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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO THE MARCH 17TH MEETING OF THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS PLANNING BOARD.
THE NEXT MEETING OF THIS BOARD WILL BE TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST IN THIS CHAMBER AT 7 P.M., TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST.
[ADOPTION OF FEBRUARY 24, 2026 MEETING MINUTES ]
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 24TH MEETING TO.HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AS THEY HAVE BEEN DISSEMINATED TO US? BY BARRING ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES, I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 24TH AS THEY HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US.
I SUPPOSE I SHOULD INTRODUCE THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING TONIGHT.
TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT, BOARD MEMBERS, MARK ELLIOT AND TANYA NORRIS.
IN THE CENTER, WE HAVE FROM THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
BEATRICE. CAPTAIN, WE HAVE OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, MIKE KELLY.
AND TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, JUSTIN HOLMAN AND EILEEN MCLEAN, WHO'S OUR BOARD SECRETARY.
[(203-26) 510 North Broadway – Site Plan Application for a 12-Unit Apartment Building; RM-1.5 (Residential Multi-Family) Zoning District.]
SO THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS EVENING IS 510 NORTH BROADWAY.THIS IS A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR A 12 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING, UH, IN THE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS STEVE RAYBOULD WITH THE LAW FIRM OF MCCULLOUGH, GOLDBERGER AND STOUT HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERS OF 510 NORTH BROADWAY.
UH, SO WITH ME TONIGHT AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION IS GREG DEANGELIS FROM ENVIRO SPACE ARCHITECTURE AND JOSEPH RIINA FROM SITE DESIGN CONSULTANTS, OUR CIVIL ENGINEER.
SO JUST I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SITE.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.47 ACRES IN THE R.M.
1.5 RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT, IN WHICH MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS ARE A PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USE.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY IMPROVED WITH AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT'S NOW VACANT.
OUR PROPOSAL, WHICH GREG IS GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH IN JUST A MINUTE, IS TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING BUILDING AND REDEVELOP IT WITH A NEW 12 UNIT FOR SALE APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH THREE STORIES ABOVE PARKING 25 PARKING SPACES PROPOSED ONE MORE THAN WHAT THE ZONING REQUIRES NEW STORMWATER MITIGATION ON A SITE THAT CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY NEW LANDSCAPING, SOME ROOFTOP AMENITIES, AND SOLAR PANELS.
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE 5000 FOOT VIEW.
GREG, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JUST TAKING THEM THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN AND THEN, JOE, YOU CAN WALK THEM THROUGH OUR STORMWATER DESIGN.
SURE. WE ALSO HAVE A USB OF THE PRESENTATION BEFORE YOU.
WE NEED YOU TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE FOR.
YES. AS STEVE MENTIONED, IT'S A THREE STORY BRICK MASONRY BUILDING NEW ON THE CORNER.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE RENDERINGS FIRST.
12 UNITS TOTAL, FOUR ON EACH FLOOR.
THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHS, ROUGHLY 1600 TO 1700 SQUARE FEET EACH.
AND THEN ON THE LOWER LEVEL IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING IS AN INTERIOR GARAGE AND THERE'S ALSO PARKING IN THE REAR.
25 SPACES TOTAL, 12 SPACES IN GARAGE, PLUS ONE HANDICAPPED SPACE, AND THEN 12 SPACES IN THE REAR YARD.
OUTDOOR PARKING UM, DESIGNED TO BE ZONING COMPLIANT.
WE DID DID GET A VARIANCE FROM THE ZONING BOARD TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT THREE THREE AND A HALF 3.7FT HIGHER TO GET SOME BETTER CEILING HEIGHTS IN THE UNITS FOR MARKETABILITY.
UM, AND THE BUILDING IS SITED JUST TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THAT.
UM, I'M GOING TO GO TO THE FIRST FLOOR PLAN.
SO BASICALLY, UH, FOR ORIENTATION, NORTH BROADWAY, UP AND DOWN SHEET AND, UH, FIRST FLOOR PLAN.
BROOKDALE AVENUE ON THE SIDE STREET.
THE BUILDING IS SITUATED SO IT'S CLOSEST TO THE STREETS ON NORTH BROADWAY WITHIN JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TO THE MINIMUM.
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FRONT YARD REQUIREMENT THERE, AS WELL AS THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT ON BROOKDALE, WHICH GIVES US MORE THAN.MORE THAN THE REQUIRED SETBACKS ON THE NEIGHBOR SIDE TO THE.
TO THE RIGHT AND THE NEIGHBORS TO THE REAR.
EXTENSIVELY THE ITS SITUATED ALSO THE DRIVEWAY TO.
PARKING COMES DOWN TO TO THE LOWER LEVEL.
UM, THERE'S AN ENTRY OFF OF BROOKDALE.
AS YOU KNOW, SIGHTING WISE MOST LIKELY KNOW IT'S CLOSE TO NORTH NORTH WHITE PLAINS TRAIN STATION, SO IT'S VERY CONVENIENT.
WE EXPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL JUST BE WALKING OUT THE DOOR AS A RAMP FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESS, AS WELL AS A STRAIGHT LINE WITH A FEW STEPS.
SO THE STAIRS DESIGNED TO BE KIND OF OPEN AND HAVE LIGHT IN IT.
SO IT'S MORE IT'S VERY USABLE AND OBVIOUSLY AN ELEVATOR GOING OUT TO THE, TO THE GARAGE.
THE LANDSCAPING, BASICALLY, IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, BUFFER ON THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, WE HAVE A TEN FOOT REQUIRED BUFFER ALONG THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE SITE WHERE WE HAD THE DRIVEWAY.
WE DID STEP IT DOWN TO SIX FEET.
BUT THERE IS A NEW FENCE THAT WILL BE GOING IN THERE.
UM, WE ALSO ARE ACCOMMODATING THE EXISTING HOUSE NEXT DOOR.
IS THIS A GARAGE IS TIGHT TO THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN BORROWING THIS PART OF THE SITE AS IS.
SO OUR CLIENT IS GOING TO WORK WITH THEM TO GET AN EASEMENT SO THEY CAN HAVE A A WIDE ENOUGH DRIVEWAY TO BE ABLE TO STILL USE IT.
THAT CUTS AWAY A LITTLE BIT OF PROPERTY FOR FOR MORE LANDSCAPING.
UH, WE'RE ALSO MOVING OUT SO WE CAN AVOID A TELEPHONE POLE.
SO IT KIND OF WORKS FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.
UM, THE DRIVEWAY GOES DOWN TO THE LOWER LEVEL.
UM, AND THEN ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS, BECAUSE BROOKDALE IS NOT AT A 90 DEGREES SOMEWHAT ASKEW FROM NORTH BROADWAY.
IT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP THE BUILDING.
AND I THINK THAT HELPS TO KIND OF BREAK UP THE MASSING OF IT, TO GO BACK TO THE RENDERINGS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT STEPS, IT GETS MORE OF A TOWNHOUSE SCALE TO EACH OF THE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF IT.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD ALREADY.
THEY WERE VERY FAVORABLE TO IT.
THEY ASKED US TO COME BACK AGAIN JUST ONE WEEK BECAUSE WE HAD NOT GOTTEN THE ZONING VARIANCE YET.
BUT WE SHOWED THEM THE BRICKS THAT WE'RE USING SOME OF THE MATERIALS.
SO WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO THEM AGAIN.
UM, SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S THE GENERAL ORIENTATION.
AND WE HAVE A ROOF, AS STEVE MENTIONED, ROOF DECK UP ON THE TOP FLOOR.
AGAIN, THE ROOF DECK IS POSITIONED CLOSEST TO THE STREETS AWAY, FURTHER AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE MORE PRIVACY AND HAVE A LITTLE IMPACT AS POSSIBLE ON THE NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND THE LANDSCAPING YOU CAN GENERALLY SEE FROM THE RENDERINGS IS WE HAVE A LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH IT IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY PUTTING SOME TREES ALONG NORTH BROADWAY.
A LOT OF GROUND LEVEL LANDSCAPING AND OUR PROVIDES AROUND THE SIDE OF THE REAR YARDS JUST TO HELP WITH SCREENING.
UM, I THINK THOSE ARE THE ESSENTIALS.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I KNOW, THERE'S A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS OF OF STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND JOE ARENA HERE FROM SITE DESIGN.
JOSEPH FARINA, PRINCIPAL SITE DESIGN CONSULTANTS.
WOULD YOU PREFER THE BOARDS OR THE USB ON THE SCREEN? PROBABLY THE USB IS EASIER FOR US TO SEE.
