Architectural Review Board

Architectural Review Board Department of Planning & Community Development City Hall - Roosevelt Square Mount Vernon, New York 10550-2060 (914) 699-7230 Shawyn Patterson-Howard John Humbach Mayor Chair MEETING AGENDA ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD PUBLIC MEETING A regular meeting of the Architectural Review Board will be held on, Monday, December 20, 2021, at 6:30 PM via ZOOM (https://zoom.us/), at which time the Board shall consider the following: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81166674981?pwd=OGdlb0p4YXBBa2N0SWVFRi90dDUwZz09 Meeting ID: 811 6667 4981 Dial In: (646) 876-9923 Password: 181121 ITEM #1 ROLL CALL ITEM #2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES • October 27, 2021 ITEM #3 PUBLIC MEETINGS New Public Hearing 3.1 Case No. 53 - 2021 419 South 1st Avenue (Section 169.31, Block 3128, Lot 37) located in the RMF-6.75 district. Applicant is Jose Zuniga, the owner of a single-family residence at 419 South 1st Avenue. The property is located on the easterly side of South 1st Avenue approximately 225’ south of the intersection of East 5th Street and South 1st Avenue. The owner began renovations to the residence which included addition of a porch at second floor at the front of the house. Applicant seeks a certificate of appropriateness City of Mount Vernon Meeting Date Architectural Review Board Agenda December 20, 2021 for the installation for a new fence and posts, new roofed deck and paved area in the front yard. The subject property received ZBA approval on October 19, 2021, for area variances for several dimensional non-conformities. SERQA Determination – The proposed action is a “Type II” action based on 617.5 (c)(12) “construction or expansion of a single family, a two-family or a three-family residence on an approved lot ......” therefore, ending the SEQRA process. New Public Hearing 3.2 Case No. 54-2021 219 West Third Street (Section 169.21, Block 3014, Lot 32 and 23 in the CB (Commercial Business). Applicant is the architect, Tom Abillama, on behalf of the owner, Gyory Partners. Applicant is seeking a certificate of appropriateness to demolish the existing warehouse building and construct in its place a 5-story building containing 5,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, and 53,760 square feet of self-storage warehouse space on the 2nd through 5th floors. Sixteen at-grade parking spaces are proposed, accessed from a new curb cut onto S. 13th Avenue. An additional one-way travel lane is proposed behind the building from S. 13th Avenue to S. 14th Avenue that will provide access to a potential drive-thru window for the retail space. Applicant received Planning Board approval for site plan and special permit on 11/3/21. New Public Hearing 3.3 Case No. 51 - 2021 15 Monterey Drive (Section 165.26, Block 2158, Lot 10) located in the R1- 7 district. The Applicant is Momentum Solar which is applying for installation of solar panels solar installation on the front roof – installation of 9.135 Kw solar energy system with 29 solar panels mounted flush on the front roof. There are two rows on the ridge of the front roof. There are 5 panels on the lower front roof . Finally, there are 4 panels on the east side of the house on the side roof. These 4 panels are located at the rear of the side roof. SEQRA Determination: This action is a “Type II” action based on 617.5 (c)(15) “installation of solar energy arrays on an existing structure, provided the structure is not: (i) listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places; or is (ii) located within a district listed in the National or State Register of Historic Places, . therefore, ending the SEQRA process. 2 City of Mount Vernon Meeting Date Architectural Review Board Agenda December 20, 2021 The subject property is located in the R1-7 zoning district at the northwest corner of Monterey and Del Rey Drive. The residence is one block in from California Road. The residences in this subdivision are ranch style houses. This is a large lot subdivision with significant landscaping between the houses. There is only one adjacent residence to the west and one across the street. Note: The next regular scheduled meeting of the Architectural Review Board is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 6:30 pm. Reminder to Applicants: Sample of exterior finish materials must be presented at the meeting. Please be advised that approval from the Architectural Review Board does not constitute approval from the Buildings Department. Moreover, no work may be performed until a Building Permit is granted and conspicuously posted at the work site. Bob Galvin, AICP Planning Administrator cc: Mayor Planning Commissioner Corporation Counsel Deputy Planning Commissioner City Clerk Building Department Lobby 3