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ZONING\Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendment—-Set Public Hearing—5-2-16
REVISED RESOLUTION
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
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respect to Dix Avenue,and
WHEREAS, the Town Board is considering amending the Comprehensive Plan to remove
the current recommendation against "drive through" windows and facilities in certain areas of the
Town, to remove the recommendations to apply the Main Street Plan to Dix Avenue, correct a
factual error, and related references, and
WHEREAS, a draft of an Amendment to remove the above-referenced recommendations
and references from the Comprehensive Plan was prepared and presented at the Town Board's
meeting on April 18th,2016, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to receive comments, recommendations and
suggestions from the public on the draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan,and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law §272, the Town Board duly
held a properly noticed Public Hearing on the draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan on
Monday,May 2"a,2016 and the Town Board heard all interested parties,and
WHEREAS, in accordance with New York State Town Law §272, the Town Board is
required to hold a second Public Hearing on the draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan prior
to adopting it, and the Town Board wishes to schedule the second Public Hearing,
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 16th, 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,
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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
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 2nd day of May,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 samc
. . . . . .
Queensbury has already gone through the process of developing a Main Street
Redevelopment Plan. Improvements to the Statc Routc 254 County Route 28
Corridor, or Main Street, 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.
Dix Avenue forms another, less utilized, easte gateway to Queensbury. Here,
The goal is to create a commercial center that could serve the densely settled
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