BOH 56.2020 Set PH Septic Variance Dave Barlow
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
VARIANCE APPLICATION OF DAVE BARLOW
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 56, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board serves as the Town’s Local Board of Health and is
authorized by Town Code Chapter 136 to issue variances from the Town’s On-Site Sewage Disposal
Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, Dave Barlow (Applicant) has applied to the Local Board of Health for variances
from Chapter 136, §136-11 which requires that an applicant obtain a variance for holding tanks, as the
Applicant wishes to install two (2) 1500 gallon capacity holding tanks, thus meeting the required total
capacity of 3,000 gallons, with the holding tanks to be located 4’ from the structure in lieu of the
required 10’ setback on property located at 18 Ward Lane in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, Town Code Chapter 137 Article I “Septic Inspection Upon Property
Transfer” requires inspection of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) prior to the sale
of certain real property, and
WHEREAS, a change of deed for the Applicant’s property occurred on June 17, 2020 and
when the required property transfer septic inspection took place, it was found that the existing
wastewater system was deficient but the proposed holding tank wastewater system was not able
to be completed within the required six (6) month time period, and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has accordingly applied for a timeline extension or until June 8,
2021 to install the holding tank system and the Local Board of Health will consider this request at the
time of the public hearing on the requested variances from Chapter 136,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury Local Board of Health will hold a public hearing
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on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road,
Queensbury, to consider Dave Barlow’s sewage disposal variance application concerning property
located at 18 Ward Lane in the Town of Queensbury and bearing Tax Map No.: 240.6-1-7 and at that
time all interested persons will be heard, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish the Notice of Public Hearing presented at this meeting and send a copy of the Notice
to neighbors located within 500 feet of the property as required by law.
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Duly adopted this 16 day of November, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mrs. Magee