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Manhattan Seventh‑day Adventist Church seeks two locked sidewalk enclosures for trash at 232 West 11th; committee asks for symmetrical placement and DOT/LPC ent
Summary
The church requested two street‑side, lockable trash enclosures to meet new city rules requiring containerized trash; committee supported the idea but asked the applicant to move units off the building’s main façade, consider symmetrical placement and secure DOT/LPC approvals.
Tito Charnecco, pastor of the Manhattan Seventh‑day Adventist Church, presented a request for two locked street‑side trash enclosures outside the church at 232 West 11th Street. The church said new city rules require trash to be placed in containers and that the building lacks alley access; the proposed solution is two sidewalk enclosures, each designed to hold two municipal bins.
Why it matters: the Department of Sanitation and Department of Transportation guidance increasingly requires containerized trash and sometimes revocable consent for sidewalk fixtures; the church said DOT has required fixed mounting points. Pastor Charnecco described the enclosures as roughly two side‑by‑side receptacles in a single footprint, each built to hold two bins, with enclosure depths and heights noted by the presenter.
Committee comments: Anita and other committee members raised aesthetic concerns about placing the enclosure directly in front of a symmetrical façade window and suggested symmetrical placement (for example split two and two) to reduce visual intrusion and preserve the building’s façade composition. Committee members also asked the applicant to secure both DOT permission (revocable consent) and Landmarks approvals and to confirm anchoring details for the sidewalk attachment.
Applicant response: Charnecco said the proposed enclosures would be anchored to the sidewalk (not the building) using eyelets and screws and that the units are dimensioned to fit two city bins; the presenter said the design team had discussed options with DOT during the application process and would pursue both DOT and Landmarks approvals.
Committee direction and next steps: the committee supported a solution that keeps trash off the curb but asked that the applicant revise the placement so the enclosures are symmetric and not directly in front of a prominent window; the committee also requested precise attachment details and confirmation of DOT revocable consent and Landmarks signoff before final approval.
Ending: The committee indicated it would prepare a resolution recommending approval provided the enclosures are relocated to a symmetrical arrangement and not affixed to the façade, and provided that DOT revocable‑consent and Landmarks approval are secured.
