September 16, 2010 - 8:00pm
The Annex - 274 Titicus Road
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
SET NEXT MEETING DATE: October 14, 2010
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: August 12, 2010
HEARINGS CARRIED OVER:
1. BA09-32 Joseph Bryson (2 Fields Lane) – Use Variance – To permit the use of an existing building for a sales and service business, per Article IV Section 250-11 and the Table of General Use Requirements for the R-1/2 zoning district.
2. BA09-33 Fuelco Food Marts, Inc. (2 Fields Lane) – Area Variance – For the operation of a gasoline station and convenience store per Article V Section 250-15, Article VI Section 250-22 (C), Article IX, Article XIII Section 250-73 (B) and (C), the following variances are requested:
· Decrease the front yard setback from 35 ft. required to 12 ft. proposed for placement of a fuel pump island with canopy.
· Decrease the distance from an intersection from 100 ft. required to 49 ft. proposed for modification of an entranceway.
· Increase the maximum height of a fence in a front and side yard yard from 4 ft.
permitted in the front yard/5 ft. permitted in the side yard to 6.5 ft. existing/
proposed for replacement of a fence.
· Increase the maximum size of a free-standing sign from 8 sq. ft. permitted to 33 sq. ft. existing/proposed.
3. BA09-34 Fuelco Food Marts (2 Fields Lane) – Interpretation/Use Variance - Whereas the Building Inspector determined that the addition of a convenience store to the existing non-conforming gasoline service station requires a use variance, application is made to the Board of Appeals to find that the convenience store is permitted as an accessory use; or in the alternative, request a use variance per Article IV Section 250-11 and the Table of General Use Requirements for the R-1/2 zoning district if the ZBA’s interpretation of the circumstances is the same as the Building Inspector’s.
4. BA10-25 Three Cocks & a Hen (4 West Cross Street) – Appeal – To overturn a determination by the Building Inspector that the applicants must pursue Planning Board Site Plan Review in order to landscape and add seasonal outdoor dining to the current use of an area adjacent to a restaurant in a GB district, per Article XVII Section 250-108A and 109.
5. BA10-33 Peach Lake, LLC (861 Peach Lake Road) – Area Variance – To decrease the minimum separation distance from an intersection, per Article VIII Section 250-36. A variance of 75 ft. is requested (75 ft. required; 0 ft. proposed) for construction of a site entrance directly across from an intersection (Route 121 at Bloomer Road).
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. BA10-35 Stephen Aronson (318 Mills Road) – Area Variance – The following variances are requested, per Article V Section 250-15 and Article VI Section 250-22 C:
· A side yard setback variance of 60 ft. (75 ft. required; 15. ft. existing) to permit a shed to remain as constructed.
· An increase of 2 ft. in the maximum permitted height of a fence in a front yard (4 ft. permitted; 6 ft. proposed) for the reconstruction of two pillars and the addition of light fixtures on top of them.
2. BA10-36 Barbara Silvestri/Paul Bissonette (10 Bogtown Road) – Area Variance – To decrease the minimum side yard setback in an R-2 zoning district to permit installation of a generator, per Article V Section 250-15. A setback variance of 5 ft. is requested (30 ft. required; 25 ft. proposed).
3. BA10-37 Alison Estabrook (732 Titicus Road) – Special Permit – For the keeping of up to 16 horses and maintenance of a commercial horse-boarding operation, including installation of 8 pre-fab stalls, per Article XIII Section 250-72.
4. BA10-38 Natalie Axton (6 Warner Drive) – Area Variance – The following variances are requested to permit construction of an addition to a non-conforming single-family residence on a non-conforming lot in an R-1/2 zoning district, per Article V Section 250-15:
· A side yard setback variance of 5 ft. (15 ft. required; 7.3 ft. existing; 10.6 ft. proposed).
· A building coverage increase of 2% (10% permitted; 9.7% existing: 11.1% proposed).
· A development coverage increase of 2% (25% permitted; 25.5% existing: 26.9% proposed).
5. BA10-39 Mary Ellen and Steven LaRocca (722 Titicus Road) – Area Variance – To decrease the minimum front and side yard setbacks in an R-4 zoning district, per Article V Section 250-15. A front yard setback variance of 20 ft. (75 ft. required; 40 ft. existing; 55 ft. proposed) and a side yard setback variance of 42 ft. (75 ft. required; 38 ft. existing; 33 ft. proposed) are requested to permit construction of an addition to a non-conforming single-family residence.
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