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QUEENSBURY PLANNING BOARD MEETING
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 21, 1995
INDEX
Site Plan No. 48-95
Tax Map No. 6-1-16
Site Plan No. 49-95
Tax Map No. 15-1-3
Site Plan No. 50-95
Tax Map No. 15-1-44
subdivision No. 13-1995
PRELIMINARY STAGE
Petition for Zone Change
No. P5-95
Norma B. Baertschi
Anthony Koenig
Robert Paganelli
Kenneth Ermig~r.
Tax Map No. 73-1-4
G. Joseph Monsour
Tax Map No. 104-1-12.1
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THESE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY ADOPTED MINUTES AND ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD
AND STAFF REVISIONS. REVISIONS WILL APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING
MONTHS MINUTES (IF ANY) AND WILL STATE SUCH APPROVAL OF SAID
MINUTES.
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QUEENSBLJRY PLANN!NG BOARD MgÊ:TI't':/ß
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 21, 1995
7:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT
ROBERT PALING, CHAIRMAN
CATHERINE LABOMBARD, SECRETARY
GEORGE STARK
JAMES OBERMAYER
TIMOTHY BREWER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-JAMES MARTIN
PLANNING BOARD ATTORNEY-MARK SCHACHNER
STENOGRAPHER-MARIA GAGLIARDI
MR. PALING-The last item on the agenda, Vasiliou will not be on.
It is taken off the agenda.
MR. MARTIN-Yes, and the reason for that is we just, we don't even
have the Petition yet.
MR. PALING-Okay. It'll be put aside indefinitely.
NEW BUSINESS:
SITE PLAN NO. 48-95 TYPE II NORMA B. BAERTSCHI OWNER: SAME AS
ABOVE ZONE: WR-1A, C.E.A., APA LOCATION: ASSEMBLY PT. RD.
PROPOSAL IS FOR RELOCATION OF EXISTING DOCK TO ELIMINATE
ENCROACHMENT ON NEIGHBORING PROPERTY (RELOCATING APPROVED BY LGPC
ON 7/13/95). DOCKS ARE PERMITTED SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN REVIEW.
CROSS REFERENCE: AV 62-1995 WARREN CO. PLANNING: 9/13/95 TAX
MAP NO. 6-1-6 LOT SIZE: 9,629 SQ. FT. SECTION: 179-16, 179-60
BRUCE JORDAN, REPRESENTING APPLICANT, PRESENT
MR. PALING-Okay. Jim, do you have comments on this?
MR. MARTIN-I'll read in, first, the Warren County approved
concurring with local conditions, and this was really such a
straight forward application, we didn't prepare any Staff Notes.
This is really correcting a situation or improving a situation in
terms of a dock, apparently, that was encroaching on a property
line, and given the narrow frontage of this shoreline area, this
is really the only place you can put it, and they did, in the
Cross Reference, they did receive a variance for this location
from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
MR. PALING-You're representing the applicant?
MR. JORDAN-Yes. I am. My name is Bruce Jordan. I'm an attorney
in Glens Falls with offices at 119 Bay Street, and I concur with
Mr. Martin's summary. This is a pretty pedestrian application.
We're here, pretty much, on a technical basis. This deck and the
related facilities have been there for 35 plus years in their
existing configuration. We're not really changing the
configuration. All we're doing is moving the pier which extends
into the lake approximately 11 feet to the south, which is shown
on the site plan for pier size. Tom Nesbitt's copy is attached
to the back of the application, and I've indicated the detail of
the proposed dock location. The scale's a little small in order
to get it in the format, but that shows essentially what's going
on.
MR. PALING-Yes. I think most of us have seen it.
understand what you're saying.
So we
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MR. MARTIN-And there's no boathouse or anything proposed with
this. This is just a flat dock.
MR. PALING-No. This is just, they're going to float the dock
over, to get away from the property line problem.
MR. MARTIN-Right.
MR. PALING-And it's pretty straight forward. Does anyone on the
Board have any questions or comments? Okay.
