Meeting Overview

Meeting of January 13, 2016

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board

 

MEMBERS PRESENT: Kevin Garvey,  Chairman;  Bruce Bond, Vice Chairman

Thomas  Warren;  Michael  Mandel,  Robert  Dell, William  Young  and

Stephen  Sweeney

 

MEMBERS ABSENT: None

 

ALSO PRESENT: John Giardiello,  Director,  Department  of Building, Zoning, Planning  Administration  and Enforcement;  Robert Magrino,  Deputy Town Attorney;  Ann Marie Ambrose,  Stenographer  and Cheryl Coopersmith,

Chief Clerk

 

Kevin Garvey,  Chairman,  called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

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

 

Verizon Wireless  Site Plan Prepreliminary/  Preliminary/ Final Site Plan Review

and SEQRA  Review

Above  Ground  Fuel &

Secondary  Containment  System  Plan

2000 Corporate  Drive, Orangeburg

73.15/1 /19; LIO zoning district

PB #16-01

 

Preliminary  Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions/  Neg. Dec.

 

Dominican  College Hennessey

Center Site Plan

Reapproval  of PB #13-17,  Final Site

Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions

470 Western  Highway,  Orangeburg

 

Reapproval of Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions

PB #16-02

 

70.18/2/14;  R-40 zoning district

Reaffirmation  of Neg. Dec.

 

 

319 Blauvelt Road Minor Subdivision	Plan	PB #16-03
Final Subdivision  Plan Review	Final Subdivision
319 Blauvelt  Road, Pearl River	Plan Approval

69.09/5/7 4; R-15 zoning district                 Subject to Conditions

 

Verizon Wireless Telecommunication                                   PB #16-04

Facilities  Plan                                        Applicant  Requested

68 Sickletown  Road Site                       CONTINUATION: Prepreliminary/  Preliminary  Site Plan,      Radio Frequency Consultant Special  Permit and SEQRA  Review         to be selected

68 Sickletown  Road, Orangeburg

69.19/1 /6; R-40 zoning  district

 

Other Business:

 

• The Planning Board reviewed  a Town Board Referral  regarding  review and recommendation  of a proposed  zone change  relating to Prohibited Uses: Amending  Chapter  43, § 4.4.1, 4.42 and 4.45 of the Town  Code. The Planning  Board consented  to the Town  Board to act as Lead Agency and the Planning  Board as an interested  agency  in SEQRA  review.

 

 

• The Planning  Board reviewed,  approved  and signed a consent  letter for

Brooker  Engineering  to act as its Drainage  Consultant  and accepted  the

2016 Service  Fees.

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The Decisions    of the above hearings,  as attached  hereto,   although   made by the Board before the conclusion   of the meeting    are not deemed  accepted  and adopted  by the  Board until  adopted  by a formal   motion for adoption  of such minutes   by the  Board. Following  such approval   and adoption  by the Board, the Decisions  are mailed    to the applicant.    The verbatim  transactions  are not transcribed,    but  are available.

 

Since   there was no further  business  to come before the Board,   a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Stephen  Sweeney  and seconded  by

Michael   Mandel,    and agreed to by all  in attendance.   The meeting   was adjourned at 9:03  p.m.   The  next  Planning  Board meeting  is  scheduled  for

January  27,  2016.

 

 

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Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

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TO:          Donald Brenner, 4 Independence Avenue, Tappan, New York 10994

FROM:  Orangetown Planning Board

 

RE:    Verizon Wireless Site Plan: The application of CellCo Partnership, owner, (Donald Brenner, attorney for the owner) for Prepreliminary/ Preliminary/ Final Site Plan Review for the installation  of an above ground fuel and secondary containment  system to support  generators  already on site, at a site known as “Verizon Wireless  Site Plan” in accordance with Article 16 of the Town Law of the State of New York, the Land Development Regulations of the Town of Orangetown, Chapter 21A of the Code of the Town of Orangetown and to determine the environmental significance of the application pursuant to the requirements of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act. The site is located at 2000 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg, Town of Orangetown, Rockland

County, New York, and as shown on the Orangetown Tax Map as Section 73.15, Block 1, Lot 19 in the LIO zoning district.

 

Heard by the Planning Board of the Town of Orangetown at a meeting held, Wednesday, January  13, 2016 at which time the Board made the following determinations:

 

Donald Brenner, Joseph Modafferi and Daniel Lofrisco appeared and testified for the applicant.

The Board received the following communications:

1. Project Review Committee Report dated January 6, 2016.
2. An interdepartmental memorandum from the Office of Building, Zoning, Planning Administration and Enforcement, Town of Orangetown, signed by John Giardiello, P.E., Director, dated January 13, 2016.
3. An Interdepartmental memorandum from the Department of Environmental Management and Engineering (DEME), Town of Orangetown, signed by Bruce Peters, P.E., dated January 7, 2016.
4. A letter from the Rockland County Department of Planning, from Douglas Schuetz, Acting Commissioner of Planning, signed by Arlene Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Planning, dated January 13, 2016.
5. A letter from the Rockland County Department of Highways, signed by

Sonny Lin, P.E., dated January 7, 2016.

6. Letters from the Rockland County Department of Health, signed by

Scott McKane, P.E., Senior Public Health Engineer, dated

November 19 & 23, 2015.

 

 

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7. A letter from the Rockland County Sewer  District  No.1, signed  by

Joseph  LaFiandra,  Engineer  II, dated  December  30, 2015.

8. A letter from the Town of Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals  signed by Dan

Sullivan,  Chairman,  dated November  18, 2015.

9. A Short Environmental Assessment  Form, signed  by Joseph  Modafferi,  Jr., RLA, dated October 2015.
10. A copy of the Building Department Referral,  dated October  26, 2015.
11. Site Plans prepared by JMC and WB Engineers & Consultants  dated

October  30, 2015:

T-001:  Cover Sheet

C-301.00:  Overall  Existing Conditions  Map

C-302.00:  Overall Site Plan

C-303.00:  Existing Conditions  Map

C-304.00:  Site Layout Plan

C-305.00:  Site Grading  Plan

C-306.00:  Site Erosion and Sediment  Control  Plan

C-401.00:  Construction  Details

12. Site Plans prepared by JMC and WB Engineers & Consultants  dated

October 2, 2015, revised October  30, 2015:

M-001.00:  Mechanical  Symbols,  Notes and Specifications

M-201.00:  Mechanical  Specifications

M-202.00: M-203.00:	Mechanical Mechanical		Specifications Specifications	II Ill
M-204.00:	Mechanical		Specifications	IV
M-205.00:	Mechanical		Specifications	V
M-301.00:	Mechanical		Site Plan
M-501.00:  Fuel Oil System  Flow Diagram
E-001.00	Electrical	Symbols,  Notes and Abbreviations
E-101.00	Electrical	Panel Schedules
E-201.00	Electrical	Specifications
E-301.00	Electrical	Power Plan

 

 

The Board reviewed the plans and information  submitted.  The hearing was then opened to the Public. There  being no one to be heard from the Public, a motion was made to close the Public Hearing  portion of the meeting  by Bruce Bond and seconded  by Michael  Mandel and carried  as follows:  Kevin Garvey,  Chairman, aye; Bruce Bond, Vice Chairman,  aye; William  Young,  aye; Robert Dell, aye; Stephen  Sweeney,  aye; Michael  Mandel, aye and Thomas  Warren,  aye.

