Town of Eastchester, NY: Minutes, Architectural Review Board Meeting, May 1, 2008

2 EASTCHESTER ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING

MAY 1, 2008

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MINUTES OF THE

EASTCHESTER ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD MEETING

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10 HELD AT: Eastchester Town Hall

40 Mill Road

11 Eastchester, New York 10709

May 1, 2008 7:00 p.m.

13 BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:

Rose Marie Brescia, Chairman

15 Enda McIntyre, Member

Laura Raffiani, Member

EASTCHESTER EMPLOYEES IN ATTENDANCE:

MARGARET UHLE, Director of Planning

20 ROBERT TUDISCO, Deputy Town Attorney

JAY KING, Building Inspector

21 KERI OUELLETTE, Assistant Planner

DINA M. MORGAN, REPORTER

23 25 COLONIAL ROAD

BRONXVILLE, NEW YORK 10708

24 (914) 469-6353

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The Chairman: Calls meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Ms. Uhle: Calls roll:

Mr. McIntyre: Present.

Ms. Brescia: Present.

Ms. Raffiani: Present.

Ms. Uhle: States Ms. Bonasia will not be

8 able to attend tonight's meeting and believes

Mr. Papale is going to be late.

The Chairman: Makes a motion to approve

10 the minutes of the March 6th meeting.

11 Mr. McIntyre: Seconds motion.

12 (All aye.)

APPLICATION 08-20, 12 ALTA DRIVE

15 Mr. Ambrosio: Frank Ambrosio, architect.

Explains this is an enclosed porch and side

16 addition to an existing house. Explains they

are trying to match what's there but some will

17 be changed. States existing is aluminum

siding. Explains they are trying to change it

18 to a vinyl siding. Shows sample of siding.

Shows sample of roof. States roof on porch

19 will be a little different because it will be a

roll roof, not a shingled roof. Explains roof

20 is flat and that's why they are using a rolled

roof.

The Chairman: States she does not want

22 it to look odd.

23 Mr. Ambrosio: Explains they are

concerned from a waterproofing standpoint.

Mr. McIntyre: States a concern that

25 there may be a variation in color between the

asphalt shingles on the primary roof and the

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rolled roof on the porch.

Mr. Ambrosio: States they will pick a

3 color for the rolled roof and then pick the

shingles.

The Chairman: Asks if they are made by

5 the same manufacturer.

6 Mr. Ambrosio: States yes. States they

want it want it to match also. Describes

7 rolled roof. Explains there will be horizontal

lines.

Mr. McIntyre: Explains the board's

9 concern is the aesthetics.

10 Mr. Ambrosio: States they will look at

the pitch of the roof.

The Chairman: Asks about shutters.

Mr. Ambrosio: States color of shutters

13 will be white to go with the trim on the

windows and will be a flat panel not louvers.

The Chairman: Suggests they use a darker

15 color for the shutters.

16 Makes a motion to open the public hearing

on Application 08-20.

Ms. Raffiani: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

(No comments.)

The Chairman: Makes a motion to close

21 the public hearing.

22 Mr. McIntyre: Seconds motion.

23 (All aye.)

24 Mr. Ambrosio: Discusses landscaping.

States there will be plantings around the

25 front.

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The Chairman: Asks if front door is new.

Mr. Ambrosio: States yes.

The Chairman: Asks if he has a cut sheet

4 on the front door.

5 Mr. Ambrosio: Explains it will be a

panel door.

The Chairman: States he needs to bring

7 the cut sheet to the Planning Board. Asks if

new windows will have mullions.

Mr. Ambrosio: States yes.

The Chairman: States that should be

10 indicated on the drawing also. Asks if wood

railing will be painted white.

Mr. Ambrosio: States it will either be

12 painted or be an Azec material.

13 The Chairman: Asks if the stucco will

match in color to the siding.

Mr. Ambrosio: States yes. Shows sample

15 of Azec material.

16 The Chairman: Makes a motion to pass

Application 08-20 to the Planning Board.

Ms. Raffiani: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

20 APPLICATION 08-24, 7 HANFLING ROAD

Ms. Rivera: Rebecca Rivera, Joseph

22 Crocco Architects representing the applicant.

Explains this is an oversized lot in an R-7.5

23 zone. States they are proposing to demolish

the existing residence and construct a new

24 singe family residence. States new single

family residence will consist of one car

25 garage, five bedrooms, three and a half baths.

