Village of Briarcliff Manor, New York
Planning Board Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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, May 8, 2012 at 7:30pm.
Members Present: Edward Nolan, Chairman
Stuart Halper, Member
Shelley Lotter, Member
Jay Neveloff, Member
Gary Herbst, Alternate Member
Also Present: David Turiano, Village Engineer
Dan Pozin, Village Attorney
Sarah Yackel, Village Consultant
Absent: Christine Dennett, Village Clerk
Call to Order: Chairman Nolan called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
PUBLIC HEARING PB-6-2010- URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC. CHILMARK SHOPPING CENTER – SITE PLAN AMENDMENT: The Planning Board held a continuation of a Public Hearing to amend a site plan. The property is located on Pleasantville Road.
Mr. William Null, Attorney for the Applicant explained the application.
The Board had general discussion regarding the Special Use Permit issued by the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Rob Aiello, consultant for the Applicant, explained the lighting plan and the landscaping plan to shield the lights from going off of the site.
The Board had general discussion regarding the application including the lighting plan, the upper parking lot area, pedestrian access throughout the site and potential signage and parking on Orchard Road.
The Board referred the Application to the Architectural Review Advisory Committee for their review and requested the hours of operation for the proposed CVS.
Ms. Emily Sack of 151 Holbrook Lane stated the Comprehensive Plan suggests that every effort be made to minimize the environmental impacts of development. She requested the developer take that into consideration.
Mr. Stephen Smalley of 111 Orchard Road stated the icing at the bottom of the hill is the issue of the Village of Ossining, not the applicant and the intersection should be reconfigured. He requested the proposed traffic signage be made available to the public.
Mr. Rocco Circosta of 12 Ramapo Road stated he disagreed with the applicant’s statement of only needing a work permit from the Village of Ossining. He stated the main driveway is in the Village of Ossining and would need to be approved by them. He asked what determined the building frontage for sign purposes.
Mr. Ken Trabine of 21 Ramapo Road stated he was impressed with the Board and their commitment to their civic responsibility. He stated his concerns with the application and the hours of operation.
Mr. Charles Musella of 55 Pleasantville Road stated the value of his property would plummet as a result of this development. He stated his concerns with the delivery trucks and the noise generated by the site. He encouraged the Board to revisit the plan and the fix the current issues before approving the redevelopment.
Mr. Stephen Smalley encouraged the Board to put a weight limit for trucks on Orchard Road.
Mr. Ken Trabine stated he saw a delivery truck get stuck in another community recently causing a huge bottleneck.
Mr. Null stated there were truck loading areas within the site.
The Board requested a resolution be drafted subject to any comments from the ARAC and an updated Traffic Study and to circulate it amongst the Board Members.
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Member Lotter, the Board continued the Public Hearing to the June meeting.
The Board requested the Village Engineer contact the A&P for property maintenance issues.
VILLAGE ENGINEER’S REPORT:
- The Village has been fortunate to receive a lot of grant monies. The NYSERDA grant was extended to put solar panels on top of Village Hall.
- Pace University is consolidating their campuses and will phase out their Briarcliff Manor Campus.
- The North State Road sidewalk and lighting project is nearing completion.
MINUTES:
Upon motion by Member Neveloff, seconded by Member Halper, the Board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of April 10, 2012.
ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Member Lotter, seconded by Alternate Member Herbst, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:50pm.
Respectfully submitted by,
Christine Dennett
Village Clerk
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