 

 

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The proposed  action is classified  as an “unlisted  action” as defined  by Section

617.2 (ak) of the New York State Environmental  Quality  Review Regulations (SEQRR).  No agency,  other than the Orangetown  Planning  Board will have any significant  involvement  in the review process,  pursuant  to Section  617.6 of

SEQ RA.

 

 

On motion by Michael  Mandel and seconded  by William  Young and carried as follows:  Kevin Garvey,  Chairman,  aye; Bruce Bond, Vice Chairman,  aye; William  Young, aye; Robert Dell, aye; Stephen  Sweeney,  aye;

Michael  Mandel, aye and Thomas  Warren,  aye, the Board declared  itself Lead

Agency.

 

Pursuant to New York Code, Rules & Regulations  (NYCRR)  Section  617.7, the Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board, as lead agency,  for the reasons articulated in this Board’s  analysis  of all of the submissions  by the applicant,  interested agencies,  departments  and the public, with respect to this project including the Environmental  Assessment  Form, which  reasons  are summarized  in the motion, hereby determines  that the proposed  action will not have a significant  impact on the environment  and a Draft Environmental   Impact Statement  (DEIS) will not be prepared.

 

After having identified the relevant  areas of environmental   concern,  namely drainage,  surface water  runoff, land clearing,  vegetation,  fauna, traffic and noise levels, and after having taken  a hard look at said environmental  issues, and after having deliberated  regarding  such concerns,  and having heard from the

applicant,  the applicant’s  professional  representatives,   namely

JMC and WB Engineers  & Consultants   and having  heard from the following offices, officials  and/or  Departments:  (Town of Orangetown):   Project Review Committee,  Office of Building, Zoning,  Planning  Administration   and Enforcement and Department  of Environmental  Management  and Engineering,  and having heard from the following  involved  and interested  agencies:  Town of Orangetown Zoning  Board of Appeals,  Rockland  County  Sewer  District    No. 1, Rockland County  Department  of Health, and having reviewed  the Site Plan, a summary  of the reasons supporting  this determination  are, and the Planning  Board finds that the proposed  action:

• Will not significantly  affect existing  air quality or noise levels;
• Will not significantly affect existing  surface water quality or quantity  or drainage;

o    Will not significantly  affect existing  ground water quality or quantity;

• Will not significantly  affect existing traffic  levels;
• Will not create a substantial  increase  in solid waste  production;
• Will not create a potential for erosion, flooding,  leaching  or drainage problems;

 

 

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• Will not have a significant  adverse  impact  on  the environmental characteristics    of our critical   environmental     area or environmentally sensitive   sites or features;

e      Will  not have an impairment  of the character  or quality   of important historical,     archeological    or architectural   resources;   -Will not have an impairment    of the character  or quality   of important  aesthetic   resources;

o Will not remove or destroy  large   quantities of vegetation  or fauna; • Will fish; not remove or destroy  large   quantities of wildlife    species or migratory • Will not have  a significant    adverse    impact to natural   resources;

• Will  not  have an  impairment    of existing   community  or neighborhood character;

 

 

• Is  consistent    with  the  Town   of Orangetown’s    Comprehensive/Master       Plan;
• Will not have adverse  economic  or social   impacts  upon  the  Town;
• Will  not create a hazard  to human  health;   and
• Will  not  create a substantial    change    in  the use of land,   open  space  or recreational     resources.

 

 

On motion   by Bruce Bond and seconded  by Thomas  Warren  and   carried   as follows:  Kevin   Garvey,   Chairman,     aye;  Bruce Bond,   Vice Chairman,     aye; William   Young,  aye; Robert  Dell,   aye;  Michael   Mandel,    aye;

Stephen   Sweeney,   aye and Thomas  Warren,    aye,   the Board made a Negative

Declaration    pursuant   to SEQRA.

 

 

DECISION:    In view  of the foregoing    and  the testimony  before the Board, the application    was granted  Preliminary Site Plan  Approval Subject to the Following   Conditions:

 

 

1. 1. The following    note shall   be placed   on the Site Plan:  “At least  one week  prior to the commencement     of any work,   including    the installation    of erosion  control

devices   or the removal   of trees and vegetation,    a pre-construction   meeting  must be held with the Town of Orangetown  Department  of Environmental     Management and Engineering,     Superintendent    of Highways    and  the Office of Building,    Zoning and Planning   Administration   and Enforcement.  It  is  the responsibility    and

obligation     of the property owner  to arrange  such   a meeting.”

 

 

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2. The following note shall be placed on the Site Plan regarding Stormwater Management  Phase II  Regulations:  Additional  certification,  by an appropriate licensed or certified design  professional  shall be required for all matters  before the Planning  Board indicating  that the drawings  and project are in compliance with the Stormwater  Management  Phase  11    Regulations.

 

3. Provide the Zone District Boundary Lines on the Site Plan.

 

4. Provide parking calculations on the Site Plan.

 

5. Label the type of fuel for all existing and proposed storage tanks shown on the plan.

 

6. Provide details of the proposed storage tank such as dimensions, overall height, etc.

 

7. Provide setbacks to property lines for the proposed storage tank on the plan.

 

8. Provide types of screening proposed for the storage tank on the plan.

 

9. The application shall be reviewed by the Town of Orangetown Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review (ACABOR).

 

10. The application shall be reviewed by the Town of Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals for Performance Standards.

 

11. Please confirm if any additional lighting is proposed for this application.

 

12. All agency approvals, such as Rockland County Health Department and/ or New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shall be obtained for the storage tank.

 

13. The Short Environmental Assessment Form appears to be in order.

 

14. A detail for the crossing through the existing sanitary sewer easement shall be added to the plans.

 

15. The page and liber or instrument number, as well as ownership for all easements/ dedications shall be given on the plans.

 

16. The grade level fill box shown on drawing M301.00 shall be relocated out of the existing easement.

 

 

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17. A note shall be added to the plans (T001, C302.00, C304.00) that the owner/ applicant will contact the Town of Orangetown’s Sewer Inspector prior to construction to coordinate inspection of the proposed work in the Town of Orangetown sanitary sewer easement.

 

18. The existing fence shown on the Site Plan shall be extended 30 to 40 feet past the fuel storage tank in order to screen the ground fuel and secondary containment system.

 

19. An Oil Separator shall be incorporated into the catch basin system and construction details shall be provided on the Site Plan. This information shall be submitted to the Board with the Final Planning Board submittal.

 

20. Specifications of the metal containment system shall be provided on the Site

Plans and be submitted to the Planning Board with the Final Planning review.

 

21. The Landscaping Plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and approval, after review by ACABOR.

 

22. Rockland County Department of Planning had the following comments which are incorporated herein as conditions of approval:

 

• As indicated in the Rockland County Department of Health’s letter dated November 23, 2015, a review and approval will be needed from the Department’s Petroleum Bulk Storage Program prior to construction on the site.
• The Borough of Old Tappan, New Jersey is the reason this proposal was referred to Rockland County Planning Department for review. The municipal boundary is located directly south of the site. As required under Section 239n of the State General Municipal Law, the Borough of Old Tappan, New Jersey must be given the opportunity to review the proposed site plan and provide any concerns related to the project to the Town of Orangetown.

 

23. The Rockland County Department of Highways reviewed the submitted information had held that the proposed action would not have adverse effect on the adjacent county highways. The location of the parcel lies over 500 feet of county road and a RCHD Work Permit will not be required for this development.

