Town of Eastchester, NY: Minutes, Architectural Review Board Meeting, September 6, 2007

2 EASTCHESTER ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING

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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

September 6, 2007 7:00 p.m.

13 BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:

Rose Marie Brescia, Chairman

15 Enda McIntyre, Member

Maria Bonasia, Member

16 Fernando Papale, Member

EASTCHESTER EMPLOYEES IN ATTENDANCE:

LOUIS REDA, Deputy Town Attorney

21 MARGARET UHLE, Director of Planning

JAY KING, Building Inspector

22 KERI OUELLETTE, Assistant Planner

24 DINA M. MORGAN, REPORTER

25 COLONIAL ROAD

25 BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK 10708

(914) 469-6353

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2 The Chairman: Calls meeting to order.

3 Pledge of Allegiance.

4 Ms. Uhle: Calls roll:

5 Mr. Papale: Present.

6 Mr. McIntyre: Present.

7 The Chairman: Present.

8 Ms. Bonasia: Present.

9 Ms. Uhle: States Ms. Raffiani will not

be attending tonight's meeting.

The Chairman: Makes a motion to approve

11 the minutes of the June 7, 2007 meeting.

12 Ms. Bonasia: Seconds motion.

13 Mr. Papale: Aye.

14 Mr. McIntyre: Aye.

15 Ms. Bonasia: Aye.

APPLICATION 07-62, 242 PARK AVENUE

18 Mr. Cotugno: John Cotugno, architect.

States application is for a garage addition on

19 the right side of the house. Shows location of

garage. States garage door will be natural

20 wood to match the front door of the house.

Shows photograph of house. Explains they plan

21 to match the two dormers on the garage with the

dormers on the house. Explains there will be a

22 bedroom on the second floor. Explains they

will be doing an imitation slate roof. Shows

23 sample.

24 Ms. Bonasia: Feels addition blends in

very well.

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The Chairman: Asks what the side yard

3 setback is.

4 Mr. Cotugno: States nineteen feet.

5 Mr. McIntyre: Feels addition looks

great. Feels the imitation slate looks very

6 nice.

7 The Chairman: Makes a motion to open the

public hearing on Application 07-62, 242 Park

8 Avenue.

9 Mr. McIntyre: Seconds motion.

10 (All aye.)

11 (No comments.)

12 The Chairman: Makes a motion to close

the public hearing.

Mr. McIntyre: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

The Chairman: Makes a motion to accept

16 application as submitted and move it forward to

the Planning Board.

Mr. Papale: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

20 APPLICATION 07-41, OMNIPOINT

Mr. Gaudioso: Robert Gaudioso. Explains

22 this is a wireless telecommunication facility

consisting of six small panel antennas on the

23 roof of the existing building at 24 Ray Place

together with equipment in the basement.

24 Explains they propose to shield the antennas in

a stealth enclosure on the roof top. States

25 enclosure is seven feet wide by seven feet long

by eight feet in height. States they did

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additional visual renderings without the

2 stealth enclosure. Explains stealth enclosure

will be stucco painted the same color as the

3 building. States equipment in the basement is

not visible. Explains there is an existing

4 storage room in the basement and they propose

5 to put a fenced enclosure and put the equipment

cabinets within that. States the fire

6 department wants them to put a two hour fire

rated wall around the equipment which they have

7 no problem doing. Explains there are three

small cabinets the size of refrigerators that

8 are self-vented. States there is a small AC

unit on the roof that will not be seen from the

9 street.

10 Ms. Bonasia: Asks if the enclosure is

just a wall with no trimming on the top.

Mr. Gaudioso: States yes. Explains they

12 are trying to keep this simple, not make it an

architectural element. Feels less is more in

13 this particular case.

14 The Chairman: Makes a motion to open the

public hearing on Application 07-41.

Ms. Bonasia: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

(No comments.)

The Chairman: Makes a motion to close

19 the public hearing.

20 Ms. Bonasia: Seconds motion.

21 (All aye.)

22 The Chairman: Makes a motion to move

Application 07-41 to the Planning Board as is.

