Also at its July meeting, the BOT took up a request by Rallye Motors to maintain an asphalt pavement area in the rear yard of their establishment, located on 1600 Northern Blvd. The public hearing ended with the BOT reserving a decision until an unspecific future date, while at the same time allowing Rallye to continue using the lot in question for some parking.

Jerry Stadler, an attorney for Rallye said the paved area only takes up 600-sq. ft. of the entire lot. A request to have the paved area take up 1,600-sq. ft. was denied by the village's building inspector. No paved area would be legal if it were part of the village's Hillside Protection Overlay. According to both Mr. Stadler and Matthew Korn, findings by a Rallye surveyor found that none of the paved area in question stands in the overlay section. In addition, no trees were cut down to make room for the paved area, Mr. Korn said.

Mr. Stadler further explained that the paved area was part of the original inception of the Rallye building plan. It is used to park Rallye vehicles only and the paved area becomes, in fact, a "muddy, gravel dirt" road when it rains. However, a Rallye architect, he said, has calculated that the area, which is located on level ground, contains enough stormwater retention, thus preventing any flooding.

Still, Village Building Inspector David DeRenzis said that Rallye had paved the area illegally. In addition, cars are now parked there illegally. Mr. DeRenzis said he recently counted 23 unplated cars in a holding area on the Rallye premises. He also said the company is using a transport truck to load cars and drive them off the lot. Mr. Korn countered that Rallye no longer keeps unplated cars on its lot, while Nick Toomey, another Rallye executive, said that trucks must back into the lot to load used cars.

Rallye executives and Mr. Stadler denied that the company was in violation of village laws. They cited a law passed by the village on Jan. 9, 1978, which approved of parking for the entire area in question. Mr. Stadler said such a law could be found under a Board of Zoning Appeals decision #1043. Rallye acquired some of the area because the dealership needed more parking, Mr. Toomey said. After that, the company sought to obtain parking permission from village officials.

Mayor John Durkin, noting that Trustee Craig Westergard wasn't at the July meeting, announced that the BOT would reserve a final decision until a future meeting. He also deemed that Rallye could keep using a portion of the lot for parking. In other news, the BOT has allowed the Nail Gallery, 1431 Old Northern Blvd., to operate an outdoor smoking seating area on their premises. The specifics as approved by the BOT would include one table with an umbrella and four chairs.