043.2015 Moratorium on Multi-Family in Bay Road Office Zone RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
NO. OF 2015 TO ESTABLISH TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON
RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN
BAY ROAD OFFICE DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO.: 43,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.:
of 2015 entitled, "A Local Law to Establish a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Multifamily
Construction in the Bay Road Office District" which Law shall authorize a temporary, six (6) month
moratorium on site plan review and subdivision applications regarding residential multifamily use
properties located within the Town of Queensbury's Bay Road Office District through July 26h, 2015
or any earlier date that the Town Board adopts an updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Zoning
Ordinance and Map and/or Subdivision Regulations relating to residential uses in the Bay Road
Corridor, whichever date comes first, and
WHEREAS, this legislation is authorized in accordance with New York State Municipal Home
Rule Law §10, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning adoption of this Local
Law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall meet and hold a public hearing at the
Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 26t`, 2015
to hear all interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning proposed
Local Law No.: of 2015, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish and post a Notice of Public Hearing concerning proposed Local Law No. of 2015 in the
manner provided by law and send the Notice of Public Hearing to the Clerk of the Warren County
Board of Supervisors, Warren County Planning Department, Town of Queensbury Planning
Board and other communities or agencies that it is necessary to give written notice to in
accordance with New York State Town Law §264 and §265, the Town's Zoning Regulations and
the Laws of the State of New York, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby refers such proposed Local Law to the Warren
County Planning Department and the Queensbury Planning Board for their advisory
recommendations in accordance with General Municipal Law §239-m and Queensbury Town
Code §179-15-020, and directs the Community Development Department to take all actions
necessary to effect such referrals.
Duly adopted this 15th day of January, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess
NOES None
ABSENT: None
I, Caroline H. Barber, Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County,New York, do hereby
certify that I have compared the foregoing with the original resolution as listed above adopted at a
Special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held on the 15th day of January, 2015
at which a quorum was present and that the same is a correct transcript there from and of the whole
original thereof to date.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and the SEAL of said Town of Queensbury, this
21St day of January, 2015.
SEAL SIGNED:
Caroline H. Barber
Town Clerk