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MEMORANDUM
To: Robert I. Goodman, Chairman, and the
Planning Board of the Village of Rye Brook
Date: March 8, 2021
Subject: 900 King Street Redevelopment - Application for Approval of Wetlands and Steep
Slopes Permits and Site Plan Referral
As requested, we have reviewed applications, correspondence and plans submitted by 900 King Street Owner
LLC for approval of a Site Plan, Wetlands and Steep Slopes Permit for the project which proposes to demolish
the existing office building on the property and construct 231 units of age-targeted housing and other related
infrastructure, including driveways, walkways, garage and surface parking, site lighting, signage and
stormwater management on the property known as 900 King Street, Town of Rye Tax Map Parcel 129.68-1-
13.
Property Description
The 17.77-acre subject property is located within the PUD district situated on the west side of King Street
south of the Hutchinson River Parkway that includes The Arbors residential development and Harkness Park.
It is developed with a 193,975 square-foot office building and surface parking area. The subject lot is adjacent
to and west of Village Hall and the Village Firehouse, adjacent to and south of the Hutchinson River Parkway,
adjacent to and east of The Arbors, and adjacent to and north of Harkness Park and the Blind Brook High
School property. It is within the King Street Scenic Road Overlay District (SROD).
Although the lot has 164.78 feet of frontage along King Street, it does not have direct vehicular access from
King Street. Vehicular access to the lot is provided at two locations along the north side of Arbor Drive, which
is currently the only access to and from King Street for the commercial and residential portions of the PUD.
Review
We have reviewed application materials and plans that include the following items:
1. Application for Site Plan Approval;
2. Site Plan Submittal Review Checklist;
3. Exterior Building Permit Application;
4. The following engineering plans generally entitled, “900 King Street Redevelopment” prepared by JMC
Civil Engineering and Land Surveyor, last revised 2/18/21:
a. Sheet C-000, “Cover Sheet,”
b. Sheet C-010, “Notes & Legends,”
c. Sheet C-100, “Existing Conditions,”
d. Sheet C-120, “Existing Steep Slopes Map,”
e. Sheet C-130, Tree Removal/Protection Plan,”
f. Sheet C-131, “Tree Removal/ Protection Chart,”
g. Sheet C-200, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 1),”
h. Sheet C-201, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 2),”
i. Sheet C-202, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 3&4),”
j. Sheet C-203, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 5),”
k. Sheet C-204, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 6),”
l. Sheet C-205, “Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (Construction Phase 7),”
m. Sheet C-300, “Layout and Striping Plan,”
n. Sheet C-310, “Road Profiles,”
o. Sheet C-311, “Road Profiles,”
p. Sheet C-320, “Fire Truck, Emergency Vehicle & Truck Turning Plan,”
q. Sheet C-321, “On-Site Fire Protection Plan,”
r. Sheet C-400, “Grading Plan,”
s. Sheet C-410, “Excavation Cross Section,”
t. Sheet C-500, “Utilities Plan,”
u. Sheet C-510, “Storm Sewer Profiles,”
v. Sheet C-520, “Sanitary Sewer Profiles,”
w. Sheet C-600, “Lighting Plan,”
x. Sheet C-900 – Sheet C908, “Construction Details,”
y. Sheet L-300, “Planting Plan,”
z. Sheet L-301, “Planting Details;”
5. The following architectural plans generally entitled, “900 King Street” prepared Perkins Eastman,
dated 2/18/21:
a. Sheet ZAS-100, “Architectural Site Plan,”
b. Sheet ZA-100, “Parking Plan,”
c. Sheet ZA-101, “First Floor Plan,”
d. Sheet ZA-102, “Second Floor Plan,”
e. Sheet ZA-103, “Third Floor Plan,”
f. Sheet ZA-104, “Fourth Floor Plan,”
g. Sheet ZA-105, “Roof Plan,”
h. Sheet ZA-111, Townhouse Plans,”
i. Sheet ZA-200, “Overall Elevations,”
j. Sheet ZA-201, “Overall Elevations,”
k. Sheet ZA-202, “Elevations,”
l. Sheet ZA-203, “Elevations,”
m. Sheet ZA-204, “Elevations,”
n. Sheet ZA-205, “Elevations,”
o. Sheet ZA-211, “Townhouse Elevations,”
p. Sheet ZA-301, “Sections.”
