Meeting Overview

MINUTES

ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS MARCH  4. 2015

 

 

MEMBERS  PRESENT:           DAN  SULLIVAN JOAN  SALOMON MICHAEL  BOSCO THOMAS  QUINN

LEONARD  FEROLDI,  ALTERNATE PATRICIA  CASTELLI

 

ABSENT:                                  NONE

 

 

 

 

ALSO  PRESENT:                     Dennis  Michaels,  Esq.

Ann Marie Ambrose,

Deborah  Arbolino,

Deputy Town Attorney Official  Stenographer Administrative   Aide

 

 

 

 

This meeting  was called to order at 7: 00 P.M. by Mr. Sullivan,   Chairman.

Hearings  on this meeting’s  agenda, which  are made a part of this meeting,  were held as noted below:

 

 

 

PUBLISHED   ITEMS APPLICANTS                                        DECISIONS

 

NEW  ITEMS:

 

ROHLAND  SITE PLAN

401-407  W estem  Highway, Tappan,NY

74.18 I 3 I 31; LO zone

N.Y.S. TOWN LAW                         ZBA#IS-17

SECTION 280-a and

SIDE YARD VARIANCE APROVED

 

 

BAILEY’S RESTAURANT 136 Erie Street, Blauvelt, NY	FRONT YARD VARIANCES APPROVED	ZBA#lS-18
70.14 I 4 I 6; CS zone
ALATSAS 234 Cardean Place, Pearl River, NY	BUILDING HEIGHT VARIANCE APPROVED	ZBA#15-19
68.12 I 6 I 17; RG zone
USA CONSTRUCTION 17 Greenbush Road, Orangeburg, NY 74.11 I 1  I 27; LI zone	PARKING SPACE VARIANCE APPROVED	ZBA#l 5-20
VERIZON WIRELESS GENERATORPERFORMANCE STANDARDS	PERFORMANCE STANDARDS APPROVED	ZBA#l5-21
50 Ramland Road, Orangeburg, NY 73.20 I 1  I 30; LIO zone	3’0f:l.:IO S)fH313 NM81

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OTHER BUSINESS:

 

 

In response  to requests  from the Orangetown   Planning  Board,   the Zoning  Board  of Appeals:   RESOLVED,   to approve  the action of the Acting  Chairperson  executing  on behalf   of the Board   its  consent  to the Planning  Board acting   as Lead Agency   for the State Enviromnental   Quality  Review   Act (SEQRA)  coordinated  environmental    review  of actions pursuant  to SEQRA  Regulations§    617.6    (b)(3)  the following  applications:    The Shops  at Orangeburg  Commons,   2 South  Greenbush  Road,  Orangeburg,   NY;  74.15   I 1   I

21;   LI & Route 303  Overlay  zoning  districts;  Holt  Construction   Corp.  Site  Plan,   23 & 50

East Washington  Avenue,  Pearl River,  NY 68.16  I 6 I 6 & 68.16 I 4 I 34;  CS zone and FURTHER  RESOLVED,   to request   to be notified by the Planning   Board of SEQRA proceedings,  hearings,   and determinations     with  respect  to these matters.

 

 

 

 

THE DECISIONS  RELATED  TO THE ABOVE  HEARINGS  are inserted  herein  and made part of these minutes.

 

The verbatim  minutes,  as recorded  by the Board’s  official   stenographer  for the above hearings,  are not transcribed.

 

There being   no further business   to come before  the Board,  on motion   duly made, seconded  and carried,  the meeting  was adjourned  at 10:00 P.M.

 

Dated:   March  4,  2015

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION: APPLICANT

TOWN AlTORNEY

DEPUTY TOWN AlTORNEY TOWN BOARD MEMBERS

BUILDING INSPECTOR(Individual  Decisions)

Rockland County Planning

 

ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS TOWN  OF ORANGETOWN

 

 

 

 

Deborah  Arbolino,   Administrative    Aide

 

 

 

 

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DECISION

NYS TOWN  LAW  SECTION   280-a  EXCEPTIONN  ARIANCE   AND SIDE  YARD FOR  LOT  E VARIANCES    APPROVED

 

To:   John Atzl  (Rohland)

234 No. Main Street

New City,  New York  10956

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Date:  March 4, 2015

 

 

FROM:  ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS:  Town  of Orangetown

 

 

ZBA#l5-l 7: Application  of  Rohland  Site Plan for an exception  /variance  pursuant  to New York State Town Law, Section  280-a (Relation   of structure  to streets or highways) and for a variance  from Zoning  Code (Chapter  43) of the Town of Orangetown  Code, Section  3.12, LI District,  Group QQ, Column  9 (Side Yard:  50′  required,  36.6’provided for lot #E)  for a site plan  located  at 401-407  Western  Highway,  Tappan,  New York and are identified  on the Orangetown  Tax Map as Section  74.18, Block 3, Lot 31; in the LO/LI zoning  district.

 

 

Heard by the Zoning  Board of Appeals  of the Town  of Orangetown  at a meeting  held on Wednesday,  March  4, 2015 at which time the Board made the determination  hereinafter set forth.

 

John Atzl, Land Surveyor,  and Scott Dowd, Attorney,  appeared  and testified. The following  documents  were presented:

1. Copy of site plan dated October  11, 2013 with the latest revision  date of

12/12/2014  signed and sealed by John R. Atzl, Land Surveyor  and Ryan A.

Nasher, P.E. (3 pages).

