Queensbury Planning Department TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
Planning Department
" NOTE TO FILE "
Mrs. Lee A. York, Senior Planner Date: September 26, 1990
Mr. John S. Goralski, Planner
Mr. Stuart G. Baker, Assistant Planner By: Stuart G. Baker
_ Area Variance Subdivision: _ Sketch, _Preliminary, Final
Use Variance Site Plan Review
_ Sign Variance Petition for a Change of Zone
Interpretation Freshwater Wetlands Permit
Other.
Application Number. Use Variance No. 76- 1990
Applicant's Name: Ronald P. Dufour
Meeting Date: September 26, 1990
The applicant is proposing construction of a office and garage facility
on a lot on the corner of Dix, Avenue and Phillips Avenue. I have reviewed the
application according to the criteria in Article 10, and I have the following
comments:
1) The applicant must show that the use provisions in Section 4.020 (I)
would result in an unnecessary financial hardship. Inability to make a
reasonable return on the property for all allowable uses in the CR-15 zone
must be shown. The circumstances on this lot are not different from the size
and shape of the other 1ots , in this zone.
2) The applicant must show that the variance is necessary for the
preservation of a property right possessed by other property owners in the
CR-15 zone.
3) The purpose of the CR-15 zone is to provide a transitional area
between residential and highway commercial uses. The proposed use would
appear to be more appropriate in a light industrial zone.
The Board should determine if the variance request is the minimum
necessary to alleviate the specific hardship found.
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