MR. 8REWER-I have one question, not to the apÞlicant, but, the
property line actually goes right out into the water, underneath
the water? Is that how that works?
MR. MARTIN-Well, I don't know. I'~ a bit uncomfortable with
these property line things extending out into the water.
MR. BREWER-Yes, because
line on the land.
it really doesn't .ffe~t
t.he P1; oper t y
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MR. MARTIN-As far as ¡ know, that's State of New York property
out beyond that shoreline.
MR. SCHACHNER-The property itself, the bed of Lake George is
owned by the State of New York, but there are regulations,
princ¡pally above the Lake George Park Commission, that do talk
about setback of docks from what I call ,and what they call
extended property lines into the water, and there's actually a
very complex way that the Park Commission looks at that, in terms
of, it's either extended straight out, the way the property line
is drawn, or there's an alternative forml.¡.¡.. ,that ¡ don't think
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you should get into, that is another way of'looking at that.
MR. MARTIN-There is treatment for it in our Code. If you read
the Shoreline Regulations. There's a section in there about how
you treat a property line out onto the water, and this is in
compliance with that.
MR. BREWER-I mean, it's just, there's really
that.~yes, tha~~s the property lioe. I roean,
Ìt ~ s Justconf'Usi ng, to say the least .
no way to judge
~pu pan look out.
MR. JORDAN-You're right. There arø different ways of looking at
it, and there is an area where the dock extends beyond the high
water mark and the low water mark from Lake George, where it's a
little bit esoteric, but when you get closer to the shoreline,
there is conceivably an area where a portion of the dock in the
related approach does extend across the property line by anyone's
definition. So our intent here, even those this was a pre-
existing structure for some 35 years, it's a lot cheaper to just
slide it over.
MR. BREWER-No. I understand exactly what you're doing and why
yo,u're doing it, b,l.,.ItI'm"just,curiol.¡.Sì as to the wat,er, It really
"d,oésn't a, l,o,t . of se,ns~ .If å ,guy puts a dock in, .and it floats
over likEf, , 'that, ,then tec;b,n,i'cal,ly it's, Ç>O sqmeþody else's
propérty', ):?L¡.~ it's "r¡:ó;t,~ !!'
MR.,!S¿,HAp-1NE'~t,¡"¡el,~. it's l1,ot that .it's .on, S?omeþody else's
prop'ertý, physfcallY~,ÞlJta~ ,jimRoints out, weh!qve, a specific
prov ision\in' the Zo'ni ng :q;:r~~ nancè' 'that deals w¡t;,n ,this, , and it
actually is exactly the ~ame as the Lake George Park Commission
that talks about a minimum setback for docks of 20 feet from what
they call the adjacent property line extended into the lake on
the same axis as the property line runs on shore, where it meets
the lake, or, this is the complicated part that I didn't want to
get into, but just to fini$h the thought, or at a right angle to
the mean highwater mark, whichever results in the greater
setback. It's a difficult, or a paper exercise, but the bottom
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line is that the idea is to avoid putting docks so that they are
situated in a fashion so that boats and boat traffic and things
like that are going to create a problem for your neighbor.
MR. MARTIN-If you're interested, you
indicate either scenario that Mark
extended, line perpendicular to,
di fference.
can see, this diagram does
just said, property line
so that shows you the
MR. JORDAN-Right.
drawing so that
setbac k .
We asked the surveyor to reflect both
you could see the comparison between
in the
the two
MR. PALING-All right. Are there any more comments from the
Board? All right. We have a public hearing on this, so we'll
open the public hearing now. Is there anyone here that would
care to speak on this matter?
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. MARTIN-I do have one letter. It's very short. "James and
Rosemary Davidsen support Mrs. Norma Baertschi in her efforts to
replace a dock at Assembly Point. Rosemary Davidsen."
MR. PALING-Is she a neighbor?
MR. MARTIN-It doesn't indicate. I would assume so. I imagine
she was part of the 500 foot notice.
MR. PALING-Okay.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
MR. PALING-This is a Type II.
MR. MARTIN-SECRA's not required.