ON THE SIDE FACING ME AT THE BOTTOM THERE.
I WILL HAVE TO USE THE BOARD FOR ONE.
SO WE PREPARED A STORMWATER ANALYSIS TO MITIGATE OFFSETTING AND OFFSETTING THE INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS AREAS FROM OUR PROJECT.
BUT BUT ALSO WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WILL ALSO LEAVE A FLOODING ISSUE THAT OCCURS CURRENTLY.
THIS IS HALLANDALE COMING DOWN THIS WAY AT HOLLAND, RATHER, UM, AND THIS AREA, YEAH.
SO THIS AREA BEHIND, BEHIND THESE HOMES CURRENTLY FLOOD.
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EVERYTHING DRAINS TOWARDS THIS SITE.SO EVERYTHING DRAINS FROM EAST TO WEST AND IT DRAINS THROUGH THE BACK OF OUR SITE.
AND THERE'S AN EXISTING RETAINING STONE RETAINING WALL ALONG THE WESTERLY PROPERTY LINE.
AND IN THAT PROPERTY LINE THERE'S I'M SORRY, IN THAT STONE WALL, THERE'S AN OPENING FOR ACCESS TO A 30 INCH CULVERT, WHICH CONNECTS TO A DRAINAGE SYSTEM WHICH IS IN NORTH BROADWAY.
SO IN THE 100 YEAR STORM, THIS AREA, THIS AREA BEHIND THE EXISTING BUILDING AND BACK INTO THESE LOTS HERE CURRENTLY FLOODS IN A HUNDRED YEAR STORM BECAUSE OF THIS RESTRICTION IN THE WALL THAT EXISTS NOW.
SO WHEN I SAY RESTRICTION, THERE IS A 30 INCH CULVERT THERE, BUT THERE'S A 15 INCH OPENING THAT'S RESTRICTING WATER FROM GETTING TO THAT CULVERT, WHICH IS JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, AND IT'S CAUSING THE BACKUP OF THE FLOODING.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE TO OFFSET THAT FLOODING ISSUE AND MITIGATE OUR INCREASE IN RUNOFF FROM OUR SITE.
SO WE'RE WE'RE PROPOSING A LARGE CULVERT SYSTEM.
SO THIS IS EAST IS THIS WAY BROADWAY IS THIS WAY.
SO AND LET ME JUST GO BACK ONE SLIDE AND I'LL JUST SHOW YOU A.
MORE DETAILED VIEW SO THAT EXISTING PIPE IS RIGHT HERE.
THAT 30 INCH PIPE WHICH TIES INTO THE BROADWAY DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AND THERE'S A 15 INCH OPENING ON THIS END.
AND OVER THE YEARS, THIS AREA HAS BUILT UP BECAUSE OF SEDIMENT AND SILT THAT HAS WASHED DOWN AND HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SITE.
AND IT'S CAUSED THAT, THAT RESTRICTION TO EVEN GET TO BE SMALLER.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS WE'RE WE'RE PICKING UP THIS RUNOFF THAT'S COMING FROM THE EAST BEHIND THOSE PROPERTIES.
WE'VE GOT A SIZABLE CULVERT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE IT AROUND OUR SITE AND TIE INTO THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THAT 15 INCH OPENING UP TO THE 30 INCH, SO THAT WE HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THAT 30 INCH AND FULL CAPACITY TO PASS ANY WATER COMING FROM THIS DIRECTION, AROUND OUR SITE AND OUT FOR OUR SITE, WE'RE DOING A SUBSURFACE RETENTION SYSTEM, WHICH IS YOU COULD SEE HERE WHAT IT WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.
IT'S A SERIES OF UNDERGROUND PIPES THAT ARE TIED TOGETHER, AND THEY'LL PROVIDE STORAGE FOR THE 100 YEAR STORM.
AND THAT THAT SYSTEM IS OUTLINED HERE IN BLUE AGAIN, THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE PARKING LOT SO YOU DON'T SEE IT.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE, UH, MITIGATING OUR INCREASE IN STORMWATER, AND WE'RE ALSO RELIEVING A FLOODING ISSUE THAT IS EXISTS ON THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OVERFLOW? SORRY. UM.
WELL, THE OVERFLOW FROM YOUR BUILDING ALSO GO THROUGH THAT CULVERT.
