated the plan was now fully zoning compliant.
Upon motion by Member Halper, seconded by Member Lotter, the Board voted unanimously to approve the resolution.
PB-5-2011- SEIDEN REAL ESTATE – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT: The Planning Board reviewed an application for an amendment to a site plan for the rooftop installation of solar panels. The property is located at 1238 Pleasantville Road.
Mr. Doug Hertz of Sunrise Solar explained the proposed application.
The Board had general discussion regarding visibility, glare and the system’s size.
Village Consultant Yackel noted it was a type 2 action under SEQRA.
Upon motion by Member Halper, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to approve the application.
PB-6-2011- ROSECLIFF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION: The Planning Board reviewed an application for a sign permit for an existing development located at Wilderness Way.
The Board requested a color rendition be submitted and tabled the application to the next meeting.
ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT- The Board of Trustees has requested that the Planning Board provide comments on a proposed new Chapter 220-6(J)(15) for Shared Residence Special Use Permits
Village Consultant Yackel explained the proposed legislation.
Mr. Carl Boe of 172 Revolutionary Road stated he lived across from the property in question and there was a significant safety issue. He stated there had been several serious accidents in the vicinity and submitted a powerpoint presentation to the Board for their review.
Village Consultant Yackel stated the legislation was not specifically for that property and the property would require a Special Use Permit and Site Plan Approval.
Ms. Hannah Berkowitz stated the legislation appeared to be written for a specific property and not the Village in general.
Ms. Mimi Boe of 172 Revolutionary Road stated Westchester County was issued a fair housing quota but the Village did not know how many units it would be allocated.
Mr. Robert Little of Scarborough Circle stated they banded together as a neighborhood to lower the speed and make their neighborhood safer. He stated they had a limited amount of time to review the proposed legislation.
The Board requested additional time to review the material submitted and tabled the discussion to the following meeting.
VILLAGE ENGINEER’S REPORT
- A drainage project has begun on Long Hill Road.
- The Club is starting the process of the “Cell Tree”. A meeting was held with all of the carriers to discuss the project.
MINUTES:
Upon motion by Member Murray, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of March 8, 2011.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Member Murray, seconded by Member Neveloff, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:05pm.
Respectfully submitted by,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
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