Please note that our review is limited to planning and environmental issues. We offer the following preliminary
comments regarding the application and will provide further comments with future submissions of the plans:
1. SEQRA. On January 26, 2021, the Board of Trustees, the Lead Agency, adopted a SEQRA Finding
Statement for the Proposed Action.
2. Wetlands Permit. The total amount of disturbance proposed within 100-ft. regulated wetland buffer is
2.25 acres. The proposed disturbance of the buffer will require approval of a wetlands permit in
accordance with Chapter 245, Wetlands, of the Village Code and mitigation for disturbance of the buffer
at a ratio of 2:1 (mitigation: total area of disturbance). There are 4.5 acres of wetland buffer mitigation
proposed. The Applicant has identified 2.4 acres of on-site mitigation and 2.1 acres of mitigation off-
site in areas to be identified by the Village’s Superintendent of Public Works and approved by the
Planning Board. Wetland mitigation planting plans will need to be included in the plan set. The location
of the off-Site mitigation will need to be identified and a proposed planting plan for the off-Site location
will need to be included in the plan set.
All plantings within the wetland buffer shall be native species. Wetland buffer planting zones and their
preservation in a wooded, unmowed condition must be included in the restrictions provided on the final
Site Plan drawings.
3. Tree Preservation and Removal. The Applicant has provided a tree inventory of the proposed trees to
be removed on the property regulated by Chapter 235, Trees, of the Village Code. The inventory notes
that 69 trees ranging in DBH from 10 inches to 24 inches would be removed, 6 trees ranging in DBH from
25 inches to 36 inches would be removed, and 2 trees 37 inches to 48 inches would be removed. Based
on Chapter 235 of the Village Code, the removal would require the replanting of 87 trees. The Applicant
has proposed to plant 432 trees on the site.
4. Landscaping. A condition of the adopted Finding Statement required the planting of no fewer than
438 new tress and 309 new shrubs. Based on the planting schedule provided on the Planting Plan, 6
additional trees should be planted on the site.
5. Steep Slopes Permit. Construction of the proposed project will require disturbance of existing steep
slopes and will result in the creation of new steep slopes on the property. Approval of a steep slopes
work permit will require compliance of all grading and filling with the requirements of Chapter 213 of
the Village Code.
6. Site Plan.
a. Refuse Collection and Facilities. A note should be provided on the Site Plan that solid waste
and recycling shall not be picked up earlier than 6 AM. In addition, there must be a solid waste
management plan that complies with the requirements of the Westchester County Source
Separation Law. The plan will need to be submitted to the Westchester County Commissioner
of Environmental Facilities as well as the Village for review. It should also be evaluated if the
Project Site could serve as a second pick-up location for food-scrap recycling.
b. Lighting. The detail of the proposed streetlight poles and fixtures should be revised to note
that specifications of the light proposed. The detail should also note the pole height, the
Backlight, Uplight, Glare (BUG) rating and color temperature of the fixture. We recommend a
color temperature of 3000K or less.
The lighting plan appears to only provide photometrics for the proposed pole-mounted lighting.
We question if there will be any other lighting (i.e. wall packs, lighted bollards, etc.) provided
on the building or the site. The location and photometrics of all proposed lighting should be
provided on the lighting plan.
We look forward to discussion with the Board.
Sarah L. Brown, AICP
Senior Planner
cc: Honorable Mayor and the Village Board of Trustees
Christopher Bradbury, Village Administrator
Michal Nowak, Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer
Jennifer L. Gray, Esq., Village Attorney
Peter Feroe, AICP, for the Applicant
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