THAT IT WILL, BUT IT WILL BE DELAYED.
RIGHT. IT'LL BE IT'LL BE DELAYED BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE A CONTROLLED OUTLET, BUT IT ALSO THE TIMING OF THAT WILL BE BEHIND THE OTHER WATER GETTING THROUGH.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE HOW THE WATER FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, WHICH IS PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO? HOW WILL THAT FLOW THROUGH YOUR PROPERTY INTO THE CULVERT? RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLECTING IT AT THIS POINT HERE, WHICH IS THE LOW POINT.
SO IT'S ALL FLOWING AT THAT TO THAT LOCATION.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO PICK IT UP THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO PIPE IT AROUND.
YOU CAN SEE THIS GREEN LINE HERE.
THAT'S THAT'S THE CULVERT THAT'S GOING TO BE DEDICATED TO PICKING UP THE THE OFF SITE RUNOFF I SEE.
AND THEN WILL YOU NEED TO BE FILLING IN THAT BACK AREA.
YES. WE'LL BE RAISING THAT BACK AREA.
CORRECT. IN ORDER TO BUILD IT UP FOR OUR PARKING AND FOR OUR RETENTION.
IS THERE'S A THERE'S A THERE'S A BUILDING.
IT LOOKS LIKE A IT'S PROBABLY A CONVERTED RESIDENTIAL HOME, BUT IT'S A COMMERCIAL USE NOW.
OKAY. SO HAS A PARKING LOT OUT TO THE SIDE HERE.
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AND, AND THE BACK OF THIS IS, IS NOT REALLY WOODED.IT'S KIND OF JUST AN OVERFLOW WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT GETS IT GETS WATER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
SO IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CAPITAL ONE BANK.
I'M JUST TRYING TO ORIENT MYSELF.
YEAH. THIS IS JUST AN OPEN AREA WITH LEAF LITTER IN THERE AND AND WHATNOT.
BEHIND THE BEHIND THE PARKING LOT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THE DRIVEWAY.
UM, BUT THAT MAY NOT BE FOR YOU.
IT LOOKS NOW AS IF THERE'S A SHARED DRIVEWAY BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME TO THE ADJACENT RIGHT, AND THEN THERE'S A TELEPHONE POLE THAT'S IN THE WAY.
UM, AND THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER WAS TALKING ABOUT A PROPOSED EASEMENT.
HOW WOULD THAT WORK? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE SEPARATING THE DRIVEWAYS.
OKAY. THAT WAS MY MAIN QUESTION.
AND THERE IS A SMALL INTRUSION, RIGHT? THIS LITTLE TRIANGLE RIGHT HERE.
THERE'S A SMALL INTRUSION THERE, UH, OF THE DRIVEWAY FOR THE ADJOINING PROPERTY.
AND THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE EASEMENT.
SO THE EASEMENT WOULD BE FROM THIS PROPERTY TO THE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY WOULD HAVE NOT HAVE A SHARED DRIVEWAY ANYMORE.
THEY WOULD HAVE A DEDICATED DRIVEWAY.
AND THEN THIS PROPERTY WOULD HAVE ITS OWN DRIVE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE TRAFFIC WOULD CLEARLY BE MORE WITH A DOZEN UNITS, I WOULD THINK, RIGHT THAN IT IS TODAY.
RIGHT. THERE'LL BE NO, UM, IMPACT NOW ON THAT EXISTING RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY.
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT'S PROBABLY BEST DIRECTED TO STEVE VRABEL.
YOU REFER TO THIS AS A FOR SALE PROJECT.
IS THAT TO ASSUME THESE ARE UNITS THAT ARE FOR SALE OR THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS FOR SALE? THE CONDO UNITS WOULD BE THEIR CONDO UNITS.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THERE'D BE VERY LARGE RENTAL APARTMENTS.
SO OKAY, THAT MAKES MORE SENSE NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS? WELL, ON THAT NOTE, WILL ANY OF THEM BE AFFORDABLE UNDER THE CITY'S CODE OR IS IT NOT? THERE'S NO PLAN TO OFFER AFFORDABLE UNITS.
THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE.
WE HAVE THE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING.
OKAY. SO THIS HAS BEEN REFERRED OUT TO CITY STAFF FOR COMMENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I GUESS WE WILL SEE YOU AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE MEAN THE APRIL MEETING.