 

24. The Rockland County Department of Health reviewed the information and found that approval will be needed from the Department’s Petroleum Bulk Storage Program prior to construction. The applicant shall contact Ebi Elaahi at

845-364-2605 to coordinate.

 

25. The Rockland County Sewer District #1 does not object to the plan as shown. This project does not affect any sanitary sewers within the District and request no future correspondence for this site.

 

 

 

 

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26. All of the conditions of this decision, shall be binding upon the owner of the subject property, its successors and/or assigns, including the requirement to maintain the property in accordance with the conditions of this decision and the requirement, if any, to install improvements pursuant to Town Code §21A-9. Failure to abide by the conditions of this decision as set forth herein shall be considered a violation of Site Plan Approval pursuant to Town Code §21A-4.

 

27. The following agencies do not object to the Town of Orangetown Planning

Board assuming responsibilities of lead agency for SEQRA purposes:

– Town of Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals

– Rockland County Department of Health

– Rockland County Sewer District No. 1

 

28. The applicant shall comply with all pertinent items in the Guide to the

Preparation of Site Plans and Board Decisions prior to signing the final plans.

 

29. All reviews and approvals from various governmental agencies must be obtained prior to stamping of the Site Plan.

 

30. TREE PROTECTION: The following note shall be placed on the site plan: The Tree Protection and Preservation Guidelines adopted pursuant to Section

21-24 of the Land Development Regulations of the Town of Orangetown will be

implemented in order to protect and preserve both individual specimen trees and buffer area with many trees. Steps that will be taken to preserve and protect existing trees to remain are as follows:

1. No construction equipment shall be parked under the tree canopy.
2. There will be no excavation or stockpiling of earth underneath the trees.
3. Trees designated to be preserved shall be marked conspicuously on all sides at a 5 to 10 foot height.
4. The Tree Protection Zone for trees designated to be preserved will be established by one of the following methods:

 

o  One (1) foot radius from trunk per inch DBH.

 

o Drip line of the Tree Canopy. The method chosen should be based on providing the maximum protection zone possible. A barrier of snow fence or equal is to be placed and maintained one yard beyond the established tree protection zone. If it is agreed that the tree protection zone of a selected tree must be violated, one of the following methods must be employed to mitigate the impact:

 

 

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Continuation  of Condition  #30 …

 

e Light to Heavy Impacts –  Minimum of eight inches of wood chips installed in the area to be protected. Chips shall be removed upon completion of work.

 

• Light Impacts Only – Installation of% inch of plywood or boards, or equal over the area to be protected.

 

 

 

The builder or its agent may not change grade within the tree protection zone of a preserved tree unless such grade change has received final approval from the Planning Board. If the grade level is to be changed

more than six (6) inches, trees designated to be preserved shall be welled and/or preserved in a raised bed, with the tree well a radius of three (3)

feet larger than the tree canopy.

 

31. All landscaping shown on the site plans shall be maintained in a vigorous growing condition throughout the duration of the use of this site. Any plants not so maintained shall be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the next immediately following growing season.

 

32. Prior to the commencement of any site work, including the removal of trees, the applicant shall install the soil erosion and sedimentation control as required by the Planning Board. Prior to the authorization to proceed with any phase of the site work, the Town of Orangetown Department of Environmental Management and Engineering (DEME) shall inspect the installation of all required soil erosion and sedimentation control measures. The applicant shall contact DEME at least 48 hours in advance for an inspection.

 

33. The contractor’s trailer, if any is proposed, shall be located as approved by the Planning Board.

 

34. If the applicant, during the course of construction, encounters such conditions as flood areas, underground water, soft or silty areas, improper drainage, or any other unusual circumstances or conditions that were not foreseen in the original planning, such conditions shall be reported immediately to DEME. The applicant shall submit their recommendations as to the special treatment to be given such areas to secure adequate, permanent and satisfactory construction. DEME shall investigate the condition(s), and shall either approve the applicant’s recommendations to correct the condition(s), or order a modification thereof. In the event of the applicant’s disagreement with the decision of DEME, or in the event of a significant change resulting to the subdivision plan or site plan or any change that involves a wetland regulated area, the matter shall be decided by the agency with jurisdiction in that area (i.e. Wetlands – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

 

 

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35. Permanent vegetation    cover of disturbed    areas shall  be established    on  the site  within  thirty (30) days of the completion    of construction.

 

36. 36. Prior (at  least  14  days) to the  placing   of any road sub-base,  the  applicant shall   provide  the  Town  of Orangetown   Superintendent      of Highways   and DEME with  a  plan   and profile   of the graded  road to be paved in  order that these departments    may review  the drawings    conformance    to the approved  construction plans   and the  Town  Street Specifications

 

37. The Planning Board shall   retain jurisdiction    over lighting,    landscaping,    signs and   refuse control.

 

The foregoing  Resolution    was made and moved by William    Young and seconded by Thomas  Warren  and carried   as follows:   Kevin Garvey,   Chairman,  aye;

Bruce Bond,   Vice  Chairman,    aye; William  Young,   aye; Michael    Mandel,   aye; Thomas  Warren,   aye;   Robert  Dell,   aye and Stephen   Sweeney,   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 Planning     Board.

 

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State Environmental  Quality Review Regulations

NEGATIVE DECLARATION

Notice of Determination  of Non-Significance

 

PB #16-01: Verizon Wireless  Site Plan –  Fuel Storage Expansion  Plan – Preliminary  Approval  Subject to Conditions  – Neg. Dec.

January 13, 2016

 

This notice is issued pursuant to Part 617 of the implementing regulations pertaining to Article 8 (State Environmental Quality Review Regulation) of the Environmental Conservation Law.

The PLANNING BOARD, TOWN OF ORANGETOWN, as Lead Agency, has

determined that the proposed action described below will not have a significant impact on the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.

 

NAME OF ACTION: Verizon Wireless Site Plan –  Fuel Storage Expansion

Plan

 

SEQR STATUS:     Type I                                          Unlisted XXXXXX

CONDITIONED NEGATIVE DECLARATION: Yes               No  XXXXXX DESCRIPTION OF ACTION: Site Plan

LOCATION: The site is located at 2000 Corporate Drive, Orangeburg, Town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, and as shown on the Orangetown Tax Map as Section 73.15, Block 1, Lot 19 in the LIO zoning district.

 

REASONS SUPPORTING THIS DETERMINATION:

The Orangetown Planning Board, as Lead Agency, determined that the proposed action will not have a significant impact on the environment and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) will not be prepared. The reasons supporting this determination are as follows:

The project will not have a significant impact upon the environment and a DEIS need not be prepared because the proposed action does not significantly affect air quality, surface or ground water quality, noise levels or existing external traffic patterns. In addition, it will have no impact upon the aesthetic, agricultural or cultural resources of the neighborhood. No vegetation, fauna or wildlife species will be affected as a result of this proposed development. The proposed action is consistent with the Town of Orangetown’s Master Plan and will not have any adverse economic or social impacts upon the Town or its businesses or residences.

If Conditioned Negative Declaration, the specific mitigation is provided on an

attachment.

