Staff Notes
Town of Queensbury
Zoning Board of Appeals
Community Development Department Staff Notes
Area Variance No.: 7-2012
Project Applicant: Harold & Patricia Taylor
Project Location: 27 Reardon Road Extension
Meeting Date: February 29, 2012
Description of Proposed Project:
Applicant proposes demolition of existing 500 sq. ft. enclosed garage and construction of a 900 sq. ft. new
carport.
Relief Required:
Parcel will require area variances as follows:
1.Front Setback – Request for 15.4 feet of front setback relief from the 30 foot requirement.
2.Side Setback – Request for 3.5 feet of north side setback relief from the 12 foot requirement.
3.Side Setback – Request for 2 feet of south side setback relief from the 12 foot requirement.
4.Permeability – Request for an additional 116 square feet of impermeable surfacing reducing on-site
permeability from 61.7% down to 60.6%; Permeability requirement is 75% in the WR zone.
All area variances are per §179-3-040 off the Town of Queensbury zoning code.
Criteria for considering an Area Variance according to Chapter 267 of Town Law:
In making a determination, the board shall consider:
1.
Whether an undesirable change will be produced in the character of the neighborhood or a
detriment to nearby properties will be created by the granting of this area variance.
Minor
impacts to the neighborhood may be anticipated.
2.
Whether the benefit sought by the applicant can be achieved by some method, feasible for the
applicant to pursue, other than an area variance.
Feasible alternatives would be to scale down the
project in order for the side setback relief request and potentially the permeability relief request to be
eliminated.
3.
Whether the requested area variance is substantial.
The request for 15.4 feet or 52% relief from
the 30 foot front setback requirement may be considered moderate to severe relative to the ordinance.
Further, the request for 3.5 feet or 29% relief and 2.0 feet or 17% relief for both the north and side
setback requests from the 12 foot side setback requirement may be considered minor to moderate
relative to the ordinance. Additionally, request for an additional 116 square feet of impermeable
surfacing reducing on-site permeability from 61.7% down to 60.6% may be considered moderate
relative to the ordinance.
4.
Whether the proposed variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood or district.
As the parcel has existing permeability
issues, any decrease to the permeability may have an adverse impact on the environmental conditions in
the neighborhood.
5.
Whether the alleged difficulty was self created
. The difficulty may be considered self created.
Parcel History (construction/site plan/variance, etc.):
BP 2004-193 Septic alteration
BP 2003-617 Alterations
BP 2003-616 Deck
Type II-no further action required
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