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Neighbors raise setback and flooding concerns as ARB refers Hathaway Road subdivision to planning board
Summary
The Eastchester Architecture Review Board referred applications for two new single-family homes at 26 and 28 Hathaway Road to the planning board after neighbors raised concerns about front setbacks, streetscape character and stormwater; the applicant said oversized lots and underground mitigation will prevent runoff.
Adal Maiorano of Community Designs and Engineering presented an application to build two single-family homes at 26 and 28 Hathaway Road on behalf of owner Gregory Holcomb, describing oversized lots (around 15,000 square feet each), side-entry garages and landscape plans that include screening and a rebuilt retaining wall.
Neighbors at the public hearing said the parcel would be overbuilt for the street’s character. "We feel that the piece of property being considered is not large enough to comfortably and reasonably accommodate 2 additional homes," said Karen Vasquez, a nearby resident who said she and other neighbors were concerned the new houses would sit closer to the street and reduce the block’s setbacks.
Mark Kahaney, another nearby resident, asked how construction would be staged to limit disruption on the relatively narrow street and whether building would be simultaneous or staggered.
Maiorano responded that the lots are oversized and that most construction staging and equipment can be kept on the properties (the owner also controls nearby 10 Hewitt). He said the applicant plans to build foundations sequentially while allowing some simultaneous work, and that the proposed homes meet setback requirements in most places: "we're probably at, like, 45 feet between them" and the front yard siting is farther back than many neighboring parcels on paper once the town right-of-way is included.
On stormwater, the applicant said the project will remove old impervious surfaces and install underground stormwater mitigation units in front and rear to capture runoff on-site, meeting the town requirement to capture a 100-year storm’s runoff for the development.
The board closed the public hearing and voted to refer the application to the planning board with a recommendation to approve as submitted, adding a condition that the applicant provide a plan showing adjacent residence setbacks and how the proposed homes compare with those setbacks for the planning board’s review. The planning board will take a closer look at stormwater engineering and notification procedures for neighbors.