For Further Information contact:

John Giardiello, P.E., Director, Office of Building, Zoning and Planning Administration and Enforcement; Town of Orangetown; 20 Greenbush Road Orangeburg, NY 10962; Telephone Number: 845-359-5100

For Type I  Actions and Conditioned Negative Declarations, a copy of this notice is sent: – Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, – Region 3 Headquarters, NYSDEC, – Town Supervisor, Applicant

– Involved Agencies

 

 

 

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PB #16-02:  Dominican  College  Health  Center  Expansion  Site Plan• Reapproval  of Final  Site  Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions; Reaffirmation   of SEQRA

 

Town  of Orangetown  Planning   Board  Decision

January  13,  2016

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TO:

 

 

FROM:

Joseph  Corless   Associates,    48 Michael   Roberts  Court,   Pearl  River, New York 10965

Orangetown  Planning  Board

 

 

RE:                  Dominican  College  –  Hennessy  Student  Center Addition   Site  Plan: The application    of Dominican   College,   applicant,    Rockland  County   IDA,  owner, (Brian   Quinn, Attorney  for the owner), for Reapproval    of PB #13-17;     Final   Site Plan  Approval   at a site to be known  as “Dominican  College  –  Hennessy Student   Center Addition   Site Plan“,  in accordance  with  Article  16  of the Town

Law of the State  of New York,  the  Land Development    Regulations   of the Town of Orangetown,  Chapter 21A   of the Code of the Town of Orangetown  and Reaffirmation   of SEQRA. The site is  located   at 470 Western  Highway,

Orangeburg,  Town  of Orangetown,    Rockland   County,  New York,  and  as shown

on the Orangetown   Tax Map as Section   70.18,    Block  2,  Lot 14  in  the R-40 zoning district.

 

Heard by the Planning    Board of the Town of Orangetown  at a meeting   held

Wednesday,   January  13, 2016,   the Board made the following  determinations:

 

 

Joseph  Corless,   Brian Quinn,   Michael   Dempsey  and Sister Kathleen  Sullivan appeared  and testified.    The  Board received  the following   communications:

1. 1. Project Review Committee  Report dated January   6, 2016.
2. An interdepartmental memorandum   from the Office  of Building,     Zoning, Planning  Administration     and  Enforcement,   Town  of Orangetown,  signed by John   Giardiello,    P.E.,   Director,   dated January  13,  2016.
3. 3. An Interdepartmental  memorandum  from the Department  of Environmental Management  and Engineering  (DEME),  Town of Orangetown,   signed  by Bruce Peters, P.,  dated January  7,  2016.
4. 4. A letter from  Brooker  Engineering,     Planning  Board Drainage  Consultant, signed   by Kenneth  DeGennaro,    P.E.,   dated January  6, 2016.
5. 5. A letter from the Rockland   County  Department  of Planning,    si.gned   by

Douglas   Schuetz,  Acting  Commissioner    of Planning,   dated

December  21,  2015.

6. 6. A letter from the Rockland   County  Department  of Health,   signed   by

Scott McKane,   P.E.,  Senior Public  Health   Engineer,   dated December  9, 2016.

– Sheet 1: Amended   Site  Development   Plan – Sheet 2: Existing   Site – Sheet 3: Grading   Plan – Sheet 4: Details – Sheet 5: Soil  Erosion   Control   Plan

7. 7. Site Plans  prepared   by Corless  and Associates,   dated January  31,   2013, revised   December  1,    2015:

 

 

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Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January  13, 2016

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8. A copy of the Stormwater Management  Report and Water  Quantity  System Design, prepared  by Corless  and Associates,  dated  February 4, 2013, revision  1, dated December  1, 2015.
9. A letter from Corless Associates dated December  1, 2015, signed  by
10. Joseph Corless.
11. Copies of the following Board Decisions: PB #13-17, Final Site Plan Approval

Subject to Conditions,  dated April 24, 2013, ACABOR  #13-13, Approved  subject to Conditions,  dated April 4, 2013; ZBA #11-96, Floor Area  Ratio and Building

Height Variances  Approved,  dated  November  16, 2011 and PB #11-40,

Preliminary  Site Plan Approval  Subject  to Conditions,  dated September  14, 2011.

 

The Board reviewed the plans and information  submitted.  The hearing was then opened to the Public. There  being no one to be heard from the Public, a motion was made to close the Public Hearing  portion of the meeting  by Bruce Bond and seconded  by Stephen  Sweeney  and carried as follows:  Kevin Garvey,  Chairman, aye; Bruce Bond, Vice Chairman,  aye; William  Young,  aye; Robert Dell, aye; Stephen  Sweeney,  aye; Thomas  Warren,  aye, and Michael  Mandel, aye.

 

REAFFIRMATION   OF SEQRA

Pursuant to New York Code,  Rules & Regulations  (NYCRR)  Section  617.7, the

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board, as lead agency, for the reasons articulated in this Board’s  analysis  of all of the submissions  by the applicant,  interested agencies,  departments  and the public, with respect to this project including  the Environmental  Assessment  Form, which  reasons  are summarized  in the motion, hereby determines  that the proposed  action will not have a significant  impact on the environment  and a Draft Environmental   Impact Statement  (DEIS) will not be prepared.

 

After having identified the relevant  areas of environmental   concern,  namely drainage,  surface water runoff, land clearing,  vegetation,  fauna, traffic and noise levels, and after having taken a hard look at said environmental  issues, and after having deliberated  regarding  such concerns,  and having heard from the

applicant,  the applicant’s  professional  representatives,   namely

Corless and Associates,  the Town of Orangetown’s  engineering  consultant,  and having heard from the following  offices,  officials  and/or  Departments:  (Town of Orangetown):  Project Review Committee,  Office of Building,  Zoning,  Planning

 

 

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Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January 13, 2016

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Administration and Enforcement and Department of Environmental Management and Engineering, and having heard from the following involved and interested agencies: Rockland County Department of Highways, Rockland County Sewer District No. 1, Town of Orangetown Zoning Board of Appeals, and having reviewed the proposed Site Plans, a summary of the reasons supporting this determination are, and the Planning Board finds that the proposed action:

 

o     Will not significantly affect existing air quality or noise levels;

o      Will not significantly affect existing surface water quality or quantity or drainage;

o     Will not significantly affect existing ground water quality or quantity;

o     Will not significantly affect existing traffic levels;

• Will not create a substantial increase in solid waste production;

o     Will not create a potential for erosion, flooding, leaching or drainage problems;

• Will not have a significant adverse impact on the environmental characteristics of our critical environmental area or environmentally sensitive sites or features;
• Will not have an impairment of the character or quality of important historical, archeological or architectural resources; -Will not have an impairment of the character or quality of important aesthetic resources;

o      Will not have an impairment of existing community or neighborhood character;

• Will not remove or destroy large quantities of vegetation or fauna;

o                 Will not remove or destroy large quantities of wildlife species or migratory fish;

• Will not have a significant adverse impact to natural resources;
• Is consistent with the Town of Orangetown’s Comprehensive/Master Plan;

o    Will not have adverse economic or social impacts upon the Town;

• Will not create a hazard to human health; and
• Will not create a substantial change in the use of land, open space or recreational resources.

 

On motion by Bruce Bond and seconded by Michael Mandel and carried as follows: Kevin Garvey, Chairman, aye; Bruce Bond, Vice Chairman, aye; William Young, aye; Robert Dell, aye; Michael Mandel, aye;

Stephen Sweeney, aye and Thomas Warren, aye, the Board made a Negative

Declaration pursuant to SEQRA.

