Capital Projects Board

COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING August 5, 2015 7:00 PM FIRST READING ORDINANCE; 1. Communication from Susan F. Habel, Management Associate, in relation to the proposed discontinuance of a portion of Hathaway Lane between Ridgeway and Gedney Esplanade pursuant to Section 152 of the White Plains Charter and Section 29 of the General City Law and legislation in relation to the application submitted by the French American School of New York (FASNY) for a Special Permit for a “private elementary and secondary school,” at 400 Ridgeway 2. Communication from Environmental Officer 3. Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of White Plains authorizing: (1) pursuant to Section 152 of the Charter of the City of White Plains, the discontinuance of a portion of Hathaway Lane, a public street, from Ridgeway to a point 50 feet south of the southerly property line of the property known as 57 Hathaway Lane; (2 ) an amendment to the Official Map of the City of White Plains (“Official Map”) pursuant to General City Law Section 29; and (3) the conveyance of such discontinued portion of Hathaway Lane to the French- American School of New York for an amount to be established by the Common Council by separate ordinance, and subject to such terms, conditions and easements as are necessary to protect and provide public access or private utility company access to any municipal or other public and private utilities, and further subject to separate provision for a two-way public access through the French-American School property between Ridgeway and the northerly public portion of Hathaway Lane as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, as provided for in this Ordinance, which Ordinance is subject to and shall take effect upon the approval by the Common Council of this Ordinance herein and a Special Permit/Site Plan for the French-American School of New York for all of the following: (A) Special Permit/Site Plan for a “Private Elementary School” and “Private Secondary School;” (B) Site Plan Approval for an accessory “Nursery School;” (C) Special Permit/Site Plan Approval of accessory tennis courts; and (D) such other approvals as may be required to effectuate this Ordinance and said FASNY Special Permit/Site Plan Approval resolution, with this Ordinance being subject to all of the terms, conditions and requirements contained in this Ordinance herein, said Special Permit/Site Plan Approval resolution, the Environmental Findings Statement approved December 19, 2015, and the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan approved by the Commissioner of Public Works effective May 15, 2015. RESOLUTION: 4. Communication from Susan F. Habel, Management Association, in relation to the application submitted by the French American School of New York (FASNY) for a Special Permit for a “Private elementary and secondary school,” at 400 Ridgeway on a site containing environmentally sensitive features as defined by Chapter 3-5 of the White Plains Municipal Code; and a Special Permit for the accessory tennis court and basketball court structures thereon. 5. Communication from Environmental Officer 6. Resolution of the Common Council of the City of White Plains granting: (1) pursuant to Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of White Plains (“Zoning Ordinance”), Special Permit/Site Plan Approval for a “Private Elementary School” and “Private Secondary School” to be operated by the French-American School of New York (“FASNY”) at 400 Ridgeway, a site consisting of approximately 131 acres on SBL 131.10-3-43.1 (aka 400 Ridgeway and referred to hereinafter as “Parcel A”), SBL 131.14-2-3 (aka Gedney Esplanade and referred to hereinafter as “Parcel B”), SBL 131.10-1-6 (aka 213- 223 Bryant Avenue and referred to hereinafter as “Parcel C”), SBL 131.14-9-3 (aka 336 Ridgeway and referred to hereinafter as “Parcel D”), AND SBL 131.11- 12-1 (aka 557 North Street or 565 North Street and referred to hereinafter as the “North Street Property” and, as merged with Parcel D the (“Expanded Parcel D”) all located in the R1-30 District; (2) pursuant to Sections 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance, site plan approval for a “Nursery School” accessory to the “Private Elementary School” and “Private Secondary School;” (3) pursuant to Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance, Special Permit/Site Plan Approval for tennis court structures to be located on Parcel A in the southwesterly area of the FASNY Property; (4) approvals for the (A) Final Transportation Management Plan, (B) Final Site Landscaping Plan, (C) Final Conservancy Area Master Plan, (D) Final Construction Management Plan for the FASNY School Project, and (E) Final Declaration of Covenants, Restrictions and Easement; and (5) approvals under Section 4.4.25 of the Zoning Ordinance and Chapters 3.5 and 7.5 of the Municipal Code, all being subject to the terms, conditions and requirements contained in this Resolution and consistent with the Hathaway Lane partial discontinuance Ordinance, previously adopted by the Common Council (“Adopted Discontinuance Ordinance”), the approved Environmental Findings Statement adopted by the Common Council on December 19, 2013, and the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan approved by the Commissioner of Public Works effective May 15, 2015 (“SWPPP”) (Together the “Final FASNY Project.”)