Overview

• Architecture & Community Appearance Board of Review

  20 Greenbush Road Orangeburg, New York 10962
  Cheryl Coopersmith, Chief Clerk, Boards and Commissions
  Phone: 845-359-8410 ext. 4330;
  E-mail: ccoopersmith@orangetown.com

  The Land Use Applications are all currently under review.  Please contact the building department if you have any questions.

  ACABOR Application

  Entity Disclosure Form

  Entity: A limited liability company, limited liability partnership, general or limited partnership, professional corporation, joint venture, doing business as name or venture, association, business trust, or non-publicly-traded corporation.

   

  Architecture & Community Appearance Board of Review

  Member	Term Expires
  Shirley Goebel Christie	12/31/2024
  Michael Sandhage	12/31/2026
  Sharon Burke	12/31/2024
  Deborah Stuhlweissenburg	12/31/2025
  Matthew Miller	12/31/2025
  Brian Aitchison	12/31/2023
  Joseph Milillo	12/31/2025
  Councilman Gerry Bottari, Liaison

  Town of Orangetown Chapter 2: Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review

  APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE BOARD: 

  1. Signed, NOTARIZED, and dated attached Board application, A DESCRIPTIVE PROJECT NARRATIVE, MUST BE PROVIDED.

  2. Copy of Deed to present owner of property.

  3. Written authorization from owner to appear in front of Board, if Agent.

  4. All Site Plan submissions must have a Building Permit Referral, signed by the Director of the Buildings Department.

  5. List of Names/Addresses of all owners of properties within 200 feet of perimeter of site, obtained from the Land Use Board Office.  Application must include a map of lots noting 200 foot radius line as applicable, measuring from all points on property line, not from the center of the site, excluding public roadways, right of ways, public utility or public entity. Names and addresses must be placed on stamped #10 envelopes, without return address. Do not use a postage meter.

  6. Twelve copies of all plans, signed and sealed by the appropriate New York State Professional and must conform to Town of Orangetown Land Development Regulations, see Chapters 21 and 21 A of the Town of Orangetown Town Code. All plans must be folded to 8 ½ x 11 with title box showing.

  7. Site Plan Requirements Include:

  Minimum scale of 1 inch = 30 feet

  Proposed Landscaping Plan

  Vicinity map minimum scale of 1 inch =1000 feet

  North Arrow

  All existing trees over 8 inches in diameter, indicate those trees to remain, those trees to be removed shall have an “x” on the tree

  Note the trees to be planted in accordance with the Town Code Regulation 21-25, Shade Tree Ordinance

  Existing and proposed contours at 2 foot intervals and first floor elevations

  Existing and new structures

  Access roads, off street parking, sidewalks and curbs, streams and grading

  Parking schedule, number of spaces required, location and number provided (non-residential plans only)

  8. Architectural Plan Requirements Include:

  Floor Plans, Elevations, Exterior Mechanical Equipment, Building Materials.

  * Samples of building materials need to be presented at the meeting for Board review.

  9. 2024 Appropriate Fees; One Check made payable to “Town of Orangetown”

  Project Fees:

  Subdivision Plan: $300.00

  Residential Site Plan: $125.00

  Commercial Site Plan: $300.00

  Other/Signs: $100.00

  ¹Legal Notice Advertisement Fee:$150.00 (For each time an advertisement or re-advertisement has to be published)

   

  Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review

  (ACABOR)

  Town of Orangetown Building Department

  20 Greenbush Road

  Orangeburg, New York 10962

  (845) 359-8410, ex 4330, orangetown.com

   

  The Board meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held in the Greenbush Auditorium, 20 South Greenbush Road, Orangeburg, New York. All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.

   

  2024 Meeting Dates

  January 4                                    January 18

  February 1                                   February 22**

  March 7                                        March 21

  April 4                                          April  18

  May 2                                            May 16

   June 6                                          June 20

   July 11**                                      July 25**

  No meetings in August

  September 5                              September 19

   October 10**                             October 24**

   November 7                         (one meeting in November)        

   December 5                         (one meeting in December)

  ¹Effective February 4th, 2015 as per Town Board Resolution No. 45  January 28, 2015.