I am gonna call to order the, um, zoning board of appeals meeting for
thursday, march 26th. Um, we think we're recording reasonably
short. Yes, we're good. Okay, excellent. Um, mr.
building inspector, are all the mailings in order? I had been informed by my staff that all the mailings are in order,
sir. Excellent. Alright, well we have two cases tonight. What we're gonna do is call each case here
from whoever's representing, uh, the applicant. Uh, we'll have some
questions from the board, then we'll open it up for any comments from the public. Looks
a little quiet out there, but we'll see what happens. The way we like it, .
uh, and then we will discuss amongst ourselves and come up with a vote.
um, alright. First case is case number 0 1 2 6.
mike and kate solomon at 41 columbia avenue. Yes, that would be me
and my architect is on the way, so I dunno if you wanna yeah, well we, if it's okay
with the second folks, we'll do it in the opposite order. In that case, we'll call case number oh
four two six. Dan, uh, bernstein
and juliette rose at seven. Ed marth place
no r no ed in dan's name. Ah, sorry. Dan, I made this same mistake.
just last one. Got it. That's all right. Bernstein. Yeah,
there we go. I think you'll be misspelled the upcoming misspelled it wrong.
I did. So how do, what's the correct spelling? There's no, no n
oh, it's stein. Oh, sorry. That's all right. I, I, I'll answer . Is that my
mistake here? No, it's probably mine. That intro.
oh wait, hopefully
I can yell at the architect. Hold on a sec. Can check.
I'm plugged in here. Is there anything else I have to do to throw signal
the screen?
ha. Hi. Could blame you, .
it's good that that's on the record, so there you go. It's a terrible start. He's still having technical
what we got. What we got what we got and you turned
that one off. Hmm.
that's strange. Is that from your menu or my menu? Charles,
that is definitely you. Not for both. That's when they won the,
and he came over and he gave all the cousins the trophy.
it's plugged in. It just goes right over. But it's his mom. That one
related to you? No, so he has legal guardians,
his brother. Lemme just see if I can . That's my, that's my thank
you. That's my brother and he's,
excuse me one second.
it's so fun.
top 30 now for the draft, which means first?
yeah, the tv says choose to mirror, to mirror or extend.
could you? Oh yeah, he's
connected. Yeah. It says, it says,
it says choose to mirror or extend display from the menu.
from the picture menu. Oh, you have to go onto your computer and
tell it's a mirror. Go to the
display settings. Did you see my email? Um,
I saw the one you were asking buddy, the question. Did you? Yes. So there is no building
coverage variance. Okay. There it is. Because decks don't count as
building coverage. Got it. I was, I was wondering that. I gotta say, I read it, I was like,
I miss reading this. I've learned and, and this is minimum not
potentially a difference between building coverage and developmental coverage. That's, yeah.
otherwise it'd be the same.
yeah, it's a mac, it's a back. Yeah. I'm gonna put, I'm gonna put you on speaker. Hold on. I, okay,
we can do, it's gonna take longer than you gotta tell the that to,
uh, usually just the hdi output
as opposed to the, uh, the monitor
could also just pull it up on our screens
looking right, because it's, it's displaying
it on the screen. So yeah, it's on my screen, but not, I've got the
display settings up and I'm, you know, we mirror all the mirror all the time
and I don't see the mirror setting for some reason.
see there's the display, normally it has a, a popup here that says mirror.
we could probably do this with a oh hdr. R-h-d-m-I. One more second.
it says replacing hdmi on that slightly different shape. Hdr video.
htv video. We can look at as hdtv and h. Yeah, look at michael's. Look,
I have it on my phone too. I, I dunno. I dunno. Watch, unplug it and plug it back
in. Fix everything.
that's the wrong one. No, that's ed mark. That's right. We're starting with that mark. Same
deck. Okay, so this is the new deck supposed to,
it's supposed to mirror. Yeah. So it's this teeny.
