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1981-09-16 7<8 MINUTES OUEENSBURY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 PRESENT: KIRKHAM CORNWELL, CHAIRMAN THEODORE TURNER, SECRETARY SUSAN GOETZ CHARLES SICARD SJOERDJE RICHARDSON R. CASE PRIME DANIEL GRIFFIN MACK DEAN POST STAR (Lee Tugas) STAFF: PRESS: THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 19, 1981 MEETING WERE APPROVED ON A MOTION BY MR. SICARD, SECONDED BY MR. TURNER. MOTION CARRIED. NEW BUSINESS: VARIANCE NO. 7261 CLARENCE CONKLIN - TO CONSTRUCT A DETACHED GARAGE 8 FT. FROM DWELLING IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED 10 FT. ON THE PROPERTY SITUATED AT JAY ROAD OFF GLEN LAKE ROAD. MR. CLARENCE CONKLIN, APPLICANT, PRESENT. MR. CONKLIN EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO THE TERRAIN AND THE LOCATION OF WELL, HE WAS PROHIBITED FROM BUILDING IN ANY OTHER LOCATION. THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD AND THE WARREN COUNTY PLANNING BOARD BOTH RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS AREA VARIANCE. MOTION BY MR. SICARD, SECONDED BY MRS. GOETZ TO APPROVE. MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. RESOLVED: THE BOARD GRANTED THIS VARIANCE AS IT IS REASONABLE USE OF THE LAND AND IN CONCURRENCE WITH QUEENSBURY AND WARREN COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS. "- VARIANCE NO. 727. BRUCE C. FRASER - TO CONSTRUCT A ONE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH 15 FT. SETBACK IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED 30 FT. FRONT SETBACK ON THE PROPERTY SITUATED AT CLEVERDALE ROAD. MR. BRUCE FRASER, APPLICANT, PRESENT. MR. FRASER PRESENTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF PRESENT SITE. MR. FRASER COULD BUILD TO CONFORM TO ORDINANCE, HOW- EVER, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE HOME WOULD BE LARGER AND AT LEAST 20% MORE TREES WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED. MR. DON MORRISSEY AND MR. KARL KRETZ, BOTH NEIGHBORS OF MR. FRASER, HAD QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE LEECH FIELD AND PARKING AREA. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE ROOM FOR PROPER LEECH FIELD AND AMPLE PARKING FACILITIES. c¡c¡ PAGE TWO SEPTEMBER l6, 1981 "- THE TOWN AND COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS VARIANCE. MOTION BY MR. SICARD, SECONDED BY MR. GRIFFIN TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED. RESOLVED: THE BOARD GRANTED THIS AREA VARIANCE IN CONCURRENCE WITH THE QUEENSBURY AND WARREN COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS. PARKING OFF HIGHWAY ADEQUATE AND MORE TREES WILL BE PRESERVED. VARIANCE NO. 728 WILLIAJ1 HARVEY A DIVISION OF C.R. BARD INC. - TO USE ADDITIONAL 1900 SO. FT. OF EXiSTING BUILDING FOR DEVEL6PMENTAL LAB FOR LIGHT MANUFACTURING ON THE PROPERTY SITUATED AT SOUTH SIDE OF QUAKER ROAD, BETWEEN MEADOWBROOK ROAD AND EVERTS AVENUE (FORMER BOARDMAN BUILDING). TOM BARTON, ENGINEERING MANAGER FOR U.S.C.I., AND FRED HERZOG, MANAGER OF NEW OPERATION, PRESENT FOR THIS VARIANCE. WHICH IS ACTUALLY FOR EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUSLY GRANTED VARIANCE. THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO THE FUTURE PLANS OF U. S . C , I. WITH REGARD TO THIS SITE AND MR. BARTON FELT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY, AT THIS TIME, WHAT THEY MIGHT BE. BOTH THE TOWN AND COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS APPROVED THIS REQUEST FOR A USE VARIANCE. MOTION BY MR. GRIFFIN, SECONDED BY MRS. GOETZ TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED. RESOLVED: THE BOARD GRANTED THIS USE VARIANCE AS IT IS LESS THAN A 50%. EXPANSION AND IT CONCURRS WITH THE TOWN AND COUNTY PLANNING BOARDS. THERE BEING NO MORE BUSINESS, A MOTION WAS MADE BY MR. SICARD, SECONDED BY MR. TURNER TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED. THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT APPROXIMATELY fl,Y¿:J//. "-