Staff Notes for 10/19/2021
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
Community Development Department Staff Notes
October 19, 2021
Town Board Recommendation Hacker Boat Company
315 Corinth Road, Commercial Light Industrial-CLI
SEQR Type I
Material Review: site plan application, rezoning application, zoning map, square footage of existing
buildings
Parcel History:multiple parcels –Commercial Light Industrial
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Requested Action
Planning Board consent to lead agency and provide recommendation to the Town Board.
Resolutions
Recommendation
Project Description
The applicant intends to maintain operations of the existing buildings for boat manufacturing and refurbish
business. The proposed business to be added is storage of boats not owned/or being refurbished -exterior and
interior boat storage. In addition, the applicant proposes future construction of a showroom/ sales floor for sale
of boats to the general public. The project includes a zoning code change to add uses to the commercial light
industrial - commercial boat sales, service, and storage. "COMMERCIAL BOAT
SALES/SERVICE/STORAGE. A place, site or structure used to park, house or store, on any one lot, three or
more vessels, except canoes, rowboats or sailboats under 18 feet, including any rental of private residential
docks. The definition includes the commercial maintenance and repair of boats." Pursuant to Chapter 179-15-
040 of the Zoning Ordinance, the Town Board may refer any proposed amendment to the Planning Board for
recommendation. The Planning Board shall provide a recommendation to the Town Board
Staff Comments
The applicant requests a zoning code change to the use Commercial Light Industrial Zone to add Commercial
Boat sales/service/storage as an allowed use.
CLI Zoning Code Section 179-3-040 excerpt
Commercial-Light Industrial. The purpose of the Commercial-Light Industrial (CLI) District is to provide for
mixed commercial and light industrial uses in order to maximize utilization of this area of the Town that will
enhance the Town's tax base and provide quality jobs, particularly those areas that are in transition between
older industrial uses and newer commercial warehousing and retail uses. This area of the Town is described in
the "Industrial Corridors/Economic Development" section of the Comprehensive Plan, adopted on August 6,
2007, and merges the former CI-1A and LI Districts provided under the 2002 Zoning Law..
Commercial Boat sales/service/storage code section excerpts
Definition: COMMERCIAL BOAT SALES/SERVICE/STORAGE
A place, site or structure used to park, house or store, on any one lot, three or more vessels, except canoes,
rowboats or sailboats under 18 feet, including any rental of private residential docks. The definition includes the
commercial maintenance and repair of boats.
179-4-090-Parking requirements
Commercial boat sales/service/storage requires 1 space per 200 square feet of floor sales area, plus 1 per 600
square feet of service area
Zones allowed use of Commercial boat sales/service/storage and review type
Commercial Intensive – Site Plan
Enclosed Shopping Center – Site Plan
Waterfront Residential- Special Use Permit
Commercial Light Industrial zone – data summary
Number of CLI Parcels Townwide: 365
Total CLI Acreage Townwide: 1926.57
Average CLI Acreage Townwide: 5.28
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Ward 1: 75.12
Ward 2: 1267.42
Ward 3: 584.03
Summary
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Meeting History: 1 meeting;
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