Staff Notes 'Town of Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals
Community Development Department Staff Notes
Arm Variance No.,: PZ-0084-20,16
Project Applicant: Larry Clute
Project Location: 32 Division, Street
Marcel History: RC-000263-201 5 SFD; BP 2015-304 Demo MH
SEQR'rype. Type 11
Meeting Date: March 2,3,2016
Description of Proposed
Applicant proposes construction of a 0 ft., by 20 ft, garage addition to an.existing 26 Eby 48 ft. single-family dwelling.
Relief Req u rods
The applicant requests the following relief. Relief requested from side setback requirements for the MDR
zoning district.
Section 179-3-040 establishment,of districts d.finensional requirement
Proposed garage addition does not meet the south side setback where 25 ft is required and 10.4 ft is proposed.
con,gidering an,Areg Variance Rccordinm to C,haeter,267,of Town Laws
In inaking a determination, the board shall consider:
1. Wbetter 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„iance,, The project may be
considered to have little to no impact on the neighboring properties.
2. Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by sonie method,,feasible for the
applicant to pursue, otber than, an area variance. The feasible alternatives may be limited due to the size
of the parcel and location of the existing home
I Whether the requested area variance is substantial. The relief may be considered moderate relevant to
the code
4. Whether,the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical.or
enviroamental conditions in the neighborhood or. district. The project as proposed inay be considered
to have minimal to no impact on the environmental conditions of the site or area.
5. Whether the alle:ged difficulty was self created. The project as proposed may be considered self created.
'staff comrrrcnts;
The applicant proposes a 400 sq ft garage addition to an existing horne. The information submitted, shows an
elevation with a one door garage. The applicant has indicated it is similar to neighboring properties.
Zoning Board of Appeals —Record of Resolution
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Area Variance Resolution To.: Approve 1 Disapprove
Applicant Name: Larry Clute
File.Nu,mbere PZ-0084-201
Location: 32 Division Street
Tax Map Number: 308.19-1-20
13A Meeting late; Wednesday,March 23,201
The Zoning Board Of Appeals of the Town of Queensbury has received an application, from Larry Clute. Applicant proposes
construction of a 20 ft. by 20 ft. garage addition to an existing 26ft.by 48 ft.,single-family dwelling. Relief requested from side
setback requirements for the MDRzoning district.
' EQP,Type it—no further review required;
A public hearing,was advertised,and held on 712016"
Upon review of the application materials, information supplied during the public hearing, and upon consideration of the criteria,
specified in Section 179,-14-080(A) of the Queensbury Town Code and Chapter 267 of NYS Town Law and after discussion and
deliberation,we find as .follows.
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I. There is i is not an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood. nor a detni ent to nearby properties ' caus
2, Feasible alternatives are: and have been considered by the Board, are reasonable and have been included to rninimrlize
j.= ;v: 1 OR
3: The requested variance !� i t substantial,because
4, There mm 1 At�n an adverse impact on the physical or environmental condu'tions in the neighborhood ordistrict?
. is the alle ed difficulty LLL§A self created because
6, In addition the Board 'finds that the benefit to the applicant from, ,granting the requested variance +wwa}uld_otltvrei h ig_a rova1l
yaugld c outwdlmrlbythe resulting detriment to the health safety and welfare of the neighborhood or community;
7. The'Board also finds that the variance request under consideration is the mn iTdm,um necessary;
It. The Board also proposes the foItowing conditions;
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cy Adherence to the items outlined in the follow-up letter sent with this resolution.
UASEP_QhLEHF,__MQVF.FINDINGS. I Mw Al E A M TIONr TO APPROVE f DENY.AREA VARIANCE l'NCI, PZ-00 84-20].6 L
In"dueed by m„ Nvho moved for its adoption,„seconded by
Duly adopted this,23`d day of Mai-ch.2016 by the following vote:
AIS :
NOES,