YES, THE NEAR THE NEAR FUTURE.
[(242-25) 4 Hewitt Avenue; R1-5 (Residential One Family) Zoning District – Site Plan Amendment for a House Addition. Environmentally Sensitive Site. Steep Slopes.]
OKAY, WE HAVE THE REQUISITE NUMBERS HERE.SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO FOUR EWART AVENUE, WHICH IS A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A HOUSE ADDITION, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE SITE DUE TO STEEP SLOPES.
I'M A CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT AT FORT HEWITT.
I NEED A MOTION TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT.
UH, WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE ME TO DO FIRST? WOULD YOU RUN THROUGH? COULD YOU, UH, UNROLL THAT AND JUST CLIP IT TO THE BOARD SO THAT PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING? WHICH PAGE DO YOU WANT ME TO SHOW? SPECIFICALLY THE SITE PLAN.
SO, BOARD MEMBERS, YOU RECEIVED A DRAFT RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL TONIGHT, UH, ALONG WITH WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS GENERALLY SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION.
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SO THIS PROJECT IS, UH, JUST A SMALL 135 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.UH, I BELIEVE THE REASON, THE MAIN REASON WHY WE'RE HERE WAS BECAUSE THE PROPERTY WAS DEEMED TOO STEEP, SLOW PROPERTY, WHICH WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME.
UM, SO IT'S JUST A CONVERTING AN UNFINISHED BASEMENT INTO A FINISHED BASEMENT WITH THIS EXTENSION OF 135FT TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
UH, WITH A NEW DECK, STAIRS COMING OFF THE BACK.
THERE'S ALREADY DECK STAIRS BACK THERE, BUT IT'S JUST BEING RECONFIGURED BASED ON THE, YOU KNOW, THE LAYOUT OF THE ADDITION.
SO, UM, AGAIN, FINISHED BASEMENT EXTENSION OF AN UNFINISHED BASEMENT.
BOTH AREAS WILL NOW BE BECOME FINISHED AFTER THE ADDITION IS DONE.
SO WHEN YOU WERE HERE IN JANUARY, THE REASON THIS IS BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD AT ALL IS BECAUSE OF THE STEEP SLOPES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
YES, AND I GUESS THAT'S THE SOUTH SIDE.
UH, YOU'D INDICATED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO IMPORT SOME FILLS TO FILL, TO CREATE A RAMP TO GO DOWN FROM THE RETAINING WALL THERE, TO GO ACROSS A SMALL PATIO AREA TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT DOWN TO THE BACK.
IS THAT STILL THE PLAN? YES. OKAY.
WE CAN'T GET DOWN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THAT.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION.
AND YOU'LL REMOVE CLEAN FILL TO GET THAT OFF THE PATIO AT THE END AND RESTORE IT TO THE WAY IT WAS.
ANY MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS HERE? I'LL START WITH LIZ.
AND YOU WILL BE REMOVING THAT FILL ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS OVER.
UM, THERE ARE SOME TREES TO BE PROTECTED OR.
NO. I NOTICED SOME LARGER ARBOR VITIS, BUT I WASN'T SURE WHETHER THEY WERE ON YOUR PROPERTY OR.
NO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE WAY OF OUR AREA OF WORK WHERE WE'RE GOING OR HOW WE HAVE TO GET DOWN THERE.
IT'S JUST LIKE A SMALL MASONRY WALL THAT'S ON THE SIDE THERE NOW.
SO IT'LL BE CLEAN FILL FROM A LOCAL, YOU KNOW, YARD, NOT FROM THE CITY.
NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
AND YOU'VE RECEIVED THE DRAFT OF THE RESOLUTION.
SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? UH, NO.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO BE HEARD ON FOR YOU AT AVENUE.
IT'S HARD TO SEE ANYBODY OUT THERE.
OKAY. NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO BE HEARD ON FOR YOU.
OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION TO DECLARE OURSELVES LEAD AGENCY FOR THIS TYPE TWO ACTION.
A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APPROVAL RESOLUTION AS HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO US THIS EVENING.
[(204-26) 52 North Broadway – PRD (Planned Residential Development) Zoning District – One – year extension of the site plan approval for 232 senior apartments, 103 assisted living units, 48 apartments, and 28 townhouses. Common Council referral. ]
OKAY.WE ARE MOVING FORWARD TO 52 NORTH BROADWAY.
