Recommendation Resolution
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
Community Development Office
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804-5902
Town of Queensbury Planning Board
Resolution-Planning Board Recommendation to Zoning Board of Appeals
Area Variance 1-2012 / Site Plan 1-2012 William Threw
Tax Map ID 309.17-1-7, 13
The applicant has submitted an application for the following: Site Plan: Proposal calls for a boundary line adjustment
between the northern and southern lots as well as combining the northern lot with existing western lot in order to promote
site compliance and separate ownership; resulting combined lot size to be 9.18 acres. Further, applicant proposes a 9,600
sq. ft. warehouse, relocated 4,500 sq. ft. Quonset hut, sawmill and firewood operation, and equipment storage yard. New
uses and new construction proposed for the property requires review and approval from the Planning Board. Variances:
Relief requested from lot size relief for sawmill use and side setback relief for existing pole barn. Planning Board shall
provide a written recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The Town of Queensbury Zoning Ordinance, per Section 179-9-070 J 2 b. requires the Planning Board to provide a written
recommendation to the Zoning Board of Appeals for projects that require both Zoning Board of Appeals & Planning Board
approval; and
The Planning Board has briefly reviewed and discussed this application, the relief request in the variance application as well
as the potential impacts of this project on the neighborhood and surrounding community, and found that:
MOTION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO THE ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS FOR AREA VARIANCE NO. 1-2012 WILLIAM THREW, Introduced by Donald Krebs who moved for its
adoption, seconded by Stephen Traver:
The Planning Board, based on limited review, has not identified any significant adverse impacts that cannot be mitigated at
Site Plan Review.
Duly adopted this 17 day of January, 2012, by the following vote:
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AYES: Mr. Traver, Mr. Krebs, Mr. Magowan, Mr. Deeb, Mr. Schonewolf, Mr. Sipp, Mr. Hunsinger
NOES: NONE
cc: Hutchins Engineering
Michael J. O’Connor, Esq.
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