yeah, it's weird because I don't see the mirror like it normally is on here to, because
it's, it's a corner lot. Think if we went from right. So
it is hi to, oh, hold on. Oh, you got something? I thought that's
not the corner lot. It's, it, it, I mean it's kind of, it's at the end. Yep. There you go.
thanks. Sorry everyone. No worries.
yeah, it's that little rear yard setback and then it's developmental coverage. That's
all. Okay, we good?
sorry. Okay. Sorry about that.
alright. Hi everyone. Hello. Uh, I'm pete gulick from mike lewis architects
in dobbs ferry. Uh, presenting the proposed, uh, deck to seven n north place
for our clients. Dan burstein , julie roths.
um, I just kind of take you quickly through the drawings and the site
and address the, uh, variances we're looking at and then answer any questions.
um, so the proposed deck
is here on the rear side of the house where this small stair going down
is now pretty modest size, 10 by 15 with a stair coming
off of it. So this is the rear looking from the very rear,
the rear of the yard towards the front. Um,
same view here, looking back towards our neighbor to the east
and then another view. Oh, those the same. No,
another view kind of looking towards the west, um, towards
the river that you could see maybe back there. So that's the context
of it. Um, you know, in terms of the neighborhood,
like a lot of the streets around here, the yards are pretty small and the houses are decent sized.
so there's a lot of existing nonconforming building coverage issues.
and those are the two of the ones that we have, uh, to look at.
so taking a look at the site plans on the left
is the existing plan. Lemme zoom in so we can see it a little better.
and on the right is the proposed plan. So
on the left you can see we're, we're proposing to remove the existing stair
and add this deck on here, zoom
in a little better so you can see it. So we have two coverage issues,
a building and a developmental. And then we also have a slight setback
issue here, which is this. So, um, sorry to interrupt you. No, um,
I, I think that there's been some clarification, um, that you only
have one coverage variance that you're asking for. So you're asking for the rear
yard setback and and the development coverage development. Yeah, the building
coverage has been taken off. It was decks aren't, um, uncovered
decks are not, uh, part of the building coverage. That's good. I think
we're even less on the developmental than the slightly less on the developmental
than the, of the building. So
basically we're adding, I think it was a hundred and what's the exact thing?
139 square. Yeah. So it's, it's a modest ask on the
overage, um, as to what we are. And let
me just take you through the rest of the drawings so you can see what it looks like from the
back. Um, next sheet has some
elevations just to zoom in on those so you can see it.
the top one here on the right is the deck looking again towards
the west, towards the river, just so you can see the size.
we really kind of tried to limit the depth of it from the
setback and also just so that the neighbors from the other side
views aren't blocked, um, when they're looking out towards the river.
and then the view from the back, looking towards the front,
you know, here's the new deck, the 15 feet and then the side stair
on the, on the, uh, on the east side
there as well. And just a few details, section details at the bottom
and over here. So that's the proposal and
um, yeah, we were just hoping for the relief on that. Given that it's
an existing non-conforming and the deck's fairly modest in size,
could you highlight the, um, rear yard setback?
yeah, sure. Let me zoom in on this one. I think it's a little
triangle to say
there's the house set back and then the deck projection set back. So that little kind of yellow
sliver is our the extent, the extent of the answer. Yeah,
that's in the, within the setback. Alright, any questions from
the board?
were any letters received? No sir. Sorry michael,
were you? No, nothing. We've spoken of the two direct neighbors. Mm-hmm . Um,
got their feedback, so, you know. Okay. There. Um, I
don't think they sent anything into me officially. No, I don't think they even
sent. No, they did not. Um, I'm just gonna ask for
the record. Anyone from the public wish to speak. Okay. Seeing
no one. Um, so if there are no questions from
the board and no comments from the public, maybe we'll just talk through the factors, if that's
all right. Um, so, uh, we're looking at, uh, a
few, uh, factors in the case of area variances.
