395.2000
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury held on October 2nd,
2000 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town of Queensbury, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New York, the
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING SEQRA NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE MEADOWS
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 395, 2000
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. James Martin
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY : Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, on or about January 20, 2000, Queensbury Partners L.P., submitted a letter of
intent together with an Environmental Assessment Form with exhibits and requested that certain
parcels of land bearing Tax Map Number: 60.-2-5 & 10 [since submission it has been noted by
Town staff that no parcel with Tax Map Number 60.-2-10 exists], located in the vicinity of Cronin
Road, be designated a Planned Unit Development, to be known as The Meadows PUD (hereinafter
referred to as the "Planned Unit Development"), in accordance with, and by virtue of, the provisions
of Article 8 of the Zoning Laws of the Town of Queensbury, the same being a part of Chapter 179
of the Code of the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the proposal presented requested that the Queensbury Town Board legislate
and rezone the area to allow the establishment of a Planned Unit Development which would
generally consist of a total parcel area of 97.34 acres with a development project area of 27.1 acres
with a maximum of ninety-six (96) units of "Senior Housing" plus a one unit manager/officer’s
residence on 9.0 acres, relocated driving range on 2.1 acres, lands proposed to be dedicated to the
Town of 4.0 acres, and remaining undeveloped areas consisting generally of approximately 70.2
acres to be set aside for conservation, recreation, and stream and wetland buffer areas, and
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WHEREAS, on or about January 24, 2000, the Town Board adopted a Resolution
authorizing submission of the PUD application to the Town’s Planning Board for report and
recommendation, indicating its wish to be Lead Agency for SEQRA purposes and authorizing
notification of all other involved agencies that the letter of intent and application for the Planned
Unit Development had been made, and
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WHEREAS, on or about February 15, 2000, the Town of Queensbury Planning Board
reviewed the proposed Sketch Plan for the ninety-six (96) Unit “Senior Housing” development, plus
a one unit manager/officer’s residence, found that the Plan meets the objectives of PUD’s as
outlined in Town Code §179-57C(4) and adopted a Resolution recommending a favorable report of
the PUD to the Town Board, and
WHEREAS, the Warren County Planning Board was unable to obtain a quorum at its
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February 9, 2000 meeting at which this project was to be considered and therefore, in accordance
with General Municipal Law, the Board’s failure to take action within 30 days resulted in the
Warren County Planning Board’s default approval of the project, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with §179-57 D. of the Code of the Town of Queensbury, the
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Town Board held public hearings on the proposed PUD April 3, 2000, September 11, 2000 and
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September 25, 2000, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board, as SEQRA Lead Agency, has reviewed a Short
Environmental Assessment Form to analyze potential environmental impacts of the proposed PUD
redistricting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has considered the conditions and circumstances of the area
affected by the proposed PUD redistricting,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby determines that the proposed “The
Meadows” Planned Unit Development (PUD) will have no significant environmental impact and a
SEQRA Negative Declaration is made, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the proposed PUD meets the purposes and objectives and all of the
provisions and requirements of Article 8 of the Town of Queensbury Zoning Ordinance, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board, in accordance with Article 8 of the Town’s Zoning
Ordinance and legislative authority, and subject to the specific conditions and requirements set
forth below, hereby approves, enacts, adopts, and creates The Meadows Planned Unit
Development District located on approximately 97.35 acres of land in the Town of Queensbury,
the approximate boundaries of which are set forth on a map and plan prepared by Miller
Associates, Landscape Architects; Nace Engineering P.C., Engineers; and VanDusen & Steves,
Land Surveyors, LLC entitled, "Overall Site Plan" received September 1, 2000 (dated August
31, 2000) and noted as last revised on July 28, 2000, as presented at this meeting, directed to be
filed in the Town Clerk's Office and incorporated herein for all purposes, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that The Meadows Planned Unit Development is generally described as a
total area of 97.34 acres with a development project area of 27.1 acres with a maximum of ninety-
six (96) units of "Senior Housing" plus a one unit manager/officer’s residence on 9.0 acres,
relocated driving range on 2.1 acres, lands proposed to be dedicated to the Town of 4.0 acres and
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remaining undeveloped areas consisting generally of approximately 70.2 acres to be set aside for
conservation, recreation, and stream and wetland buffer areas, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall not take effect until final execution of a Planned
Unit Development Agreement by Queensbury Partners L.P. and the Town of Queensbury, which
Agreement shall incorporate all elements of this Resolution and set forth such other and further
details and restrictions of the Planned Unit Development as required by the Town Board, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this Resolution and rezoning of property shall be subject to the filing
and recording in the Warren County Clerk's Office of a Declaration of Covenants and
Restrictions setting forth all conditions and executed by an authorized official of the Developer
and the Town of Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Zoning Map is hereby amended to provide for the creation
and redistricting of the lands contained and set forth as The Meadows Planned Unit
Development, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to publish a
summary of this legislation in the Glens Falls Post-Star within five (5) days, obtain an affidavit
of such publication and post the summary on the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that this Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and Laws of the Town of
Queensbury shall take place after publication of the summary in the Post-Star and such later date
as is required by the terms and provisions of this authorizing Resolution and legislation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that in the event that final Planning Board Planned Unit Development Site
Plan/Subdivision approval is not obtained, the lands described shall revert back to the underlying
zone as is currently established prior to enactment of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 2 day of October, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Martin, Mr. Brower
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
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I, Caroline H. Barber, 1 Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New
York do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing with the Original Resolution No.
395.2000 entitled RESOLUTION ADOPTING SEQRA NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE MEADOWS PLANNED UNIT
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DEVELOPMENT adopted by the Town Board on October 2. 2000 and that the same is a correct
transcript therefrom and of the whole original there.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and the SEAL of said Town of Queensbury,
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this 20 day of March, 2001
SEAL
SIGNED:_________________________________________________
Caroline H. Barber
1ts Deputy Town Clerk
Town of Queensbury
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