246.2011 Zonechang. Higley
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON CHANGE OF ZONE FOR
PROPERTY OWNED BY GARY AND SUSAN HIGLEY FROM MEDIUM
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) TO COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE (HC-INT)
RESOLUTION NO.: 246, 2011
INTRODUCED BY : Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board is considering a request by Gary and Susan Higley
to amend the Town Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone property bearing Tax Map No.: 302.7-1-50
and located south of Quaker Road and east of Glenwood Avenue, Queensbury from Medium Density
Residential (MDR) to Commercial Intensive (HC-INT), and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to consider adoption of Local Law No.: __ of 2011 to
amend Queensbury Town Code Chapter 179 by amending the official Town Zoning Ordinance and
Map to reflect such proposed rezoning, and
WHEREAS, before the Town Board may amend, supplement, change, or modify its Ordinance
and Map, it must hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Town Law §265, the
Municipal Home Rule Law and the Town of Queensbury Zoning Laws, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall hold a public hearing on Monday,
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August 22, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury to
hear all interested parties concerning adoption of Local Law No.: ___ of 2011 to amend the official
Town of Queensbury Zoning Ordinance and Map whereby property bearing Tax Map No: 302.7-1-50
owned by Gary and Susan Higley would be rezoned from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to
Commercial Intensive (HC-INT), and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office to
provide 10 days notice of the public hearing by publishing a Notice of Public Hearing in the Town’s
official newspaper and posting the Notice on the Town’s bulletin board, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Community
Development Department to provide the Town Clerk’s Office with a list of all property owners located
within 500' of the area to be rezoned so that the Town Clerk’s Office may send the Notice of Public
Hearing to those property owners, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further directs the Community Development Department
to forward the petition to the Warren County Planning Board for its review and comment in
accordance with New York State General Municipal Law §239-M, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Clerk’s Office to
send the Notice of Public Hearing to the Clerk of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, Warren
County Planning Board and other communities or agencies that it is necessary to give written notice to
in accordance with New York State Town Law §265, the Town’s Zoning Regulations and the Laws of
the State of New York.
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Duly adopted this 8 day of August, 2011, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi
NOES : None
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ABSENT: None
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