Explains it's a center entrance stucco

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residence. Shows drawing. States they put

2 together a landscape plan. Shows back. States

they will have an open patio. Shows finishes.

3 Shows roof shingle.

4 Ms. Raffiani: Asks if they considered

putting a two car garage on this house.

Ms. Rivera: Explains they currently

6 don't even have a garage.

7 The Chairman: Makes a motion to open the

public hearing on Application 08-24.

Ms. Raffiani: Seconds motion.

(All aye.)

Mrs. Gizmano: Mrs. Gizmano, 3 Hanfling

11 Road. Asks if this house meets the height and

width requirements. Feels house looks very

12 large. States a concern about water and the

in-ground pool. Explains she and the other

13 neighbors have a water problem because her and

the other houses are low. States if this house

14 is still on the main footprint she has no

problem.

The Chairman: States this is all as of

16 right.

17 Mr. Wong: Mr. Wong, 5 Hanfling Road on

the right-hand side of this. States there are

18 six houses on the block that are all very small

cape cods. Explains they are almost half the

19 height of this new building to be put up.

Feels this is out of character with this

20 street. Explains they have a high water table

in this area and feels if an in-ground pool is

21 built then the water is more serious unless

they have some kind of installation to direct

22 water to another area. Asks if the height and

width of building comply with zoning.

The Chairman: Explain this is all as of

24 right.

25 Ms. Uhle: Explains the Planning and

Building department are very concerned about

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drainage issues so the applicant will be

2 required to do a detailed engineering analysis

so that they can manager the storm water on

3 their own property. States if they can't do

that then they won't be allowed to construct

4 the pool. Explains it's not this board that

evaluates that, it's the Planning Board, which

5 will be the next meeting, and also the Building

Department. States she will look into this.

6 Explains they comply with zoning, they are at

the maximum permitted size.

Ms. Raffiani: Asks that they show the

8 residents where they are proposing to put the

dry wells.

Ms. Rivera: Shows location of dry wells.

Ms. Raffiani: Asks if that exists now.

Ms. Rivera: States no.

Mr. McIntyre: States that's a lot of dry

13 wells.

14 Ms. Raffiani: Explains they are

installing dry wells that do not exist now.

Mr. Wong: Asks if pool complies with

16 zoning code setbacks.

17 Ms. Rivera: States yes.

18 Mr. McIntyre: Explains they have to have

a fence around the house also.

Ms. Rivera: Shows location of fence.

The Chairman: States fence will not be a

21 chain link fence, it will be a much nicer

fence.

Ms. Raffiani: Asks that they bring the

23 cut for the fence to the Planning Board.

24 The Chairman: States a concern about the

facade. Feels the house is still very heavy

25 looking with the heavy quoins and banding.

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Ms. Raffiani: Feels if this home was

2 done in a hardy plank or different material it

would fit into the neighborhood so much better.

The Chairman: Feels it is so square.

4 Feels the stucco makes it flat. Feels it is

not in keeping with the neighborhood and such a

5 different style.

6 Mr. Rivera: Feels the landscaping will

help it.

Mr. McIntyre: Feels everything is

8 amplified because it is a big new house in a

smaller, quaint neighborhood.

Mr. Gizmano: Joseph Gizmano, 3 Hanfling

10 Road. States the drawing he saw had two front

doors. Asks if this is a one family house or

11 two family.

12 Ms. Uhle: States it is a one family

house.

The Chairman: Indicates there is a door

14 that goes into the kitchen and a large one

going out the back, but not a second front

15 door.

16 Ms. Uhle: Explains a two family home

would not be permitted and there are a series

17 of inspections throughout the whole

construction process so they can feel pretty

18 secure it will not be a two family.

19 Mr. Wong: States a concern about the

brick pavement. Feels water will spill over to

20 the other lawns. Explains his house and the

other four houses are lower to the ground than

21 this house. States they all have green lawns

with no cement pavement.

The Chairman: Asks what driveway will be

23 made of.

24 Ms. Rivera: Explains it's a paver, no

asphalt or pavement.