Mr. McIntyre: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

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2 APPLICATION 07-48, 60 ANDERSON AVENUE

Mr. Escalates: Emilio Escalates (Ph.),

4 Escalates Associates, architects and engineers.

Explains they're proposing an addition to the

5 rear of a very small house at the corner of a

Alida and Anderson. States addition will not

be any higher than the ridges of the existing

7 house and houses in the immediate vicinity.

States one of the problems in this house is the

8 garage was older and a separate garage

structure. States they tried to make the

9 garage part of the addition. Explains they

only have a gain of about three hundred square

10 feet of impervious surface because they are

removing the garage and now have a very usable

11 back yard. States house is set back far from

Alida Street. Indicates they are maintaining

12 the same materials of the existing house.

States they will have a darker tone on the

13 second story and a lighter tone on the original

mass.

The Chairman: Explains board needs to

15 see samples of the materials.

16 Mr. Papale: Discusses stone.

17 Mr. Escalates: States they chose to use

a brownish stone. Explains it's a five inch

18 thick stone veneer that is stacked

horizontally. States they will have a half

19 inch reveal with a tight joint.

20 Mr. Papale: Asks what type of material

the railing is.

Mr. Escalates: States wrought iron.

22 Indicates they will be planting along the edge

of the stone. States he will submit drawings

23 specifying the species of planting that will be

in front of the wall.

Mr. Papale: Asks if entrance canopy will

25 be copper.

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Mr. Escalates: States yes.

Ms. Bonasia: Feels it is a complicated

3 addition. Feels they did a good job with the

materials. Feels left side elevation makes it

4 looks like two elements. States she doesn't

see a connection. Feels entry is more of a

5 separator.

Mr. Escalates: Explains that side is

7 invisible to everyone. States that side was

sacrificed for the sake of the floor plan and

8 the wishes of the applicant. Explains the

square footage is an issue.

Mr. McIntyre: Asks if they have done

10 their due diligence in terms of what their

position is and what the post office's position

11 is regarding the address.

12 Mr. Escalates: Doesn't know what the

consequences of this change would signify in

13 terms of the post office.

14 Ms. Uhle: Explains there is nothing that

prohibits them from having an entrance on the

15 side yard. States for zoning compliance

purposes this is still considered the side yard

16 and the front yard is on Anderson. Explains

with regard to what the address is that's up to

17 the applicant.

18 Mr. McIntyre: Asks if the front yard has

to have a front door.

Ms. Uhle: States no. Explains for

20 zoning compliance the front yard has to have a

thirty foot setback and twenty-five foot for a

21 rear yard.

22 Mr. McIntyre: Asks what the variances

were.

Ms. Uhle: Explains they're preexisting

24 non-conforming with the side yard setback and

with the addition they're improving upon that.

25 States they are required to be fourteen feet to

the property line and they're eleven point

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seven and that's because they're continuing

2 along the existing setback. The other variance

is the porch is permitted to extend within six

3 feet of the property line and they're slightly

closer to the property line. States those

4 variances were granted by the Zoning Board.

Explains those variances were primarily because

5 of the existing conditions of the site.

6 Mr. Escalates: Discusses roof. Explains

existing roof is fairly new. States they will

7 match the existing shingle but if they can't

they will replace everything and it will be a

8 charcoal blend.

9 The Chairman: Feels right-hand side roof

line is very nice and hopes it doesn't get lost

10 because there are two different things going

on.

Mr. McIntyre: States there is not a

12 tremendous amount of information with regard to

the finishes. Asks what the siding is.

Mr. Escalates: States it is cedar siding

14 which will be stained.

15 Mr. McIntyre: Explains one of the

board's primary responsibilities is to review

16 and comment on the materials.

17 Mr. Escalates: Explains it's all

horizontal wood siding, wood trim, Anderson

18 four hundred series windows, asphalt shingle

forty years. States it's all high level

19 materials.

20 Mr. McIntyre: Asks what material the

door is.

Mr. Escalates: Explains the door is a

22 Brosco special unit that comes with a light and

it's in deep mahogany. States garage doors are

23 the same finish, wood mahogany.

24 Mr. McIntyre: Asks how many shutters

they will have.