500.2000
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERMUNICIPAL REFERRAL OF
CERTAIN LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR
ADVISORY RECOMMENDATIONS BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
AND CITY OF GLENS FALLS
RESOLUTION NO.: 500, 2000
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. James Martin
SECONDED BY : Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and City of Glens Falls wish to further their efforts of
intermunicipal cooperation for the common good of their collective constituency, and
WHEREAS, the Town and City recognize that certain land use and development applications
for new development in the Town and City may have impacts that extend through and beyond the
municipal boundary between the Town and City, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board recognizes that the Town Board, Town Planning Board and
Town Zoning Board of Appeals might derive benefit from considering advisory recommendations of
the Common Council, City Planning Board and City Zoning Board of Appeals on land use and
development applications with potential impacts to both communities,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury Department of Community Development is
hereby authorized and directed to forward copies of all Town Planning Board and Zoning Board of
Appeals meeting agendas to the City of Glens Falls Planning Department, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, for all applications involving proposed development located within five-hundred
feet (500’) of the municipal boundary between the Town and City of Glens Falls and constituting
commercial or industrial development with building size in excess of fifty-thousand (50,000) square
feet, copies of any such rezoning, subdivision, site plan review or variance applications that may be
submitted to the Queensbury Town Board, Town Planning Board or Town Zoning Board of Appeals
shall be forwarded to the City of Glens Falls Planning Department for referral for non-binding advisory
recommendation to the appropriate City Board, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board, Town Planning Board and Town Zoning Board of
Appeals shall be encouraged to consider any non-binding advisory recommendation which shall be
received from the City of Glens Falls Common Council, City Planning Board and/or City Zoning Board
of Appeals on such applications, so long as such non-binding advisory recommendations are received
by the Town Board, Town Planning Board or Town Zoning Board of Appeals in a timely manner for
consideration at the applicable Town meetings, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Planning Board and Town Zoning Board of Appeals are urged
and encouraged to enact Resolutions indicating their willingness to consider such non-binding advisory
recommendations as may be received from the City Council, City Planning Board and/or City Zoning
Board of Appeals from time to time.
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Duly adopted this 4 day of December, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Martin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Stec, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Brower
NOES : None
ABSENT: None