 

DECISION: In view of the foregoing and the testimony before the Board, the application was granted Reapproval of Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to the Following  Conditions:

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PB #16-02: Dominican  College Health Center Expansion  Site Plan• Reapproval of Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions; Reaffirmation  of SEQRA

 

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January 13, 2016

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1. The following note shall be placed on the Site Plan: “At least

one week  prior to the commencement   of any work,  including  the installation  of erosion control devices  or the removal of trees and vegetation,  a

Pre-construction   meeting  must be held with the Town of Orangetown

Department  of Environmental   Management  and Engineering,  Superintendent  of Highways  and the Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement.  It is the responsibility  and obligation  of the property owner to arrange  such a Meeting.”

 

2. Stormwater Management Phase II Regulations:  Additional  certification,  by an appropriate  licensed or certified design  professional  shall be required for all matters  before the Planning  Board indicating  that the drawings  and project are in compliance  with the Stormwater  Management  Phase II  Regulations

 

3. The applicant shall comply with all pertinent and applicable  conditions  of previous  Board Decisions:  PB #13-17,  Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions,  dated April 24, 2013, ACABOR  #13-13,  Approved  subject to Conditions,  dated April 4, 2013, ZBA #11-96,  Floor Area  Ratio and Building Height Variances  Approved,  dated November  16, 2011 and PB #11-40,

Preliminary  Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions,  dated September  14, 2011.

 

4. The applicant shall confirm the proposed  addition  is the same as previously approved  by the Planning  Board under Decision  PB #13-17,  Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions,  dated April 24, 2013.

 

5. The applicant shall appear at the Town of Orangetown  Zoning  Board of Appeal for Reapproval  of the variances  granted  under Decision

ZBA #11-96  provided they have not changed.

 

 

6. The revised Stormwater Management Plan is under review by DEME.

 

 

7. A post construction stormwater maintenance  agreement  in accordance  with NYSDEC  Phase II  regulations  for the proposed  stormwater  systems  shall be submitted  to DEME and the Town of Orangetown  Town Attorney’s  Office for review and approval.   Said agreement  shall include a maintenance  and management  schedule,  inspection  check list, contact  person with telephone number, yearly report to be submitted  to DEME.

 

8. The revised soil erosion and sediment control  plans and details are under review by DEME.

 

9. The Drainage Consultant to the Planning  Board,  Brooker  Engineering,  it is the opinion of the consultant  that the application  sufficiently  demonstrates  that potential significant  adverse  impacts with respect to drainage  can be mitigated and ther~fore re~~mmendstha~~/°~ini~,~  College.Hennessy Stud~nt Center

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PB #16-02: Dominican  College Health Center Expansion  Site Plan• Reapproval of Final Site Plan Approval  Subject to Conditions; Reaffirmation  of SEQRA

 

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January 13, 2016

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Continuation  of Condition  #9 ….

 

 

 

This is the second drainage review report for this project to the Planning Board; the last drainage review report was dated April 23 2013. The project is an 80 feet by 116 feet, two-story addition to the Hennessy Center gymnasium located at the Dominican College campus on Western Highway. The addition is to be

constructed in the rear (east) side of the existing Hennessy Center. The footprint of the proposed addition is currently paved parking, grass, and sidewalks.

 

The Hennessy Center is located on the east side of Western Highway, and stormwater runoff from the proposed building addition is directed to a drywall system north of the addition. Overflows from the drywell are piped to a storm drainage system that outlets to a drainage swale. This swale flows south parallel to the Town Trail at the Old Erie Railroad bed.

 

Project Comments:

 

1. Footing drains shall be shown for the addition.
2. The effective depth of the drywall in the drainage calculations shall be measured to the invert of the outlet pipe.
3. The drainage report shows an increase in stormwater runoff from existing

to proposed conditions and sizes the drywalls to mitigate against increase in stormwater runoff volume. A routing through the detention system shall be performed to demonstrate no increases in peak runoff rates.   The drywalls as designed provide storage for  less than one inch of rainfall runoff from the proposed roof area.

4. Reference to the dry pond in Section 3.2 of the drainage report shall be removed and replaced with the current proposed drywall systems.

 

10. Rockland County Department of Planning had the following comments which are incorporated herein as conditions of approval:

1a           An   undated  review  shall   be  completed   by  the   Rockland  County

Department of Highways and any required permits obtained.

 

 

• An   updated  review  must   be  completed  by  the   Rockland  County

Department of Health, and all required permits obtained.

 

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Town of Orangetown    Planning   Board  Decision

January  13,  2016

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.   Continuation  of Condition   #10 ….

 

 

 

e      The  proposed  addition   is labeled   on the  Site Plan as a two-story,  9,020 square   foot addition.      However,   the   measurements     shown   on  the  plan depicts that  this  addition  will  be approximately  80′  x 114′  (-9,020)   so this square  footage is  one  for ne  story.    If  this is in  fact a two-story   addition, would  not the  square footage be doubled  or approximately   18,040 square feet?  It  must  be clarified   as to how the  square footage  was derived,  and corrected,   on  both  the building   and  in  the square  footage listing    provided under the bulk  regulations,    if this   is  incorrect’  and  the total  building   area should   be listed  as 73,040  square  feet.

 

 

”    A landscaping    plan  that meets all  Town of Orangetown  requirements   shall be provided.

 

e     Signage   and   Lighting    Plans   must  be provided and meet all Town  of

Orangetown requirements.

 

 

o      Water is a scarce resource  in Rockland  County; thus proper planning  and phasing   of this  project  are critical  to supplying   the current  and future residents  of the Towns,  Villages  and County  with  an adequate supply  of water.   The water system must be evaluated   to determine   if the additional water supply  demands  of the  proposed  development  can be met. Domestic  and fire demands  of the proposed must be determined by a

NYS licensed  professional   engineer  and provided to the supplier  of water for analysis.     Demand   calculations    and  results  of the analysis   must  be provided  to the Rockland County Department  of Health  for review.

 

 

• It must be demonstrated   that  access to the fire zones  are unimpeded   by other parking  areas and  maneuverability    on the site feasible.

 

 

• The fire department  connections   shall  be designated  on the  Site Plan  and kept clear for easy access by the  emergency response vehicles.

 

 

• If any  variances    are   needed   to implement   the proposed site plan,   the Rockland   County   Department   of  Planning    requests   the  opportunity to review  the  proposed  variances,   as required  by New  York State General Municipal  Law,  Section   239-m(3)(v).

 

o      The specific  Fire District  shall  be listed  under “Districts – Zoning”  heading.

 

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Town of Orangetown   Planning   Board Decision

January  13,  2016

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11. 11. The Rockland  County  Department  of Health reviewed  the project had had the following   comments:
12. Rockland County  Department  of Health   must approve  plans for the

sewage disposal    by per Article  IV,  Section 4.2.1   of the Rockland   County

Sanitary   Code.   Formal   application     is  to be made.

 

 

12. 12. The Town of Orangetown Fire  Prevention    Bureau had the following comments  in regards to the  addition   that includes   a gym,   exercise  area and stor These  comments    shall  be placed   on  the Site  Plan as notes:

 

1. 1. Extend the Fire Sprinkler   into the new area.
2. Extend the Fire Alarm system  into the new area.
3. 3. Proposals  for the Sprinkler   and Fire Alarm  shall   be submitted    to Town of Orangetown   Fire  Prevention    Bureau for approvals  before work begi
4. Add portable Fire Extinguishers     as required  by NFPA 10.
5. 5. Add Emergency Lighting   as per NE
6. Consider Fire Department   access as per 503 of the New York State

Fire Code.

