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1984-04-18 ~~~ Regular monthly meeting of the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals held April 18, 1984 y~ Present: Mr. Griffin, Mr. Turner, Mr. Sicard, Mr. Muller and Mr. Mills Absent: Mrs. Goetz Acting as chairman for this meeting was Mr. Sicard Motion by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Griffin, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the meeting conducted Feb. 15, 1984 are hereby approved. Approved. Motion by Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Turner, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT approval of the minutes of the March 21, 1984 meeting be postponed until the May meeting. Approved. VARIANCE NO. 894 - William P. Hunt - Acting Chairman, Mr. Sicard, asked if Mr. Hunt was present, he explained that this was held over from the last meeting. Mr. Hunt was not present to explain his situation. Motion by Mr. Sicard, seconded by Mr. Þ1uller all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals hereby denies VARIANCE NO. 894 for lack of information that was requested by the Zoning Board of Appeals at the meeting conducted March 21, 1984. Approved. (Affirmative vote Yes to deny) VARIANCE NO. 904 - Great Bay Seafood Restaurant To place addition for cooler with less than the required set- back. Represented by Mr. Hotmer. Representative explained the need for this addition and why it is being planned. He also explained that this will be a walk-in cooler. Queensbury Town Planning Board recommended approval along with the Warren County Planning Board Motion by Mr. Muller, seconded by Mr. Mills, all voting affirmatively, RESOLVED THAT the Zoning Board of Appeals approve Variance No. 904 ~~ Page 2 as he has demonstrated the practical difficulty in that there is no other place to put the cooler and that there will be no adverse affect on the neighborhood. ~ VARIANCE NO. 905 - Ralph G. and Kathryn L. Brown - to con- struct an attached garage with less than required IS ft. setback in single family residential zone. Mr. Brown was present. Mr. Brown explained that the house is in the middle of the lot 20' from the side. He would like to put the addition on the side of the house where the neighbor is 65' away. He would like a I-car garage. Chairman asked if anyone on the board had any questions. Mr. Mills asked if the telephone pole was on the property line and Mr. Brown said yes. Mr. Griffin asked the width of the planned garage and Mr. Brown said 14'. Meeting opened to the public No one present for or against application. Town Planning Board recommended approval. Public hearing closed. Motion by ~1r. Griffin, seconded by Mr. Turner, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED that the Zoning Board of Appeals approves Variance No. 905 as it is a reasonable request and the practical diffi- culty has been shown as far as placement of the garage and there is no significant impact on the neighborhood. Approved. VARIANCE NO. 906 - L. Thomas Warner, King George Cabins to place a pool in the front yard of tourist cabin facility in Highway Commercial zone. dJ7 Page 3 --- Mr. Warner explained the reasons why he needs to put the pool in the front area instead of the rear. The main reasons for this were that there are trees and power lines to the rear. The Town Planning Board suggested that the pool be turned side- ways on the property. Chairman Sicard asked Mr. Warner if he was agreeable with this suggestion and he he was. Mr. Turner added that with the lay of the land he does seem to have a problem. The Public Hearing was opened and closed. Town Planning Board recommended approval with the stipulation that the pool be turned with the long dimension parallel to Route 9. Warren County also recommended approval. Motion by Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Muller, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals approves Variance No. 906 based on the difficulty of location with respect to trees and power lines and the pool to be turned with long side parallel to Route 9. Approved. VARIANCE NO. 907 Amerada Hess Corp. To place additional signage on front and side of Hess Mart building in Highway Commercial IS Zone. Represented by Mr. Hoover. Mr. Hoover reminded the Board that previously they had approved 3 signs and they would like to add 5 more. After discussion about where the signs would be placed, the general feeling among the members present was that they already had adequate signing. J~ Page 4 Mr. Raymond Palmer, a resident of Pine Street, concerned about the traffic problems now and what would be created later. Aslo asked if any of the signs would be lighted. Mr. Hoover explained the signs would be lighted but not too bright. The Town Planning Board recommended approval as the total number of signs is well below what is allowed. Warren County Planning Board also recommended approval. The question was asked of Mr. Hoover if any of their stations lowered the density of their lighting at night and he said none that he knew of. Mr. Muller interjected that this is a lot of signs being asked for here tonight. His feelings were that these additional signs would be an adverse affect on the character of the neighborhood. After discussion between members the following resolution was offered: Motion by Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Muller, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals approves ( Variance No. 907 with conditions either/or of the following: 1. 3 signs on facade or 2. 3 signs on building 4 x 5 Approved. VARIANCE NO. 908 - Richard Sears, Tree Experts To construct storage building for tree service business in Urban Residential 10 zone. Represented by Mr. Sears. Chairman Sicard asked Mr. Sears what, if anything, else other than his equipment would be stored in the building. Mr. Sears answered that possibly some boats along with his equipment would be in the building. Chairman then asked if you could see the building from the main road and Mr. Sears said absolutely not. Mr. Griffin asked if the concrete building in the area now was his building and Mr. Sears said it was. J. 8C¡ Page 5 The Queensbury Planning Board recommended approval. Public Hearing opened. Mr. Edward Leahy, General r1anager of the Sheraton Motor Inn stated that they had no objections to the proposal after having it explained as to just where the property was located. Mr. John Sperry, Dixon Road mentioned that there would be no adverse affect to the neighborhood whatsoever. Public Hearing closed. Motion by Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Griffin, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED that the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals approves Variance No. 908 as it is a pre existing non conforming use and no adverse affect on the neighborhood with no additional traffic. Approved. VARIANCE NO. 909 - Joseph E. Ramsey - To construce an addition for storage area to service station with 12 ft. side setback in lieu of required 20 ft. Chairman explained where the proposed addition would be to the existing building. All members felt that the practical difficulty has been shown. Mr. Turner mentioned also that this is needed because of the vandalism in the arenin particular to his property. Town Planning Board recommended approval as did the Warren County Planning Board. Motion by Mr. Muller, seconded by Mr. Turner, all votin affirmatively, RESOLVED THAT the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals approves Variance No. 909 as the practical difficulty has been shown as the existing building could not be moved, because of vandalism done to property the addition will take care of the storage of the vehicles on premises. The existing building couldn't be enlarged or moved and request is reasonable for area. Approved. --- ~ 96 Page 6 VARIANCE NO. 910 - Frank Cottone - Tri-County Kitchens To construct a 30 ft. by 50 ft. addition with less than 50 ft. side setback from a residential use in Highway Commercial 15 zone. Mr. Cottone was present. Mr. Cottone explained that there would be fencing on each side of the proposed building addition. Chairman asked him how high the fence would be and he mentioned the fence would be about 6 ft. high. Mr. Mills asked if there was any flack from the residents in the area. Mr. Cottone answered that neighbors from across the road came over and told him that he has improved the area since his operation has been there. Mr. Dean, Building Inspector, interjected that his office had received a call from a neighbor stating there was no problem with the addition. The public hearing was opened and closed. Town Planning Board recommended approval along with the Warren County Planning Board. Motion by Mr. Griffin, seconded by Mr. Muller, all voting affirmatively RESOLVED THAT the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals approves Variance No. 910 as it would improve the appearance of the property, and the practical difficulty to do anything else has been shown and there would be no adverse affect on the neighborhood. Approved. Motion by Mr. Mills, seconded by Mr. Muller, all voting affirmatively, RESOLVED THAT the meeting adjourn. ~V~~ '~