BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6
LANDMARK/LAND USE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 27, 2011
ATTENDANCE:
PRESENT:
J. ARMER P. BLAKE W. BLUM
S. BURZIO P. FLEMING G. KELLY
R. LEVINE A. REEVES M. SHAMES
E. SHIPLEY R. SLOANE E. SPICER
EXCUSED:
M. DEPALMA E. GOTTLIEB S. MILLER
T. MISKEL G. O’CONNELL B. STOLTZ
ABSENT:
M. MURPHY R. RIGOLLI L. SONES
D. WILLIAMS
GUESTS:
J. DEMETRY A. MARTINI W. YAKOWICZ
*** MINUTES ***
Meeting called to order at 6:10 PM
Motion to accept the minutes of the Sept 22, 2011 committee meeting made by P. Blake and seconded by W. Blum.
VOTE: 12…..YEAS 0…..NAYS 0…..ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED
Agenda Item: A dialogue with Chairperson Robert Tierney of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC).
Chairperson Tierney was unable to attend. However, two staff members of the LPC did attend and gave a short presentation and answered questions from committee members. Questions dealt with LPC procedures and rules and specific cases. The answers gave the committee a better understanding of how LPC views and evaluates new buildings, rear yard extensions and legalizations.
Agenda Item: Presentation and discussion of a Certificate of Appropriateness application submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for the construction of a one-story rear yard extension at 522 3rd Street (between 7th/8th Avenues), Park Slope Historic District.
The applicant’s representative presented the details of the rear yard extension, the size of the new structure, the number, placement and size of the windows and the exterior materials. There were a lot of questions/discussion concerning the size and placement of the windows.
Motion made by W. Blum and seconded by P. Fleming to recommend to LPC approval
of the read yard extension.
VOTE: 4…..YEAS 7…..NAYS 0…..ABSTENTIONS.
MOTION FAILED
Motion made by Roy Sloane and seconded by Glenn Kelly to recommend to LPC
disapproval of the rear yard extension because it was out of character with the neighboring buildings and the historic district.
VOTE: 8…..YEAS 3…..NAYS 0…..ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED
Agenda Item: Presentation and discussion of a Certificate of Appropriateness application submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for the construction of new window openings at the third and fourth stories of the secondary facade at 60 Montgomery Place (between 8th Avenue/Prospect Park West), Park Slope Historic District.
This building though not on the corner is the last building on the block. The applicant’s representative presented the details of the new windows that they wanted to place on the “side” of the building, i.e., their size and style (two double hung windows right next to each other on the third & fourth floor). This location would also be in violation of an LPC requiring 20 ft. between windows. After a number of committee questions & discussion centering on the random placement of the original windows the following
motion was made by Elizabeth Shipley and seconded by Stephen Burzio. Motion: To
recommend conditional approval to LPC, with the following condition, that the new window on the third & fourth floor be a single window no wider than 48” to 52” (4 ft. to 4.5 ft.). The reason for this conditional approval is the existing random placement of the original windows.
VOTE: 11…..YEAS 0…..NAYS 0…..ABSTENTIONS
MOTION PASSED.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM
Minutes by J. Armer