Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 13, 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, December 13, 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
Dan Pozin, Village Attorney
David Turiano, Village Engineer
Sarah Yackel, Village Consultant
Call to Order: Chairman Nolan called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING PB-6-2010- URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. CHILMARK SHOPPING CENTER – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT: The Planning Board held a Public Hearing and reviewed an application to amend a site plan. The property is located on Pleasantville Road.
The Board reopened the Public Hearing.
Mr. William Null, Attorney for the Applicant, explained the modifications to the plans.
Mr. Rob Aiello, Consultant for the Applicant, explained the modifications to the parking, grading and pedestrian access on the site.
The Board had general discussion regarding vacant retail space, traffic circulation and driving aisle width requirements.
Mr. Null requested the Planning Board make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees regarding SEQRA and stated they made significant enhancements to the plan and requested a favorable recommendation.
The Board had general discussion regarding the Special Use Permit recommendation and the Planning Board’s jurisdiction on the site’s hours of operation.
Mr. Charles Bradley of 103 Meadow Road stated he agreed with Mr. Neveloff’s concerns with the circulation and that a big box store didn’t fit in Briarcliff Manor.
Mr. Stephen Smalley of 111 Orchard Road suggested a one way driveway to alleviate the bottleneck and weight limits for trucks on Orchard and Macy Roads.
Mr. Rocco Circosta of Ramapo Road asked if a revised traffic impact study was received and stated the Village of Ossining had no information regarding the project.
Mr. Ken Trabine of Ramapo Road asked if there was any consideration of moving the CVS to the top of the site.
Ms. Bridget Kaminski, Employee at Prescription Plus stated a lot of people come through the entrance off of Orchard Road and speed through the site. She further stated a lot of the stores receive deliveries through the front and it caused circulation issues.
The Board adjourned into executive session to receive legal advice from Counsel at 8:55pm.
The Board reconvened the regular meeting at 9:05pm.
The Board stated they would work with Counsel to draft a memorandum to the Board of Trustees and it would be completed and available to the public before the next session.
PB-11-2011- T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC – SITE PLAN APPROVAL - The Planning Board will review an application for site plan approval for the installation of a cellular monopole and related equipment. The property is located at 10 Buckhout Road. Adjourned to January 10, 2012.
PB-17-2011 – PHILIPS RESEARCH –SITE PLAN AMENDMENT: The Planning Board reviewed an application to amend a site plan for the installation of new outdoor roadway lighting. The property is located at 345 Scarborough Road.
Mr. Robert Bellenger, Facilities Manager at Philips Laboratory explained the proposed lighting plan.
The Board had general discussion regarding whether the lights would be brighter or affect the surrounding neighbors.
Village Engineer Turiano stated there would be no increased spillover and Philips had always been very responsive to any concerns.
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Member Lotter, the Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed site plan amendment subject to confirmation that there wasn’t any greater lighting spillover.
VILLAGE ENGINEER’S REPORT:
- North State Road should be reopened by Christmas.
- The Village is issuing summonses to residents that put their leaves in the street. Please leave them on your property at the curb.
- Scarborough Road repaving project is completed.
- The NYSERDA Grant received for the solar array project at DPW has extra funds that will be used for a solar array project at Village Hall.
- Wachovia was contacted regarding signage concerns.
MINUTES
Upon motion by Member Lotter, seconded by Alternate Member Herbst, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of December 13, 2011.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Member Halper, seconded by Alternate Member Herbst, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:30pm.
Respectfully submitted by,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
| 