368.2023 Authorizing Town Clerk to Submit Edward Osterberg's Petitin for Change of Zone to Qby Planning Board RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN CLERK TO SUBMIT
EDWARD OSTBERG'S PETITION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE TO
QUEENSBURY PLANNING BOARD
RESOLUTION NO.: 368,2023
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, Edward Ostberg (Ostberg) submitted a Petition for Change of Zone
application to the Queensbury Town Clerk's Office on or about October 5, 2023
requesting an amendment to the Zoning Code to allow microbreweries as a use permitted by
Site Plan Review in the Commercial Light Industrial (CLI) zoning district, and
WHEREAS, Ostberg has also submitted applications to the Planning Board for Site
Plan Review approval to renovate an existing building to house a microbrewery, and
WHEREAS, the application has been reviewed by the Town's Senior Planner and
deemed complete for purposes of review, and
WHEREAS, applications for zoning changes are subject to Warren County Planning
Department review in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law §239-m, and
WHEREAS, applications for zoning changes may be forwarded to the Town Planning
Board for recommendations in accordance with §179-15-040 of the Town Zoning Ordinance,
and
WHEREAS, following such recommendations, the Town Board will review the
application and take such other actions as it shall deem necessary and proper, and
WHEREAS, prior to making a decision about whether to approve the zoning change,
it is necessary to conduct a review under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act
(SEQRA) for potential environmental effects,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby requests that the Planning Board
seek Lead Agency status for SEQRA review of the proposed zoning change and Site Plan
Review requested by Ostberg as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to
forward Ostberg's application received by the Town Clerk's Office on or about October 5,
2023 to the Queensbury Planning Board for review, report and recommendation on the
proposed zoning change, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to
submit the application to the Warren County Planning Department for NYS GML §239-m
review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor
to execute any necessary documentation and the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and/or
Department of Community Development to take any other necessary actions to effectuate the
terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 16t'day of October, 2023 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None