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Zoning Board of Appeals—Record of Resolution
Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road Queensbury,NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
Town of(Leensbury
Area Variance Resolution To: Approve
Applicant Name: Lisa Daigle
File Number: PZ 246-2016
Location: 1903 Ridge Road
Tax Map Number: 253.3-1-32.1
ZBA Meeting Date: Wednesday,November 16, 2016
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Queensbury has received an application from Lisa Daigle.
Applicant proposes demolition of an existing barn and construction of a 3,640 sq. ft. building. (1,343 +/- sq. ft.
garage; 1,342 +/- sq. ft. storage; 519 +/- sq. ft. storage; 275 +/- sq. ft. utility space). Project site has 3 accessory
buildings—this would be the 41n
The applicant requests relief from the maximum allowable square footage of the combined accessory structures
on the parcel, number of allowable accessory structures, and for more than one garage building.
Section 179-5-020—Accessory Structures—garage
The code allows for one garage at 2,200 sq. ft. on parcels greater than 5 acres and cannot exceed the principal
structure square footage. The applicant proposes a 3,640 sq. ft. building that would contain 1,343 sq. ft. garage
where there are existing buildings on the site that meet the definition of a garage due to door width. In addition,
there are three accessory structures where there are only allowed three for lots greater than 3 ac where this is the
fourth accessory structure. The maximum size allowed is 750 sq. ft. for total of accessory structures where
proposed for building is 794 sq. ft. The parcel is 19.36 ac.
SEQR Type II —no further review required;
A public hearing was advertised and held on Wednesday,November 16, 2016;
Upon review of the application materials, information supplied during the public hearing, and upon
consideration of the criteria specified in Section 179-14-080(A) of the Queensbury Town Code and Chapter 267
of NYS Town Law and after discussion and deliberation, we find as follows:
1. There is not an undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood nor a detriment to nearby properties
because the barn will continue at its current functioning level.
2. Feasible alternatives would be to construct a smaller structure but this one is slightly larger than what's
allowed by Town code.
3. The requested variance is not substantial.
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Continued ZBA Resolution
Area Variance PZ 246-2016 Lisa A. Daigle
4. There is not an adverse impact on the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district?
We do not anticipate any because it's just going to continue the function of the barn.
5. The alleged difficulty is self-created because they do want to have a new structure but as explained by the
owners the old structure was infested by beetles and unusable.
6. In addition the Board finds that the benefit to the applicant from granting the requested variance would
outweigh (approval) the resulting detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the neighborhood or
community;
7. The Board also finds that the variance request under consideration is the minimum necessary;
8. The Board also proposes the following conditions:
BASED ON THE ABOVE FINDINGS, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AREA VARIANCE NO. PZ
246-2016, Lisa Daigle, Introduced by James Underwood, who moved for its adoption, seconded by Harrison
Freer:
Duly adopted this 10h day of November 2016 by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Kuhl, Mr. Henkel, Mr. McCabe, Mr. Urrico, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Freer, Mr. Jackoski
NOES: NONE
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