THIS IS A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE SITE.
232 SENIOR APARTMENTS, 103 ASSISTED LIVING UNITS, 48 APARTMENTS, 28 TOWNHOUSES.
THIS IS A REFERRAL FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
THE APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY IS NOT PRESENT THIS EVENING, BUT WE CAN PROCEED FOR THIS WITHOUT THEM BEING HERE.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THIS PROJECT, SO BARRING ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS.
IS THERE A REASON FOR THE DELAY? THE EXTENT OF THE EXTENSION? I DON'T REALLY KNOW, BUT THIS WAS A COMPLICATED PROJECT AND IT MAY HAVE EVEN CHANGED OWNERSHIP HANDS.
BUT I EXPECT NOW WHEN THIS MARKET IS FINANCING LIKE MOST OF THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF THE TIME FRAME FOR THE PROJECT? NOT YET, NOT YET.
AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE REASON TO FOLLOW UP ON TANYA'S QUESTION.
RIGHT IN THE IN THE COVER LETTER.
BUT I SEE NO REASON TO SET THEM BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
BECAUSE, MR. CHAIRMAN, WHAT ARE WE.
WHAT'S ON THE TABLE FOR US THIS EVENING IN TERMS OF ANY ACTION ITEM, IF ANY.
ARE ACTION ITEMS, THERE ARE JUST TWO REFERRALS FROM THE COUNCIL.
YOU'RE JUST MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMON COUNCIL ON THE ADVISABILITY OF GRANTING ANOTHER EXTENSION.
SO BARRING ANY OBJECTION FROM THE MEMBERS, I NEED A MOTION TO DRAFT A LETTER TO THE COMMON COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS EXTENSION.
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WE HAVE A MOTION.[(205-26) F45 Training White Plains – 25 North Lexington Avenue – CB-4 (Core Business-4) Zoning District – Special Use Permit for a Health Club in the Central Parking Area. Common Council referral. ]
AYE.AND THE LAST ITEM ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, F45 TRAINING, WHITE PLAINS.
THIS IS A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A HEALTH CLUB IN THE CENTRAL PARKING AREA.
ALSO A REFERRAL FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
I'M PHILIP OF PAP ARCHITECTS, P.C., REPRESENTING VITAL LIFESTYLE, 45 F45 TRAINING, WHITE PLAINS.
AND WITH JOINING ME IS ANDREW GROSS, A PRINCIPAL AT VITAL LIFESTYLE.
UM, THIS IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION, UM, FOR UM WITHIN AN EXISTING DEMISE, 2250 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND LEVEL OF 25 NORTH LEXINGTON AVENUE, WHICH IS WITHIN THE CB4 ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, THE SPACE IN QUESTION IS ON THE HAMILTON AVENUE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND THE PROPOSED USE IS A IS DEFINED IN YOUR ORDINANCE IS A HEALTH CLUB, BUT IT IS A FITNESS STUDIO OPERATING EXCLUSIVELY ON A SCHEDULED CLASS MODEL.
THE FACILITY DOES NOT OPERATE AS AN OPEN GYM.
CLASS ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED BY PRE-REGISTRATION AND CONTROLLED CLASS CAPACITY LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 WITH TWO INSTRUCTORS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM IS EMPLOYED.
UNSCHEDULED USE IS NOT PERMITTED.
THERE IS NO SPA OR FOOD SERVICE WITHIN THE PROPOSED FACILITY, AND THE STUDIO IS LOCATED WITHIN A DENSE, WALKABLE MIXED USE AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO PRIMARILY SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREA, AND THE PROPOSED SPACE IS NOT ADJACENT TO ANY DWELLING UNITS EITHER BELOW, ON THE SIDE, OR ABOVE ITS EITHER PARKING OR OTHER RETAIL, AND I WILL.
THIS IS THE OVERALL PLAN OF THE 25 NORTH LEX BUILDING, AND HAMILTON AVENUE IS ON THE BOTTOM, AND THE BLUE AREA IS THE PROPOSED DEMISE AREA, WHICH IS ALREADY DEMISE.
AND THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING IS A BIG OPEN SPACE WITH SUPPORT, TOILET ROOMS AND SHOWERS, ETC.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WHAT WAS THIS AREA DESIGNATED FOR ON THE SITE PLAN? JUST RETAIL.
