Town of Eastchester, NY: Architectural Review Board Meeting Minutes, April 6, 2006

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10 HELD AT: Eastchester Town Hall

40 Mill Road

11 Eastchester, New York 10709

April 6, 2006 7:00 p.m.

13 BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:

Rose Marie Brescia

15 Laura Raffiani

Maria Bonasia

16 Paul Miller

18 EASTCHESTER EMPLOYEES IN ATTENDANCE:

20 LOUIS REDA, Deputy Town Attorney

MARGARET UHLE, Director of Planning

21 JAY KING, Building Inspector

DINA M. MORGAN, REPORTER

24 43 CENTRAL DRIVE

BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK 10708

25 (914) 469-6353

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Ms. Brescia: Calls meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Ms. Uhle: States Mr. McIntyre is unable

5 to attend meeting. Roll call:

6 Mr. Miller: Present.

7 Ms. Brescia: Present.

8 Ms. Raffiani: Present.

9 Ms. Bonasia: Present.

10 Ms. Uhle: Introduces Carrie Ouellette.

12 APPLICATION 06-29, A.S. FUSCO and ASSOCIATES

14 Mr. Moses: Manfred Moses, professional

engineer. Shows photo of building. States

15 application is a replacement of an existing

sign. States LaSorsa Construction, Inc. sign

16 will be replaced with a sign identical in size

and shape in order to match all the other signs

17 on that particular exposure. States dimension

of sign is twelve by two. Explains that is

18 slightly higher than the present sign law by a

few inches. Feels it's important for them to

19 match the existing sign so it does not disturb

the validity of that wall. States sign is a

20 white background with a one inch black border.

States sign is one inch thick made of aluminum

21 with white enamel paint finish. Explains

existing signs were installed prior to existing

22 sign law so it is a problem to change the sign

unless they change all the signs.

Ms. Brescia: Feels matching the size and

24 shape and colors of the existing signs is not

an issue.

Mr. Moses: Shows photographs of existing

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2 signs.

3 Ms. Raffiani: States the logo on sign is

not allowed.

Mr. Moses: States they don't consider

5 that a logo. Explains it's part of the

letterhead that Mr. Fusco has on his

6 stationary. States it could be conceived as a

logo, but in the past the Board has granted

7 exceptions on various applications. States

this is only sixteen inches high by twenty-four

8 inches.

9 Ms. Raffiani: Feels it's large. States

it's about two fifths of the sign.

Mr. Miller: Explains Board has not given

11 leeway on the logo issue.

12 Ms. Brescia: Feels this drawing is a

real illustration. Feels they could leave

13 Professional Network Consultants there and the

colors but the drawing of the man and monitors

14 and oval should be removed.

15 Mr. Fusco: States he didn't realize

logos were not allowed on signs. Asks Board to

16 consider his logo as part of the exception.

Asks Board to consider the logo in its

17 entirety. Explains having just the

Professional Network Consultants is not how he

18 wants it to be presented.

19 Ms. Brescia: States Board has allowed in

the past just a simple geometric shape. Feels

20 this is too complex. States they could come

back with a simpler design and the Board will

21 look at it.

22 Ms. Raffiani: Explains Board is allowed

to deviate from the law. States in this case

23 they already have in the size of the sign.

Feels this does not fit in with the rest of the

24 signs that are there. Feels if they did A.S.

Fusco and Associates on the top line and

25 Professional Network Consultants on the bottom

line and kept it all in the same font it would

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fit in more with the rest of the signs that are

2 there.

3 Mr. Moses: Asks if they eliminated the

people and left the Professional Network

4 Consultants on the left side with the colors

how the Board would feel about that.

Ms. Brescia: Feels that is reasonable.

Ms. Bonasia: Feels that is reasonable.

7 Feels the intent of a sign is to identify the

business. Feels there is too much going on on

8 the sign presented.

9 Mr. Fusco: Feels when you spend

thousands of dollars creating a logo, an

10 identity, that is something clients will

immediately identify.

Ms. Uhle: States if they're willing to

12 make the modifications Mr. Moses suggested and

the Board agreed to, they could bring that into

13 the building department, but if they want an

alternative for the logo they will have to come

14 back to the Board.

15 Mr. Fusco: States he would like to leave

that open for discussion.

APPLICATION 06-18, 46 WATER STREET

Ms. Rivera: Rebecca Rivera, Joseph

20 Crocco Architects. States they took the

Board's recommendations from last month into

21 consideration and addressed them in the revised

plans. States Board wanted more landscaping

22 along the street. States they supplied a

revised landscape plan. Discusses landscaping

23 along front facade to help disguise the house.

