Gedney APPROVAL & FOLLOW-UP Nov 19 2014Zoning Board of Appeals - Record of Resolution
Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
FOLLOW - UP RESOLUTION
November 24, 2014
TO: William G. Gedney PROJECT FOR: William G. Gedney
33 Sullivan Road 33 Sullivan Road
Queensbury, NY 12804 Area Variance No. 64-2014
ZBA Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Your application, after review and consideration by the Zoning Board of Appeals, was:
_X_ Approved.
A copy of the resolution is attached.
Additional requirements and review for this project shall include:
Zoning Office
_X_ See approval conditions in resolution.
_X_ Submit four (4) copies of the approved plan depicting all changes and conditions of the
approval as adopted by the Zoning Board of Appeals. Please bring the plans to the
Zoning Office for the Zoning Administrator's signature. These plans will need to be
reviewed and approved prior to issuance of a building permit.
_X_ Please contact Bruce Frank, Code Compliance Officer at 761-8226 within 30 days of the
ZBA approval date for a pre -construction meeting before any work is started.
Building Department
_X_ Application for a Building Permit
This office will be performing necessary inspections related to Site issues, not Building Code issues,
throughout the duration of the project. Completion of and continued compliance with all details and
conditions of approval are required in order to receive and maintain approvals.
Since ly
Craig Brown
Zoning Administrator
CB/sh
Encl
cc: George W. Gedney
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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 - Record of Resolution
Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
Steven Jackoski, Chairman Roy Urrico, Secretary
TO: William G. Gedney PROJECT FOR: William G. Gedney
33 Sullivan Road 33 Sullivan Road
Queensbury, NY 12804 Area Variance No. 64-2014
ZBA Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
RESOLUTION TO: Approve Area Variance No. 64-2014, William G. Gedney, 33 Sullivan Road, Tax Map
Numbers 289.9-1-23 and 22
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Queensbury has received an application from William G.
Gedney for a variance from Section(s): 179-4-030; 179-5-020 of the Zoning Code of The Town of
Queensbury. Applicant proposes construction of a 1,080 sq. ff. detached garage with a revised height of
22 ff. The parcels have been combined. Relief requested from minimum front and rear yard setback
requirements. The requirements on the front are 30 ff.; the proposal is 5 ff. , so the relief requested is 25 ff.
And the rear, what is required is 30 ff. ; what is proposed is 25 ff. The relief requested is 5 ff. On the height,
the required is 16 ff. max; the proposed is 22 ff., so the relief requested is 6 ff.
SEQR Type II - no further review required;
A public hearing was advertised and held on Thursday, September 11, 2014 and Wednesday, November
19, 2014;
Upon review of the application materials, information supplied during the public hearing, and upon
consideration of the criteria specified in Section 179-14-080(A) of the Queensbury Town Code and
Chapter 267 of NYS Town Law and after discussion and deliberation, we find as follows:
1. Will an undesirable change be produced in the character of the neighborhood or will a detriment
to the nearby properties be created by the granting of the requested area variance? Upon
review, we feel not. The applicant is building it in the same style as the home is and the character
of the neighborhood won't be adversely affected at all by this garage. It is considered the
Waterfront Residential district but it is at the very edge of the Waterfront Residential district. It is
quite far up away from Glen Lake which is a Critical Environmental Area.
Can the benefit sought by the applicant be achieved by some method, feasible for the applicant
to pursue, other than an area variance? We have looked at lot of different proposals and we feel
that we have reached a compromise that is beneficial to the applicant and the Board.
3. Is the requested area variance substantial? It could be considered substantial but not out of line.
4. Will the proposed area variance have an adverse impact on the physical or environmental
conditions in the neighborhood or district? We believe not.
5. Is the alleged difficulty self-created? Certainly it is self-created.
7. The Board also finds that the variance request under consideration is the minimum necessary;
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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 - Record of Resolution
Town of Queensbury 742 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804 (518) 761-8238
ZBA Decision Resolution (continued)
ZBA Meeting Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Area Variance Application No. 64-2014, William Gedney
Based on the above findings I make a MOTION TO APPROVE Area Variance No. 64-2014, WILLIAM
GEDNEY, Introduced by Michael McCabe, who moved for its adoption, seconded by Ron Kuhl:
As per the resolution prepared by staff with the following:
A. The variance approval is valid for one (1) year from the date of approval; you may request an
extension of approval before the one (1) year time frame expires;
B. Final approved plans in compliance with an approved variance must be submitted to the
Community Development Department before any further review by the Zoning Administrator or
Building & Codes personnel;
C. Subsequent issuance of further permits, including building permits are dependent on receipt of
these final plans;
D. Upon approval of the application; review and approval of final plans by the Community
Development Department the applicant can apply for a building permit unless the proposed
project requires review, approval, or permit from the Town Planning Board and/or the Adirondack
Park Agency, Lake George Park Commission or other State agency or department.
Duly adopted this 19th day of November 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Noonan, Mr. Henkel, Mr. Urrico, Mr. McCabe, Mr. Kuhl, Mr. Garrand
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mr. Jackoski
Steven Jackoski, Chairman
Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals
SJ/sh
cc: George W. Gedney
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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.)