 

2. A memorandum dated December 10, 2014 from John Giardiello, P.E.,Director, Office of Building Zoning and Planning Administration and Enforcement, Town of Orangetown.

 

3. Planning Board decision PB#l3-47 dated December 10, 2014.

 

4. A letter dated February 23, 2015 from the County of Rockland Department of

Planning signed by Douglas J. Schuetz, Acting Commissioner of Planning.

 

5. A letter dated March 3, 2015 from the County of Rockland Department of

Highways signed by Sonny Lin, P.E..

 

Mr. Sullivan, Chairman, made a motion to open the Public Hearing which motion was seconded by Ms. Castelli and carried unanimously.

 

On advice of Dennis Michaels, Deputy Town Attorney,  counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Mr. Sullivan moved for a Board determination that since the Planning Board noticed its intent to declare itself Lead Agency and distributed that notice of intention to all Involved Agencies, including the ZBA who consented or did not object to the Planning Board acting as Lead Agency for this application, pursuant to coordinated review under  State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), pursuant to SEQRA Regulations §617.6 (b) (3 ); and since the Planning Board conducted a SEQRA review and, on December 10, 2014, rendered an environmental determination or no significant adverse environmental impacts to result from the proposed land use action (i.e., a

”Negative Declaration” or “Neg. Dec.”), the ZBA is bound by the Planning Board’s Neg

Dec and the ZBA cannot require further SEQRA review pursuant to SEQRA Regulation

• 617.6 (b) (3). The motion was seconded by Ms. Castelli and carried as follows: Ms.

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Castelli, aye; Ms. Salomon, aye; Mr. Sullivwi”aye~Mr. Quinn, aye; and Mr. Bosco, aye.

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John Atzl testified  that the applicant  went before  the Planning  Board for a

commercial  subdivision;  that they received  a preliminary  approval  and a neg dee; that there is a metal building  on lot E that was constructed  by a tenant   without  a building permit  that is too close to the rear of the property;  that there is a mutual right-of-way that is shared with the Miele property;  that they are requesting  a variance  for the location  of the metal building  an exception  from New York State Town  Law for a

280-a variance;  that the box trailer is movable;  that he uses are permitted  by right; that  the residence  is a pre-existing  non-conforming   use; that the property  was in violation  and that is how they started the commercial  subdivision;  that it is cleaned up by  comparison  previously;  and that there has not been  a change in tenancy.

 

 

 

Public  Comment:

 

No public  comment.

 

The Board members  made personal  inspections  of the premises  the week before  the meeting  and found them to be properly  posted  and as generally  described  on the application.

 

A satisfactory  statement  in accordance  with the provisions  of Section  809 of the General

Municipal  Law of New York was received.

 

 

Mr. Sullivan made a motion  to close the Public  Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by

Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

FINDINGS  OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS:

After personal  observation  of the property,  hearing  all the testimony  and reviewing  all the documents  submitted,  the Board found and concluded  that the benefits  to the applicant  if the variance(s)  are granted  outweigh  the detriment  (if any) to the health,  safety and

welfare  of the neighborhood   or community  by such grant, for the following  reasons:

 

 

 

1. The requested side yard variance  for lot E and the New York State Town  Lawn  280-a exception  /variance  will not produce  an undesirable  change in the character  of the neighborhood  or a detriment  to nearby properties.  The entrance  is existing  to the property  and the requested  side yard variance  is an interior  variance  for the

commercial  subdivision.

 

 

 

2. The requested  side yard variance  for lot E  and the New York  State Town  Lawn

280-a exception/  variance  will not have an adverse  effect or impact  on the physical  or environmental  conditions  in the neighborhood  or district.  The entrance  is existing  to the property  and the requested  side yard variance  is an interior  variance  for the commercial  subdivision.

 

 

 

3. The benefits  sought by the applicant  cannot be achieved  by other means  feasible  for the applicant  to pursue other than by obtaining  variances.

 

 

 

4. The requested  side yard variance  for lot E and the New York  State Town  Lawn  280-a exception  /variance  is not substantial.

 

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5. The applicant  purchased  the property  subject  to Orangetown’s   Zoning  Code (Chapter

43) and is proposing  a new addition  and/or improvements,   so the alleged difficulty was self-created,  which  consideration  was relevant  to the decision  of the Board of Appeals,  but did not, by itself, preclude  the granting  of the area variances.

 

 

 

 

DECISION:  In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  and documents  presented,  the Board: RESOLVED,  that the application  for the requested  side yard variance  for Lot E and the New York State Town  Lawn  280-a exception  /variance  are APPROVED;   and FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that such decision  and the vote thereon  shall become  effective and be deemed  rendered  on the date of adoption  by the Board of the minutes  of which they are a part.

 

 

 

 

General  Conditions:

 

(i) The approval  of any variance  or Special  Permit is granted  by the Board in accordance with and subject  to those facts shown  on the plans submitted  and, if applicable,  as amended  at or prior to this hearing,  as hereinabove  recited  or set forth.

 

(ii) Any approval  of a variance  or Special Permit by the Board is limited to the specific variance  or Special Permit requested  but only to the extent  such approval  is granted

herein  and subject to those conditions,  if any, upon which  such approval  was conditioned

which are hereinbefore  set forth.

 

 

 

(iii) The Board gives no approval  of any building  plans,  including,  without  limitation, the accuracy  and structural  integrity  thereof,  of the applicant,  but same have been submitted  to the Board solely for informational   and verification  purposes  relative  to any variances  being requested.

