Minutes, Architectural Review Board Meeting, March 8, 2006

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2 EASTCHESTER ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING

MARCH 8, 2006

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EASTCHESTER ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING

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10 HELD AT: Eastchester Town Hall

40 Mill Road

11 Eastchester, New York 10709

March 8, 2006 7:00 p.m.

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13 BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:

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Rose Marie Brescia

15 Paul Miller

Enda McIntyre

16 Laura Raffiani

Maria Bonasia

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EASTCHESTER EMPLOYEES IN ATTENDANCE:

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LOUIS REDA, Deputy Town Attorney

21 MARGARET UHLE, Director of Planning

JAY KING, Building Inspector

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DINA M. MORGAN, REPORTER

24 43 CENTRAL DRIVE

BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK 10708

25 (914) 469-6353

DINA M. MORGAN, REPORTER

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3 Ms. Brescia: Calls meeting to order.

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Pledge of Allegiance.

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6 Ms. Uhle: Calls roll:

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Ms. Brescia: Present.

8 Ms. Raffiani: Present.

Ms. Bonasia: Present.

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Ms. Uhle: States Mr. Miller and Mr.

10 McIntyre will be late.

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APPLICATION 06-12, PIPER'S KILT

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13 Sign Company: States Piper's Kilt wants

to replace the plywood on the sign with a tin

14 background the same color. States they are

asking to maintain the same dimensions of the

15 sign.

16 Ms. Brescia: Asks if there are any plans

to clean up the wiring.

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Sign Company: States they could clean

18 that up. States they could put those in a cap.

19 Ms. Brescia: Asks if they are going to

replace the lights.

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Sign Company: States they will clean the

21 lights up. States the color will be the same

color as the door with the gold letters.

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Mr. Miller: Asks if they plan on making

23 it the deep brown color.

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Sign Company: States yes. States they

25 could make it any color the Board wants.

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2 Ms. Brescia: Suggests they match the

awning color.

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Mr. Miller: Feels matching the awning

4 color is better.

5 Ms. Raffiani: Asks that the backing not

be too shiny.

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Sign Company: States they could make it

7 a matte finish.

8 Mr. Miller: Suggests adding a border

around the backing.

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Sign Company: States they could put a

10 border on the edge similar to the one at

Quinn's.

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Mr. Miller: Feels a thin molding in gold

12 will sharpen it up.

13 Sign Company: States they could add

something on the edges like the sign at

14 Quinn's.

15 Ms. Uhle: Reviews recommendations:

Applicant will clean up the wires and put them

16 in caps; clean up the lights; background will

be a deep brown similar to the awning color;

17 keep gold letters; dimensions are permissible;

an option of the notches in the corner and the

18 gold trim if it's cost prohibitive; a matte

finish for the background.

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Ms. Bonasia: Asks if the conduit could

20 be eliminated. Feels that would clean it up

nice.

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Mr. Miller: Asks if they could put the

22 conduit behind the sign.

23 Sign Company: States he could do that.

24 Ms. Brescia: Makes a motion to approve

Application 06-12 as indicated and modified.

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Mr. Miller: Seconds motion.

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2 (All aye.)

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APPLICATION 06-14, WESTCHESTER PERIODONTICS

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5 Mr. Reischenberg: Dave Reischenberg,

Sign-o-rama. States they want to replace the

6 signage. States one is to replace the lawn

sign and replace the building lettering.

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Ms. Brescia: Asks if lettering will be

8 the same as what was there except with the new

name.

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Mr. Reischenberg: States yes. States

10 they are asking to change the color from blue

to forest green with gold lettering.

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Ms. Brescia: Asks what WP is.

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Mr. Reischenberg: States it is the logo.

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Ms. Brescia: States the WP can stay but

14 she does not like the tooth and nail. Explains

technically they're not supposed to have drawn

15 types of logos.

16 Mr. Miller: States a concern the other

tenants in the building will want to add signs

17 on the building.

18 Ms. Brescia: States she does not mind

the name on the building because this is a hard

19 building to find.

20 Mr. Miller: States he is fine with the

monument sign.

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Ms. Raffiani: Feels a plaque near the

22 entrance that matched the monument sign would

be more helpful. States technically you're not

23 supposed to have two signs.

24 Mr. Reischenberg: States there were

previously two signs.

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Ms. Uhle: States professional name

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2 plates are permitted as of right.

3 Ms. Brescia: States the monument sign as

is they could have the WP without the tooth or

4 they could eliminate it all together and then

at each entrance to each individual location

5 they could put a plaque that would match for

each tenant that complies with the sign law.

6 Feels that will be more explanatory as to the

location of each tenant. States there will be

7 no lettering on the building itself.

8 Ms. Raffiani: States old lettering

should be removed from the building.

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Ms. Uhle: Asks if forest green color is

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11 Ms. Brescia: States yes.

12 Mr. Reischenberg: States the word

dentist may still be up.

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Ms. Raffiani: States that should be

14 removed.

15 Mr. Miller: Makes a motion to approve

Application 06-14 with the modifications

16 regarding no lettering on the building, the

monument sign is okay with the qualification

17 regarding the logo and put professional signs

on the entrances according to the sign law.

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Ms. Brescia: Seconds motion.

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(All aye.)

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21 APPLICATION 06-15, NB BARBER SHOP

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Mr. Reischenberg: Dave Reischenberg,

23 Sign-o-rama. States they are proposing a wood

carved sign forest green with gold leaf

24 lettering. States sign is just like the

neighbors' signs.

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Ms. Raffiani: Asks if NB Barber Shop is

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2 smaller than the Carvel sign.

3 Mr. Reischenberg: States yes. Explains

that's because the sign law changed.

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Mr. Miller: Feels lining up the bottom

5 of the sign with the other sign would make

sense. Feels lettering looks tight on the

6 sign. Feels it would look better if they added

some width to the sign.

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Ms. Brescia: Suggests pulling it out at

8 least a foot on each side.

9 Mr. Miller: Suggests matching the width

of the Carvel sign.

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Ms. Uhle: Asks applicant to consider

11 making the sign the same height and same length

as the Carvel sign.

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Mr. Miller: Feels that looks good.

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Mr. Benjamin: Shows barber shop pole he

14 would like to put up.

15 Ms. Uhle: Explains zoning code describes

barber shop poles as having a rotating core and

16 no internal illumination.

17 Mr. Benjamin: States it does light up.

18 Ms. Brescia: Feels barber pole fits with

the building. Indicates space where barber

19 pole should fit.

20 Ms. Uhle: States barber pole should be

no lower than the mullion and other sign is the

21 same size as the Carvel sign.

22 Ms. Brescia: Makes a motion to approve

Application 06-15 as modified.

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Ms. Raffiani: Seconds motion.

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(All aye.)

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APPLICATION 06-17, CORNELL'S TRUE VALUE

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Mr. Fix: Explains they are applying for

3 two signs, one over the front entrance and one

over Route 22. States the issue with those two

4 signs is the True Value signs the smallest it

comes is eighteen inch so the T and V letters

5 would be eighteen inches. States they are

asking to put a sign on Highland Avenue.

6 Explains it's smaller than the other sign but

it's not fifty percent smaller. Shows samples

7 of letters.

8 Ms. Brescia: Discusses plastic letters.

Asks if they could use other lettering.

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Mr. Fix: Explains True Value has only

10 one approved sign vendor. States he will still

have to use the True Value logo and since other

11 sign companies are not approved they will not

reimburse him on the co-op.

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Ms. Raffiani: Asks if these signs are

13 the only signs the sign maker makes for True

Value.

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Mr. Fix: Explains the other signs are

15 box signs.

16 Ms. Brescia: Feels sign on White Plains

Road doesn't do them any good.

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Mr. Fix: Discusses lighting. States

18 they're not proposing any down lights. States

in the future they might put a flood light that

19 shines on the sign.

20 Ms. Uhle: Asks if they have something

that identifies just their address.

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