Zoning Board approves five residential variances, all 3-0; Town Board wetlands hearing awaits published minutes
The Mount Pleasant Zoning Board of Appeals approved five residential variance applications at its Oct. 8 meeting, each by a 3-0 vote, according to the meeting minutes. The approvals cover porches, a second-story addition and a screened deck across five addresses.
Zoning Board: five approvals, all 3-0
- **94 Byron Road** — front porch variance (3-0)
- **11 Ridgeview Drive** — second story, rear addition and garage enlargement (3-0)
- **124 Stevens Avenue West** — 5'x38' front porch addition (3-0)
- **352 Sherman Avenue** — rear yard setback for a screened porch, fence height and shed side yard setback (3-0)
- **26 East Cambridge Street** — front porch and stair replacement (3-0)
A variance allows a property owner to build in a way the zoning code would not otherwise permit; each approval applies only to the address listed.
Town Board: wetlands amendments and Clay Bird Lane contracts on the Oct. 13 agenda
The Town Board's Oct. 13 work session and business session listed a continued public hearing and a SEQRA negative declaration on amendments to Town Code Chapter 111, Freshwater Wetlands. Also on the agenda were proposed contract awards for organic material removal and disposal, and for commercial fill removal and disposal, both at Clay Bird Lane.
Other listed items included a density bonus (fourth story) request at 2 Broadway, Hawthorne, submitted by Jonathan Villani and Associates Inc. and John J. Annunziata P.E., P.C.; a street closing permit to close Rolling Hills Road from Aspen Way to 136 Rolling Hills Road; and ratification of a CSEA Local 1000 Blue Collar collective bargaining agreement.
Minutes for the Oct. 13 meeting have not been published. What the board acted on, and any dollar amounts involved, could not be confirmed from the record reviewed here. The agenda lists many items as resolutions without dollar figures or further detail.
Architectural Review Board: sign application for 'Happy Our'
The Architectural Review Board's Oct. 15 agenda lists one new application: a sign for tenant "Happy Our" at 363 Elwood Ave, Thornwood, submitted by Rahnee Butler on behalf of Ready Realty, LLC. Minutes for that meeting are not yet published.
Coming up
Planning Board, Oct. 19. The board is scheduled to consider a ninth extension request for Brightview Senior Living, a 170-unit residence at 364 & 236 Grasslands Road. The agenda also lists a three-phase improvement plan for Blythedale Childrens Hospital at 95 Bradhurst Avenue; subdivision of 108 Bradhurst Ave into two lots for single-family dwellings; subdivision of 604 Hardscrabble Road into two lots for a new single-family dwelling; and a change of use to include a sports court and new parking at 123 Castleton St. New public hearings are scheduled for residential subdivisions and wetland encroachments, according to the agenda.