1968-01-17
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MINUTES of a public hearing of the Town of Queensbury
Zoning Board of Appeals held at the To~m Office Building on
January 17, 1968 at 7:30 P.M.
There were present:
John E. Fitzgerald
James Keller
Charles O. Sicard
George Kuros.c!k.a.
Allison B. Ellsworth
being all of the meübers of the board.
John E. Fitzgerald, the Chairman, presided and the
Secretary, James Keller, recorded.
The Secret.r;ry read the minutes of the public hearing held
December 19, 1967 and on motion duly made by Charles o. Sicard,
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seconded by George Kurosaka and carried unanimously, were approved.
A copy of these minutE:S 't-Jere given to Hr. Willia.m Richardson in
respons: to his request but the Chairman stated that this u<.'¡s a
special case and that no regular practice of giving out copies of
its minutes was cOll.î:er:rI>lated.
The Secretary read the notice of public hearing vñ1ich
appeared in the Glens Falls Times and Post-Star on January 6,
1968 on Application for a Variance #27 by M D Management Corp.
for the construction of a drive-in restaurant of the type knOÝn1
as I1Neba" on an undersized lot. Appea.ring for M D M8..I.""lagement Corp.
';7;]5 Hr. Green, Mr. Lebowitz and Attorney John l1annix. A.ttorney
'Jilliam Bacas \Vas a130 present representing James and, Bertha
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Xanthoplos,adjoining lando~vners, who had no objections. TI~c
map was reviewed and discussion 'tvas had wi th reference to the
lot size, parking and the effect of the widening of the road by
the State. After discussion, upon motion duly made, seconded and
carried unanimously, it was
RESOLVED, that in view of the practical
difficulty of using the lot since it did
not meet the minimum lot dimensions required
by the Ordinance; and the fact that the lot
had remained the same as it had existed before
zoning; and that in the opinion of the Board
strict application of the provisions of the
Ordinance would deprive the applicant óf the
reasonable use of his land, be it ORDERED
that Application for a Variance #27 by M D
Management Corp. be approved as requested.
The Application for a. Variance 11 Â3 by Cleo Rogers for
the construction of garden apartments was presented to the Board.
Attorney William Bacas and Mr. James Houghton were present repre-
senting Mrs. Rogers. Discussion was had with reference to the
plans and several maps 'i¡ere reviewed. Mr. Houghton gave the Board
a copy of a letter 'tvritten by John O. \:Jebster dated December 1,
1967 with respect to the disposal system. Upon motion of James
Keller, seconded by George Kurosaka and carried unanimously,
this matter was referred to the Planning Board for their report.
It was pointed out that it appeared that George J.
Boivin had not yet submitted any additional information to the
Planning Board on his Application for a Special Use #1 and on
motion duly made by James Keller, seconded by Charles o. Sicard
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and carried unanimou.sly, his Application for a Special Use 1H
VIas rej ected.
The Zoning Inspector reported that R. George Wiswall
of Glenwood Avenue had applied for a building permit to enlarge
his animal hospital, a non-conforming use. The enlargement would
not exceed 50% of the floor area as it existed at the time of
passage of the Ord~nûnce. After discussion, upon motion duly
made by Charles o. Sicard, seconded by George Kurosaka and
carried unanimously, it was
RESOLVED th2.t the proposed enlargement of a
prior non~coDfor~dng use by R. George Wiswall
to his anim;::.l hospital on Glemvood Avenue, not
to exceed 5C';~, of the floor area as it existed at
the time of dle Ordinance, be and hereby is
approved pursuant to Section 8.304 of the
Ordinance.
rnere being no other business to come before the
meeting, upon motion duly made by George Kurosaka, seconded by
Allison B. Ellsw'orth, and carried unanimously, it was adjourned.
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