1968-04-03
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8.
.lesting of the P¿rgnning ßoara of the Town oY'Qµeensbury
held at
Q,ueensbury Town Office Building
Wedneeday, April 3, 1968 at 7:30 P.~.
Presiding: G.erge Kushner
Present: Cushing, Aarch, Kirkpatrick, ~orton, Sinnott
Abeent: Au.tin
Guest: Jim Aeller, Z. D. of A., IrT1nb Dean, ~ewspaper Reporter
1.
~inutes of last meeting were approTed.
Áushner announced that a meeting will be held April 14, 1968 with
Planning Board, Zoning Doard of Appeals, Town Board and Hareld
Aatz, Town .iLttorney.
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3.
Jeff Kelley appeared for rlø68.
westland Section ill, aeceiTed water approTal but ne health or
highway approvals~
Kuehner talked with deTåLepere of Thoma. property and Buggeeted
they might work with Hughes on a JOUlt sewage treatment planto
¡~r.h presented a report he and Áushner had prepared regarding
R-5 districts and apartments. A motion was ~AQe by ~innott,
seconded by Horton, to adopt this r~.rt a8 our policy. Oarried,
Cushing apposed.
~a.yten Stemple appeared re: U. S. Catheter property. They want
':'{-2 or 11-1 not U-3. (.J-2 would be for Dt9JI1psey and AP~JI¡;Vd U"S.Co I.
has 80me property in R-4 whioh baoks up to ~ortb Road heaid.noes.
They haTe 15A - 5 acres ~st of r~ilroad track. ~ould like re-
zoning so can present a long range plan for management. They would~
leaTe present buffer at ~orth Road Residenoes. £irmott and liorton-
will etudy and ßiTe recommendations at next meeUng.
Letter was read reI :Bay-....readows Golf Club. .A motion was made by
Cushing, aeconded b;y ~irkf;·a.trick to haTe Áushner anSWer and explain
th~t there is no problem with their present zone, carried.
Letter from Town Board asking our recommendation regarding the
a.partments proposed by Robert Eaker, Loomis and Richard GrossBan,
a.nd ",',alter Rubin, west of Zayre Store oomplex. A motion was ...
by iCaroh, seoonded by Siì'.J'1ott to recommend approTa.l of the store
paroel being changed to C-3, thetpartment parcel being changed t.
~-5, subJeot to screening the C-3 from R-5 and R-4 and acreenlng
~-5 trom R-4, carried. Speøiflcatio~8 will be prepared by Cushing
tor the ,proper buffer and screening.
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9. Karch asked if we have written procedures for subóivieion appli-
catione. 1;~·e have on}y those in the proposed subdivision regula-·
tions. We shoulå review these and present them to the Town 13oHrd.
a gati n1j¡ .
10. ~arch asked about the town adapting Housing and li~ilding Codes.
~e and Cushing will act &s liason ~¡ith the To\Yn Board on t~ee.
11. ii. request was ll.IB.de by the Town Board for our I'ecommendations on
a requeet for change of zone by Weayer for the ~leight property
to an a-5 zone. A motion was r:ade by Cushing, secor.dad b~ l\:"orton
to recommend this zone change not be made as this ie not consis-
tent with the comprehensive plan; does not comply witL our policy
regarding R-5 zones adapted this meeting, and is an approyed
BubdiYision at present, c,·rried.
12. The Town Board a~ked for our recotEendatio~£' on the request by
Slingerlande deTelopore for change of zone for proverty on Glen-
wood .I.T8 to R-5. ,A motion was made by '¡(irkpa.trick~ seconded by
Sinnott to recommend that this change not be made ae thie is not
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, does not co~ly with Ol..r
policy regnrding H-5 zones adapted thi. meeting, and is substan-
tially ohanged from plans reviewed b~- us prior to the enactment
of the zoning ora.inance, carried.
13. Variance H.eith recommend, no comment.
14. Variance e037 ~er1ow recommend, no comr,~nt.
15. Variance ¡f033 l..ebll. ...l-.D .lanagement. .Joti on by Cushing eeoonded
by Sinnott, that we apprOY8 subJeot to the big sign conforming
to the ..uare footage requirements in the proposed sitin crdinanoe
and the exit and entranoe signs should not be OTer 4 equafe teet
as called for in the above proposed ordinance with the proposed
sign including the U a£e& if this is still desired~c4~~icd
16. Variance #035 Warner. Áotion made by Cuehing, seconded by A&rch
to approye ae this would be on an existing post BO we wou1è not
obJeot to replacing the present sign, carried.
!7. Variance #O~4 Warner. ~otion made by Áarch, seconded by Sinnott
to disapproTe as we see no practical dlfficulty in locating this
sign eo it would confor.m to the 60v setbacks on & lot this size,
carried.
18. Next meeting, ~ueenBbur,y Town Office Building, ~edneeday,
dY 1. 1968.
AdJourned
J. hrthur ~orton
See rettuoy