Staff Notes 9/17/19
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
Community Development Department Staff Notes
September 17, 2019
Site Plan 58-2019 JOSEPH & CYNTHIA DIDIO
2966 State Route 9L / WR – Waterfront Residential / Ward 1
SEQR Type II
Material Review: application, site drawings, survey, elevations
Parcel History:SP 10-2018 525 sf addition, AV 14-2018, 2003-112 dock, 2003-347 decks, AV 37-2019
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Requested Action
Recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a 174 sq. ft. single story addition over an existing deck
and under the main floor deck. Project includes adjusting outside stairs and adding new stairs to path at grade.
Resolutions
1. Recommendation
Project Description
Applicant proposes a 174 sq. ft. single story addition over an existing deck and under the main floor deck.
Project includes adjusting outside stairs and adding new stairs to path at grade. The existing home has 1,096 sq.
ft. footprint, new footprint to be 1,270 sq. ft. / existing floor area 2,096 sq. ft. (28%) and proposed floor area to
be 2,230 sq. ft. (30%). Pursuant to Chapter 179-3-040 of the Zoning Ordinance, expansion of a non-conforming
Variance:
structure in a CEA shall be subject to Planning Board review and approval. Relief is sought for
setbacks, FAR and expansion of a non-conforming structure in a CEA. Planning Board shall provide a
recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Staff Comments
Location-The project site is located at 2966 State Route 9L.
Arrangement- The applicant proposes an addition to be constructed on a portion of the existing lower deck.
Site Design- The plans show the location of the addition and the new exterior stairway area to be added.
Building – The new addition is to be 174 sq ft for two lower bedrooms in the home. The addition exterior
will match the existing home and the new windows will be consistent with the existing home. There is an
existing septic system for up to 4-bedrooms where the applicant has an existing 3 bedrooms to remain.
Landscape plan- Section -179-8-040 outlines Shoreline buffer requirements. The applicant has provided
photos of the existing landscaping on site and a timeframe of plantings. If no buffer existed than the
following would be required 2 Large trees, 40 native shrubs, 560 herbaceous plants. The applicant has
detailed the existing planting on site.
Elevations – the elevation shows each side of the building with the new addition and the adjustment to the
exterior stairs.
Floor plans –The applicant has provided a floor plan showing the lower floor with 2-bedrooms and portion
of the deck to remain.
Waivers-Planning staff has reviewed the applicants request for waivers that include items g. site lighting, h.
signage, n traffic, o. commercial alterations/ construction details, r. construction/demolition disposal, s.
snow removal.
The waivers requested–Staff finds it reasonable to request a waiver for this project as those items are
typically related to commercial projects.
Pursuant to Section 179-9-050 the Planning Board may grant waivers on its own initiative or at the
written request of an applicant. The Board is to review the waivers and to determine if they are to be
granted.
Nature of Variance
The project requires relief from property line setbacks where 6 ft 6.5 inches is proposed on the north side and 3
ft 5 inches is proposed on the south side where a 12 ft setback is required. Relief is also requested for floor area
where the existing floor area 2,096 sq. ft. (28%) and proposed floor area to be 2,230 sq. ft. (30%).
Summary
The planning board is to provide a recommendation to the ZBA in regards to the relief requested for setback
and floor area ratio.
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Meeting History: 1 meeting;
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