Meeting Overview

BOARD OF REVIEW- MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 2015

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Jill Fieldstein,  Chairperson;  Blythe Yost, Vice-Chairperson;   Brian Terry; Bruce Jensen;  Brian Aitcheson;  and Deborah  Stuhlweissenburg

 

Member Absent: Andrew  Andrews

 

Also Present:  Richard  Pakola,  Deputy Town Attorney;  Ann Marie Ambrose, Stenographer  and Cheryl Coopersmith,   Chief Clerk

 

Jill Fieldstein,  Chairperson,  called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

Ms Fieldstein  read the agenda.   Hearings  as listed on this meeting’s  agenda which  are made a part of these  minutes were held as noted below.

 

The Art Students  League

Residency at Vyt                         Approved

Review of Generator  Plan              as Presented

241 Kings Highway,  Sparkill

74.16/1 /9; R-40 zoning  district

ACABOR #15-56

 

The Art Students  League

Residency at Vyt                         Approved

Review of Entrance  Sign Plan       as Presented

241 Kings Highway,  Sparkill

74.16/1 /9; R-40 zoning district

ACABOR #15-57

 

 

 

 

A motion was made to adjourn  the meeting  by Blythe Yost and seconded  by Jill  Fieldstein  and agreed  by all in attendance.  The  Decisions  on the above hearings,  which  Decisions  are made by the Board  before the conclusion  of the meeting,  are mailed to the applicant.   The verbatim  minutes  are not transcribed, but are available.   As there was no further  business  before the Board, the meeting was adjourned  at 7:45 p.m.  The next ACABOR  Meeting  is scheduled for January  7, 2016.

 

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Andrew Braum, 241 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 357, Sparkill, New York 10976

Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review

 

 

RE:               The Art Students League Residency at Vyt Generator Plan: Application of Andrew Braun, applicant, for The Art Student League of New York, owner, for the review of a Generator Plan at a site known as “The Art Students League Residency at Vyt Generator  Plan”, in accordance with Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York and Chapter 2 of the Code of the Town of Orangetown. The site is located at 241 Kings Highway, Sparkill, Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, and as shown on the Orangetown

Tax Map as Section 74.16, Block 1, Lot 9; in the R-40 zoning district.

 

Heard by the Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review of the Town of Orangetown at a meeting held Thursday,  December 3, 2015, at which time the Board made the following determinations:

 

Andrew Braum and Robert Telenick appeared and testified for the applicant. The Board received the following items:

 

2015. Site Plan prepared by Atzl, Scatassa & Zigler dated August 25, 2015.

 

2015. A letter from the Art Students League of New York signed by Ira Goldberg, Executive Director, dated October 22, 2015.

 

2015. Material Sheet signed by Andrew Braum, dated October 22, 2015. D. A copy of the Building Permit Referral, dated September 22, 2015. FINDINGS OF FACT:
2016. The Board found that the applicant proposed to install two 38K Kohler

propane emergency generators on concrete pads. The applicant noted that the site is heavily vegetated and that the generators would not be visible. Tall grasses would be planted around one generator and lattices would be placed around the other generator.

 

2. The Board found that the generators would only be used for emergencies.

The generators would be cycled every two weeks for 20 minutes.

 

3. The Board found that propane tanks would be added to the site and screened as well. These tanks will be replacing existing underground tanks.

 

4. The Board found that the Town of Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed the Performance Standards of the two generators on December 2, 2015 as ZBA #15-107.

 

 

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The hearing was then opened to the Public. There being no one to be heard from the public, the Public Hearing portion of the meeting was closed.

 

DECISION: In view of the foregoing and the testimony before the Board, the application was APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

 

 

The foregoing resolution was presented and moved by Jill Fieldstein and seconded by Brian Aitcheson and carried as follows; Jill Fieldstein, Chairperson; aye, Blythe Yost, Vice-Chairperson; aye, Brian Terry; aye, Bruce Jensen; aye, Brian Aitcheson; aye, Andrew Andrews, absent, and Deborah Stuhlweissenburg aye.

 

The Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized, directed and empowered to sign this DECISION and file a certified copy in the Office of the Town Clerk and the Office of the Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review.

 

 

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Andrew  Braum,  241 Kings Highway,  P.O. Box 357, Sparkill, New York 10976

Architecture  and Community  Appearance   Board of Review

 

 

RE:                 The Art Students  League  Residency  at Vyt Generator  Plan: Application  of Andrew  Braun, applicant,  for The Art Student  League  of New York, owner, for the review of an Entrance  Sign Plan at a site known as “The  Art Students   League  Residency   at Vyt  Entrance   Sign  Plan”,   in accordance  with Article  16 of the Town  Law of the State of New York and Chapter  2 of the Code

of the Town of Orangetown.   The site is located  at 241 Kings Highway,  Sparkill,

Town of Orangetown,  Rockland  County,  New York, and as shown on the Orangetown  Tax Map as Section  74.16,  Block 1, Lot 9; in the R-40 zoning district.

 

Heard by the Architecture  and Community  Appearance   Board of Review of the Town of Orangetown  at a meeting  held Thursday,   December   3, 2015, at which time the Board made the following  determinations:

 

Andrew  Braum and Robert Telenick  appeared  and testified  for the applicant. The Board received the following  items:

 

2015. Site Plan prepared by Atzl, Scatassa  & Zigler dated August  25, 2015.
2016. Sign Plan prepared by Hudson Valley Sign Studio,  dated August  15, 2015. C.  A letter from the Art Students  League  of New York signed  by Ira Goldberg,

Executive  Director,  dated  October  22, 2015.

 

2015. Material Sheet signed by Andrew Braum,  dated  October  22, 2015. E. A copy of the Building  Permit  Referral,  dated September  19, 2015. FINDINGS  OF FACT:
2016. The Board found that the Town of Orangetown Zoning  Board of Appeals approved  sign variances  for setback  and location  on December  2, 2015 as ZBA #15-106.

 

2. The Board found that the proposed  entrance  sign would  be 24 inches by

40 inches, and have an overall  height of 72 inches.  The sign materials would  be as follows:

 

1. Two single sided signs, constructed as noted on the submitted plan.

 

1. Corten steel/ Vinyl white lettering/numbers,   as noted on the submitted  plan.

 

1. Cedar posts painted  black.

 

 

 

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The hearing was then opened  to the Public. There  being no one to be heard from the public, the Public Hearing  portion of the meeting was closed.

 

DECISION:   In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  before the Board, the application  was APPROVED  AS PRESENTED.

 

 

 

The foregoing  resolution  was presented  and moved  by Bruce Jensen  and seconded  by Brian Terry and carried  as follows;  Jill Fieldstein,  Chairperson;  aye, Blythe Yost, Vice-Chairperson;   aye, Brian Terry; aye, Bruce Jensen;  aye,

Brian Aitcheson;  aye, Andrew  Andrews,  absent,  and Deborah  Stuhlweissenburg aye.

 

The Clerk to the Board is hereby authorized,  directed  and empowered  to sign this DECISION and file a certified copy in the Office of the Town Clerk and the Office of the Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review.

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