Agenda

AGENDA

1.

ROLL CALL

2.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3.

CORRESPONDENCE

4.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

5.

REFERRALS FROM THE TOWN BOARD

6.

OLD BUSINESS

a.

Case No. TB 19-08 Brightview-Metropolis, 289 Dobbs Ferry Road (P.O. White Plains, N. Y.) – Zoning Text and Zoning Map Amendments (Referral from Town Board)A work session to discuss a report of the Planning Board to the Town Board concerning a zoning map and zoning text amendment referral from the Town Board, involving a proposal to create a new floating zone district (Continuum of Care Facility - CCF) to the Town’s Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. If approved, the petitioner seeks to rezone an approximately 6 acre portion of Parcel ID: 8.10-1-6, 8.141-94-15,16,17 & 18 [289 Dobbs Ferry Road], for the purposes of permitting a proposal for a 160-unit independent living, assisted living and/or memory care development to a CCF District.

b.

Case No. TB 19-19 Assisted Living Facility Zoning Text Amendment, Zoning Text Amendment (Referral from Town Board)A work session to discuss a report of the Planning Board to the Town Board concerning a zoning text amendment referral from the Town Board, involving a proposal to include additional special permit criteria associated with Convalescent homes, rest homes, nursing homes or homes for the aged approved, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, and Assisted Living Facilities, in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

c.

Case No. TB 19-20 Designed Shopping (DS) District – Fueling Stations – Zoning Text Amendment (Referral from Town Board)A continuation of a work session (November 6, 2019) to discuss a zoning text amendment referral from the Town Board involving a petition submitted by Sam’s Club to allow automotive fuel station uses as special permit uses, within the DS – Designed Shopping District. If approved, the petitioner seeks to construct eight (8) pumps containing sixteen (16) fueling positions, a 192 sq. ft. service building, a fourty (40) feet by one hundred twenty (120) feet canopy, and three (3) underground storage tanks within the existing parking lot of Sam’s Club, located at 333 Saw Mill River Road, P.O. Elmsford. The applicant’s site consists of approximately 555,738 sq. ft. (12.758 acres) and is situated on the west side of Saw Mill River Road, at the northwest corner of the intersection of Warehouse Lane and Saw Mill River Road. The property is located in the DS – Designed Shopping District, and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 7.180-52-32.

d.

Case No. PB 19-23 Prevlukaj & Rose Subdivision, 6 Farm Way Drive & 25 Winding Road Farm (P.O. Ardsley, N.Y.) – Preliminary SubdivisionA continuation of a work session (November 20, 2019) to discuss a preliminary subdivision application involving a proposal to reconfigure two existing, adjacent and developed lots. The applicants propose to transfer a 0.2629 acre (11,450 sq. ft.) portion of tax lots 8.440-309-32 and 8.430-308-3.7 (25 Winding Road Farm) to tax lot 8.430-308-3.4 (6 Farm Way Drive). Tax lots 8.440-309-32 & 8.430-308-3.7 (25 Winding Road Farm) currently consist of approximately 74,077 sq. ft. and are proposed to consist of one tax lot, totaling 62,627 sq. ft. (1.4377 acres). Tax lot 8.430-308-3.4 (6 Farm Way Drive) currently consists of approximately 40,003 sq. ft. and is proposed to consist of 51,453 sq. ft. (1.1812 acres). There is no physical development proposed as part of this application. Each of the two properties are fully developed with single-family residences and related amenities. Currently, tax lot 8.430-308-3.4 (6 Farm Way Drive) does not meet impervious surface coverage requirements of the R-40 One-Family Residence District, which permits a maximum coverage of 21.75%. This proposal would bring this lot into full compliance with the Town’s zoning regulations. The tax lots at 25 Winding Road Farm are situated on the south side of Winding Road Farm, at the intersection of Winding Farm Road and Winding Road, are located in the R-40 One-Family Residence District, and are designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.440-309-32 and 8.430-308-3.7. The property at 6 Farm Way Drive is situated on the east side of Farm Way Drive, approximately 630 ft. from the intersection of Winding Road South and Farm Way Drive, is located in the R-40 One-Family Residence District, and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.430-308-3.4.

