Meeting Overview

TOWN  OF ORANGETOWN   ARCHITECTURE   AND  COMMUNITY  APPEARANCE BOARD OF REVIEW – MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

 

MEMBERS PRESENT: James Dodge, Jill Fieldstein, Deborah Stuhlweissenburg, and

Andrew Andrews

 

MEMBERS ABSENT: Jack Messina, Chairman; Blythe Yost, Vice Chairwomen, and

Stephen Sweeney

 

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

 

James Dodge called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM and read the agenda.  Hearings as listed on this meeting’s agenda which are made a part of these minutes were held as noted below.

 

11 Kopac Lane Plans

Review  of Landscaping  and Site Plans

Palisades  Historic  District

Route 9W Golf Course  Subdivision

78.13/1 /3.11;  R-40 zoning  district

 

Approved Subject to Conditions

ACABOR #14-20

 

 

Hess Water  System –  Generator Screening  Plan               ACABOR #14-21

Review  of Generator  Screening  Plan                   Continued

Critical  Environmental  Area                                   to October  2nd

71.13-1-35;  R-22 zoning  district                            Meeting

 

Miele  Site  and  Subdivision  Plan

Review  of Site/Subdivision   Plan

 

Approved

ACABOR. #14-22

 

74.18/3/32;  Ll & LO zoning  districts

as Presented

 

 

Orangeburg  Fire Department  Solar Panel Plan                  ACABOR #14-23

Review of Solar Panel  Plan                                   Approved

74.10/1 /27;  R-40 zoning district                             as Presented

 

 

A motion was made to adjourn  the meeting  by James  Dodge 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 8:45 PM.  The next ACABOR  Meeting  is scheduled  for

October  2, 2014.

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ACABOR  #14-20:     11 Kopac  Lane  Plans  – landscaping  and Site Plans

Approved Subject to Conditions

 

Town of Orangetown  –  Architecture and Community Appearance  Board of

Review Decision

 

September   18, 2014

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TO:

FROM:

Marc Comito, 87 Sixth Avenue, Nyack, New York 10960

Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review

 

 

RE:                          11  Kopac Lane Plans: The application of Comito Construction Company, applicant, for Glen Eisenberg, owner, for the review of Landscaping/Site Plans at a site to be known as “11 Kopac Lane Plans”, located in the Palisades Historic District, 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 11 Kopac Lane, Palisades, in the Palisades Historic District, Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, and as

shown on the Orangetown Tax Map as Section 78.13, Block 1, Lot 3.11 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,  September  18, 2014, at which time the Board made the following determinations:

 

Marc Comito, Robert Hoene and Jay Greenwell appeared and testified. The Board received the following items:

1. Site Plan prepared by Jay Greenwell, PLS, dated July 21, 2014, revised on

August 7, 2014.

 

1. Architectural Plans prepared by Robert Hoene, RA, dated March 5, 2013, revised April 22, 2013, unless noted:

 

A1.0: Front & Right Elevations

 

A2.0: Rear & Left Elevations

 

A3.0: Foundation/Basement Plan, revised November 20, 2013

 

A4.0: First Floor Plan, revised November 20, 2013

 

A5.0: Second Floor Plan

 

A6.0: Detached Garage Elevations & Floor Plans

 

A7.0: General Notes, Pool Cabana & Elevations

 

1. Exterior Building Material Specifications

 

2014. Landscaping Plan prepared by Yost Design dated August 15, 2014.

 

2014. Letter from Eugene Kohn, 27 Heyhoe Woods, Box #6, Palisades, New · York, dated September 5, 2014.

 

FINDiNGS OF FACT:

 

1. The Board found the applicant appeared in front of the Town of Orangetown Historic Areas Board of Review on September 9, 2014, HABR #14-13 for review of the proposed dwelling. The Board reviewed and approved the structure as presented. ACABOR reviewed the Site Plan and Landscaping Plans.

 

 

 

ACABOR  #14-20:     11 Kopac  lane   Plans  – Landscaping  and  Site  Plans

Approved   Subject to the  Following  Conditions

 

 

Town  of Orangetown  -Architecture    and  Community  Appearance    Board  of

Review  Decision

 

 

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2. The Board found that the applicant  did a commendable   job on the Landscaping  Plan. The Landscaping  was consistent  with other lots in the subdivision.   The Board noted that the Landscape  Architect,   Blythe Yost,  is an ACABOR  Board  Member,  however,  the application  had no special  benefit employing  Ms Yost.

 

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.

 

DECUHON:    Bn  view    of  the   foregofing   and  the   testimony     before    the Board,   the  application     was   APPROVED   SUBJECT   TO  THE fOILLOWH\IG CONDITIONS:

 

 

1. Trees to be saved shall be protected with snow fencing to the drip line during construction.
2. No grading is to take place within five feet of any property line, except as specified on the approved site plan.
3. 4. The applicant shall comply with the requirements of Section 21-25 of the

Town of Orangetown Shade Tree Ordinance.

 

The foregoing resolution was presented and moved by Jill Fieldstein and seconded by Deborah Stuhlweissenburgand carried as follows; Jack Messina, Chairman,   absent,  Jill Fieldstein,  aye; James Dodge, aye; Blythe Yost, absent; Deborah Stuhlweissenburg,  aye; StephenSweeney absent; and Andrew Andrews 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

 

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September 18, 2014

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TO:

 

FROM:

Kenneth DeGennaro, 76 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, New York 10913

Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review

 

 

RE:               Miele Site and Subdivision Plan: The application of Joseph Miele, owner, for review of a Site and Subdivision Plan at a site known as “Miele Site and Subdivision 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 375 Western Highway, Tappan, Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, and as shown on the Orangetown Tax Map as Section 74.18, Block 3, Lot 32 in the LI & LO zoning districts.

