Case No. PB 22-07 Chick-fil-A, 20 Tarrytown Road (P.O. White Plains, N.Y.) – Site Plan, Special Use Permit (Quick Service/Fast Food Establishment), Tree Removal Permit, and Recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals
A continuation of a work session (September 20, 2023, October 4, 2023, November 1, 2023, January 3, 2024, and February 21, 2024) to discuss a Site Plan, Special Use Permit (Quick Service/Fast Food Establishment), and Tree Removal Permit application involving the proposed construction of a new Quick Service/Fast Food Establishment, with related improvements. The Applicant proposes to construct a new, 5,028 sq. ft., 94-seat (74 interior, 20 exterior) Quick Service/Fast Food Establishment, with a double-lane drive-thru. The property has existing curb cuts on Old Kensico Road and on County Center Road. The Applicant proposes to relocate the curb cut on Old Kensico Road and add a curb cut to County Center Road. The Applicant proposes to include 112 parking spaces (79 striped, 33 credited for drive-thru), where 143 spaces are required. A total of thirty (30) off-street parking spaces, dedicated for employee parking only, are proposed to be situated on an adjacent lot located within the City of White Plains zoned Business (B-3), requiring approval from the City. The following area variances are required: (1) side yard setback to detached canopy, from 40 feet (required) to 6.8 feet (proposed); (2) Tarrytown Road side yard setback to principle building, from 40 feet (required) to 36.8 feet (proposed); (3) County Center Road side yard setback to principle building, from 40 feet (required) to 5.4 feet (proposed); (4) total of two side yards, from 80 feet (required) to 42.2 feet (proposed); (5) distance from off-street parking to principal building, from 10 feet (required) to 7.7 feet/0 feet for the parking lot/drive-thru (proposed); (6) off-street parking spaces, from 143 (required) to 112 (proposed); (7) distance from off-street parking to front lot line, from 20 feet (required) to 3.4 feet (proposed); (8) distance from off-street parking to side lot line (County Center Road), from 10 feet (required) to 2.4 feet (proposed); (9) distance from off-street parking to side lot line (Tarrytown Road), from 10 feet (required) to 2.2 feet (proposed); (10) height of exterior lighting, from 14 feet (permitted) to 27 feet (proposed); (11) Old Kensico Road front yard setback to accessory storage building (storage shed, from 30 feet (required) to 21.8 feet (proposed); and (12) County Center Road side yard setback to accessory storage building (storage shed), from 40 feet (required) to 19.5 feet (proposed). The Planning Board will be considering a recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals on the required area variances. The Applicant proposes to remove 16 landscaped trees in the existing parking area, requiring a Tree Removal Permit from the Planning Board, and has prepared a landscaping plan providing for 19 trees and 270 shrubs, as replacement. The Applicant seeks waivers from the Planning Board for the required 10-foot landscaped buffers on all sides of the property. The Applicant has prepared a traffic impact study, along with supplemental traffic analyses, which have been reviewed by the Town’s traffic consultant for this project. The subject properties consist of approximately 75,065 sq. ft. (1.7 acres) and are situated on the northerly side of Tarrytown Road, at the intersection of Tarrytown Road and Old Kensico Road. The properties within the Town of Greenburgh are located in the DS Designed Shopping District, are designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 7.570-328-1 & 2, and in total consist of approximately 55,912 sq. ft. The properties within the City of White Plains are located within the B-3 Business District, are designated as Parcel ID: 125.57-3-1 & 2, and in total consist of approximately 19,153 sq. ft.