7.

NEW BUSINESS

a.

Case No. PB 19-10 Youth Mission of Life Church, 375 Dobbs Ferry Road (P.O. White Plains, N.Y.) – Amended Site Plan, Planning Board Steep Slope Permit & Wetland/Watercourse Permit A work session to discuss an amended site plan, Planning Board steep slope permit and wetland/watercourse permit application for a proposal to construct an approximately 5,000 sq. ft. rubber-surfaced basketball court, together with permeable pavers surrounding the court, an approximately 150 linear foot, 4-foot high stone retaining wall, and related improvements. The applicant proposes approximately 3,310 sq. ft. of disturbance to 15-25% slopes (STEEP SLOPES), 800 sq. ft. of disturbance to 25-35% slopes (VERY STEEP SLOPES), and 4,000 sq. ft. of disturbance to 35%+ slopes (EXCESSIVELY STEEP SLOPES). The project requires approximately 230 cubic yards of excavation. The applicant proposes approximately 2,800 sq. ft. of wetland/watercourse buffer disturbance within the 65,850 sq. ft. of watercourse and adjacent buffer area on the subject property. The applicant proposes the removal of twelve (12) regulated trees from the subject property, and has prepared a landscaping plan which calls for the planting of: four (4) Serviceberry trees, twenty-eight (28) Winterberry shrubs, sixteen (16) Cinnamon ferns, fourteen (14) Christmas ferns, and twenty (20) Wood ferns, as replacement, between the area of the proposed work and the on-site watercourse areas. The property consists of approximately 173,804 sq. ft. (3.99 acres) and is situated on the southerly side of Dobbs Ferry Road (NYS Route 100B), approximately 250 feet east of the intersection of Dobbs Ferry Road and West Hartsdale Avenue. The property is situated in the R-20 One-Family Residence District, and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.141-94-20.

b.

Case No. TB 19-21/PB 19-19 Columbia Wegman Hartsdale Assisted Living, 202 West Hartsdale Avenue, (P.O. Hartsdale, N.Y.) – Site Plan (Town Board approval), Special Permit (Town Board approval), Planning Board Steep Slope Permit, and Tree Removal Permit (Town Forestry Officer approval)A work session to discuss a site plan (Town Board approval – referral to Planning Board), Town Board special permit (Assisted Living Facility – Town Board approval –referral to Planning Board), and Planning Board Steep Slope permit application involving the proposed demolition of the Maple Wood Swim Club and the redevelopment of the site into a 115 unit, 137 bed assisted living facility, consisting of approximately 106,000 sq. ft., with 71 off-street parking spaces, and related improvements. The applicant submitted an alternate driveway circulation layout that: 1) maintains the primary access; 2) maintains the secondary emergency only access; 3) provides a parking area in the front of the building towards West Hartsdale Avenue; and 4) provides 3/4 circulation around the building. The project involves approximately 44,392 sq. ft. of disturbance to 15-25% slopes (STEEP SLOPES), 19,225 sq. ft. of disturbance to 25-35% slopes (VERY STEEP SLOPES), and 48,177 sq. ft. of disturbance to 35%+ slopes (EXCESSIVELY STEEP SLOPES). The applicant proposes the removal of 351 regulated trees from the property, requiring a tree removal permit from the Town Forestry Officer. The applicant has prepared a landscaping plan which calls for the planting of 146 new trees, as replacement. The property consists of approximately 386,377.20 sq. ft. (8.87 acres) and is situated on the south side of West Hartsdale Avenue, at the intersection of Maplewood Road. The property is located in the R-20 One-Family Residence District and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.200-150-7.

8.

ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING & PUBLIC DISCUSSION

9.

ESTABLISH DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Greenburgh Planning Board will be Thursday, January 2, 2019 and will begin at 8:00 P.M. in the Greenburgh Town Hall Auditorium.