WHY IS A SPECIAL PERMIT REQUIRED? IN OTHER WORDS, IS THIS SEEKING SOME AMENDMENT OR EXCEPTION TO SOME EXISTING ZONING? WHY IS IT CALLED A SPECIAL PERMIT? UH.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES GYMS ARE LOUD.
HAVE LOTS OF HOURS, LIKE 24 HOURS.
CAN BE DISRUPTIVE TO NEIGHBORS.
SO THERE ARE SPECIAL PERMIT CRITERIA THAT SAY IT'S NO MORE OBJECTIONABLE THAN WOULD BE THE PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES IN THE DISTRICT.
UM, AND WHILE THIS IS OPERATING AS SCHEDULED CLASSES, THERE WERE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS WITH, UM, UH, A GOLD'S GYM OVER BY CAMEO HOUSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF NOISE THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, LATE HOURS.
UM, SO IT'S A SPECIAL PERMIT USE.
IT'S ACTUALLY TYPICALLY WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PLANNING BOARD, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS WITHIN THE CENTRAL PARKING AREA, IT'S IN THE COMMON COUNCIL'S JURISDICTION.
AND WHAT WOULD THE HOURS BE? THEY HAVEN'T BEEN COMPLETELY DETERMINED YET, BUT APPROXIMATELY 5 A.M.
24 OVER SEVEN AND THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED MORE BY THE CALL IN AFTER IT OPENS.
AND IT COULD BE EARLIER THAN THAT.
BUT PEOPLE TEND TO GO TO THESE TYPE OF PLACES BEFORE OR AFTER WORK.
IT'S NOT NEAR LIKE WE'RE RESIDENTS COULD HEAR.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE, UH, THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT IT'S, UM, THERE'S RETAIL ON EITHER SIDE AND THERE'S PARKING ABOVE AND BELOW.
SO THE RESIDENTS ARE IN THAT LARGER BUILDING? SORT OF.
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YES.THEY'RE THEY'RE OVER HERE AND AND BEHIND HERE.
SO MEMBERS WOULD BE ABLE TO PARK IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE, GO IN AT THE ENTRANCE OFF OF HAMILTON AVENUE.
IS THERE A DEDICATED SPACE FOR THE PARKING FOR.
THE FOR THIS? I THINK IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE SHARED FOR THE RETAIL, UM, USERS.
UM, ONE OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES AROUND IT.
UM, SO THE ALL OF THE RETAIL IS PRESENTLY, UM, VACANT.
I BELIEVE A LEASE HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR A RESTAURANT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A STEAKHOUSE.
UM, OR SOMEWHERE IN THIS AREA.
AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET IS ONE NORTH LEXINGTON OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH IS THE LOADING DOCK OF THAT BUILDING AND THEN OFFICES ABOVE.
AND THERE'S DESIGNATED SPOTS FOR PEOPLE, LIKE HOW MANY SPOTS DO YOU GET? IS IT I THINK IT'S WITHIN.
WITHIN. UM, WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR RETAIL USE WITHIN THIS ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH I BELIEVE IS 8 OR 10 FOR 2000FT.
AND AGAIN, THE THE CLIENTELE IS ANTICIPATED TO BE RESIDENTS IN THE BUILDING AND THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL OR OFFICE BUILDINGS.
NOT SO MUCH PEOPLE NECESSARILY DRIVING TO THE SPACE, ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR THOSE THAT DO DRIVE.
WILL THERE BE DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THIS SPACE? THERE IS, UM, FROM THE LOBBY OF THE BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE LOBBY IS OVER HERE, AND THERE'S A REAR ENTRANCE I SEE INTO THE BACK OF THIS STUDIO.
AND ARE THERE SPECIFIC CRITERIA FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL TO FIND BEFORE GRANTING THIS SPECIAL PERMIT USE? I DON'T RECALL.
OKAY. I WAS TRYING TO LOOK THROUGH THE CODE I DIDN'T SEE.
FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL PERMIT USES.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC STANDARDS I DON'T RECALL.
BARRING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I NEED A MOTION TO DRAFT A LETTER TO THE COMMON COUNCIL.
WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS USAGE IN THIS BUILDING.
AND I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THIS EVENING'S MEETING.
BUT NOW SHE'S GOING TO COME
UP WITH AN AGENDA FOR NEXT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.