BOH 27, 2017 Approve Septic Variance of Mackey RESOLUTION APPROVING CHRISTOPHER MACKEY'S APPLICATION
FOR SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 27,2017
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, Christopher Mackey (Applicant) filed an application for a variance from
provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance, Chapter 136, §136-11,
which requires applicants to obtain a variance for holding tanks, as the Applicant wishes to install a
1,000 gallon holding tank to serve a bathroom in a storage building located on Corinth Road, and
WHEREAS, the Applicant also applied for an additional variance from Chapter 136 to allow
placement of such holding tank approximately five feet (5') from the western parcel property line in
lieu of the ten feet (10') setback on property located at Corinth Road, approximately two hundred feet
(200')west of Carey Road in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town's
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
variance requests on Monday, August 21St, 2017, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that
1. due to the nature of the variances, the Local Board of Health determines that the
variances would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this
Ordinance or other adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and
objectives of any Town plan or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the
specific unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affect the
Applicant; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of Christopher
Mackey for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to allow installation of a 1,000 gallon
holding tank, with placement of such holding tank to be approximately five feet (5') from the western
parcel property line in lieu of the ten feet (10') setback on property located at Corinth Road,
approximately two hundred feet (200') west of Carey Road, Queensbury, and bearing Tax Map No.:
308.16-1-54.
Duly adopted this 21St day of August, 2017,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Brewer
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. Irish
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