 

 

13. The applicant shall  comply with all  pertinent  items  in  the Guide  to the

Preparation   of Site  Plans and Board Decisions   prior to signing the final plans.

 

 

14. 14. All reviews and approvals  from various  governmental    agencies  must be obtained  prior  to stamping  of the Site Plan.

 

15. 15. All of the conditions   of this  decision,     shall   be binding  upon the owner of the subject  property,   its successors  and /or assigns,   including   the requirement  to maintain the property  in accordance  with the conditions  of this  decision  and the requirement,  if any,  to install improvements   pursuant   to Town  Code 21 A-9. Failure to abide   by the conditions  of this decision    as set forth herein   shall   be considered  a violation    of Site Plan  Approval   pursuant  to Town  Code §21  A-4.

 

16. 16. The following  note shall   be placed   on the Site Plan:

TREE  PROTECTION:     The Tree  Protection  and Preservation   Guidelines

adopted  pursuant   to Section   21-24 of the Land Development  Regulations  of the\ Town of Orangetown  will  be implemented    in order to protect and preserve  both individual   specimen  trees and buffer area with many trees.  Steps that will  be taken to preserve  and protect  existing trees to remain are as follows:

 

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Town of Orangetown Planning Board  Decision

January 13,  2016

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Continuation of Condition #16 ...

 

 

1. No construction equipment shall be parked under the tree canopy.
2. There will be no excavation or stockpiling of earth underneath  the trees. c. Trees designated   to be preserved  shall   be marked  conspicuously  on all sides

at a 5 to 10 foot height.

1. d. The Tree Protection   Zone for trees designated    to be preserved  will  be established     by one of the following  methods:

e  One (1)    foot radius from trunk per inch DBH

e  Drip line  of the Tree Canopy.   The method   chosen  should be based on providing the maximum  protection  zone possible.   A barrier of snow fence  or equal   is to be placed and maintained  one  yard beyond the established   tree protection  zone.   If  it is agreed  that the tree protection  zone of a selected   tree must be violated,   one of the following   methods  must be employed  to mitigate the impact:

o  Light to Heavy  Impacts –  Minimum   of eight   inches  of wood chips installed   in  the area to be protected.   Chips   shall   be removed  upon  completion    of work.

e  Light Impacts  Only –  Installation    of%  inch  of plywood   or boards,   or equal   over the area to be protected.

 

The builder   or its  agent  may not change grade within  the tree protection   zone  of a preserved  tree unless such grade change  has received   final  approval  from the Planning    Board.   If the grade level   is  to be changed    more than six (6) inches, trees  designated    to be preserved  shall   be welled   and/or  preserved  in  a raised

bed,   with  the tree well  a radius of three (3)  feet  larger  than the tree canopy.

 

 

17. All landscaping  shown on the Site Plans shall   be maintained  in a vigorous growing  condition  throughout  the duration  of the use of this site.   Any plants not so maintained  shall   be replaced   with  new plants   at the  beginning    of the  next immediately    following  growing  season.

 

18. 18. Prior to the  commencement    of any site  work,  including  the removal   of trees, the applicant   shall install  the soil  erosion  and sedimentation   control   as required by the  Planning    Prior to the authorization     to proceed with any phase of the site work, the Town  of Orangetown    Department  of Environmental

Management    and Engineering  (DEME)   shall   inspect  the installation   of all required soil  erosion and sedimentation  control  measures.   The applicant    shall contact  DEME at least  48 hours  in advance for an inspection.

 

19. The contractor’s trailer,  if any is proposed,   shall   be located   as approved  by the Planning    Board.

 

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Town  of Orangetown    Planning Board  Decision

January   13,   2016

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20. 20. If the applicant,  during   the course of construction,     encounters  such conditions as flood areas,   underground  water,   soft or silty  areas,   improper   drainage,   or any other unusual   circumstances  or conditions   that were not foreseen  in the original planning,     such   conditions    shall be reported  immediately  to DEME.    The applicant shall   submit   their  recommendations     as to the special  treatment  to be given  such areas to secure  adequate,  permanent   and satisfactory   constructio      DEME shall investigate   the condition(s),   and shall  either  approve the applicant’s recommendations      to correct  the condition(s),    or order a modification    thereof.   In the event of the applicant’s   disagreement     with the  decision    of DEME,   or in  the event  of a significant    change  resulting to the subdivision     plan  or site  plan   or any

change  that  involves   a wetland  regulated   area, the matter shall   be decided    by the agency with  jurisdiction     in that area (i.e.  Wetlands    – U.S.   Army Corps of

Engineers).

 

 

21. 21. Permanent  vegetation  cover of disturbed   areas shall   be established    on the site  within  thirty (30)  days of the completion    of construction.

 

22. Prior (at least  14  days)   to the placing   of any road sub-base,   the applicant shall   provide   the Town of Orangetown   Superintendent     of Highways   and DEME with  a  plan   and profile  of the graded road to be paved in  order that these departments    may review  the  drawings   conformance  to the approved  construction plans   and the  Town Street Specifications

 

23. 23. The Planning  Board shall  retain jurisdiction    over lighting,    landscaping,    signs and refuse con

 

Override

The Board made a motion to override  Condition    #3 of the December  21,   2015 letter  from Rockland  County  Department  of Planning,    signed   by

Douglas   Schuetz,   Acting  Commissioner  of Planning,    for the following  reasons:

 

 

#3.  Parking   calculations     that  demonstrate    that  the  proposed  plan  meets  the applicable   Town  parking  requirements   shall   be added  to the Site  Plan.   The calculations     shall   include   the  overall  parking   calculations     for the campus.

 

The Board held   that the proposed  addition   is  located  on a campus setting and that there is  adequate  parking   in the  parking lot  across the street from the site. The Board previously    Overrode  this  Condition    in  PB #11-40,   Preliminary  Site Plan   Approval  Subject  to Conditions,     dated September  14,   2011.

 

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Town of Orangetown   Planning  Board  Decision

January  13,  2016

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A motion to override  Condition    #3 of the December  21,   2015 letter  was made and moved by Bruce   Bond   and  seconded  by Michael   Mandel    and carried as follows: Kevin Garvey,   Chairman,    aye;   Bruce Bond,   Vice  Chairman,  aye; Robert Dell,

aye; Michael    Mandel,   aye;  Thomas  Warren,   aye; William   Young,   aye and

Stephen  Sweeney,  aye.

 

The foregoing  Resolution    was made and moved by Bruce Bond   and  seconded  by

William  Young  and carried as follows:   Kevin Garvey,  Chairman,     aye;

Bruce Bond,   Vice  Chairman,  aye;  Michael    Mandel,    aye; William  Young,  aye; Robert Dell,   aye;  Thomas  Warren,   aye; and Stephen  Sweeney,   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 Planning  Board.