 

 

 

(iv) A building  permit  as well as any other necessary  permits  must be obtained  within a reasonable  period of time following  the filing of this decision  and prior to undertaking any construction  contemplated  in this decision.  To the extent any variance  or Special Permit  granted herein  is subject to any conditions,  the building  department  shall not be

obligated  to issue any necessary  permits  where  any such condition  imposed  should, in the sole judgment  of the building  department,  be first complied  with as contemplated hereunder.  Occupancy  will not be made until,  and unless,  a Certificate  of Occupancy  is issued by the Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement which legally permits  such occupancy.

 

 

 

(v) Any foregoing  variance  or Special  Permit  will lapse if any contemplated  construction of the project  or any use for which the variance  or Special  Permit is granted  is not substantially  implemented  within  one year of the date of filing of this decision  or that of any other board  of the Town of Orangetown  granting  any required  final approval  to such project,  whichever  is later, but in any event within two years of the filing of this decision. Merely obtaining  a Building  Permit   with respect  to construction  or a Certificate  of Occupancy  with respect  to use does not constitute  “substantial  implementation”   for the

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The foregoing   resolution    to approve  the application  for the requested   side yard variance for Lot E  and the New York State Town Lawn  280-a exception/   variance   was presented and moved by Ms.  Castelli,   seconded  by Mr. Quinn    and carried as follows:   Mr. Bosco, aye; Mr.  Quinn,   aye ;Ms.   Castelli,    aye;  Ms.  Salomon,   aye;  and Mr. Sullivan,     aye.

 

The Administrative    Aide to the Board  is  hereby  authorized,   directed  and empowered  to sign  this decision   and file  a certified   copy thereof  in  the office of the Town  Cleric

 

DATED:    March 4,  2015

 

 

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION:

 

APPLICANT

ZBA  MEMBERS SUPERVISOR

TOWN BOARD MEMBERS TOWN ATTORNEY

DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY OBZPAE

BUILDING   INSPECTOR-NA

ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS TOWN  OF ORANGETOWN

 

 

 

Bya~t!~v

Deborah  Arbolino

Administrative    Aide

 

 

TOWN CLERK

HIGHWAY   DEPARTMENT ASSESSOR

DEPT. of ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT. and ENGINEERING FILE,ZBA,   PB

CHAIRMAN,   ZBA,  PB, ACABOR

 

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DECISION FRONT  YARD  VARIANCES    APPROVED

 

To:  Paul Bailey  (Bailey’s   Smokehouse)

136 East Erie Street

Blauvelt,  New York  10913

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Date:  March 4, 2015

 

 

FROM:  ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS:  Town of Orangetown

 

 

ZBA#15-18:Application  of  Bailey’s   Smokehouse  for  variances  from Zoning  Code (Chapter  43) of the Town  of Orangetown  Code,  Section  3.12, CS District,  Group FF, Column  8 (Front Yard:  O’  or 45′  required,  28′  and 17′ proposed)  for awnings  to be installed  on entrances  and windows  to existing  restaurant.  The restaurant  is located  at 136

East Erie Street, Blauvelt,  New York  and is identified  on the Orangetown  Tax Map as

Section  70.14, Block 4, Lot 6; in the CS zoning  district.

 

Heard by the Zoning  Board of Appeals  of the Town  of Orangetown  at a meeting  held on Wednesday,  March 4, 2015 at which time the Board made the determination  hereinafter set forth.

 

James Collishaw,  Project  Manager,  appeared  and testified. The following  documents  were presented:

1. Copy of site plan  (I page).
2. Architectural  plans labeled  “Dean  Custom  Awning”  signed by Ronald  R.

Sydoruk,  P.E. (4 pages).

3. Engineering  Report  and certification  dated January  15, 2015 signed and sealed by

Ronald  R. Sydoruk,  P.E. (4 pages).

 

 

Mr. Sullivan,   Chairman,  made a motion  to open the Public  Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

On advice of Dennis  Michaels,  Deputy Town Attorney,   counsel to the Zoning  Board of Appeals,  Mr. Sullivan   moved  for a Board  determination  that the foregoing  application seek area or bulk variances  for construction  or expansion  of a primary  or accessory  or appurtenant,  non-residential   structure  or facility  involving  less than 4,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area and not involving  a change  in zoning  or a use variance  and consistent  with local land use controls;  the applicant  is exempt  from the State Environmental   Quality Review Act (SEQRA),  pursuant  to SEQRA  Regulations  §617.5 (c) (7); which  does not require  SEQRA  environmental   review.  The motion  was seconded  by Ms. Castelli  and

carried as follows:   Ms. Castelli,  aye; Ms. Salomon,  aye; Mr. Bosco,  aye; Mr. Quinn, aye;

and Mr. Sullivan,  aye.

 

 

 

James Collishaw,  Project  Manager,  testified  that Bailey’s  would like to install  eight awnings,  four on the second floor and four on the first floor; that there are two areas that will project  into the front yard; that two of the awnings  are enclosures  for entrances  to the restaurant;  that presently  when the doors open a draft hits several tables in the restaurant and customers  do not want to sit in these areas; that the new awning  with enclosures  will stop the drafts; that the awnings  are constructed  out of galvanized  steel with a snow grading of 35 lbs. per sq. ft.; and the awnings  are attractive.

 

 

 

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Public  Comment:

 

 

No public  comment.

 

The Board members  made personal  inspections  of the premises  the week before  the meeting  and found them to be properly  posted  and as generally  described  on the application.

