Staff Notes AV 15-11_Bardin_03 16 11
Town of Queensbury
Zoning Board of Appeals
Community Development Department Staff Notes
Area Variance No.: 15-2011
Project Applicant: Joseph Bardin
Project Location: 31 Bardin Drive
Meeting Date: March 16, 2011
Description of Proposed Project:
Applicant proposes construction of a 600 sq. ft. residential addition to an existing 1,664 square foot single
family dwelling on a 0.63 acre parcel.
Relief Required:
Parcel will require area variances as follows:
North Side Setback Relief – Applicant requests 1.4 feet of relief from the 20 foot side setback
requirement for the WR zone as per §179-3-040.
Criteria for considering an Area Variance according to Chapter 267 of Town Law:
In making a determination, the board shall consider:
1.
Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a
detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of this area variance.
Minor
impacts to the neighborhood may be anticipated.
2.
Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the
applicant to pursue, other than an area variance.
Feasible alternatives appear limited as the
request is for the expansion of bedrooms and existing location of bedrooms to be expanded are to the
north.
3.
Whether the requested area variance is substantial.
The request for 1.4 feet or 7% relief from the
20 foot side setback requirement for the WR zone may be considered minor relative to the ordinance.
4.
Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district.
Minor impacts on the environmental
conditions of the neighborhood are anticipated as a result of this request.
5.
Whether the alleged difficulty was self created
. The difficulty may be considered self created.
Parcel History (construction/site plan/variance, etc.):
BP 2006-067: 552 sq. ft. interior alteration 4/1/08
BP 2003-962: septic alt. 11/20/03
Staff comments:
With the parcel adjacent to the Hudson River, the Zoning Board of Appeals may wish to direct the
applicant to install erosion controls running north to south and east of the project location.
SEQR Status:
Type II-no further review necessary
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