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MINUTES of a public hearing of the Town of Queensbury
Zoning Board of Appeals held at the Town Office Building on
May 15, 1968 at 7:30 P.M.
There were present:
James Keller
Charles o. Sicard
George Kurosaka
Allison B. Ellsworth
being a quorum of the Board.
James Keller acted as chairman in the absence of
John E. Fitzgerald and as Secretary, recorded.
The minutes of the public hearing held on April 17,
1968 were read by the Secretary and upon motion duly made by
Charles o. Sicard, seconded by George Kurosaka, and carried
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unanimously, were approved.
The notice of publication on Application for a Variance
#40 by Grossman Distribution Center was read by Mr. Sicard.
Mr. Thomas Grossman was present and reviewed the proposal for the
Board. He stated that they wanted to build a three sided storage
shed within two feet of the line and that there was no other place
that they could erect such a shed "here it would not interfere
with the traffic on the lot. Attorney Michael J. O'Connor of the
firm of McPhillips, Fitzgerald & Meyer was present representing
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Doyle. Mr. O'Connor stated that he did not come
in opposition but came to question certain factors so that he could
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better understand and could better report to his clients.
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Mr. O'Connor asked several questions of Mr. Grossman as to the
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outside appearance of the proposed shed. Mr. Grossman read a
portion of a letter that was sent to the Zoning Board regarding
the outsi~e appearance of the building. After discussion, upon
motion duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, it was
RESOLVED, that in view of the fact that there
were no objections from the adjoining property
owners and that the Delaware and Hudson Railroad
stated that they had no objections to the
proposed structure, and that the shape of the
~aid:}parcel is such that a practical difficulty
exists in using the land as commercial property
for which it is zoned be it ORDERED that Application
for a Variance #40 by Grossman Distribution Center
be approved as requested.
After the conclusion of the public hearing, Application
for a Variance #41 by William Gardner for the construction of a
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dwelling that did not meet the minimum square footage requirements
of the Ordinance was presented to the meeting. Considerable
discussion was had with Mr. Harley Andrus and his wife and Mrs.
VanWagner who are adjoining property owners concerning this
application. They stated that they were appearing in objection
to this being granted. The Board pointed out that this was not a
public hearing and after discussion, upon motion duly made,
seconded and carried unanimously, this matter was set for a public
hearing on June 19, 1968 at 7:30 P.M.
The next order of business was Application for a
Variance #38 by Ackely Tire Company for the construction of an
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oversized sign. The application for a variance was sent to the
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Planning Board for their review. After discussion, upon motion
.~ duly made, seconded and carried unanimously, this matter was set
for a public hearing on June 19, 1968 at 7:30 P.M.
There being no other business to come before the
meeting, it was, upon motion duly made, seconded and carried
unanimously, adjourned.
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