BOH 045.2021 Timothy Moriarty's Sewer Variance
RESOLUTION APPROVING TIMOTHY MORIARTY’S APPLICATION
FOR SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL VARIANCES
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 45, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, Timothy Moriarty (Applicant) filed an application for variances from provisions
of the Town of Queensbury On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance, Chapter 136 to install a replacement
wastewater treatment system with its components proposed to be located as follows:
1. absorption bed to be 88’ from the neighboring well in lieu of the required 100’ setback;
2. pump tank to be 4’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
3. absorption bed to be 7’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
4. absorption bed to be 2’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
5. Clarus tank to be 5’ from the building foundation in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
and
6. absorption bed to be 10’ from the building foundation in lieu of the required 20’
setback;
on property located at 12 Honeysuckle Lane in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk’s Office published the Notice of Public Hearing in the Town’s
official newspaper and the Local Board of Health duly conducted a public hearing concerning the
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variance requests on Monday, August 23, 2021, and
WHEREAS, the Town Clerk’s Office has advised that it duly notified all property owners
within 500 feet of the subject property,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that
1. due to the nature of the variances, the Local Board of Health determines that the
variances would not be materially detrimental to the purposes and objectives of this
Ordinance or other adjoining properties nor otherwise conflict with the purpose and
objectives of any Town plan or policy; and
2. the Local Board of Health finds that the granting of the variances is necessary for the
reasonable use of the land and are the minimum variances which would alleviate the
specific unnecessary hardship found by the Local Board of Health to affect the
Applicant; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health hereby approves the application of Timothy
Moriarty for variances from the Sewage Disposal Ordinance to install a replacement wastewater
treatment system with its components to be located as follows:
1. absorption bed to be 88’ from the neighboring well in lieu of the required 100’ setback;
2. pump tank to be 4’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
3. absorption bed to be 7’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
4. absorption bed to be 2’ from the property line in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
5. Clarus tank to be 5’ from the building foundation in lieu of the required 10’ setback;
and
6. absorption bed to be 10’ from the building foundation in lieu of the required 20’
setback;
on property located at 12 Honeysuckle Lane in the Town of Queensbury and bearing Tax Map No:
226.19-2-34, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Clerk to forward by
certified mail a certified copy of this Resolution to the Adirondack Park Agency for its review, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that this approval Resolution shall not be effective until 30 days after such notice
to the Adirondack Park Agency and shall be subject to review by the Adirondack Park Agency during
such period.
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Duly adopted this 23 day of August, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Freer
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Metivier