Board of Appeals on Zoning Chairperson Susan Kettner, along with Zoning Board member Tom Lang, will lead a discussion on how the Zoning Board works and how their decisions impact development in downtown New Rochelle. Immediately afterwards, New Rochelle City Councilman Al Tarantino and owner of a prominent downtown business, will present his views on downtown development and how development decisions by council affect neighborhoods. A brief Q & A will follow each session.

ELSEWHERE TONIGHT: Richard St. Paul will convene a Town Hall meeting to discuss proposed changes to parking in the downtown area.

March l0, CNA Meeting: How are development decisions made for your neighborhood?

Confederation of Neighborhood Associations Meeting, Wednesday  March l0, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 8 Hall, 112 North Avenue, New Rochelle.

Parking is available across the street in the Mormon Church lot.

Agenda

7:30 PM Announcements

7:45 PM - Susan Kettner & Tom Lang

8:15 PM City Councilman (District 2) Albert Tarantino

8:45 PM CNA Business meeting

Many questions, concerns and objections to the proposed CVS at 218 North Avenue in New Rochelle were raised at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on March 2.  But in the end, the Board gave the only needed final approval for an area variance for an onsite loading space.  Under present zoning the one space in a DB zoned district will be replaced with two tow-away parking spaces for trucks to use for deliveries to the store which will be restricted to 7 a.m.

Questions about Downtown to be Addressed, South End Civic League, March 8.

The South End Civic League will meet on Monday March 8 at the YMCA, 50 Weyman Avenue at 7:30 p.m.

Speakers will be P.A.C.T. Officer Rocco and New Rochelle City Councilman Lou Trangucci.

Questions on the eleven story building proposed for Main Street and the 24/7 parking proposed for downtown will be addressed.  The meeting is open to the public.

An eleven story building at 500 Main Street in New Rochelle for the New York Covenant Development Corporation would form a stark contrast to buildings nearby.

The New York Covenant Church on Main Street would add to their land an eleven story affordable housing building, retail space, a new sanctuary and a community room. 

The new building would contain 19 one-bedroom apartments, 26 two-bedroom apartments and five three-bedroom apartments, but only 48 parking spaces.  Council member Albert Tarantino was especially concerned about the size of the project, the density and the height.  He wanted to know more about the several thousand feet of undesignated square feet of space that was presented with no definite use.  He also felt the number of school children that would be added to already overcrowded schools in the neighborhood should not be underestimated.

Questions arose about the income levels of the residents.  Affordable rentals in Westchester generally require the occupants to have incomes of $63,180 or less for a family of four, or 60% of the County's median income.  While supporting housing in downtown, Mayor Noam Bramson felt what was needed was middle income housing  so their residents could support the downtown businesses.

A density bonus was being sought because the land is presently zoned for a maximum six story height.  Land south of Main Street is zone

Today's New Rochelle Citizens Reform Cliub meeting is cancelled. The next meeting will take place in March.

New Rochelle adds to pakring woes by Peggy Godfrey

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