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VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 4, 1994
5:30 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ACTION
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1. PROPOSED LOCAL LAW INTRODUCTORY
#5-1994 TO EXTEND THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT
LAW OF THE VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK FOR THE
HAWTHORNE AVENUE AREA FOR 3 MONTHS
AGENDA MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994 - 7:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1994 - 7:30 P.M.
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VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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VILLAGE OFFICES
90 SOUTH RIDGE STREET
RYE BROOK, NEW YORK
APRIL 4, 1994
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CONVENE MEETING
The Meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m. by Mayor Cresenzi in the Conference
Room and the Pledge of Allegiance followed.
jPresent were the following members of the Board:
Mayor Salvatore M. Cresenzi
Trustee Michele Daly
Trustee Joseph Pellino
Trustee Randy A. Solomon
Trustee Gary J. Zuckerman
Also present were:
Christopher J. Russo, Village Administrator
Lori Ann DeMarco, Ass't to Village Administrator
Rocco V. Circosta, Director of Public Works
Kenneth E. Powell, Village Attorney
Elizabeth Bottali, Secretary to Village Board
Joseph Cortese, Village Treasurer, was not in attendance at this meeting.
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Mayor Cresenzi asked Director of Public Works, Rocco Circosta to speak about the Sign
Law.
Mr. Circosta referred to a memo he wrote pertaining to the amendment to floor signs at
200 South Ridge Street and explained that as part of the further requirement of the
Resolution the signs have to be approved by the Board of Trustees.
Trustee Pellino stated that Lenny's Bagel's sign is planning to take the maximum allowed
footage. It also means that he is using 100% of allowable wall sign usage on that
particular sign. He is allowed up to 12 square feet of window signage or x amount of
feet of some other kind of signage. If he uses 1.00% of his maximum allowed on window
signs he can have no other type of sign at all. Trustee Pellino suggested that we advise
the applicant of this.
Mayor Cresenzi stated that the applicant must file for the permit and when Mr. Circosta
issues the permit he will politely inform the applicant what space is left under the
ordinance, so there will be no misconception later on.
Mr. Circosta informed the Board that he will contact the applicant and send a copy of
the sign law. He added that Brook's Drugs has made an application for a sign, however,
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the Zoning Board of Appeals. It is a total of 38 square feet that they want to put up.
The allowable is 30 square feet.
Trustee Pellino stated that a little under a 25% variance would be needed. Under the
terms of the Resolution all applications come to the Board of Trustees for approval.
Under normal circumstances, the applicant would go to Rocco and he would decide
whether it meets the code or not. The denial of the permit automatically means he goes
to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Trustee Pellino questioned, if from a legal standpoint
in light of the Resolution, can we require Brook's Drugs to make the application to the
Board of Trustee's ?
Mayor Cresenzi stated that if they did that and made the application to the Board of
Trustees we would be powerless to approve it because we could not grant the variance,
only the Zoning Board of Appeals can do that. The only thing that we can do is to deny
it. If the Zoning Board of Appeals approves it, we could not deny it.
Trustee Pellino stated that is why he believes the application should come to the Board
of Trustees, under the terms of the Resolution. It should come to the Board, we should
deny it and have representation at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
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Trustee Zuckerman stated that since we can only deny it, Rocco's denial is an
administrative function and the proper thing to do is to go to the Zoning Board of
Appeals, where the Board of Trustee's is represented by Village Counsel.
Mayor Cresenzi informed the Board that they must coordinate between Rocco and Ken
when it is before the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Trustee Zuckerman added that he believes we should formally retain Ken Powell to do
this rather than him appearing without a formal resolution from the Board.
Rocco Circosta informed the Board that an application has been filed by Brook's Drugs
for the May meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Twenty to twenty five days are
required to get an application on the calendar. Therefore the earliest we can hear this
case if we don't act on it will be in June.
Mayor Cresenzi stated that that would give the Board plenty of time to act on it.
Rocco Circosta added that the applicant has to be informed that this is the case. The
applicant has filed in time for the May meeting.
Trustee Zuckerman stated that when the Zoning Board has the official calendar and the
Board of Trustees is advised, we need to pass a Resolution.
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' On motion made by Trustee Solomon and seconded by Trustee Zuckerman the following
signs were approved:
Blockbuster Video
Rye Ridge Art Gallery
Fashion Nails
Lenny's Bagels
TRUSTEE DALY VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE SOLOMON VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE
MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE
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RESOLUTION
1. ENACTING LOCAL LAW #5-1994
TO EXTEND THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT LAW
OF THE VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK FOR THE
HAWTHORNE AVENUE AREA FOR 3 MONTHS
On Motion made by Trustee Pellino, seconded by Trustee Daly, the following resolution
was hereby adopted:
RESOLUTION
' ENACTING LOCAL LAW #5-1994
TO EXTEND THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT LAW
OF THE VILLAGE OF RYE BROOK FOR THE
HAWTHORNE AVENUE AREA FOR 3 MONTHS
RESOLVED, that the accompanying Negative Environmental Declaration is hereby
adopted for Local Law Introductory #5-1994; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Local Law Introductory #5-1994, the Interim Development
Law of the Village of Rye Brook for the Hawthorne Avenue area, is hereby enacted into
law.
TRUSTEE DALY VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE PELLINO VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE SOLOMON VOTING AYE
TRUSTEE ZUCKERMAN VOTING AYE
MAYOR CRESENZI VOTING AYE
Trustee Zuckerman questioned if all of the annexed papers were to be filled out
following the motion.
Administrator Russo informed him that they are filled out except for one section.
Trustee Pellino asked Planning Consultant Thomas Gissen if the Planning Board is going
to be discussing the rezone at their April meeting.
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Mr. Gissen informed him that it is on their Agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
The Meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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{ Respectfully submitted,
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Elizabeth Bottali
Secretary to the Village Board
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