 

A satisfactory  statement  in accordance  with the provisions  of Section  809 of the General

Municipal  Law of New York was received.

 

Mr. Sullivan made a motion  to close the Public Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by

Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

FINDINGS  OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS:

After personal  observation  of the property,  hearing  all the testimony  and reviewing  all the documents  submitted,  the Board  found and concluded  that the benefits  to the applicant  if the variance(s)  are granted  outweigh  the detriment  (if any) to the health,  safety and

welfare  of the neighborhood   or community  by such grant, for the following  reasons:

 

 

 

1. The requested  front yard variances  will not produce  an undesirable  change in the character  of the neighborhood   or a detriment  to nearby  properties.  The proposed awnings  and enclosures  will enhance  the property.

 

 

 

2. The requested front yard variances  will not have an adverse  effect or impact  on the physical  or environmental   conditions  in the neighborhood  or district.  The proposed awnings  and enclosures  will enhance  the property.

 

 

 

 

3. The benefits sought by the applicant  cannot be achieved  by other means  feasible  for the applicant  to pursue  other than by obtaining  variances.

 

 

 

4. The requested  front yard variances,  although  somewhat  substantial,  afford benefits  to the applicant  that is not outweighed  by the detriment,  if any, to the health,  safety and welfare  of the surrounding  neighborhood   or nearby  community.    The proposed awnings  and enclosures  will enhance  the property.

 

 

 

5. The applicant  purchased  the property  subject to Orangetown’s   Zoning  Code (Chapter

43) and is proposing  a new addition  and/or improvements,   so the alleged difficulty was self-created,  which consideration  was relevant  to the decision  of the Board of Appeals,  but did not, by itself, preclude  the granting  of the area variances.

 

 

 

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DECISION:  In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  and documents  presented,  the Board: RESOLVED,  that the application  for the requested   front yard  variances  are APPROVED;   and FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that such decision  and the vote thereon shall become  effective  and be deemed  rendered  on the date of adoption  by the Board of the minutes  of which they are a part.

 

 

 

 

General  Conditions:

 

(i) The approval of any variance or Special Permit is granted by the Board in accordance with and subject to those facts shown on the plans submitted and, if applicable, as amended at or prior to this hearing, as hereinabove recited or set forth.

 

(ii) Any approval of a variance or Special Permit by the Board is limited to the specific variance or Special Permit requested but only to the extent such approval is granted herein and subject to those conditions, if any, upon which such approval was conditioned which are hereinbefore set forth.

 

 

 

(iii) The Board gives no approval of any building plans, including, without limitation, the accuracy and structural integrity thereof, of the applicant, but same have been submitted to the Board solely for informational and verification purposes relative to any variances being requested.

 

 

 

(iv) A building permit as well as any other necessary permits must be obtained within a reasonable period of time following the filing of this decision and prior to undertaking any construction contemplated in this decision. To the extent any variance or Special Permit granted herein is subject to any conditions, the building department shall not be

obligated to issue any necessary permits where any such condition imposed should, in the sole judgment of the building department, be first complied with as contemplated hereunder. Occupancy will not be made until, and unless, a Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the Office of Building, Zoning and Planning Administration and Enforcement which legally permits such occupancy.

 

 

 

(v) Any foregoing variance or Special Permit will lapse if any contemplated construction of the project or any use for which the variance or Special Permit is granted is not substantially implemented within one year of the date of filing of this decision or that of any other board of the Town of Orangetown granting any required final approval to such project, whichever is later, but in any event within two years of the filing of this decision. Merely obtaining a Building Permit with respect to construction or a Certificate of Occupancy with respect to use does not constitute “substantial implementation” for the purposes hereof.

 

 

 

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The foregoing  resolution   to approve  the application   for the requested  front yard variances   was presented  and moved by Ms.  Salomon,   seconded  by Ms.  Castelli   and carried  as  follows:    Mr.  Bosco,   aye; Mr. Quinn,  aye ;Ms.   Castelli,   aye;  Ms.   Salomon,   aye; and Mr.  Sullivan,   aye.

 

The Administrative    Aide  to the Board  is  hereby  authorized,    directed   and empowered  to sign this  decision   and file a certified  copy thereof  in  the office of the Town  Clerk.

 

DATED:    March 4,  2015

 

 

 

DIS TRI BUT ION:

 

APPLICANT

ZBA  MEMBERS SUPERVISOR

TOWN BOARD MEMBERS

TOWN AITORNEY

DEPUTY TOWN AITORNEY OBZPAE

BUILDING   INSPECTOR-R.A.0.

ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS TOWN  OF ORANGETOWN

 

By  (il6ea1vfli~

Deborah  Arbolino

Administrative   Aide

 

 

TOWN CLERK

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ASSESSOR

DEPT.of ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT. and ENGINEERING FILE,ZBA,   PB

CHAIRMAN,   ZBA, PB,  ACABOR

 

 

 

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DECISION BUILDING HEIGHT  VARIANCE APPROVED

 

To: Donald Brenner (Alatsas) One Independence Avenue Tappan, New York 10983

ZBA #15-19

Date: March 4, 2015

 

 

FROM: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS: Town of Orangetown

 

 

ZBA#l5-  19: Application of George Alatsas for a variance from Zoning Code (Chapter

43) of the Town of Orangetown Code, Section 3.12, Group Q, RG District, Column 12 (Building Height:  17’4″ permitted, 27′ proposed) for a new single-family residence. The premises shall be located at 234 Cardean Place, Pearl River, New York and are identified on the Orangetown Tax Map as Section 68.12, Block 6, Lot 17; in the RG zoning district.