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PB #16-03: 319 Blauvelt Road Minor Subdivision;   Final Subdivision  Plan

Approval  Subject to Conditions

 

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January 13, 2016

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TO:

 

FROM:

Jay Greenwell,  PLS, 85 Lafayette  Avenue,  Suffern, New York 10901

Orangetown  Planning  Board

 

 

RE:                 319 Blauvelt  Road Mihor Subdivision  Plan: The application  of

Jay Theise,  applicant,  for Joseph  Rooney,  owner, (Donald  Brenner, attorney for the applicant),  for Final Subdivision  Plan Review, at a site to be known as “319

Blauvelt Road Minor Subdivision  Plan”, in accordance  with Article  16 of the

Town  Law of the State of New York, the Land Development  Regulations  of the Town of Orangetown,  Chapter  21 of the Code of the Town of Orangetown.  The site is located at 319 Blauvelt  Road, Pearl River, Town of Orangetown,  Rockland County,  New York, and as shown on the Orangetown  Tax Map as Section 69.09, Block 5, Lot 74; in the R-15 zoning district.

 

Heard by the Planning  Board of the Town of Orangetown  at a meeting  held

Wednesday, January 13, 2016, the Board made the following  determinations:

 

Jay Greenwell,  Jay Theise,  Joseph  Rooney and Donald Brenner  appeared  and testified.

The Board received the following  communications:

1. Project Review Committee Report dated January 6, 2016.
2. An Interdepartmental memorandum  from the Office of Building,  Zoning, Planning Administration  and Enforcement,  Town of Orangetown,  signed  by John Giardiello,  P.E., Director,  dated January  13, 2016.
3. An Interdepartmental memorandum  from the Department  of Environmental Management  and Engineering  (DEME),  Town of Orangetown,  signed by Bruce Peters, P.E., January  7, 2016.
4. A letter from Brooker Engineering, signed by Kenneth  DeGennaro,  P.E., dated

January  12, 2016.

5. A letter from Rockland County  Department  of Highway,  signed  by

Sonny Lin, P.E., dated January  12, 2016.

6. Letters from Rockland County Department  of Health, signed by Scott McKane.  P.E., Senior  Public Health Engineer,  dated December  9 & 22, 2015.
7. An Interdepartmental memorandum  from the Bureau of Fire Prevention, signed by Michael Bettmann,  Chief Fire Inspector,  dated December  16, 2015.
8. Subdivision Plan prepared  by Jay Greenwell,  PLS, dated

July 30, 2015, last revision date of December  14, 2015:

Sheet  1   of 2: Subdivision  of Property for 319 Blauvelt  Road

Sheet 2 of 2: Grading,  Drainage  & Utility Plan with Erosion  Control

9. Copies of the following Board Decisions: ACABOR  #16-02,  Approved  Subject to Conditions,  dated January  7, 2016; ZBA #15-97,  Approved,  dated

November  4, 2015: Lot Area and Lot Width Variances  for Lot #1 and Street

Frontage Variance  for Lot #2; and PB #15-50,  Preliminary  Subdivision  Plan

Approval  Subject to Conditions,  dated October  14, 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

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Approval   Subject  to Conditions

 

 

Town of Orangetown   Planning  Board  Decision

January   13, 2016

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The Board reviewed   the plans and information    submitted.    The hearing  was then opened   to the Public.

 

Public  Comment:

Michael    Amabile,     representing  his  parents,  residents   of 323 Blauvelt    Road,   Pearl River,   raised   concerns  regarding  the impact of the proposed  subdivision     upon  the character   of the  neighborhood.      He  held that  the  orientation    of the proposed

house  on Lot #1  would  be the only house   on  that side  of Blauvelt    Road not facing the roadway.

 

 

There being   no  one  else  to be heard  from the  Public,   a motion was made to

close  the Public   Hearing  portion   of the meeting  by Bruce Bond   and seconded  by

Stephen  Sweeney  and carried   as follows:  Kevin Garvey,   Chairman,  aye; Bruce   Bond,   Vice   Chairman,     aye;   Michael    Mandel,    aye;  William   Young,   aye; Robert Dell,   aye;  Thomas  Warren,   aye; and  Stephen    Sweeney,  aye.

 

DECISION:   In view  of the foregoing  and   the testimony   before the  Board,   the application    was granted  a Final   Subdivision Plan Approval   Subject to the Following  Conditions:

 

1. The following note shall   be placed   on the subdivision     plan:   “At  least

one  week prior  to the  commencement     of any work,  including   the installation    of erosion    control   devices   or the removal   of trees and vegetation,    a

Pre-construction     meeting    must be held   with  the Town  of Orangetown

Department  of Environmental     Management  and Engineering,     Superintendent     of Highways   and the Office  of Building, Zoning  and Planning    Administration     and Enforcement.     It  is  the  responsibility     and   obligation    of the property  owner to arrange    such  a Meeting.”

 

2. 2. Stormwater Management    Phase 11   Regulations:     Additional    certification,     by an appropriate     licensed   or certified  design   professional     shall be required for all matters before the  Planning    Board indicating    that the drawings    and  project are in compliance    with  the  Stormwater  Management  Phase  II  Regulations.

 

 

3. The applicant  shall  comply   with  all applicable    and  pertinent   previous  condition of all  Board decisions:    ACABOR  #16-02,    Approved  Subject to Conditions,     dated January    7,  2016; ZBA #15-97,    Approved,   dated       November   4,  2015:   Lot Area and Lot Width   Variances  for Lot #1  and Street Frontage  Variance  for Lot #2;  and PB #15-50,    Preliminary   Subdivision     Plan   Approval   Subject   to Conditions,    dated October  14,  2015.

 

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Approval  Subject to Conditions

 

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January 13, 2016

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4. Drainage shall be added on the west side of the driveway as requested by the

Drainage Consultant.

 

5. Note #34 regarding the proposed one story residence to be constructed on

Lot #1 shall be repeated and placed near “Lot #1” on the Subdivision Plan.

 

6. Provide sight distances on the Subdivision Plan at the driveway entrance on

Blauvelt Road.

 

7. The portion of the existing sanitary house service that will not be utilized shall be labeled “to be removed.”

 

8. A note shall be added to the Subdivision Plan indicating the source benchmark for the referenced datum, including the BM elevation.

 

9. The existing storm drain line that runs in front of the proposed subdivision, along Blauvelt Road, shall be fully shown on the drawings.

 

10. Drainage facilities shall be added to the proposed driveway and at the driveway approach at Blauvelt Road. It is understood that this is already being designed by the applicant’s engineer/ surveyor.

 

11. The applicant’s engineer shall specify whether the Pere Rate given in the supplied drainage calculation is assumed or based upon a field survey. If the per rate is assumed, a field Pere Test shall be administered prior to receiving final approval for site plan, to ensure adequacy of designed drainage system. The applicant’s engineer shall provide a copy of the field Pere Test to DEME and the Building Department.

 

12. The Drainage Consultant to the Planning Board, Brooker Engineering reviewed the application and found that drainage calculations were provided to demonstrate that increases to surface runoff from the site can be mitigated. Revised grading and stormwater improvements have been added to reduce stormwater runoff to the east. The Drainage Consultant therefore recommends that the 319 Blauvelt Road Subdivision be approved for drainage subject to the following comments:

 

This is the second drainage review report to the Planning Board for this project; the last review was dated October 14, 2015. The project is a two lot subdivision and includes the removal of all existing impervious areas consisting of the existing house, garage, driveway and shed. Two new houses and a new shared driveway at approximately the same location as the existing driveway are proposed to be constructed. The front yard is mostly grass and there is a small wooded area along the rear property line. The slope of the site is extremely flat, with stormwater runoff flowing very gradually to the east. It appears that the

existing driveway is slightly elevated along the east property line compared to the adjacent grade, and the current front yard acts as a depression area to infiltrate

runoff prior to entering the property to the east.