MR. PALING-SECRA's not required in this case. Okay. So I don't
think we have anything more to do except entertain a motion.
MOTION TO APPROVE SITE PLAN NO. 48-95 NORMA
Introduced by James Obermayer who moved for
seconded by George Stark:
B. BAERTSCHI,
its adoption,
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Obermayer, Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Brewer, Mr. stark,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
SITE PLAN NO. 49-95 TYPE I ANTHONY KOENIG OWNER: SAME AS
ABOVE ZONE~ WR-1A, C.E.A., APA LOCATION: ROCKHURST RD., WHITE
HOUSE ON WEST SIDE, 3 HOUSES NORTH OF MARINA. PROPOSAL IS TO
RAZE 1/2 OF EXISTING ROOF LINE TO ACCOMMODATE A BEDROOM AND BATH
ON THE 2ND FLOOR; ELIMINATION OF ONE EXISTING BEDROOM DOWNSTAIRS.
SITE PLAN REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR EXPANSION OF A NONCONFORMING
STRUCTURE IN A C.E.A. WARREN CO. PLANNING: 9/13/95 TAX MAP NO.
15-1-3 LOT SIZE: .09 ACRES SECTION: 179-16, 179-79
JOE ROULIER, REPRESENTING APPLICANT, PRESENT
STAFF INPUT
Notes from Staff, Site Plan No. 49-95, Anthony Koenig, Meeting
Date: September 21, 1995 "This proposal requires Site Plan
approval because it is an expansion of a nonconforming structure
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in a critical environmental area. It does not create any new or
additional encroachments on the setbacks. The Warren County
Planni~g Board determined that this proposal would have No
Action. It does not appear that this project will have any
impact on the standards set forth in Article V of the Zoning
Ordinance. The Board may wish to consider whether or not this
proposal will impact the views of the adjoining property owners.
Because this is an unlisted action in a critical environmental
area the full E.A.F. should be reviewed prior to making a SEQRA
determination." '
MR. MARTIN-Now, while we've touched on the issue of the EAF.
Mark and I had a couple of comments to make in that regard. I
think there is an argument to be made, and one which Staff would
support, that this is, in fact, a Type II Action, and I read from
the SEQRA Reg's. Construction'or placement of minor structures,
accessory or appurtenant to existing facilities, including
garage, carports, patios, home swimming pools, fences, barns or
other buildings not changing land use or density, including
upgrading of buildings to meet building or fire codes. We've
conferred with Mark on this, and that is a listing from the Type
II list, and we think this may fall into that category.
MR. PALING-I'd much rather that it would fall into the
but what happened to the rationale to get it in
submitted?
Type II,
as it is
MR. MARTIN-Well, if you have an unlisted action, normally that
would be then a Short Form, and you'd go through the Short Form
as an unlisted action, but it's an unlisted action in a Critical
Environmental Area, then it automatically kicks into a Type I
Action.
MR. SCHACHNER-That's if it's an Unlisted Action, as opposed to
either a Type I or a Type II Action. The issue that arose was
that a minor addition could easily be deemed to fall within the
language that Jim just read, which is tHe language from the SECRA
Regulations, listing Type II Actions. So if the Board wants, you
can consider minor, it's Staff's and my opinion, that you can
co~side~ minor additions to be Type II Actions, and therefore
actions that don't require SECRA Review.
MR. PAL!NG-I
they're doing
environment.
think that's the
nothing there
right
that's
reasoning, too, because
going to affect the
MR. MARTIN-Bear in mind, this didn't even require a variance.
This and the next application both were in that same category.
It didn't even require a variance. Now if a variance was
required, then you might want to give this a second look, or
further consideration, but this is strictlY here on the basis
that, it's expansion of a nonconfo)-ming structure and that,
according to our Code, requires Site Plan Review.
MR. OBERMAYER-How about if they were to, like, PM~ an e;<t€tnsion
off the side or something like that? Would that"change it? I'm
just curious.