 

 

 

 

Heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Orangetown at a meeting held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at which time the Board made the determination hereinafter set forth.

 

Donald Brenner, Attorney, George Alatsas appeared and testified. The following documents were presented:

1. Survey/Plot Plan of 234 Cardean Place dated January 30, 2015 signed and sealed by Steven Michael Sparaco, P.E., and William D. Youngblood, L.S ..
2. Architectural plans dated 1/22/2015 with a revision date of 03/26/2015 signed and

sealed by Robert Hoene, Architect.

 

 

 

Mr. Sullivan, Chairman, made a motion to open the Public Hearing which motion was seconded by Mr. Bosco  and carried unanimously.

 

 

 

On advice of Dennis Michaels, Deputy Town Attorney, counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Mr. Sullivan moved for a Board determination that the foregoing application is a Type II action exempt from the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), pursuant to SEQRA Regulations §617.5 (c) (9), (10), (12) and/or (13); which does not require SEQRA environmental review. The motion was seconded by Ms. Castelli and carried as follows: Ms. Castelli, aye; Ms. Salomon, aye; Mr. Bosco, aye; and Mr. Quinn, aye; and Mr. Sullivan, aye.

 

Donald Brenner, attorney, testified that the applicant is removing the existing rotted structure from the property and proposing a new structure that fits within the building envelope but will require a height variance.

 

George Alatsas, contractor, testified that the neighborhood has welcomed them because they will be happy to see the old structure gone.

 

 

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Public  Comment:

 

 

No public  comment.

 

 

The Board members  made personal  inspections  of the premises  the week before  the meeting  and found them to be properly  posted  and as generally  described  on the application.

 

A satisfactory  statement  in accordance  with the provisions  of Section  809 of the General

Municipal  Law of New York was received.

 

Mr. Sullivan made a motion  to close the Public  Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by

Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

 

FINDINGS  OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS:

After personal  observation  of the property,  hearing  all the testimony  and reviewing  all the documents  submitted,  the Board found  and concluded  that the benefits  to the applicant  if the variance(s)  are granted  outweigh  the detriment  (if any) to the health,  safety and

welfare  of the neighborhood   or community  by such grant, for the following  reasons:

 

 

 

1. The requested building  height variance  will not produce  an undesirable  change in the character  of the neighborhood  or a detriment  to nearby  properties.  Similar size structures  exist in the neighborhood.

 

 

 

2. The requested building  height variance  will not have an adverse  effect or impact  on the physical  or environmental   conditions  in the neighborhood   or district.  Similar  size structures  exist in the neighborhood.

 

3. The benefits  sought by the applicant  cannot be achieved  by other means  feasible  for the applicant  to pursue  other than by obtaining  a variance.  Similar  size structures  exist in the neighborhood.

 

 

 

4. The requested  building  height  variance   is not substantial.

 

 

 

5. The applicant  purchased  the property  subject to Orangetown’s   Zoning  Code (Chapter

43) and is proposing  a new addition  and/or improvements,   so the alleged difficulty was self-created,  which  consideration  was relevant  to the decision  of the Board of Appeals,  but did not, by itself, preclude  the granting  of the area variances.

 

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DECISION:  In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  and documents  presented,  the

Board:  RESOLVED,  that the application  for the requested   building  height   variance

is APPROVED;  and FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that such decision  and the vote thereon shall become  effective  and be deemed  rendered  on the date of adoption by the Board of the minutes  of which  they are a part.

 

 

General  Conditions:

 

(i) The approval  of any variance  or Special  Permit is granted  by the Board in accordance with and subject to those facts shown on the plans submitted  and, if applicable,  as amended  at or prior to this hearing,  as hereinabove  recited  or set forth.

 

(ii) Any approval  of a variance  or Special Permit  by the Board is limited  to the specific variance  or Special Permit  requested  but only to the extent  such approval  is granted

herein and subject to those conditions,  if any, upon which  such approval  was conditioned which are hereinbefore   set forth.

 

 

 

(iii) The Board  gives no approval  of any building  plans, including,  without  limitation, the accuracy  and structural  integrity  thereof,  of the applicant,  but same have been submitted  to the Board solely for informational   and verification  purposes  relative  to any variances  being requested.

 

 

 

(iv) A building  permit  as well as any other necessary  permits  must be obtained  within  a reasonable  period  of time following  the filing of this decision  and prior to undertaking any construction  contemplated  in this decision.  To the extent any variance  or Special Permit  granted  herein is subject to any conditions,  the building  department  shall not be

obligated  to issue any necessary  permits  where  any such condition  imposed  should,  in the sole judgment  of the building  department,  be first complied  with as contemplated hereunder.  Occupancy  will not be made until,  and unless,  a Certificate  of Occupancy  is issued by the Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement which legally permits  such occupancy.

 

 

 

(v) Any foregoing  variance  or Special Permit  will lapse if any contemplated  construction of the project  or any use for which the variance  or Special Permit  is granted  is not substantially  implemented  within  one year of the date of filing of this decision  or that of any other board  of the Town  of Orangetown  granting  any required  final approval  to such project,  whichever  is later, but in any event within two years of the filing of this decision. Merely  obtaining  a Building  Permit   with respect  to construction  or a Certificate  of Occupancy  with respect  to use does not constitute  “substantial  implementation”   for the purposes  hereof.

