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Board keeps 397 Palmer Ave hearing open while police link to 'Sesame 1 Inc.' is checked
Summary
The Mamaroneck zoning board pressed an applicant over a corporate registration listing (Sesame 1 Inc.) that matches an address tied to a recent police closure and arrests; the applicant denied operating at that address and the board asked village counsel to confirm with police before proceeding.
The Village of Mamaroneck Board of Appeals left the public hearing on an application for 397 Palmer Avenue open and asked counsel to verify whether a company named on the applicant's filings is connected to a police action at 437 Ward Avenue.
At the meeting, the applicant's representative, Ka Kwan, said he represents his uncle, Taizhen Ren, and said the uncle never opened or operated a business at 437 Ward Avenue. The board flagged a Department of State filing that lists Sesame 1 Inc. with a registered address of 437 Ward Avenue and cited a recent media report and local police action that resulted in a temporary closure and arrests at that site.
"The record reflects a Department of State printout which shows the address there," the chair said, pressing the applicant to explain why Sesame 1 Inc. is registered at an address that police cited in a January report. Kwan told the board his uncle attempted to lease and did not complete a lease at 437 Ward Avenue and that "he never been there" in an operational sense.
Board members said the discrepancy is a preliminary matter that must be resolved before the board proceeds to a final decision. Members raised questions about whether the entity named on the state filing actually operated at the address where arrests were reported and whether anyone associated with the current application was involved in that operation.
The board directed village counsel to contact the police chief and report back with verification. Counsel also asked the applicant to provide FBI background checks or other documentation to clarify whether any licensees proposed to work at the applicant's proposed location have criminal indictments or arrests in other jurisdictions.
The board did not make a decision on the application and agreed to continue the hearing, instructing staff to seek a police confirmation and to expect the applicant to supply requested background information and any documentation linking or delinking Sesame 1 Inc. from the reported activity.
Next steps: village counsel will follow up with the police chief and report to the board; the applicant was asked to provide background checks and any records explaining how the corporate filing came to list 437 Ward Avenue.