MR. MARTIN-It depends. If it needs a variance it might change it
somewhat. If that side extension were to violate the setback,
but this is simply, you know, putting an addition on top of a
structure and, in our opinion, that's not something that warrants
a Type I review.
MR. PALING-Yes. We don't need a SEQRA.
MR. MARTIN-Yes, if you concur that it's a Type II.
MR. BREWER-The only thing I think of is, the application, I'm not
saying this is the same as or more so than theqpplication we
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had, was it last month or the month before, with the fellow up on
Assembly Point, similar type project, but, that's all he did was
raise that roof line, didn't he?
MR. OBERMAYER-Yes. That's all he was doing.
MR. BREWER-The same thing. Did we do a SEQRA on that?
MR. OBERMAYER-I don't remember.
MR. BREWER-I think so.
MR. MARTIN-I think we probably have, prior to.
MR. SCHACHNER-No question about it.
MR. BREWER-That's my only thought on the thing. I don't have a
problem with what he's doing or anything. I'm just saying, if
you think about that.
MR. PALING-I don't either. Cathy?
MRS. LABOMBARD-No. I don't have a problem.
MR. PALING-Okay. Ji~, are you comfortable with that reasoning?
MR. OBERMAYER-Yes.
MR. PALING-George?
MR. STARK-Yes. Yes. I am, too. As far as I'm concerned, this,
and I think the next one, too, can take the same route.
MR. OBERMAYER-From now on.
MR. PALING-Well, I don't know about that. These two can take the
same route.
MR. ROULIER-My name's Joe Roulier.
Anthony Koenig.
I'm here representing Mr.
MR. PALING-Anyone on the Board have any comments or questions?
I've just got one, on the sketch, the profile, I assume that the
23 and a half foot measurement is to the ridge line?
MR. ROULIER-That's correct.
MR. PALING-Yes. Okay. Because the arrow just kind of hangs up
there, but that is ridge line, and everything is fine thére.
That's the only question I really have on this. All right. If
there are no other questions or comments, we'll open the public
hearing on this. Is there anyone here who'd care to speak about
this?
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. MARTIN-There would be one additional comment from a Staff
perspective, and that would be stormwater drainage control, if
something could be done in that regard, either through guttering
and downspouts to an eaves trench or something like that. That
would be strongly recommended.
MR. ROULIER-Right. Mr. Martin and I had a conversation this
afternoon regarding that, and I told him that I would not expect
that to be a problem, (lost words) current stormwater proposals.
MR. OBERMAYER-How about erosion control while they're doing
const ,"uct ion?
MR. MARTIN-Well, that's going to be required normally.
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MR. OBERMAYER-Okay. So we don't have to add that into it.
MR. PALING-It~s a regular requirement.
MR. MARTIN-If you want to pu't it into your motion, that's fine
also.
MR. PALING-But it's there anyway.
MR. MARTIN-Yes.
lake.
John follows these pretty closely along the
MR. PALING-Okay.
MR. STARK-Motion?
MR. PALING-Yes.
MOTION TO APPROVE SITE PLAN NO. 49-95 ANTHONY KOENIG, Introduced
by George Star k who moved fo," its adopt iqr,l ~ ,~.ec90ded by Timothy
Brewer:
To include stormwater management, use of gutters, as discussed
with the Planning Department.
Dul~ adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Stark, Mr. Obermayer, Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Brewer,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
SITE PLAN NO. 50-95 TYPE I ROBERT PAGANELLI OWNER: SAME AS
ABOVE ZONE: WR-1A, C.E.A., APA LOCATION: ROCKHURST, YELLOW
,HQ,I,)SE WITH RE,D DOOR, 8 HOUSES t-iO., OF MARINé"E,AST S~DE Of ROAD;
RodK'H'uRST 'RD ~ APPLICANT PR'ÖPo'SES TO CÖNSTRUCT 'A MASTE~ BEDROOM
WITH BATH. EXISTING UPSTAïR~ BEDROOM TO BE CONVERTED TO A
SITTING OR T.V. ROOM. SITE PLAN REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR EXPANSION
OF A NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE IN A C.E.A. WARREN CO. PLANNING:
9/13/95 TAX MAP NO. 15-1-44 LOT SIZE: .09 ACRES SECTION:
179-16, 179-79
JOE ROULIER, REPRESENTING APPLICANT, PRESENT
MR. PALING-Okay, and this'll'h'ave the same SEQRA ,"easoning that
we had on the last one.
