TOWN OF GREENBURGH
PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – 7:00 P.M.
Meetings of the Planning Board will be adjourned at 10:00 p.m.		                   
             
This meeting will take place in the Town Hall Auditorium, located at 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY, and will also take place via Zoom. If you would like to watch the meeting, you may do so via the Town's website at https://ny-greenburgh.civicplus.com/485/Watch-Live-Board-Meetings. This meeting will be broadcast live on Cable Television and a recording likely will be available on cable television thereafter. If you would like to participate in one or more of the public hearings via Zoom, you must pre-register through the Department of Community Development and Conservation by emailing publichearing@greenburghny.com or calling 914-989-1530, specifying the application(s) that you would like to speak on. Instructions to participate will then be emailed to you or you will receive a return phone call.


AGENDA
 
1. ROLL CALL
 
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
 
3. CORRESPONDENCE
 
4. OLD BUSINESS - WORK SESSION
 
a. Case No. PB 20-09 Lightbridge Academy, 529 Central Park Avenue South (P.O. Scarsdale, N.Y.) – Amendment to Special Use Permit Approval
A work session to consider an amendment to a previously approved Special Use Permit (Child Day-Care Center) which facilitated the opening of a child day-care facility for 105 children, with 22 staff, along with 1,534 sq. ft. of separate office space. At this time, the Applicant seeks to increase enrollment beyond 105 children, up to a maximum total of 152 children and 31 staff, requiring amended Special Use Permit approval from the Planning Board. The proposal also requires an amended approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals for: Minimum number of off-street parking spaces (68 required; 45 previously approved; 45 proposed). No site work is proposed in connection with the Applicant’s request. The property consists of approximately 70,532 sq. ft. (1.619 acres) and is situated on a flag lot on the westerly side of Central Park Avenue, between Underhill Road and Dromore Road. The property is located in the CA Central Avenue Mixed-Use Impact District and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.410-298-6.
 
5. ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING & PUBLIC DISCUSSION

Individuals may submit comments on public hearing items via email to publichearing@greenburghny.com, or regular mail to Town of Greenburgh, attn: CD&C, 177 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY, 10607, within the open written record period and such comments will be made part of the record.
The Planning Board is a group of volunteers appointed by the Town Board to evaluate land use applications in accordance with the Town Code. When property owners seek to develop their land or make improvements via subdivision or if they will be disturbing an area with a steep slope or within a wetland, watercourse or adjacent, regulated buffer area, they must apply to the Planning Board for approval. It is the job of the Planning Board to balance the rights of land owners while ensuring the adverse impacts to the surrounding community are minimized. Decisions on adjustments to the proposed plan are based on factual evidence and reviewed for consistency with our Town code and Comprehensive Plan. This evidence primarily comes from applicants and their advisors, site visits conducted by Planning Board members, and input from Town staff, the appropriate Fire District, and the public as part of the public hearing process. The relative popularity of an application is not a factor in Planning Board decisions. Decisions are based on the facts presented. 
 
a. Case No. PB 24-10 Pizza One, 365 Central Park Avenue South (P.O. Scarsdale, N.Y.) – Planning Board Special Use Permit (Restaurant)
A public hearing to discuss a Special Use Permit (Restaurant) application involving the proposed conversion of a former delicatessen space into a restaurant use. The Applicant seeks approval to permit eighteen (18) interior seats within the 1,460 sq. ft. space. The restaurant use requires 20 off-street parking spaces, bringing the total required off-street parking count for the shopping center to 209 spaces, where 262 spaces exist and 259 are proposed. Three (3) off-street parking spaces are proposed to be eliminated, in order to provide two (2) additional ADA accessible parking spaces along the front of the building and two (2) refuse containers to the rear of the building. The property consists of approximately 163,786 sq. ft. (3.76 acres) and is situated on the westerly side of Central Park Avenue South, at the intersection of Central Park Avenue South and South Healy Avenue. The property is located in the CA Central Avenue Mixed-Use Impact District and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.530-253-1.
 
b. Case No. PB 23-18 Regeneron, 555 Saw Mill River Road (P.O. Tarrytown, N.Y.) – Planning Board Steep Slope Permit and Planning Board Wetland/Watercourse Permit
A public hearing to discuss a Planning Board Steep Slope Permit and Planning Board Wetland/Watercourse Permit application involving the proposed construction of an approximately 136,000 sq. ft. R&D Building (aka Logistics Building), with related improvements. The site is partially disturbed with existing off-street parking and driveway connections to Old Saw Mill River Road and the internal “Loop Road” on the Regeneron site. The Applicant proposes approximately 4,196 sq. ft. of disturbance to 15-25% slopes (STEEP SLOPES), approximately 20,717 sq. ft. of disturbance to 25-35% slopes (VERY STEEP SLOPES), and approximately 10,325 sq. ft. of disturbance to 35%+ slopes (EXCESSIVELY STEEP SLOPES). The proposed project involves a total of approximately 8.04 acres (350,222 sq. ft.) of disturbance, 35,823 sq. ft. of which are proposed in a wetland buffer. On May 8, 2024, the Town Board adopted a resolution (CD-3 – 05/08/2024) approving, with conditions, a Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit application required in connection with the project (TB 23-08). The subject property consists of approximately 39.8 acres (1,735,153 sq. ft.), is located in the PED Planned Economic Development District, and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 7.71-6-2.2.
 
 
6. NEW BUSINESS - WORK SESSION
 
a. Case No. PB 24-12 Margash LLC, 36 Cross Hill Road (P.O. Hartsdale, N.Y.) – Preliminary Subdivision and Tree Removal Permit (Initial Conference)
An initial conference to discuss a potential future Preliminary Subdivision and Tree Removal Permit application involving the subdivision of three (3) existing lots into five (5) lots, for the purposes of constructing three (3) new one-family residences. An existing one-family residence on Lot 5 is proposed to remain. The lots are proposed to be served by a private cul-de-sac off of Cross Hill Road on its own lot. The Applicant anticipates area variances being required for lot frontage for two (2) of the newly proposed lots to be developed. The properties consist of approximately 2.07 acres (90,135 sq. ft.) and are situated approximately 600 feet south of the intersection of Cross Hill Road and Rochambeau Drive. The properties are located in the R-20 One-Family Residence District and are designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.280-215-5, 6, & 7.
 
b. Case No. PB 24-13 Taco Bell, 57 Central Park Avenue North (P.O. Hartsdale, N.Y.) – Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit (Pre-submission Conference)
A Pre-submission Conference to discuss a potential future Site Plan and Tree Removal Permit application involving a proposal to demolish an existing building and construct a new, one-story, approximately 1,688 sq. ft. Taco Bell restaurant building with associated drive-thru. The Applicant has indicated that a total of 49 parking spaces would be required in connection with the proposed project, while 32 in total would be proposed (including drive-thru queuing spaces), requiring a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals. One (1) existing curb cut would be removed. The property consists of approximately 17,755 sq. ft. (0.41 acres) and is situated on the westerly side of Central Park Avenue North (NYS Rt. 100), north of the intersection of Central Park Avenue North and West Hartsdale Avenue. The property is located in the CA Central Avenue Mixed-Use Impact District and is designated on the tax map of the Town of Greenburgh as Parcel ID: 8.250-184-6.
 
7. DATE FOR NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Greenburgh Planning Board will be held on Monday, June 17, 2024 and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.