um, so, um, first is whether the, an undesirable change will be
produced in the character of the neighborhood or detriment to nearby properties will be created
by granting the area of variance. Does anybody have any concerns or comments on
that factor? No. No. Whether the benefits sought by the
applicant can be achieved by some method feasible for the applicant to pursue. Other
than the area of variance questions or concerns
on that? I think, you know, obviously the existing deck is more
of a landing. So, uh, three, whether the requested area
variance is substantial, I think certainly in the case of the rear
yard setback, we can use our favorite word de minimis . Um,
four. Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on
the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district.
anybody concerns or comments? Okay. No. No. And last one, whether the alleged difficulty
was self-created, which consideration shall be relevant to the decision of the
board of appeals, but shall not necessarily preclude the granting of the area variance.
again, we understand that it is self-created to the extent that you want a deck, but,
um, we certainly understand. Alright. Um,
any other questions or thoughts? Would anyone like to make a motion?
I'll make a motion. Thank you richard. Motion to approve. Um,
alright. Are you good with that, linda? To approve
in a well the rear yard setback variance and developmental
coverage, just because it's wrong on the agenda. So let's, okay. Um,
yep. Shall I go ahead and yeah, go ahead and read read, um, case number
oh four dash 26, dan stein and juliet ross. Seven.
um, ed martha eden, martha place, uh, this is for relief for strict
application of the village code sections 2 95 dash 70 e
one b, uh, with 2 95 dash 20 b 6 2 95
dash 70 e three a one. That's the one. You don't need that
one. We don't need . There you go. That's right. And, uh, and 2 95
dash 70 e three a two
for the construction of a new, uh, rear wood deck on their single family
home. Alright, can we get a second? I'll second. Alright, take
a quick roll. All in favor? In favor. Aye. I, aye. Sorry.
in favor? Uh, for, for, it's unanimous. Uh,
thank you very much. Congratulations. Good luck. Oh, thank you for your time. Thank you. Have a good evening. Thank you.
all right, next up we have case number oh 1 2 6.
mike and kate solomon at 41 columbia avenue and hopefully
we'll have better technical luck. ,
thank you so much. Good night. Our kids are at home. That's alright.
thank you. Are they hanging with your kids? Brett
? I'm not. I'm paying both my kids to babysit
each other. Right. Linda, which linda says is, yeah, my
parents used to do that. Only we got like a quarter and a dime. She's
paying a little more. Yeah, the tooth fairs gone off as well, by the way.
wait, who got paid more and was it because my oldest brother got a quarter,
you know, he was in charge. Seniority, I go equal. Equal.
well since he tried to kill me one of those times he gets paid more.
I feel like it should be a bonus at the end. Wait, do you have different gendered kids?
no. Oh, so there's no opportunity here to set an example about wage equality? There's
all kinds of things you can do. No, there's no examples to be set. Oh, okay. Yeah, that's
. Alright. But the puppy, does the puppy get paid
with love for me when I get home? I was telling linda the most, the thing I'm most worried about is the puppy
freaking, I think it's there, it's just, who knows?
I know it's off, right? This is, I think
it was picking up this screen.
well this one's on three and that one's on two. I don't know if it matters. No, it's
thinking, it's always such
exciting when it pops on.
okay. Give it like a minute and then go in.
really? I, I vote for a 14-year-old high school student
to be a member of the board. , the intern. We'd have no problems.
I bring my 12-year-old. I would do, you could have brought 'em in instead
of leaving him home alone. Um, this is not a mirror issue. This one is no signal issue.
so unplug and plug back in. We can try this. Okay.
