234.2015 Set PH Zoning PUD office zones RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
NO. _ OF 2015 TO AMEND QUEENSBURY TOWN CODE CHAPTER 179
"ZONING" §179-12-010(A)(3) TO ALLOW PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT (PUD) IN OFFICE ZONES
RESOLUTION NO.: 234,2015
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.: of 2015 to
amend Queensbury Town Code Chapter 179 "Zoning" §179-12-010(A)(3) as presented at this
meeting to allow for Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the Town of Queensbury Office Zones
in order to:
• Increase scope of development
• Allow for large development diversity
• Better coordinate commercial and residential spaces
• Offer amenities and features not usually offered in traditional subdivisions
o Sidewalks/bicycle paths/recreational facilities/public spaces/etc.
• Allow for greater diversity of uses
• Plan for creativity
• Allow for planning coordination
• Allow for maintenance coordination
• Allow for landscaping coordination
• Provide for better design coordination with common areas
• Provide for living arrangements that better meet current preferences
• Improve design of compatibility of uses
• Allow for better conservation of space
and
WHEREAS, before the Town Board may amend its Zoning Law, it must hold a public hearing
in accordance with the provisions of Town Law §265, the Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town of
Queensbury Zoning Law, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with General Municipal Law §239-m, before enacting the
legislation, the Town must first refer the proposed Local Law and obtain a recommendation from the
Warren County Planning Department, and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislation must undergo an environmental review pursuant to the
State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA)prior to adoption and enactment, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to be Lead Agency for the required SEQRA
environmental review and has a completed Part I of a Full Environmental Assessment Form(EAF) for
use in the environmental review, and
WHEREAS, Municipal Home Rule Law §20 requires the Town Board to hold a public
hearing prior to the adoption of any Local Law and therefore 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 hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk
or Director of Planning/Zoning to forward a copy of the proposed Zoning Law Amendment and
supporting SEQRA documentation to the Warren County Planning Department for its review and
recommendation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby declares its intent to be Lead Agency
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for SEQRA review of the proposed Zoning Law amendment and directs the Town Clerk or Director
of Planning/Zoning to send a copy of the proposed zoning revisions/Local Law, together with a copy
of the completed Part 1 of the Full EAF and certified copy of this Resolution stating the Town Board's
intention to be Lead Agency for SEQRA review to the Warren County Planning Department as the
only other Involved Agency, as required by law, and
BE IT FURTHER
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, July 20t`, 2015 to
hear all interested persons concerning proposed Local Law No.: of 2015 which provides for a
certain amendment of the Town of Queensbury's Zoning Law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to provide
the public with at least 10 days' prior notice of the Public Hearing by causing a Notice of Public
Hearing to be timely published in the Town's official newspaper and by posting the Notice of Public
Hearing on the Town's website and public bulletin board at least 10 days before the date of the Public
Hearing, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is further authorized and directed to send the Notice of
Public Hearing, together with copies of the proposed Local Law if necessary, to any public officials,
agencies, municipalities or individuals, in accordance with New York State Town Law §265 and any
other applicable State Laws or Town Code provisions, and
BE IT FURTHER
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RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk and/or Town Counsel are hereby authorized and directed to
take such other actions and give such other notice as may be necessary in preparation for the Public
Hearing and for the Town Board to lawfully adopt proposed Local Law No.: of 2015.
Duly adopted this 6h day of July, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess
NOES None
ABSENT: Mr. Strough
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