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6 EASTCHESTER ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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9 HELD AT: Eastchester Town Hall
10 Eastchester, New York 10709
February 14, 2006 7:30 p.m.
14 MICHAEL CAHALIN, Member
15 FRED SALANITRO, Member
LOUIS REDA, Deputy Town Attorney
19 MARGARET UHLE, Director of Planning
JAY KING, Building Inspector
25 BRONXVILLE, New York 10708
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2 MR. CAHALIN: Welcome to the
3 Meeting of the Zoning Board of
4 Appeals for the town of
6 custom, could we all rise and do
7 the Pledge of Allegiance.
8 (Whereupon the Pledge of
10 MR. CAHALIN: Next order of
11 business is to go over the agenda.
12 We've had some postponements,
13 adjournments, but I would like to
14 pole and see who's here. We have
15 Application 05-43, Omnipoint
16 Communications. I would also like
17 to bring to everybody's attention
18 at this point as you can see we are
19 a Board of four this evening and
20 as a Board of four two/two would be
21 the same as a denial. So, if you
22 choose to be heard tonight, if it
23 goes to two/two you will be denied.
24 So, I want to make everybody aware
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2 MS. UHLE: You have the option
3 to ask to be adjourned until next
4 month when we should have a full
5 Board. But understand that if it
6 is a two/two vote that is
8 MR. CAHALIN: Again, I'll ask
9 Omnipoint would you like to go
11 MR. BRATH: We'll proceed.
12 MR. CAHALIN: Application
14 MR. ALLOCCO: We're good, thank
16 MR. CAHALIN: Thank you.
17 Application 06-10, 74 Dunwoodie
18 Street. Yes, ma'am, move forward?
20 MR. CAHALIN: Application
21 06-11, 22 Claudet Way.
22 MR. SABRANDIO: We'll proceed.
23 MR. CAHALIN: We have several
24 adjourned items, so if anybody is
25 here for the following items they
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2 have been adjourned to next month.
3 06-01, 876 and 878 White Plains
4 Road I don't see anybody.
5 Application 05-95, 46 Parkway
6 Circle. Application 05-84, Classic
7 Audi. 05-41, 543 White Plains
8 Road. Application 05-101, 25
9 Soundview Drive. Application
10 05-88, 292 White Plains Road, and
11 Application 05-49, Walgreen's, 370
12 White Plains Road. As no one is
13 here those will be adjourned.
14 Let's get started right away.
15 One housekeeping item is I need a
16 motion to approve the minutes of
17 January 10th. Do I have a motion?
18 MR. SALANITRO: I'll make that
20 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Salanitro.
23 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Borducci.
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2 MR. CAHALIN: The minutes are
4 First item on the agenda under
5 old business is Application 05-43,
6 Omnipoint Communications, 60 Glenn
8 MR. BRATH: Good evening, David
9 Brath from the law firm of Snyder &
10 Snyder. As you know, Omnipoint
11 proposed a public communications
12 facility at 60 Glenn Road. It
13 consists of six panel antennas and
14 related equipment on the roof of
16 On June 14th, this Board
17 granted preliminary special permit
18 approval and referred the
19 application to the Planning Board
20 and the ARB Board. They approved
21 on the condition that all
22 stealthing on the antennas be
23 removed. We revised the site plan
24 accordingly and we're back before
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2 MR. CAHALIN: I believe the
3 public hearing is closed on this
5 MS. UHLE: I believe it's a
6 continuation of the public hearing.
7 MR. CAHALIN: We're back to the
8 Board first. Does anybody on the
9 Board have any questions?
11 MR. CAHALIN: Is there anybody
12 from the public who would like to
15 MR. CAHALIN: As such, I would
16 like a motion to close the public
17 hearing. Do I have a motion?
18 MR. BORDUCCI: So moved.
19 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Borducci.
21 MR. SALANITRO: Second.
22 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Salanitro.
25 MR. CAHALIN: The public
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2 hearing is now closed. We're back
3 to the Board. Any comments?
4 MR. SALANITRO: I have none.
5 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Cubita?
7 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Borducci?
9 MR. CAHALIN: I have nothing.
10 MS. UHLE: The first item you
11 need to do before you make a
12 determination on the application is
13 to make a determination of
14 significance with regard to SEQRA.
15 In your package you did receive a
16 Resolution adopting a negative
17 declaration, so I think you could
18 either read that into the record or
19 if you would like to make a motion
20 to adopt a negative declaration
21 with the understanding that the
22 full Resolution has been submitted
24 MR. CAHALIN: I would like to
25 make that motion. Anybody like to
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4 MR. CAHALIN: Second, Mr.
7 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Borducci.
9 MR. CAHALIN: Mr. Salanitro.
11 MR. CAHALIN: And I vote yes.
12 The negative declaration has been
14 MS. UHLE: Adopted, yes.
15 MR. CAHALIN: We can move to
18 MR. CAHALIN: I'll do this one.
19 This is Application 05-43,
20 Omnipoint Communications, Inc. for
21 a special permit to allow the
22 installation of a wireless
23 communications facility consisting
24 of six panel antennas and related
25 equipment cabinets mounted on the
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2 roof of the existing multi family