Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting
3/15/2011 6:00 PM
Ceremonial Court Room - 4th Floor
City Hall, 40 South Broadway
Yonkers, New York 10701
AGENDA FOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (REVISED)
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: A Public Hearing will be held before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Yonkers on TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. sharp, in the Ceremonial Court Room, Yonkers, New York (building is accessible to the handicapped), on applications for Appeals from the Building Commissioner's decisions and applications for Variances under the provisions of G.O. # 4-2000, as amended:
DECISIONS
# 5250 – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Sabath Luyando, on premises known as 142 Parkview Avenue, Block: 5665, Lot: 5, Zone: “S-50”.
# 5254 – Area Variance - Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of NY Bagel/John Maiolini, owner, on premises known as 1032 Yonkers Avenue, Block: 6163, Lot: 16, Zone: “B”.
# 5256 – Area Variance – John Annunziata, P.E., on behalf of Alfonso Goncalves, owner, on premises known as 290 Edward Place, Block: 2422, Lot 86, Zone: “M”.
CONTINUED HEARINGS
# 5224 – Area Variance – James J. Veneruso, Esq. on behalf of Smith-Cairns Ford, Inc. (owner), for an addition & modification to auto sales facility. Whereas, parking of display vehicles not permitted within minimum front yard as per Section 43-38C (3). And exceeds maximum number of ground/pole signs permitted on site (3 permitted; 4 proposed) per Sign Ordinance Section 47-7A(8), on premises known as 900 Central Park Avenue aka 10 Schaefer Avenue, Block: 5111 Lot: 1, Zone: “OL”. (postponed until April meeting).
# 5231 – Area Variance – Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto, LLP on behalf of Blue Real Estate Holdings, LLC (owner), to construct a new 14-story 220 unit residential apartment building with 4,500 sq. ft. retail space. Exceeding maximum permitted floor area ratio, as per Section 43-27, Table 43-3 (required 3.00; proposed 5.98+/-). Exceeding maximum permitted height, as per Section 43-27, Table 43-3 (required 112.5’; proposed 141.1’+/-). Insufficient front yard, as per Section 43-27 & Table 43-3 (required 10’; proposed 1”+/- (Yonkers Avenue)). Parking within the minimum front yard is not permitted, as per Section 43-133(A)1. Parking within the minimum side yard is not permitted, as per Section 43-133(A)1. Insufficient parking aisle width, as per Section 43-134.A.12) (required 24’-0; proposed 0’ for tandem parking spaces & 10’+/- for open-air parking space). Exceeding maximum permitted building coverage, as per Section 43-27, Table 43-3 (required 40% for residential; proposed 53%+/-). Fences and walls, including retaining walls must not exceed 4 feet in height in a required front yard setback or in any other required yard setback abutting a street and 6 feet within any other required yard setback, as per Section 43-41.D.3.a). (9’-6” & 8’-2”+/- high proposed), on premises known as 1217 Yonkers Avenue, Block: 6383 Lots: 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24-27, Zone: “BA” & “MG”.
# 5252 – Area Variance - 33 Ashburton Avenue, Block: 2094, Lot: 40, Zone: “M”. (adjourned without fixed date pending City Council reviews).
NEW HEARINGS
# 5257 – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Farid Marji (owner), for proposed alterations and 2-story frame addition in rear of existing 1-family dwelling, having insufficient side yards, Section 43-27, Table 43-3 (required 7.875’/16.75’, proposed 3.8/12.5’), exceeding allowable F.A.R. (required 0.68, proposed .70) (ref. Yonkers Zoning Ordinance 43-27, Table 43-3), side setback plane restrictions exceeded on left side (ref. Yonkers Zoning Ordinance 43-34.H.a), side wall articulation restrictions exceeded on right side (required 30 feet maximum, proposed 46 feet) (ref. Yonkers Zoning Ordinance 43-34.H.C.), on premises known as 217 Mountaindale Road, Block: 4463, Lot: 45, Zone: “S-60”.
# 5258 – Use Variance – Royden A. Letsen, Esq., on behalf of St. John’s Riverside Hospital (owners), for use of Unit 205 as a medical or dental office whereas commercial condominium (office use) is not permitted in the “A” Zone, on premises known as 1020 Warburton Avenue, Block: 3555, Lot: 106 (Unit 205), Zone: “A”.
#5259 – Area Variance - Joseph DiSalvo, Esq., on behalf of Philipsburg Hall Associates, LP, to change use from store front offices to restaurant having insufficient parking, Section 43-128 and Table 43-4 (required 10 additional spaces, proposed 0 spaces), on premises known as 2-8 Hudson Street, Block: 499, Lot: 5, Zone: “GCD”.
#5079A – Area Variance – Andrew Romano, Esq., on behalf of Abdo Chakkalo, owner, for interior alterations to convert from vacant furniture store into retail having insufficient parking (required 37, proposed 14 (credit)) per Section 43-128, Table 43-4), on premises known as 7 a/k/a 9 Palisade Avenue, Block: 2018, Lot: 37, Zone: “CBD”.
JOSEPH CIANCIULLI
CHAIRMAN, ZBA