I always love the unplug and plug back in. That worked last time.
no, they, the h are correct. Okay. To see mockups
now, worst case scenario, we'll go ahead without it.
a deck slightly buddy, buddy.
we can go ahead without it. Okay. Josh attorney says
to go ahead without it. You wanna go ahead without it or do you yes, I think we can look at steve. Um,
we've all straightforward. It's, we've all reviewed it prior. We have some of them on
laptops here. So go ahead and present and we'll, uh, all right. Well it,
we'll follow along. Uh, a variance for the existing condition.
uh, the house is, uh, about a foot
too close on the side and, um,
we're just re re rebuilding the, renovating the,
the deck in the back. And that's why. But
it, that's, that meets the setbacks and everything. It's just the house. It's
the problem. It's corner lot house and the, and the both front
yards are very, very tight. Mm-hmm . To the curbs. Right. And the variance
is necessary because it's, there's two front yards. Yeah. So
it's 25 feet where it would normally be. And on this particular lot,
I don't think there's anywhere else to put a deck and they're rebuilding
one. Yeah. So yeah, it's a slightly different shape. Yeah. So the setback is a little
bit less than the existing.
alright. Um, any other questions from the board?
nope. Did we receive any letters or comments from no sir. I don't believe so. Let me
just check really quick.
nope. No, we did not.
okay. Um, so the, but I just have one question on the,
on the, just making sure the numbers are correct. So in the agenda
it says, um, existing 17.8,
proposed 15.7 mm-hmm . I believe it says something different in the application,
but the plans show the 15.7. Yeah. Just confirming
that. Oh yeah, no, that's, we have to go off the plans. Okay.
'cause the, the architects prepared the applications
and they took it to the most extent that the house
protrudes, not the deck itself. Okay. So what was
noticed and what's on the agenda matches the plans. Mm-hmm . That's correct.
um, um, alright. Um,
there's obviously no public comment, so I think we can, if you guys are comfortable, we can
talk through the factors on this one. Um, so first one is whether there's
an undesirable change to the character of the neighborhood. Anybody have
any comments or concerns on that one? It's just a replacement.
yep. One seems to be a replacement. Whether the benefits sought by the applicants can
be achieved by some method feasible other than this one. Um, again,
it's sort of a reshaping of the same deck. Is the deck the new deck bigger
or smaller? Similar. I know it's a different shape.
it is almost exactly the same again, almost exactly the same. Okay. So more, it's
almost a con it's almost a replacement or continuing of a non-conforming.
mm-hmm . More or less the same. Uh, whether the requested variance is substantial,
uh, again, um, relative to what the
existing, it's, it's, uh, actually, um, similar
whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical,
uh, environmental conditions of the neighborhood. Or concerns on that? No. No.
and finally, the last one, the self-created part, um, which we've already
spoken to here, but obviously this one is, um, again, essentially
a replacement. Any other questions or comments?
no. No. All right. Can we have a motion for this one? I'll
do it. Oh, thank you. Uh, I'll make a motion to approve case number
one dash 26. Mike and kate solomon, 41
columbia avenue. Um, relief from the stripped
application for the replacement of an existing deck on a corner lot at their single family dwelling,
uh, for side yard setback. Uh, do I need to read
the existing proposed or no? Okay.
uh, can we have a second? I'll second. All right.
this time we'll do the vote right? Do one at a time. Richard, approve. Approve.
approve, approve. All right. Thank you. Pass unanimously. Good luck.
congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Alright, um, next order
of business is the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting, which was january 22nd.
I think. I wasn't there, right? I don't remember. I wonder if we have a quorum to vote.
if we have three. Yes. If we have two. Don't. I was there,
were you there? I believe I was there 'cause we were not here last month. Yeah, last month there.
okay. So then we do have enough to vote. Um, does anyone have any changes
or corrections to the minutes? No, I have, I have everything
fine to me. All right. Can we have a motion to approve the minutes?
uh, motion to approve for the minutes for the last meeting. Alright, we need a second. I do. I second
it. Alright. All in favor? Approve. Approved. Approved. Okay,
so the minutes are approved. Our next meeting is april 23rd.
uh, and I think we can have a motion to adjourn. Anybody wanna
make that one? I'll make a motion to adjourn. All. All right. I
think we are good to adjourn. Thank you everybody.
you job. Thanks everybody. Alright.
tomorrow the game? Uh, yes. Alright. What you know, what time it?
seven 10. .