Staff NotesTown of Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals
Community Development Department Staff Notes
Area Variance No.: 14-2023
Project Applicant: Artie’s Camping & More/James Benedetti
Project Location: 1444 State Route 9
Parcel History: SP 28-2022; SP 12-2022
SEQR Type: Type II
Meeting Date: April 19, 2023
Applicant proposes to have a 4,000 sq. ft. tent placed in a portion of the parking lot to operate a tent sale from
the last week in June to second week in September 2023, 2024, & 2025. The sales are for Artie’s Camping &
More. The tent will be enclosed with openings for access and 18 ft. in height. There is to be a sign on the tent
for the business operation. Site plan for outside sales tent in the Commercial Intensive zone. Relief is requested
for parking.
The applicant requests relief for parking for the use of a seasonal outdoor tent sales for an existing business. The
project site is 7.01 ac located in a Commercial Intensive zone.
Section 179-3-040 dimensional, Section 179-4-090-Parking
Relief is requested for 42 spaces where the existing building requires 380 spaces and the addition of the tent
requires 20 additional spaces. The site would require 400 spaces but when the tent is up there will only be 358
spaces available.
In making a determination, the board shall consider:
1. Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment
to nearby properties will be created by the granting of this area variance. Minor to no impacts to the
neighborhood may be anticipated.
2. Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the
applicant to pursue, other than an area variance. Feasible alternatives may be considered limited due to
the existing conditions on the site with the existing commercial retail building on the site.
3. Whether the requested area variance is substantial. The relief requested may be considered minor
relevant to the code. Relief requested for the number of parking spaces is 42 spaces.
4. Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district. The project may be considered to have
minimal impact.
5. Whether the alleged difficulty was self-created. The difficulty may be considered self-created.
The applicant proposes to have a 4,000 sq ft tent placed in a portion of the parking lot to
operate a tent sale for three years. The sales are from the existing Arties Camping and Supply. The existing
building of 103,351 sq ft is to remain where Arties is an existing tenant. The plans show the tent location.
Description of Proposed Project:
Relief Required:
Criteria for considering an Area Variance according to Chapter 267 of Town Law:
Staff comments: