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1986-02-19 71 Meeting of the Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals held Wednesday, February 19, 1986 at 7:30 P.M. \..... Present: Absent: lvlr . Mr~ Behr, ìJIr. Griffin, ¡'JIrs. Goetz and WIre Sicard. Îrùf~ Turner and Mr. Muller. ) First item on the agenda was the approval of the minutes of the Jr1rl1lr1r,y 1118eting: Motion by Mr~ Sicard, seconded by Mrs: Goetz, all voting affirmatively, it was RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the meeting COrlau.c ted ,.J;"1.rluary 21, 1986 are hereby approved. Approved: VARIANCE NO ~ 1051 - r1ead' s Nul" sery, 360 Rid ge Road - to construct a 30 x: 96 ft~ greenhouse for an existing nursery/garden center in Urban Residential 10 Zone. ~ representative from Mead's explained the greenhouse is in the back of the prOp(3rty and that it woul(i be used from 1VIarch through the early summer months at this time. '- Public Hearing opened and closed. Mr ~ Sicard asked if this would be the end of building on this property since there has been another variance on this property~ The representativeêro1ll Mead's stated he couldn't be sure: '. ~varren County Planning Board approved '\.vi thout additional cOlnment: Motion by Mr. Griffin, seconded by Mr. Sicard, all voting affirmatively, it was RESOLVED THAT Variance No. 1051 be approved as an extention of a non-conforming use and there is no adverse affect on the neighborhood. Approved. VARIANCE lifo: 105).. - Kathryn Barlow, 93 Lower D ix Avenue - to add an additional rental apartment and retail craft store to '- building in Highway Commercial 15 Zone. Represented by the owner Kathryn Barlow. .~ Questions were raised about the parking. ~rs. Barlow stated there ì.rrere only a few parking spaces in front but that there were numerous parking spaces at the rear of the property. Public T{earing opened. Patricia Jamison spoke neither for or against the proposal but would like to know how many parking spaces there are. Mrs~ Barlow stated there was room for six cars in front and for several more in the rear of property. Mrs. Jamison asked if there were going to be any improvements to the outside of the building. Mr s~ Barlow explai ned she "TO l:tl:1 eventually like to put vinyl siding on the building but it wouldn't be immediate hecause she could not afford to do it at this time. Public Hearing closed. Warren County Planning Board approved ìrri thout addi tional co Cflillen t. '- ~r~ 8icard asked if the Beautification Committee had been notified~ Be seemed to remember something about a variance before for the print shop and that the Beautification Committee had made some stipulations then~ Mrs. Barlow stated they had not been notified. Motion by Mr. Kellley, seconded by Mr. Sicard, all voti~g affirmatively, it was RESOTJVED TBAT Variance Wo. 1052 be approved. This is not detrimental to the ordinance. It is a lessrestrlctecl llse than the commercial use that could be there. There is ample parking. In terms of traffic this israore desirable than a commercial expansion. This approval is contingent upon this applicant appearing before the Queensbury Committee for Bea':l.tific'3.tion for any recommendations~ Approved. V~RIANc-Ji.: No. 1053 - Dr. John A. Tata, Lot 30 Grant Acres, \Vild\,.,ool I'laee - to plaGe an inground sì.rrimming pool in the side yard in lieu of the required rear yard placement of a pool. ~ Represented by the owner, Dr. Tata. 7~ 2 '-' Dr. Tata stated that if the pool were to be put in the back of l;hø house the underground electrical cables would have to he rllOVe'l ~ Warren County Planning Board approved with no comment. Public Hearing opened~ Mr~ Ed Grant stated he was the owner of the development and he thought Dr. Tata's proposed positioning of the pool was aesthetically cor['ec t~ Public Hearing closed~ Motion by Mrs~ Goetz, seconded by Mr. Griffin, all voting affirmatively, it was RESOLVED TH~rr Variance:'ro~ 1053 be approve(l as a practical difficulty has been demonstrated and it will have no adverse effect on the neighborhooci. A.pproved~ ~ V,A.B.IA."WliJ NO. 1054, !1arvery rr:'l/[aille, north side Route 149 east of Route 9L - to construct a restaurant in Surburban Residential 1 Acre ~o 1'1:'3. Q(3p'e-esented by the owner, f1r. f'1aille and Attorney Nealon. The property has been for sale for quite some time. There have been no oefers. W[r ~ Behr 8.s1.ced. if tihere was a restaurant behind the VIP gas station: Mr~ Maille replied there is a building there but it is now vacant: ~ttorney 0Tealon stated that Hr. Maille has contacted the Beautification Committee~ (Letter only) Mr~ Maille pointed out that the property is located in arl area that already has several cOI"Qruercial businesseø. Letter from Beautification Committee was read. ~. Mr. Behr as1recl hmv far back off the road the res baue-ant will be and where will the par1ring be~ 73 3 7'1 4 ~\[r~ M8.ille stated the building would be 100 ft: from the road and parking would be on all four sides. ~ Mr. Behr asked about the proposed house on the property and where it would be located. Mr~ Maille replied it would be to the back of the property. Public Hearing opened and closed. ¡'varr>en Cou.nty "Planning Board approved without comment. Mr. Kelley asked what the building would look like. Mr. Sicard noted that it would have to conform to the Quildi ng codes. Motion by Mr. Griffin, seconded by Mrs. Goetz, all voting affirmati vely, it was .~ RESOJJVED THAT Variance No. 1054 be approved as the applicant has demonstrated unnecessary hardship. This property has been for sale for some time and the surroundi ngs are commercial~ There is no adverse effect 0n the neighborhood. The stipulation will be that the applicant appear before a formal :Beautification Committee meeting and that hefolloì.rr any recommendations that they may have. Approved~ VARIANCE l\TO~ 1055 - Dunham's Bay Lodge, Rou.te 9 T)unham',g Bay - to add an indoor swimming pool complex to an existing resort in Rural Residental 3 Acre Zone. There was some ~uestion whether this project should be handled as a Variance or a Site Plan Review~ Represented by the owner, John Salvador. (-iT' . Salvador stated they i3ubmitted the V8.r i ance appl ica tion at the request of Mack Dean, the Building Inspector. Mr~ Behr asked if Mack had indicated some objection. Mr. Salvador replied that basically a lodge such as Dunham's Bay does not conform to the Zoning. If the lodge does not conform than anything associated \rrith the lOilge (ioes not conform; '~ Mrs. Goetz questioned whether the pool would be rented out 75" 5 '- for parties~ Mr. Salvador explained thr1t that was not the inten'tion~ He stated that they h'3.ve 'rfer1ili.rlgs, r'eiji.r'ernerlt parties, etc; and that for those events the people would have the option of usirlgthe pool complex if they wanted to. Mr. Behr asked if the construction would be identical to the building that is already there. Hr. Salvador said the "lain building would be extended 16ft ~ to pick IIp the èÌlHIHe rliti ø,j of the pool, such as to ilet s, changing r oorns, locker roo illG, etc. The pool buillLL ng i tseLf."vill he perpenl icular to the main building and of the same type construction. fv1r~ Kelley asJced whYl'¡1r: Salvador \.,a9 askL(lg for a bl.:tilding permi t that was dated from September 1 , 1986 thru April 30, 1989; Mr: Salvador replied that they would be doing the construction in phases: Th'3yreally do (lot ',r:'1i1!j the facility torn up in the summer 'when their guests are there. Mr. Salvador stated 'that a complete set of plqns ~ill be submitted before the building permit is issued. Warren County Planning Board approved with no additional comment; Publ ic He ar ing opened. "'-' WIr~ 'Williamfi'inch owner of the cottage adjacent to the lodge was not opposed but did ask about the SOlJ.rce of the I."atel~ supply for the pool. Mr. Salv'1.iÌ.or ('eplierl i i~ \vèÌ¡3 ',vells d,lld that they have never had a problem so they don't expect any no w. PU.bl:Lc Hear'ing (JloiêH'}iL Nlotion by WIr~ Sicard, seconded by i'tr. Kelley, all voting affirmatively, it was RESOLVED THAT Variance No: 1 055 be approved ~ ThisL3 tIle only reasonable location for the pool; Stri(J t ;3..i?pl.ie'1.tio'l of residential use would be a hardship. This is an adjustment in extension of a non-conforming use. A complete set of project plans with accompanying timetable will be presented to the building inspector before the building per~i.t is issued ani this building permit will be valid from September 1 ~ 1986 thru April 30, 1989. V~RIANCE NO. 1056 - Donald Rozell, Mason Road, Cleverdale - to construct a one-family dwelling wi th 40 ft ~ setback fron ~ r o 7f lake:3hore i'1. lLeu of the required 75 ft. lakeshore setback in Lakeshore Residential 1 Acre Zone. '-' Represented by Attorney Stew~rt and the owner, no~ qozell. There was a long discussion by the Board as to where exactly this property is located. Motion by Mrs~ Goetz, seconded by Mr. Griffin, all voting affirmatively, it was RBJSOJJV-8:D THAT Variance No. 1056 be tabled so that the stakes of the actual proposed building can be marked on the property at 40 ft ~ setback from the lake so the neighbors and the Zoning Board of A.ppeals members can get a better idea of \rrhat the proposal is. Also so a set of plans can be looked at ~ Tabled ~ Mr. Behr stated that before the meeting was closed he would like the records to show that the Boa('(l rnakes tí^,O reCJ.uests: ~ 1. That all applications show dimensions ~. Clearly rlefine exact location of properties. Motion by Mr. Sicard, seconded by Mr. Griffin all voting affirmatively, it was RESOJJVED THAT the meeting adjourn~ ~,Þ~ C!/;a;u~ '-' .~ Correction to Zon ng Board of A.ppeals 7'1eet ing held February 19, 1986 First page, second paragraph - T1r: Kelley's name was omitted from those listed aspresent. \.- "- 7ï