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ZONWG\Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment—Draft for Public Discussion Puuposes-Set Public Hearing—4-18-16
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT
AMENDMENT TO TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
RESOLUTION NO. ,2016
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Queensbury, adopted in 2007, includes
recommendations to guide land use in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, among other recommendations, the Comprehensive Plan recommends that
businesses in certain areas of Town not be allowed to have"drive-through" service windows, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board recognizes that in the nine years since the Comprehensive Plan
was adopted, more businesses have begun using"drive-through" windows and facilities throughout the
country to provide their customers with fast and convenient service in their vehicles, which can be
especially important in inclement weather and for customers who have impaired mobility or other
debilitating conditions or contagious illnesses, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board believes that allowing drive-through windows in some areas of
the Main Street zoning district under certain prescribed conditions may be appropriate, and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan also contains certain recommendations to apply the
Main Street Plan to Dix Avenue, which now seems unsuitable, impractical and inadvisable with respect
to Dix Avenue, and
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WHEREAS, the Town Board is considering amending the Comprehensive Plan remove the
current recommendation against "drive through" windows and facilities in certain areas of the Town
and to remove the recommendations to apply the Main Street Plan to Dix Avenue and related
references, and
WHEREAS, a draft of an Amendment to remove the above-referenced recommendations and
references from the Comprehensive Plan has been prepared and presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to receive comments, recommendations and suggestions
from the public as the draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is further developed and refined,
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law §272, a Public Hearing must be
held in order to assure full opportunity for public participation in the preparation of the draft
Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan,
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, May 2"d, 2016 to
hear all interested persons and take any necessary action provided by law concerning the draft
Amendment to the Town of Queensbury Comprehensive Plan, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk's Office to
provide at least 10 days' notice of the Public Hearing by publishing the Notice of Public Hearing in the
Town's official newspaper and posting the Notice on the Town's bulletin board, and
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BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk is authorized and directed to make a copy of the draft
Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan available for public review and inspection in the Town Clerk's
Office during regular business hours, and the Town Zoning Administrator is authorized and directed to
post copies of the Notice of Public Hearing and the draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan on
the Town's web site as soon as reasonably possible.
Duly adopted this 18'h day of April, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT:
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DRAFT
Amendment
to
Town of Queensbury Comprehensive Plan
Recommendation D.6
Implement the design recommendations of the Main Street Plan, except for
provisions of the Plan that would discourage or not allow any businesses to have
"drive through" service windows in the Main Street Zone. Continue the same
. . a . . .
Queensbury has already gone through the process of developing a Main Street
Redevelopment Plan. Improvements to the State Route 254 Corridor, or Main St.,
were established to create a clearly visible gateway to the Town of Queensbury.
The major elements of the design portions of the plan, which are already laid out
in the zoning code, include making it a more pedestrian friendly environment with
a continuous sidewalk system, crosswalks at key intersections, vegetated medians
and turning lanes where appropriate. The initiatives include street trees,
ornamental plantings and buffers, street furniture, different pavement textures,
and properly scaled ornamental lighting. Existing buildings will be replaced over
time and will be constructed along a "build-to" line that will bring them closer to
the road. Two and three story brick faced buildings will evoke the upstate New
York Main Street style and create a distinctive shopping experience. Single story
buildings on Main Street may be allowed under certain design considerations
deemed to be consistent with the development goals of that zoning district.
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Dix Avenue forms another, less utilized, eastern gateway to Quccnsbury. Here,
The goal is to create a commercial center that could serve the densely settled
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