States they pushed the house back fifty-four

24 feet in the front. States they decreased the

ornamentality on the front facade. Shows

25 changes to the front entrance. Shows material

samples.

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Ms. Brescia: Asks if window trim will be

3 painted.

4 Ms. Rivera: States window trim will be

white.

Ms. Brescia: Asks if they submitted a

6 street scape. Explains that's something the

Board needs to see. Makes a motion to reopen

7 the public hearing on Application 06-18.

8 Mr. Miller: Seconds motion.

9 (No comments.)

10 Ms. Bonasia: Feels based on the changes

that were made it's come along nicely. States

11 she is okay with the building.

12 Ms. Raffiani: Asks if there are divided

lights in the windows.

Ms. Rivera: States the home owners

14 prefer not having the grills.

15 Ms. Brescia: Feels it would add to the

house.

Ms. Raffiani: Suggests having six over

17 six windows. Feels the rest of the house would

feel natural with that.

Ms. Brescia: Feels it looks much more

19 expansive without the divided lights. Feels

they need to break it up a little.

Mr. Miller: Asks width of windows on the

21 tower.

22 Ms. Rivera: States about three foot.

Asks if they could do two over one.

Ms. Brescia: States yes.

Mr. Miller: Feels on the tower two over

25 one would look good so it's not too busy.

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Ms. Brescia: States houses on both sides

3 are close. Asks that they put landscaping in

to screen along the sides. Suggests not using

4 arborvitae. Asks for more landscaping on the

right within the lawn area.

Ms. Rivera: Discusses windows. Asks if

6 they could do four over one grills instead of

two over one.

Ms. Raffiani: States that would be fine.

Ms. Uhle: Asks if this is for all the

9 windows on all elevations.

10 Ms. Brescia: States yes. Explains over

the door they have to see what works best.

Mr. Miller: Feels they have done well

12 addressing the Board's concerns.

13 Ms. Uhle: Reviews recommendations: Add

four over one grills on all windows on all

14 elevations; add additional trees on the lawn

area to the right of the property; provide a

15 street scape drawing to the Planning Board.

16 Ms. Brescia: Makes a motion to close the

public hearing on Application 06-18.

Mr. Miller: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

Ms. Bonasia: Makes a motion to approve

20 Application 06-18 subject to the conditions

just reviewed.

Ms. Brescia: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

24 APPLICATION 06-23, 172 BEECH STREET.

Mr. Woodruff: John Woodruff, architect.

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2 States they are proposing an addition on the

home. Explains they presently have a one story

3 addition to the left which they are going to

demolish. States they are proposing a similar

4 one story addition which will be approximately

nine and a half feet by twenty-five foot eight

5 inches. States house is all brick and they are

proposing a stucco finish for the addition.

6 States they will have casement windows and a

shed roof. States they are proposing brick

7 intermittent in the stucco. Explains they will

be planting shrubbery around the addition.

8 States stucco, roof and windows will match the

house. States in the back they have a platform

9 and steps going down to the yard. Discusses

fireplace. States this is a gas fireplace with

10 a direct vent which vents out the back.

11 Mr. Miller: Discusses existing chimney.

12 Mr. Woodruff: States they will be

removing the chimney and patching it up.

Mr. Miller: States where the chimney

14 will be taken out that faces the front

elevation of the house, asks that they do a

15 good job matching the roof shingles so it

doesn't look like a patch.

Mr. Woodruff: Explains the Timberline is

17 a random pattern. Explains over time it will

blend in.

Ms. Brescia: Makes a motion to open the

19 public hearing on Application 06-23.

20 Mr. Miller: Seconds motion.

21 (All aye.)

22 (No comments.)

23 Ms. Brescia: Makes a motion to close the

public hearing on Application 06-23.

Mr. Miller: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

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Ms. Bonasia: States addition is very

3 simple. Likes that they're bringing brick into

the stucco.

Ms. Brescia: Asks if they're replacing

5 the existing window on the rear elevation.

6 Mr. Woodruff: States they will put in a

bay window in the same location.

Ms. Raffiani: Makes a motion to approve

8 Application 06-23 as is.

9 Ms. Brescia: Seconds motion.

10 (All aye.)

12 APPLICATION 06-25, 81 JOYCE ROAD

14 Mr. Tomano: Richard Tomano, architect.

States this is a one and a half story cape.

15 Explains they're raising the building to two

stories with an eight foot addition in the

16 front. States front of building will be yellow

vinyl siding with white trim. Shows sample of

17 siding. Shows sample of roof. States double

hung windows will be six over six in the entire