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Planning board sets July 10 public hearing for minor steep‑slope amendment at 47 Hawthorne Avenue
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Summary
The Rye Brook Planning Board scheduled a public hearing for July 10 to consider a minor amended site plan and steep‑slopes work permit for a one‑story single‑family home at 47 Hawthorne Avenue. Applicant asked to defer some landscaping and adjust a fence to protect street trees.
The Rye Brook Planning Board on June 12 scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. on July 10 to consider a minor amended site plan and steep‑slope permit for a single‑story home at 47 Hawthorne Avenue.
Applicant Greg Veron, the owner and general contractor, and landscape architect Abigail Adams presented the request to regrade a limited steep‑slope area on the south side of the lot (approximately 320 square feet of the 2,916 square feet of steep‑slope area on the site), defer some plantings until later construction stages and shift an eastern property‑line fence slightly closer to the property line to protect two new street trees. The team told the board the regrading would use material excavated for a proposed drainage system and that no work is proposed within the site’s SROD vegetated buffer.
Adams described the proposal as a modest regrading intended to remove an awkward high point in the central yard so the patio and lawn areas will be on the same elevation and more usable. She said about 235 square feet of the change lies in the 15–25% slope band and roughly 85 square feet in the 25–35% band; the plan keeps grading and drainage patterns consistent with the approved site plan and does not intrude on the scenic/riparian buffer.
Veron (applicant) explained the pool installation will be deferred; he said finishing grading and smaller hardscape/landscape elements now makes construction sequencing more efficient while heavier pool work is scheduled for a later date. The board indicated the proposal appears minor and that village staff had no objections; a planning‑board member asked staff to confirm there would be no need for a retaining wall visible to neighbors, and staff said they had no major concerns and that Michael Nowak had been consulted.
The planning board adopted a resolution to set the public hearing by roll call vote; members present voted yes: Mister Grusan (sic in roll call), Mister Mendelson, Miss Schoen, Mister Taig, Mister Vaeseman and Chairman Goodman (6–0).
What’s next: the board will hold the public hearing on July 10 at 6:30 p.m.; the application will be advertised and the applicant will provide required notifications under Village Code section 250‑40. The applicant and staff expect to address any neighbor questions at that hearing and to provide any additional engineering detail requested by the building department.
Direct quotes from the presentation: "We're looking to regrade approximately 320 square feet of steep slope area," Abigail Adams, landscape architect, said while outlining the contours and proposed grading changes.
Ending: The board treated the application as a routine minor amendment and set a formal public hearing to allow neighbors to comment before the board decides. The applicant will return in July with required notice and any additional documentation requested by staff.
