200.2004
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON REZONING OF
PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WEST MOUNTAIN ROAD
AND GURNEY LANE FROM SFR-1A (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL –
ONE ACRE) TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (PO)
RESOLUTION NO.: 200, 2004
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Theodore Turner
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board is considering a request to amend the Town
Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone properties bearing Tax Map No.’s: 288.-1-63 and 288.1-64
located at the corner of West Mountain Road and Gurney Lane in the Town of Queensbury from
SFR-1A (Single Family Residential - One Acre) to Professional Office (PO), and
WHEREAS, the Town Board previously received a request to rezone the subject
properties from SFR-1A to SR-1A, and the Town Board did not take any action, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board communicated its preference for designating the property
Professional Office (PO) consistent with the 1998 Comprehensive Land Use Plan adopted by the
Town Board,
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,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall hold a public hearing on Monday,
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April 19, 2004 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
regarding property bearing Tax Map No.’s: 288.-1-63 and 288.1-64 located at the corner of West
Mountain Road and Gurney Lane in the Town of Queensbury from SFR-1A (Single Family
Residential - One Acre) to Professional Office (PO), 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 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, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby refers such rezoning request to the Warren
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County Planning Board for its advisory recommendation in accordance with General Municipal
Law §239-m and directs the Community Development Department to take all actions necessary to
effect such referral, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby indicates its wish to be Lead Agency for SEQRA
review of this project and directs the Department of Community Development to notify any other
involved agencies, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board intends to conduct SEQRA review of the proposed
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rezoning after the public hearing at its April 19, 2004 meeting.
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Duly adopted this 5 day of April, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner
NOES: Mr. Brewer
ABSENT:None
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