116.2020 Aviation Mall Newco LLC's Petition for Change of Zone Application to Planning Board
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TOWN CLERK TO SUBMIT AVIATION
MALL NEWCO, LLC’S PETITION FOR CHANGE OF ZONE
APPLICATION TO QUEENSBURY PLANNING BOARD AND
REQUESTING SEQRA LEAD AGENCY STATUS
RESOLUTION NO.: 116, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, Aviation Mall Newco, LLC submitted a Petition for Change of Zone to the
Queensbury Town Clerk’s Office on December 5, 2019 to allow for the addition of multi-family
residential as allowed by Site Plan Review and to amend parking and subdivision requirements in the
Enclosed Shopping Center (ESC) zoning district, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board met with the applicant and their agent at Town Board
Workshop meetings on December 11, 2019 and March 2, 2020 to discuss changes to the proposed
zoning code amendments, and
WHEREAS, Aviation Mall Newco, LLC submitted an amended Petition for Change of Zone
application on or about March 5, 2020 to allow for the addition of multifamily residential uses by Site
Plan Review and 26 commercial uses by Site Plan Review or Special Use Permit, and
WHEREAS, the application has been reviewed by the Town Planning Staff and deemed
complete for purposes of review, and
WHEREAS, applications for zoning changes and are subject to Warren County Planning
Department review in accordance with §239-m of NYS General Municipal Law, and
WHEREAS, applications for zoning changes may be forwarded to the Town Planning Board
for recommendations in accordance with §179-15-040 of the Town Zoning Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, following such recommendations, the Queensbury Town Board will review the
application and take such other action as it shall deem necessary and proper, and
WHEREAS, prior to making a decision about whether to approve the zoning change, it is
necessary to conduct a review under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act
(SEQRA) for potential environmental effects,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk
to forward Aviation Mall Newco, LLC’s application received by the Town Clerk’s Office on or about
March 5, 2020 to the Queensbury Planning Board for review, report and recommendation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute any
necessary documents and the Town’s Department of Community Development to notify, if and when
appropriate, any other Involved Agencies of the Town Board’s intent to act as Lead Agency for
SEQRA Review of the project and the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk and/or Department of
Community Development to take any other necessary actions to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 9 day of March, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mrs. Switzer