396.2005
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE
OF ZONE FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY RUSSELL O’CONNOR AND
JAMES O’CONNOR FROM LIGHT INDUSTRY (LI), WATERFRONT
RESIDENTIAL – ONE ACRE (WR-1A) AND SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL –
ONE ACRE (SR-1A) TO MIXED USE (MU)
RESOLUTION NO.: 396, 2005
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board is considering a request by Russell O’Connor and
James O’Connor to amend the Town Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone properties bearing Tax
Map No.’s: 309.14-1-86 and 309.14-1-89 located on Big Boom Road, Queensbury from Light
Industry (LI), Waterfront Residential – One Acre (WR-1A) and Suburban Residential – One Acre (SR-
1A) to Mixed Use (MU), and
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WHEREAS, on or about July 22, 2003, the Queensbury Planning Board considered the
proposed rezoning and adopted a Resolution consenting to the Queensbury Town Board being
designed Lead Agency for the proposed rezoning, and
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WHEREAS, on or about July 9, 2003, the Warren County Planning Board considered and
approved the proposed rezoning, and
WHEREAS, before the Town Board may amend, supplement, change, or modify its Ordinance
and Map, it must hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Town Law §265, the
Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town of Queensbury Zoning Laws, and
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WHEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing on this request on or about August 18,
2003 and such hearing was left open, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board agrees that it is in the public interest to re-advertise and continue
the public hearing prior to acting on the petition,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall hold a public hearing on Monday,
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September 12, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury to
hear all interested parties concerning the proposed amendment to its Zoning Ordinance and Map
whereby properties owned by Russell O’Connor and James O’Connor bearing Tax Map No.’s:
309.14-1-86 and 309.14-1-89 located on Big Boom Road, Queensbury would be rezoned from
Light Industry (LI), Waterfront Residential – One Acre (WR-1A) and Suburban Residential – One
Acre (SR-1A) to Mixed Use (MU), and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office to
provide 10 days notice of the public hearing by publishing the attached 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 Board further authorizes and directs the Community
Development Department to provide the Town Clerk’s Office with a list of all property owners located
within 500' of the area to be rezoned so that the Town Clerk’s Office may send the Notice of Public
Hearing to those property owners, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office to
send the Notice of Public Hearing to the Clerk of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Warren
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County Planning Board and other communities or agencies that it is necessary to give written notice to
in accordance with New York State Town Law §265, the Town’s Zoning Regulations and the Laws of
the State of New York.
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Duly adopted this 15 day of August, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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