MR. MARTIN-Correct.
MR. PALING-Okay. I guess for the record, if you don't mind.
MR. ,ROUL I E~-My
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nat1l,e is J oé
Roulier.
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i M~. PÀL:ING-T~ank you.. Jim, yoiur comment~, please..
MR. MARTIN-Our comments stand. It's very similar tothi previous
application. Some consideration should be given to neighboring
views, and also stormwater runoff, and the Warren County Planning
Board is the same, they returned the application with no action.
MR. PALING-Right, and the guttering and all the same as before?
MR. MARTIN-Right.
MR. PALING-We should mention that in the motion.
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MR. ROULIER-I would just like to tell the Board, at this
juncture, we will gutter the entire house, not just the portion
that is currently under consideration.
MR. PALING-Okay, and does that run under the ground, or what do
you do with the water?
MR. ROULIER-What we'll do is I'll confer with Mr. Martin and
recommendation, possibly, in regard to maybe a couple of 55
gallon drums, so that we can contain water back in the proximity
of the house.
MR. MARTIN-That's usually sufficient. Something that we can just
get the water into the ground, for infiltration.
MR. PALING-Right. Okay. Then I think it's appropriate to open
the public hearing on this now. Is there anyone here that would
care to speak abo,ut this?
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. MARTIN-We do have a, and I just see this now, it does
reference Koenig as well. A letter "Dear Planning Board Members:
Thank you for the notification of Koenig and Paganelli. As
neighbors of both these parties, we have no objections to the
proposed improvements to the homes. Susan Sargent & Thomas
Sargent.
MR. ROULIER-In regard to Mr. Koenig, they're two doors north of
him on the west side of Rockhurst. In regard to Mr. Paganelli,
they're approximately three doors south of him. Mr. Paganelli is
on the east side of Rockhurst.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
MR. PALING-All right. We wi II entertai n a mot~'on.
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MOTION TO APP~OV~
Introducedbi George
by James Obermayer:
With the addition that 'J:.here be gutters onÜ~e¡ whole 'hoUse.
SITE PLAN NO~50-9q ROB~RT'Þ~GÅN~LLI,
Stark who moved for its adopt,ion ,séconded
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Obermayer,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
SUBDIVISION NO. 13-1995 PRELIMINARY STAGE TYPE: ,UNLISTED
KENNETH ERMIGER OWNER: SAME AS ABOVE ZONE: HC-1A LOCATION:
NYS RT.9 (WEST SIDE) PROPOSAL IS TO SUBDIVIDE AN 8.4 ACRE
COMMERCIAL PARCEL INTO 2 LOTS OF 5.6 ACRES AND 2.8 ACRES. TAX
MAP NO. 73-1-4 LOT SIZE: 8.4 ACRES SECTION: SUBDIVISION
REGULATIONS
JOHN RAY, REPRESENTING APPLICANT, PRESENT
MR. PALING-Okay. Jim?
STAFF INPUT
Notes from Staff, Subdivision No. 13-1995 PYeliminary Stage,
Kenneth Ermiger, Meeting Date: September 21, 1995 "This is a
fairly straight forward two lot, commercial subdivision. Each
lot more than meets the minimum lot size requirements as well as
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the other dimensional requirements of the Ordinance. ~ot "A" is
currently the site of Whitney Electronics and what appears to be
a single family residence. Lot "B" is vaçaT)t at,;þi~ time. Any
use of lot "B" will require a site plan revie~ fYom'the Planning
Board. The subdivision map indicates that the two northerly
drives will be abandoned and the resultant lots will share the
southend drive. I would recommend that this be a condition for
approval. The only other issue is the location of any existing
septic systems. The creation of the new property line should not
result in a non-conforming septic system with regard to setbacks.
