BOH 009.2022 Set PH on Sewage Disposal Variance Application of Steven Cardona RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
VARIANCE APPLICATION OF STEVEN CARDONA
RESOLUTION NO.: BOH 9,2022
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board serves as the Town's Local Board of Health and is
authorized by Town Code Chapter 136 to issue variances from the Town's On-Site Sewage Disposal
Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, Steven Cardona (Applicant) has applied to the Local Board of Health for
variances from Chapter 136 to install a replacement wastewater system with certain of its components
to be located as follows:
1. Wastewater Absorption Field to be 68' from the well instead of the required 100'
setback;
2. Tank to be 8' from the foundation instead of the required 10' setback;
3. Wastewater Absorption Field to be 10' from the foundation instead of the required 20'
setback; and
4. Wastewater Absorption Field to be 5' from the property line instead of the required 10'
setback;
on property located at 17 Honeysuckle Lane in the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, Town Code Chapter 137 requires inspection of Onsite Wastewater
Treatment Systems (OWTS) prior to the sale of certain real property and provides that a $2,000
escrow deposit will be forfeited to the Town in the event that completion of a wastewater
treatment system meeting all standards is not completed within the time provided as established by
Chapter 137, and
WHEREAS, a change of deed for the Applicant's property occurred on or about
November 21, 2021 and when the required property transfer septic inspection took place, it was
found that the existing wastewater system was deficient; however, the proposed new system is not
able to be completed within the required six (6) month time period due to the time of year and
timing of permitting, and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has therefore applied for a timeline extension or until July 19t",
2022 to install the system and to extend the date on which the $2,000 escrow deposit he previously
deposited with the Town shall be automatically forfeited to the Town, and
WHEREAS, the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement has recommended Town
Board approval of this requested extension, and
WHEREAS, the Local Board of Health will consider this extension request at the time of the
public hearing on the requested variances from Chapter 136,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town of Queensbury's Local Board of Health will hold a public hearing
on Monday, February 28t", 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road,
Queensbury, to consider Steven Cardona's sewage disposal variance application concerning property
located at 17 Honeysuckle Lane, Queensbury(Tax Map Nos: 226.19-1-23, 24, 25) and at that time all
interested persons will be heard, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Local Board of Health authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town
Clerk to publish the Notice of Public Hearing presented at this meeting and send a copy of the Notice
to neighbors located within 500' of the applicant's property as required by law.
Duly adopted this 14t'day of February, 2022,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None