 

 

 

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The  foregoing    resolution    to  approve   the  application     for  the  requested     building    height variance   was  presented    and  moved   by Mr.  Quinn,   seconded   by  Ms.   Salomon     and  carried as follows:    Mr.  Bosco,   aye;   Mr.  Sullivan,     aye;   Mr.  Quinn,   aye  ;Ms.   Castelli,    aye;   and

Ms.   Salomon,    aye.

 

 

111e  Administrative      Aide  to the  Board   is  hereby   authorized,    directed   and  empowered    to sign  this  decision   and  file  a certified   copy  thereof   in the  office   of the  Town   Clerk.

 

DATED:     March   4,  2015

 

ZONING    BOARD    OF  APPEALS TOWN   OF  ORANGETOWN

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION:

 

APPLICANT ZBA  MEMBERS SUPERVISOR

TOWN BOARD MEMBERS TOWN ATTORNEY

DEPUTY TOWN ATTORNEY OBZPAE

BUILDING   INSPECTOR-RAO.

By…L…j,-‘-‘””-“-.=;  ~…..:.-<~”””‘ Deborah   Arbolino

Administrative     Aide

 

 

TOWN CLERK

HIGHWAY   DEPARTMENT ASSESSOR

DEPT.of ENVIRONMENTAL

MGMT. and ENGINEERING FILE,ZBA,   PB

CHAIRMAN,  ZBA, PB, ACABOR

 

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DECISION

REQUIRED  PARKING SPACE VARIANCE APPROVED

 

To:   USA Construction

17 Greenbush  Road

Orangeburg,  New York  10962

ZBA #15-20

Date:  March 4, 2015

 

 

FROM:  ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS:  Town  of Orangetown

 

 

ZBA#15-20:  Application  of  USA Construction  for a variance  from Zoning  Code (Chapter  43) of the Town  of Orangetown  Code,  Section  3.11, LI District,  Column  6, #1 refers   to R-80 District  Column  6 # 3(Recreation  Buildings:  1   space per 200 sq. ft. required:  107 spaces required,  76 spaces proposed)   for a crossfit center to be  located  at

17 Greenbush  Road, Orangeburg,  New York and are identified  on the Orangetown  Tax

Map as Section  74.11, Block  1, Lot 27; LI zoning  district.

 

Heard by the Zoning  Board of Appeals  of the Town of Orangetown  at a meeting  held on Wednesday,  March  4, 2015 at which  time the Board made the determination  hereinafter set forth.

 

Donald  Brenner,  Attorney,  appeared  and testified. The following  documents  were presented:

1. Copy of site plan labeled  “Existing  conditions  survey for U.S.A.  Construction Corp.”  dated 4/10/2012  revised  1/12/2015  signed  and sealed by John J. Bezuyen,  L.S.

 

Mr. Sullivan,   Chairman,  made a motion  to open the Public  Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

 

 

On advice of Dennis  Michaels,  Deputy Town  Attorney,   counsel  to the Zoning  Board of Appeals,  Mr. Sullivan   moved  for a Board determination   that the foregoing  application seek area or bulk variances  for construction  or expansion  of a primary  or accessory  or appurtenant,  non-residential   structure  or facility  involving  less than 4,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area and not involving  a change  in zoning  or a use variance  and consistent  with

local land use controls;  the applicant  is exempt  from the State Environmental   Quality Review  Act (SEQRA),  pursuant  to SEQRA  Regulations  §617.5   (c) (7); which does not require  SEQRA  environmental   review.  The motion  was seconded  by Ms. Castelli  and carried as follows:   Ms. Castelli,  aye; Ms. Salomon,  aye; Mr. Bosco, aye; Mr. Quinn, aye; and Mr. Sullivan,  aye.

 

 

Donald  Brenner,  Attorney,  testified  that his client is presently  located  in the Orangetown     ~ Shopping  Center, which is not an ideal location;  that Crossfit  trains Army Reservist,    C:     t;:;     d

Orangetown  and Clarkstown  Police Departments  and others;  that the new proposed     ~      ~       ~

location  at 17 Greenbush  would work better  for all involved,  the interior  space is larger>    =a and there is easy access to rails to trails for runs; that the use requires  107 parking  sp~s      ~ and 76 spaces are provided;  that they are short by 31 spaces;  that this should not be a~ problem  because  Crossfit  is not an open gym, classes  are given at specific times and ~e     ~ limited  to 20 people  at the most; that they have classes  at 5:30 A.M. until about  11 :3~       ,_.: A.M. and again after six in the evening;  that they should  work well side by side with~       ._. · Galaxy Gymnastics  because  many of the patrons  have children  involved  with gymna9ffics~   ‘ and would most likely sign up for classes  at the same time.

 

 

 

Uri Sasson, owner of the building,  testified  that he spoke to Galaxy  Gymnastics  before he offered the lease to Crossfit;  that he did not want a conflict because  Galaxy  rents the majority  of the building;  that they are pleased  with Crossfit  leasing the other portion  of

the building  because  the uses complement  each other and their busy times are different.

 

 

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Public  Comment:

 

 

No public  comment.

 

 

The Board members  made personal  inspections  of the premises  the week before  the meeting  and found them to be properly  posted  and as generally  described  on the application.

 

A satisfactory  statement  in accordance  with the provisions  of Section  809 of the General

Municipal  Law of New York was received.

 

 

Mr. Sullivan made a motion  to close the Public  Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by

Ms. Castelli   and carried unanimously.

