BOH 049.2024 Approving Ruth Friedlander and Terry Holohans App. for Sanitary Sewage Disposal Var RESOLUTION APPROVING RUTH FRIEDLANDER AND
TERRY HOLOHAN'S APPLICATION FOR
SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 49,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, Ruth Friedlander and Terry Holohan (Applicants) filed an application for
variances from provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance,
Chapter 136, §136-11 which requires applicants to obtain a variance for a holding tank system, as
the Applicants wish to replace the existing wastewater septic system by installing a 3,000 gallon
capacity holding tank, which meets the holding tank capacity required, on property located at 329
Cleverdale Road in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Applicants also applied for an additional variance from Chapter 136 to
allow placement of such holding tank to be located 7' from the rear property line in lieu of the
required 10' setback, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town's
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
variance requests on Monday, June Yd, 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk's Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED,that
1. due to the nature of the variances, the Local Board of Health determines that the
variances would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this
Ordinance or other adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and
objectives of any Town plan or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the
specific unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affect the
Applicants; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of Ruth
Friedlander and Terry Holohan for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to allow
installation of a 3,000 gallon capacity holding tank, which meets the holding tank capacity required,
as a replacement wastewater septic system on property located at 329 Cleverdale Road in the Town
of Queensbury (Tax Map No: 226.12-1-40), with placement of such holding tank to be located 7'
from the rear property line in lieu of the required 10' setback, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to forward a
certified copy of this Resolution to the Adirondack Park Agency for its review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this approval Resolution shall not be effective until 30 days after such
notice to the Adirondack Park Agency and shall be subject to review by the Adirondack Park
Agency during such period.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None