Assuming this is not an issue, I w,ould recommend approval of this
application." And just to put on the record right now, we have
received affidavit confirming the notification to neighboring
property owners.
MR. RAY-My name is John Ray.
Geon;fe.
I'm with Rehm and Ray in Lake
MR. PALING-Jim, do you have any other comments?
MR. MARTIN-No. I thi nk that sums it up.
MR. PALING-Okay.
MR. MARTIN-I would just question about the septic system, I
guess.
MR. PALING-Right, the septic system, and I want just a little
clearer explanation on the drives. Does anyone on the Board have
any questions?
MR. BREWER-There's a note, a letter, about waivers. We have to
consider granting waivers. I guess. What are the waivers,
though, that he's granting? Items Number Eight and Ten of the
Subdivision application. I'm just guessing, but maybe they're
drainage.
MR. MARTIN-Eight through ten.
application to reference it.
I don't have a copy of the
MR. RAY-I
proposed
PIa nni ng
Ten is a
li ke to
can help you. Number Eight is a description of the
use. Number Nine is a description of the previous Town
~9r "ZqTÜD9 c;I~~ermiT)q.t~c>n~ reg?lTdi ng, thi§, ! site,., Number
descrlPtion'of'prov'isfons' fOr sewagèdispl6sal.' What'I'd
add at this point is Lot A, ~t this pointJ is µnder
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contract and presumably, once t,he sale takes plàce,you will be
receiving a site plan application for that particular lot. Being
located in the zone that it is, you have to receive a site plan
for anythin~ that is done th~r~. That's why we requested a
waiver. At this time, there a~~ho plans to do anything with
that lot, not to make any changes except on paper on the survey.
MR. MARTIN-I think, as a practical matter, those points are well
taken, and oftentimes we find that stormwater control approaches
and things like that are best worked out at site plan.
MR. BREWER-Right, but I just want to make sure we grant the
waivers if we're.
MR. MARTIN-And I think~ also, you're obviously looking at a
request of waiver, here, from the Sketch Plan phase.
MR. BREWER-Right. That's the only thing I've got.
MR. PALING-I have nothing right now, but I understand what you're
saying. Now there is a public hearing scheduled on this. We
will, therefore, open the public hearing. Does anyone care to
speak on this matter tonight?
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
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PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
MR. BREWER-Now what did you say about the drives, Bob? You
wanted to know about the drives.
MR. PALING-Okay. Just clarify for me, the drives. Jim, what you
said, say it again.
MR. MARTIN-We're recommending, and I think the applicant is
concurring, to a shared driveway, and you'll see notes on the
plan, existing drive to be closed, existing drive to be closed.
They're the two northerly driveways, and then the southerly most
existing drive to be only access. The only further comment I
would have along that regard is that we should look for deed
language that would reflect the shared driveway for easements or
whatever, to accommodate that one driveway access point.
MR. PALING-Okay. I see what you're doing now. I missed it when
you went through it.
MR. STARK-I have a question for the applicant. Now you say it's
under contract, Lot A.
MR. RAY-That's correct.
MR. STARK-Okay. Whatever their planned use is of this, do they
have any objection to a shared driveway?
MR. RAY-No. They're aware of that.
MR. PALING-We'll make it part of the motion, then, for the deed
language, so that we'll be okay there. Any further questions or
comments? This is an Unlisted. So we've got to have a SEQRA on
this. It's Short on this one, isn't it?
MR. MARTIN-A Long was submitted. I think you have to go with the
Long. That's what was submitted.
MR. PALING-Here it is here. Yes.
RESOLUTION WHEN DETERMINATION OF NO SIGNIFICANCE IS MADE
RESOLUTION NO. 13-1995, Introduced by Catherine LaBombard who
moved for its adoption, seconded by George Stark:
WHEREAS, there
application for:
is presently before
KENNETH ERMIGER, and
the
Planning
Board
an
WHEREAS, this Planning Board has determined that the proposed
project and Planning Board action is subject to review under the
State Environmental Quality Review Act,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED:
1. No federal agency appears to be involved.
2. The following agencies are involved:
NONE
3. The proposed action considered by this Board is unlisted in
the Department of Environmental Conservation Regulations
implementing the State Environmental Quality Review Act and
the regulations of the Town of Queensbury.
4. An Environmental Assessment Form has been completed by the
applicant.
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5. Havingconsldered and thoroughly .nalyzedthe relevant areas
of env'i'r.onmental cqncern and having considered the 'criteria
fôr determining whether ç¡. ,prqject, h,4~ a si,gnificant
environmental impact 'as th~sJfueis se€forth in Se¿tion
617.11 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and
Regulations for the State of New York, this Board finds that
the action about to be undertaken by this Board will have no
significant environmental effect and the Chairman of the
Planning Board is hereby authorized to execute and sign and
file as may be necessary a statement of non-significance or
a negative declaration that may be required by law.
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYE,S:, ,Mrs. L~Bqmqard, Mr. Brewer" I'1r. ~Ita,r k, ,Mr. Qbermayer,
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ABSE'NT:' ~:T' ,MacEW,a n, ,Mr. Rue 1
MR. STARK-Motion?
MR. PALING-Yes.
MOTION TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY STAGE SUBDIVISION ,NQ.
KENNETH ERMIGER, Introduced by George Stark who moved
adoption, seconded by James Obermayer:
13-1995
for its
With the following stipulation:
driveway between Lot A and B.
That there would be a shared
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Obermayer, Mrs. LaBombard,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
MR. BREWER-George, why don't we do a motion on the waivers, too.
Details requested in Items Number Eight through Ten, or it says
Items Eight and Ten on the lette)'. Right?
MRS. LABOMBARD-The descriptions of the uses?
MR. RAY-Number Eight is the description of the proposed use, and
Number Ten is a description of the provisions for sewage.
MR. PALING-How about Number Nine?
MR. RAY-Well, Nine is just the description of any previous Town
Planning or Zoning determinations.
MR. PALING-All right. So it's only eight and ten that apply, and
we want to grant these waivers, and the requirements for Sketch
Plan, pending site plan review.
MR. BREWER-Well, it has to come for site plan review anyway.
MR. RAY-It has to come anyway.
MR. SCHACHNER-And you also have final subdivision, yet. This is
just Preliminary, and you can do it by a motion to amend your
previous motion for approval.
MR. STARK-Okay.
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MOTION TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION OF APPROVAL TO INCLUDE
WAIVERS FOR ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER TEN ON THE APPLICATION
AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SKETCH PLAN, Introduced by George Stark
who moved for its adoption, seconded by James Obermayer:
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
AYES: Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Obermayer,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
PETITION FOR ZONE CHANGE P5-95
ONLY OWNER: SAME AS ABOVE
ADJOINING PARKING LOT 676
SFR-1A PROPOSED ZONING:
LOT 104-1-12.1 FROM SFR-1A
SIZE AND IS LOCATED ON GLEN
G. JOSEPH MONSOUR RECOMMENDATION
LOCATION: JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND
UPPER GLEN STREET CURRENT ZONING:
PC-1A REQUEST IS FOR ZONE CHANGE ON
TO PC-1A. THE LOT IS .26 ACRES IN
STREET (JOJO'S RESTAURANT).
JOSEPH MONSOUR, PRESENT
MR. PALING-Okay. Jim.
STAFF INPUT
Notes from Staff, Petition for Zone Change - P5-95, G. Joseph
Monsour, Meeting Date: September 21, 1995 "Mr. Monsour owns
lots 104-1-18 and lots 104-1-12.1. Lot 104-1-18 is zoned SFR~1A.
The request to change the zoning of lot 104-1-12.1 from SFR-1A to
PC-1A appears reasonable since it is the only lot on the west
side of Halfway Brook in this area that is not zoned PC-1A.
