166.2016 Setting PH - Proposed LL - Amending Chapter 179 - Drive Thru Windows and Setbacks - Main Street
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL
LAW NO.: __ OF 2016 TO AMEND QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE
CHAPTER 179 ENTITLED, “ZONING” TO: 1) PROVIDE FOR “DRIVE
THROUGH WINDOWS” AT BUSINESSES IN THE MAIN STREET
ZONING DISTRICT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND 2) ADOPT
PROVISIONS FOR DETERMINING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS FOR
CORNER LOTS ABUTTING MAIN STREET IN THE
MAIN STREET ZONING DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO.: 166, 2016
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. William VanNess
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.:
__ of 2016 to amend Queensbury Town Code Chapter 179, entitled “Zoning,” to: 1) provide for
“drive-through windows” and facilities at businesses in the Main Street Zoning District within the
Town of Queensbury under certain prescribed conditions and 2) to adopt provisions for determining
setback requirements for corner lots abutting Main Street in the Main Street Zoning District, and
WHEREAS, before the Town Board may amend, supplement, change, or modify the
Town’s Zoning Law, it must hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of the
Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town of Queensbury Zoning Laws, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with General Municipal Law §239-m, the Town must first refer
the proposed Zoning Law amendments and obtain a recommendation from the Warren County
Planning Department before enacting the legislation, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a Public Hearing concerning adoption of the
proposed Local Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town
Clerk to forward copies of the proposed Zoning Law amendments and Part 1 of the SEQRA Long
Environmental Assessment Form to the Warren County Planning Department for its review and
recommendation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a Public Hearing at the
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Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2016
concerning proposed Local Law No.: ___ of 2016 which provides for certain amendments of the
Town of Queensbury’s Zoning Law and to hear all interested persons, and following the public
hearing may take any other actions authorized by law concerning proposed Local Law No.: ___ of
2016, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to provide
the public with at least 10 days’ prior notice of the Public Hearing by causing a Notice of Public
Hearing to be timely published in the Town’s official newspaper and by posting the Notice of
Public Hearing on the Town’s website and public bulletin board at least 10 days before the date of
the Public Hearing, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to send the
Notice of Public Hearing, together with copies of the proposed Local Law if necessary, to any
public officials, agencies, municipalities or individuals, in accordance with New York State Town
Law §265 and any other applicable State Laws or Town Code provisions, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk, Director
of Planning, Zoning and Code Compliance, Senior Planner and/or Town Counsel to take such other
actions and give such other notice as may be necessary in preparation for the Public Hearing and for
the Town Board to lawfully adopt proposed Local Law No.: ___ of 2016.
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Duly adopted this 2 day of May, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT: None