Architectural Review Board

Architectural Review Board Jun 21, 2023 Minutes pg. 1 Meeting location: Nyack Village Hall Meeting called to order = 7:04pm Present: Greg Healey Chair Laurie Steinhorst Member Mary Adler Member Manny Carmona Building Inspector Dennis Michaels Village Attorney 1. 125 Main Street. Mekong District. Application for signage. Application presented by: Fay Nham, business representative Board discussion: Proposed sign is under sq footage area requirements. Expanding to next door space. New sign has the same color scheme and look as existing. 2 existing smaller signs will be removed. New sign will be mounted on front of concrete of roof structure, centered over (2) storefront(s). No lighting. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 2. 203 Main Street. Advanced Structural Chiropractic. Application for signage. Application presented by: Bruce Ruderman, business owner Board discussion: Proposed sign is under sq footage area requirements. Business has existed for many years with no sign. New sign will be mounted on front of brick wall, centered over windows, with some brick to be exposed between sign and window. Sign will be painted wood with gold ish/yellowish lettering and border, and black background. No lighting. Architectural Review Board Jun 21, 2023 Minutes pg. 2 Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 3. 49 Burd Street. Renewal by Anderson. Continuation of window application. Application presented by: Bill Robinson from Anderson windows Board discussion: Returning before board with updated application. Now replacing total of 4 windows: all 4 are on north side of building, 2 on north facing wall on 2nd floor, 1 on east facing wall on 2nd floor, 1 in eaves space. They are now not changing existing window(s) on east side of building, 2nd floor towards the south. All new windows plus 5th window on east side of building previously installed, will have trim painted or capped to match the rest of the windows on the house. These were red, but apparently the building has been repainted since application was submitted (unknown to presenter) and now the window trim is white.(?) Again, all window trim to be the same color. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 4. 255 N Midland Avenue. Renewal by Anderson. Application for windows. Application presented by: Bill Robinson from Anderson windows Board discussion: Replacing 2 adjoining windows on south side of building. Existing is 2 double hung, replacing with single unit sliding/gliding window. Replacement will be same size as existing. It was discussed that simulated cross bars are possible to mimic the look of double hung windows, but the client does not want these. Architectural Review Board Jun 21, 2023 Minutes pg. 3 Since the windows are not street facing, and far back on the house nor prominent, the board feels the replacement windows as proposed are OK. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 5. 88 Piermont Avenue. Marion Breland. Application to enclose rear porch to create new entry and bathroom. Adding sliding glass door to family room to provide access to rear patio. Application presented by: Kier Levesque, Architect Board discussion: Proposal is to enclose existing rear porch and replace windows with door. All construction is on west side of building, (rear of building). Two adjoining windows on west wall will be replaced with sliding glass door. Porch enclosure will not change footprint nor roofline. Existing open walls will be closed in and new door added in place of existing. New siding to match existing. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 6. 51 North Broadway. River Manor Arms. Seeking amendment to previously approved application. Application presented by: Kier Levesque, Architect Board discussion: Continuing application seeking to amend previously approved application. Applicant is seeking to change size of composite exterior wall panels. For the AFC Composite panels, the panel fabricator Architectural Review Board Jun 21, 2023 Minutes pg. 4 informed client that the “L” shaped panels would not be feasible due to potential cracking at the inside corner of the “L”. This has resulted in a redesign of the panel layout. While it increases the number of panels, the overall appearance of the panels has not significantly changed. Other than the panel configuration the design elements have not changed. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Closed on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Approved by vote 3-0 Conclusion: Application approved as submitted. Motion by member Healey, 2nd by member Steinhorst. Approved by 3-0 vote. 7. 36 South Broadway. Dish Wireless LLC. Continuation of application for installation of new telecommunication facility. Application presented by: David Kenny Board discussion: Continuing application seeking preliminary design approval. Applicant is presenting preliminary look of ‘screened enclosure’ around new antenna installation. In response to board comments and requests from previous meeting, they are presenting a revised stealth design for this facility to include screenwalls that fully conceal the antennas at the top of the rooftop. Several simulated photographs were provided from multiple vantage points around the village, showing the proposed look of the enclosure. Applicant is looking for preliminary OK from ARB in order to proceed with detailed engineered drawings and structure details. Applicant will come back and present actual proposed design with drawings, etc, if board preliminarily approves look. Panels will be solid, built on top of existing ‘penthouse’ structure. Structure will be cantilevered / overhang side of existing structure to provide access inside of screened off area. There will be some structural posts at exterior of overhang, going down to roof to support structure. Panels will look similar to brick on existing building. Board has requested a similar cornice (trim) look be added to the top of the stealth structure to look like that on existing building. Element can be simulated, colored to look like cornice on building. ** Note: applicant should provide samples of actual ‘screening’ material at next meeting they present updated drawings at. Public Comment: None Opened on motion by member Healey, 2nd member Steinhorst. Public comment period remains open Architectural Review Board Jun 21, 2023 Minutes pg. 5 Conclusion: Board unanimously approves preliminary design, and agrees for applicant to continue design / engineering process. Application will remain open. Applicant to come back before board at next available opportunity to present updated proposal. *Application should be added to next month’s meeting agenda. If applicant is not ready to present updated proposal at that time, review of the application will be pushed back to the following meeting. No motion, no vote. Meeting adjourned = 7:44pm