Furthermore, since the lot is surrounded on three sides by PC-1A
lots and does not have frontage on a Town road, it is not
appropriate to use this lot for residential purposes. Finally, I
would suggest that the applicant be required to combine lots 104-
1-12.1 and 104-1-18 into one lot as a condition of approval."
MR. PALING-Why is that, Jim?
MR. MARTIN-Well, I think, basically, you have a lot that's there
with no frontage. It's a nonconforming lot, and that would clean
it up.
MR. PALING-Okay. Then the whole thing becomes conforming.
MR. BREWER-Besides that, if he ever were to sell that piece of
land, then all these listed uses could go on there, and that's
such a small parcel that it would be a real nightmare.
MR. MARTIN-Right.
MR. MONSOUR-Joe Monsour.
MR. PALING-Okay. Any questions or comments here?
MR. MARTIN-If you remember, we still have a pending site plan
application on this site, and one of the issues was, that
resulted in that tabling was the buffer zone that would be
required around the residential zoning, and I think this was a
solution that was arrived upon to get around that buffer zone, or
do away with that issue, and this only makes sense, because this
really fits nice right into the center of that parcel.
MR. BREWER-If we were to make a recommendation
zone change, with the recommendation being that
parcel with the other parcel, is that a problem?
to approve the
you join this
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MR. MONSOUR-That's fine.
MR. BREWER-I'll make that recommendation, then.
MOTION
CHANGE
Timothy
sta.r k:
TO RECOMMEND TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT PETITION FOR ZONE
NO.P5-95 G. JOSEPH MONSOUR BE APPROVED, Introduced by
Brewer who moved for its adoption, seconded by George
With a condition being the two parcels be incorporated into one
parcel.
Duly adopted this 21st day of September, 1995, by the following
vote:
MR. MARTIN-What'll happen now, and I acknowledge that this is a
little backwards, but this is the way the County requested it be
done. This will go on, now, to the County Board for review and
recommendation, and that'll occur the second Wednesday in
October, and as soon as that's done, it'll go on to the Town
Board for their consideration. They set a public hearing for
theirs.
MR. SCHACHNER-They, the Town Board.
AYES: Mrs. LaBombard, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stark, Mr. Obermayer,
Mr. Paling
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: Mr. MacEwan, Mr. Ruel
MR. STARK-Mark, I have a question. When something comes back No
Action from the County because they don't have a quorum up there,
our vote doesn't have to be 5 and 0, it can be 4 and 2?
MR. SCHACHNER-Correct. It does not impose the super majority
requirement on you. The only vote that requires or imposes the
super majority vote on you is if the County recommends denial.
No Action, No County Impact, no problem, Returned for lack of
quorum or for lack of majority. Sometimes at the County Planning
Board, they have a quorum, but they don't get a majority voting
one way or the other. They'll have a four, four tie, for
example. Eight people is more than a quorum, but it's not an
action by them, doesn't impose the super majority on us. Only if
they recommend denial is that requirement imposed.
MR. PALING-Jim, what's the possibility of getting a
more microphones? It's okay tonight, but this, last
there was one for all three at Staff. What we need is
everybody, so we're not. A lot of times we forget
somebody the mic, and nobody can hear them, and there is
there.
couple of
Tuesday,
one for
to give
space on
MR. BREWER-All we need is one.
MR. OBERMAYER-They can have mine, because I can be heard.
MR. PALING-No. Talk to
everybody should have a mic.
the audience, trust me.
What can we do to get?
I
think
MR. MARTIN-I can talk to the Building and Grounds Superintendent
about that. That's who it would go through.
MR. PALING-All right. If it's no big deal, how about two?
everybody has one.
Then
MR. MARTIN-It's not a problem for us, generally.
MR. PALING-Okay.
One is fine.
Would you get us one more mic,
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please?
MR. MARTIN-We'll try our best.
MR. BREWER-Did JohD mentiori to you about the policy ~e wanted to
adopt, he was goirig to set a public hearing, or find out' if we
did.
MR. MARTIN-Yes.
hearing.
We have to do that in October, set the public
On motion meeting was adjourned.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Robert Paling, Chairman
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