 

FINDINGS  OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS:

After personal  observation  of the property,  hearing  all the testimony  and reviewing  all the documents  submitted,  the Board found and concluded  that the benefits  to the applicant  if the variance(s)  are granted  outweigh  the detriment  (if any) to the health,  safety and

welfare  of the neighborhood   or community  by such grant, for the following  reasons:

 

 

 

1. The requested off-street  parking  space variance  will not produce  an undesirable change  in the character  of the neighborhood   or a detriment  to nearby properties. Crossfit  offers classes that members  need to sign up to attend. Classes  are limited  to no more than twenty members  at a time.  Crossfits’  hours of operation  do not conflict with the existing  gymnasium  classes.  After careful review  and listening  to the testimony  of the owner of the property  and Crossfit  owner, the Board is comfortable that the existing  76 parking  spaces will be sufficient  for the uses.

 

 

 

2. The requested off-street  parking  space variance  will not have an adverse effect or impact on the physical  or environmental   conditions  in the neighborhood  or district. Crossfit  offers classes that members  need to sign up to attend. Classes  are limited  to

no more than twenty members  at a time.   Crossfits’  hours of operation  do not conflict …….,              . with the existing  gymnasium  classes.  After careful review  and listening  to the     (ti     ~     o testimony of the owner of the property and Crossfit owner, the Board is comfortasle   ::9     ~ that the existing 76 parking spaces will be sufficient for the uses.                         ~     ES     ~

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afford benefits to the applicant that are not outweighed by the detriment, if any, to the

health, safety and welfare of the surrounding neighborhood or nearby community. Crossfit offers classes that members need to sign up to attend. Classes are limited to no more than twenty members at a time.  Crossfits’ hours of operation do not conflict with the existing gymnasium classes. After careful review and listening to the testimony of the owner of the property and Crossfit owner, the Board is comfortable that the existing 76 parking spaces will be sufficient for the uses.

 

 

 

5. The applicant purchased the property subject to Orangetown’s Zoning Code (Chapter

43) and is proposing a new addition and/or improvements, so the alleged difficulty was self-created, which consideration was relevant to the decision of the Board of

Appeals, but did not, by itself, preclude the granting of the area variances.

 

 

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DECISION:  In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  and documents  presented,  the Board: RESOLVED,  that the application  for the requested  off-street   parking  space variances  are APPROVED;   and FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that such decision  and the vote thereon  shall become  effective  and be deemed  rendered  on the date of adoption

by the Board of the minutes  of which they are a part.

 

 

General  Conditions:

 

(i) The approval  of any variance  or Special  Permit  is granted by the Board in accordance with and subject  to those facts shown on the plans submitted  and, if applicable,  as amended  at or prior to this hearing,  as hereinabove  recited  or set forth.

 

(ii) Any approval  of a variance  or Special Permit  by the Board is limited  to the specific variance  or Special Permit requested  but only to the extent  such approval  is granted

herein and subject to those conditions,  if any, upon which  such approval  was conditioned

which are hereinbefore  set forth.

 

 

 

(iii) The Board gives no approval  of any building  plans,  including,  without  limitation, the accuracy  and structural  integrity  thereof,  of the applicant,  but same have been submitted  to the Board solely for informational   and verification  purposes  relative  to any variances  being requested.

 

 

 

(iv) A building  permit  as well as any other necessary  permits  must be obtained  within  a reasonable  period of time following  the filing of this decision  and prior to undertaking any construction  contemplated  in this decision.  To the extent any variance  or Special Permit granted  herein is subject to any conditions,  the building  department  shall not be

obligated  to issue any necessary  permits  where  any such condition  imposed  should,  in the sole judgment  of the building  department,  be first complied  with as contemplated hereunder.  Occupancy  will not be made until, and unless,  a Certificate  of Occupancy  is issued by the Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement which legally permits  such occupancy.

 

 

 

(v) Any foregoing  variance  or Special  Permit will lapse if any contemplated  construction of the project  or any use for which the variance  or Special Permit is granted  is not substantially  implemented  within  one year of the date of filing of this decision  or that of any other board  of the Town  of Orangetown  granting  any required  final approval  to such project,  whichever  is later, but in any event within  two years of the filing of this decision. Merely  obtaining  a Building  Permit   with respect  to construction  or a Certificate  of Occupancy  with respect  to use does not constitute  “substantial  implementation”   for the purposes  hereof.

 

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The foregoing    resolution     to approve  the application  for the requested  off-street   parking space variances     was  presented  and moved by Ms.   Bosco,  seconded  by Ms.   Castelli   and canied  as follows:    Mr. Bosco,    aye; Mr. Sullivan,    aye;   Mr. Quinn,   aye  ;Ms.   Castelli,   aye; and Ms.   Salomon,    aye.

 

The Administrative   Aide to the Board   is  hereby  authorized,     directed  and empowered  to sign  this  decision    and file  a certified   copy thereof  in  the office of the Town Clerk.

 

DATED:     March 4,  2015

 

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF ORANGETOWN

 

DISTRIBUTION:

 

APPLICANT

ZBA   MEMBERS SUPERVISOR

TOWN  BOARD  MEMBERS

TOWN  ATTORNEY

DEPUTY  TOWN  ATTORNEY OBZPAE

BUILDING     INSPECTOR-R.A.0.

