BOH 051.2024 Approving Patricia and Joseph Taylors App. for Sanitary Sewage Disposal Var RESOLUTION APPROVING PATRICIA AND JOSEPH TAYLOR'S
APPLICATION FOR SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 51,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Michael Dixon
WHEREAS, Patricia and Joseph Taylor(Applicants) filed an application for variances from
provisions of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance, Chapter 136 to install a
replacement on-site sewage disposal system with certain of the components to be installed as
follows:
1. Leach field to be located 5' from the property line in lieu of the required 10' setback;
2. Leach field to be located 5' from the building in lieu of the required 20' setback;
3. Well to be located 46' from the septic tank in lieu of the required 50' setback;
4. Well to be located 30' from the leach field in lieu of the required 100' setback;
5. Septic tank to be located 43' from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 50'
setback;
6. Leach field to be located 58' from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 200'(due
to existing soils percolation rate being less than 3:00 minutes);
7. Septic tank is required to be anchored due to being in a type A flood zone;
8. Backwater flow preventer valve to be added to house sanitary line on exterior side of
basement wall due to being in a Type A flood zone;
9. Amended existing soils below Eljen sand filter bed due to a less than 3:00 minute
percolation rate;
on property located at 31 Hudson View Lane in the Town of Queensbury, 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 Patricia and
Joseph Taylor for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to install a replacement on-site
sewage disposal system with certain of the components to be installed as follows:
1. Leach field to be located 5' from the property line in lieu of the required 10' setback;
2. Leach field to be located 5' from the building in lieu of the required 20' setback;
3. Well to be located 46' from the septic tank in lieu of the required 50' setback;
4. Well to be located 30' from the leach field in lieu of the required 100' setback;
5. Septic tank to be located 43' from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 50'
setback;
6. Leach field to be located 58' from the Hudson River in lieu of the required 200'(due
to existing soils percolation rate being less than 3:00 minutes);
7. Septic tank is required to be anchored due to being in a type A flood zone;
8. Backwater flow preventer valve to be added to house sanitary line on exterior side of
basement wall due to being in a Type A flood zone;
9. Amended existing soils below Eljen sand filter bed due to a less than 3:00 minute
percolation rate;
10. Applicant will install an ultraviolet disinfection chamber on their incoming water
line; and
11. Fence barrier shall be installed and maintained around the absorption field to prevent
parking on the absorption field;
on property located at 31 Hudson View Lane in the Town of Queensbury and bearing Tax Map No:
320.6-1-5, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Enhanced Treatment Unit (ETU) shall be maintained by the property
owner in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for the life of the system.
Duly adopted this Yd day of June, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None