Use Variance Resolution
Zoning Board of Appeals β Record of Resolution
742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
Town of Queensbury
Steven Jackoski, Chairman Roy Urrico, Secretary
Cellco Partnership Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
TO:PROJECT FOR:
d/b/a Verizon Wireless 1127 West Mountain Road
c/o Kathy Pomponio β Real Estate Mgr.
175 Calkins Road
Rochester, NY 14623
The Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals has reviewed the following request at the below stated meeting
and has resolved the following:
Use Variance No. 4-2012 Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Approved _X_
MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE SEQRA DETERMINATION OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND BASICALLY
THEY DID NOT FIND ANY IMPACTS THAT COULD NOT BE MITIGATED ON SITE WITH THE PROPER SITE
, Introduced by James Underwood who moved for its adoption, seconded by
PLAN REVIEW
Joyce Hunt:
Duly adopted this 29 day of February, 2012, by the following vote:
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AYES: Mr. Urrico, Mr. Clements, Mrs. Hunt, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Jackoski
NOES: Mr. Garrand
MOTION TO APPROVE USE VARIANCE NO. 4-2012 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON
, Introduced by James Underwood who moved for its adoption, seconded by Joyce
WIRELESS
Hunt:
1127 West Mountain Road. The applicant is proposing a new 120 foot monopole
telecommunications tower with supporting 12 by 30, 360 sq. ft., equipment shelter on lands
owned by the Town of Queensbury across from Lehland Estates off of West Mountain Road.
The applicant requests relief from the allowable uses in the Moderate Density Residential district
as per §179-5-130C. Under designated areas in the Code Reference for Telecommunication
Towers the placement of telecommunications towers is restricted in Town to certain areas and
these areas are as follows: in any Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial Zoning District or co-
located on any property where a telecommunications tower or other tall structure over 50 feet
in height exists. The Board recognizes that this is a neighborhood area. Itβs also basically a rural
area where this site is proposed. We
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Approval of the application means that the applicant can now apply for a Building Permit unless
your lands are Adirondack Park Jurisdictional or other approvals are necessary (such as review
by the Queensbury Planning Board.)
Zoning Board of Appeals β Record of Resolution
742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
Town of Queensbury
Continued ZBA Resolution
ZBA Meeting Date: Wed., February 29, 2012
Use Variance No. 4-2012, Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
recognize the public necessity of this antenna as explained in the significant prepared report by
the telecommunications company Verizon Wireless. There are compelling reasons for putting
this tower here. In previous proposals, Verizon proposed this down on the flats down at the
firehouse, and that was not something that either the Planning Board or the Zoning Board or the
neighbors could live with and so we directed them to the co-location area up with the Town
water tower on the side of West Mountain. The applicant appears to have chosen this site with
minimal intrusion and burden on the community in mind, and at this point in time I would move
that we approve its location near the water tower on West Mountain Road. As far as any kind
of concerns for the Planning Board when Site Plan Review occurs, we would expect that the
Planning Board would consider the location of the access road in the center of the property as
has been discussed this evening. Also that proper stormwater erosion, if hardening of those
ditches along the side of the road needs to be done with riprap, that that occur, and that even
though it is a requirement that we are concerned, as a Board, with the fact that the proper
vegetation be maintained on site, and if it means the addition of trees on site, then we would
expect some vegetation to be propagated up there to minimize the effect of this tower, since it
is a Rural Residential area up there.
Duly adopted this 29 day of February, 2012, by the following vote:
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AYES: Mr. Urrico, Mr. Clements, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Hunt, Mr. Jackoski
NOES: Mr. Garrand
Sincerely,
Steven Jackoski, Chairman
Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals
SJ/sh
Cc: Michael E. Cusack, Esq.
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Approval of the application means that the applicant can now apply for a Building Permit unless
your lands are Adirondack Park Jurisdictional or other approvals are necessary (such as review
by the Queensbury Planning Board.)