 

Heard by the Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review of the Town of Orangetown at a meeting held Thursday,  September   18, 2014, at which time the Board made the following determinations:

 

Kenneth DeGennaro appeared and testified. The Board received the following items:

1. Presentation Map, prepared by Brooker Engineering, PLLC, dated

August 25, 2014.

 

1. Commercial Subdivision Plan and Site Plan, prepared by Brooker

Engineering, PLLC, dated February 14, 2012, last revised July 15, 2014.

 

1. A letter describing the proposed project site, prepared by Kenneth

DeGennaro, P.E., Brooker Engineering, dated August 25, 2014.

 

2014. Copies of the following Board Decisions: ZBA #14-18, Approval of Variances for Screening for Open Storage Yards, Side Yard: No Structure, Rear Yard: No Structure, and Side Yard for Shed, dated March 19, 2014; PB #12-19, Preliminary Commercial Subdivision Approval Subject to Conditions/Neg. Dec., dated March 13, 2014 and PB #12-20, Preliminary Site Plan Approval Subject to Conditions/Neg. Dec., dated March 13, 2014.

 

FINDINGS  OF FACT:

 

1. The Board found that the project consisted of exterior commercial subdivision of space and site plan review. .The site is currently used as it exists and no modifications are planned. The applicant is trying to comply with property code violations.

 

 

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The hearing was then opened  to the Public.

 

Public Comments:

 

Vickie  and Norman  Cooper,  360 Western  Highway, Tappan;  Mrs. Cooper raised concerns  regarding  rock crushing  and noises  coming from  the site.

 

There  being no others  to be heard from the public,  the Public Hearing portion of the meeting  was closed.

 

DECRSBON:in view   of the  fovegoing  and  the  testimony   before the  Board,   the  app&ication  was  APPROVED AS  PRESENTED.

 

 

The foregoing  resolution  was  presented  and moved  by James  Dodge and seconded  by Andrew  Andrews  and carried  as follows;  Jack  Messina,  Chairman, absent,  Jill Fieldstein,  aye; James  Dodge,  aye; Blythe Yost,  absent;

Deborah Stuhlweissenburg, aye; Stephen Sweeney absent;  and Andrew Andrews 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.

 

Dated: September  18, 2014

Cheryl Coopersmith

Chief Clerk Boards and Commissions

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ACABOR  #14 –  23:  Orangeburg  Fire  Department Solar  Panel  Pian

Approved  as Presented

 

 

Town  of Orangetown  –  Architecture  and  Community  Appearance

Board  of Review  Decision

 

 

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TO:

FROM:

Sophia  Jiang, 728 East 136th Street,  Bronx,  New York  10454

Architecture  and Community  Appearance   Board of Review

 

 

RE:               Orangeburg  Fire Department  Solar  Panel Plan: The application  of Sophia  Jiang, applicant,  for Orangeburg  Fire District, owner, for review of a Solar Panel Plan at a site known  as “Orangeburg  Fire  Department Solar  Panel

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 61

Dutch Hill Road, Orangeburg,  Town  of Orangetown,   Rockland  County,  New

York, and as shown on the Orangetown  Tax Map as Section  74.10,  Block  1, Lot

27 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,  September  18, 2014, at which time the Board  made the following  determinations:

 

Hugh Duffy and Tong Xia appeared  and testified  for the applicant. The  Board received the following  items:

1. Plans entitled Retrofit  Photovoltaic  Array,  prepared  by OnForce  Solar,  Louis

Ramunni,  P.E., dated  May 19, 2014;

 

Sheet  1   of 9: A-001 :  Title Sheet

 

Sheet   Sheet	2 of 9: A-002:   3 of 9: A-003:	Roof Plan 1   Roof Plan 2
Sheet	4 of 9: A-004:	Elevations
Sheet	5 of 9: S-001:	Roof 1   Framing  Plan
Sheet   Sheet	6 of 9: S-002:   7 of 9: E-001:	Roof 2 Framing  Plan   PV Source  Circuits  & Fuse Box
Sheet	8 of 9: E-002:	Electrical  3 – Line

Sheet 9 of 9: E-003:  Electrical  Labels

 

1. Material Sheet, signed  by Sophia  Jiang,  undated. FINDINGS  OF FACT:
2. The Board found the solar panels would  be placed   on the  roof  of the structure  at a 45% angle.

 

 

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ACABOR  #14-   23: Orangeburg  Fire  Department Solar  Panel  Plan

Approved  as Presented

 

Town of Orangetown  -Architecture  and Community  Appearance

Board of Review Decision

 

 

September  18, 2014

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2. The Board found that there may be a slight chance that during the late winter afternoons, a reflective glare may shine toward a helicopter pad used by the Town of Orangetown. The representative from the Orangeburg Fire Department stated that he would contact the Orangetown Police Department to discuss the

situation.

 

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  A.PIPROVEDAS PRESENTED

 

The foregoing resolution was presented and moved by Andrew Andrewsand seconded by Jill Fieldstein and carried as follows; Jack Messina, Chairman, absent, Jill Fieldstein, aye; James Dodge, aye; Blythe Yost, absent;

Deborah Stuhlweissenburg, aye; Stephen Sweeney absent; and Andrew Andrews 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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