 

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Approval  Subject to Conditions

 

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January  13, 2016

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Continuation  of Condition  #12 …

 

The revised plans have added additional proposed grading for the reconstructed driveway that will cross slope the driveway west. A field inlet and drainage pipe have been added to direct flows from the rear yard of lot 1  to the storm drain system in the road; stormwater runoff to the existing off-site dwelling to the east will be reduced.

 

Project Comments

1. As per Comment 1 of the October 14, 2015 report, the stormwater

runoff calculations consider the entire site and propose drywalls to provide a mitigation of net increases of peak runoff rates. However, since the site

is so flat it appears that runoff flows to the eastern property line at two points: near the location of the proposed garage on Lot 1  and near the

northeastern corner of Lot 2. The drainage calculations shall be revised to

demonstrate that no net increase of peak runoff rates at each point of interest is achieved.

 

2. Add spot grades for the turnaround area of the driveway north of the berm on Lot 2 that demonstrates that stormwater runoff will be directed south.

 

13. Based on the plans and information received, the requested subdivision layout should not have foreseeable adverse impact to existing county roads in the area and a Rockland County Department of Highway permit will not be required for the proposed development.

 

14. Based on the information provided, there are no Rockland County Health

Department approvals needed for this application.

 

15. The Town of Orangetown Bureau of Fire Prevention offered the following comment which shall be noted and labeled on the Subdivision Plan:

o      The Driveway width must be a minimum of 12 feet with an unobstructed vertical clearance of 13 feet 6 inches.

 

16. The applicant shall comply with all pertinent items in the Guide to the Preparation of Subdivision Plats and Board Decisions prior to signing the final plans.

 

17. All reviews and approvals from various governmental agencies must be obtained prior to stamping of the Subdivision Plan.

 

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Approval   Subject  to Conditoi ns

 

 

Town  of Orangetown   Planning    Board  Decision

January   13,   2016

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18. Where a reservation of land   for recreation  purposes  has been deemed  by the Planning    Board to be inadequate,     Money   in  Lieu   of Land for recreation   purposes must be collected    in  accordance  with Section  21-20 of the Land Development Regulations     ($9,000.00    for every vacant  new  residential     lot).   In  addition,    for every new vacant  residential    lot,  $80.00   will  be collected    for the Stream  Maintenance Fund.

 

19. 19. All of the conditions    of this decision,    shall   be binding    upon  the owner of the subject  property,  its  successors  and /or assigns,    including    the requirement  to maintain    the  property  in  accordance    with the  conditions   of this decision  and  the requirement,     if any,   to install   improvements     pursuant    to Town  Code 21.    Failure to abide   by the conditions    of this decision    as set forth herein  shall   be considered a violation    of Subdivision     Plan   Approval   pursuant   to Town Code §21   and §6A.

 

20. 20. TREE PROTECTION:  The following   note shall   be  placed   on the Subdivision Plan:   The Tree Protection    and Preservation  Guidelines  adopted  pursuant    to Section   21-24   of the Land Development     Regulations     of the Town of Orangetown will   be implemented      in order to protect and preserve  both individual

specimen  trees and buffer area with  many trees.  Steps that will  be taken to reserve and protect   existing   trees to remain are as follows:

1. a. No construction  equipment  shall   be parked  under the  tree canopy.
2. b. There will  be  no  excavation    or stockpiling    of earth underneath   the trees.
3. c. Trees designated to be preserved  shall   be marked  conspicuously     on  all  sides at a 5 to 10  foot heig
4. d. The Tree Protection  Zone  for trees designated     to be preserved  will   be established    by one of the following    methods:

 

 

e  One (1)   foot  radius from trunk  per inch   DBH

0   Drip line  of the  Tree Canopy.    The method chosen  should   be based on providing   the maximum    protection   zone possible.    A barrier   of snow fence or equal   is  to be placed and  maintained     one yard beyond the established tree protection   zone.   If  it  is  agreed that the tree protection   zone of a selected   tree must  be violated,   one  of the  following    methods  must be employed   to mitigate  the impact:

 

 

e  Light to Heavy Impacts  –  Minimum  of eight  inches  of wood chips installed    in the  area to be protected.    Chips shall   be removed  upon completion    of work.

a>    Light Impacts   Only  –  Installation      of%  inch   of plywood   or boards, or equal   over the area to be protected.

The builder   or its  agent may not change    grade within   the tree protection zone of a preserved  tree unless such grade change    has received final approval   from the Planning  Board.  If the grade level   is  to be changed

more than   six  (6)  inches,    trees designated     to be preserved  shall be welled

and/or   preserved  in  a raised   bed,   with  the tree well  a radius   of three   (3)

feet larger   than the tree canopy.

 

 

 

 

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Approval  Subject to Conditions

 

Town of Orangetown  Planning  Board Decision

January 13, 2016

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21. All landscaping shown on the subdivision plan shall be maintained in a vigorous growing condition throughout the duration of the use of this site. Any plants not so maintained shall be replaced with new plants at the beginning of the next immediately following growing season.

 

22. Prior to the commencement of any site work, including the removal of trees, the applicant shall install the soil erosion and sedimentation control as required by the Planning Board. Prior to the authorization to proceed with any phase of the site work, the Town of Orangetown Department of Environmental Management and Engineering (DEME) shall inspect the installation of all required soil erosion and sedimentation control measures. The applicant shall contact DEME at least 48 hours in advance for an inspection.

 

23. The contractor’s trailer, if any is proposed, shall be located as approved by the Planning Board.

 

24. If the applicant, during the course of construction, encounters such conditions as flood areas, underground water, soft or silty areas, improper drainage, or any other unusual circumstances or conditions that were not foreseen in the original planning, such conditions shall be reported immediately to DEME. The applicant shall submit their recommendations as to the special treatment to be given such areas to secure adequate, permanent and satisfactory construction. DEME shall investigate the condition(s), and shall either approve the applicant’s recommendations to correct the condition(s), or order a modification thereof. In the event of the applicant’s disagreement with the decision of DEME, or in the event of a significant change resulting to the subdivision plan or site plan or any change that involves a wetland regulated area, the matter shall be decided by the agency with jurisdiction in that area (i.e. Wetlands – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

 

25. Permanent vegetation cover of disturbed areas shall be established on the site within thirty (30) days of the completion of construction.

 

26. Prior (at least 14 days) to the placing of any road sub-base, the applicant shall provide the Town of Orangetown Superintendent of Highways and DEME with a plan and profile of the graded road to be paved in order that these departments may review the drawings conformance to the approved construction plans and the Town Street Specifications

 

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Approval Subject  to Conditions

 

Town  of Orangetown   Planning  Board  Decision

January  13,  2016

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27. 27. The Planning Board shall   retain jurisdiction    over lighting,    landscaping,    signs and refuse contro

 

The foregoing  Resolution  was made and  moved  by Bruce Bond and seconded  by

Thomas Warren  and carried   as follows:   Kevin Garvey,   Chairman,     aye;

Bruce Bond,  Vice  Chairman,    aye; Michael    Mandel,    aye; William   Young,   aye, Stephen  Sweeney,   aye;   Robert Dell,   aye and Thomas  Warren,    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 Planning  Board.

 

Dated: January   13,  2016

Cheryl   Coopersmith

Chief  Clerk   Boards  and Commissions

 

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