By-¥–‘<–>’—‘::………=..:….1£._f-,…=-~ Deborah Arbolino

Administrative  Aide

 

 

TOWN   CLERK

HIGHWAY   DEPARTMENT ASSESSOR

DEPT.   ol”ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT.  and  ENGINEERING FILE,ZBA,    PB

CHAIRMAN,       ZBA,   PB,  ACABOR

 

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DECISION

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS APPROVED  WITH  CONDTIONS

 

To:  Snyder & Snyder, LLP (50 Ramland  Road)

94 White Plains Road

Tarrytown,  New York  10591

ZBA #15-21

Date:  March 4, 2015

 

 

FROM:  ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS:  Town  of Orangetown

 

 

 

ZBA#15-21:  Application  of  50 Ramland  Road for a review  from Zoning  Code (Chapter

43) of the Town  of Orangetown  Code,  Section 4.1 pursuant  to Performance  Standards, for review  of an emergency  generator.  The premises  are located  at 50 Ramland  Road, Orangeburg,  New York and are identified  on the Orangetown  Tax Map as Section  73.20, Block  1, Lot 30; in the LIO zoning  district.

 

Heard by the Zoning  Board of Appeals  of the Town  of Orangetown  at a meeting  held on Wednesday,  March 4, 2015 at which time the Board made the determination  hereinafter set forth.

 

Jordan  Frye,  Snyder  7 Snyder  and  Anthony  Botta,  P .E., Tectonic  Engineers,  appeared and testified.

 

The following  documents  were presented:

 

 

1. Plans labeled “Wireless  Edge Wireless  Communication   Facility   dated

10/24/2012,   print date:12/29/2014   signed and sealed by Peter J. Tardy,  P.E. (11 pages).

2. A letter dated January  23, 2015 from Tectonic  signed  and sealed by Edward N.

Iamiceli,  P.E.  ( 4 pages)  with a Noise  Report  for Proposed  Emergency  Generator dated January  16, 2015 ( 4 pages)  signed  and sealed by Edward N. Iamiceli,  P.E ..

3. A letter dated January  23, 2015 from Leslie J. Snyder, Attorney.
4. Performance  standards  resume  of operations  and equipment  dated January  21,

2015.

5. Fire Prevention  Supplement.
6. A memorandum  dated November   12, 2014 from John Giardiello,  P.E., Director, Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement,  Town of Orangetown.
7. A letter dated February  23, 2015 from the County  of Rockland  Department  of

Planning  signed by Douglas  J. Schuetz,  Acting  Commissioner   of Planning.

8. A letter dated March  3, 2015 from the County  of Rockland  Department  of

Highways  signed by Sonny Lin, P .E ..

9. A letter dated March  3, 2015 from the Department  of Environmental   Management and Engineering  signed by Joseph  J. Moran,  P.E., Town of Orangetown.
10. A memorandum dated February  7, 2015 from Michael  B. Bettmann,  Chief Fire

Inspector,  Town  of Orangetown.

 

Mr. Sullivan,  Chairman,  made a motion  to open the Public Hearing  which motion  was seconded  by Mr. Bosco   and carried unanimously.

 

On advice of  Dennis Michaels,  Deputy  Town  Attorney,   counsel to the Zoning  Board of Appeals,  Mr. Sullivan  moved  for a Board determination,   based upon the testimony  heard by this Board  and the facts as presented  in the application  submissions  and in the record, that since the application  entails the ZBA engaging  in a review  to determine  compliance with technical  requirements   the application  is a Type II action exempt  from the State Environmental   Quality Review  Act (SEQRA),  pursuant  to SEQRA  Regulations  §617.5 (c) (28); which does not require  SEQRA  environmental   review.  The motion  was

seconded  by Ms. Castelli  and carried  as follows:   Ms. Salomon,  aye;  Ms. Castelli,  aye;

Mr. Bosco,  aye; Mr. Quinn,  aye; and Mr. Sullivan  , aye.

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Jordan  Frye, Snyder & Snyder, testified that Wireless Edge is on a monopole at 50

Ramland Road; that they would like to a backup generator that would allow Verizon to operate if there is a blackout; that they received a preliminary approval from the Planning Board and are appearing before ACABOR; that they have submitted documentation from Tectonic that they meet the Town’s standards and will be in compliance with the Fire Inspector; that the generator operates on propane; that they needed this tower to satisfy the applicants need; that the Planning board has all of the necessary documentation for the tower; that Sheet SP6 has the specifications for the generator; and that it will be 68.5′ to the nearest property line.

 

Anthony Botta, Tectonic Engineering, stated that the generator has an internal monitoring system for propane; that tests are usually done in the afternoon; that the answer to number 20 would be Verizon Wireless equipment shed has fire suppression; that no harmful fuel is stored on site; and that they will revise the performance standards from to correct #20, explain # 15 and name the building.

 

 

 

The Performance Standards Resume of Operations and Equipment, and the Fire

Prevention Supplement completed by the applicant were thereupon reviewed in detail.

 

 

 

Public Comment:

 

No public comment.

 

The Board members made personal inspections of the premises the week before the meeting and found them to be properly posted and as generally described on the application.

 

A satisfactory statement in accordance with the provisions of Section 809 of the General

Municipal Law of New York was received.

 

Ms.  Castelli made a motion to close the Public Hearing which motion was seconded by

Mr. Quinn and carried unanimously.

 

 

 

 

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS:

After personal observation of the property, hearing all the testimony and reviewing all of the documents submitted, the Board found and concluded that:

 

Based upon the information contained in the applicant’s Resume of Operations and Equipment and the Fire Prevention Supplement; the report dated March 3,

2015 from Joseph J. Moran, P.E., Commissioner of the Town of Orangetown Department of Environmental Management and Engineering (D.E.M.E.); the report dated February 17, 2015 from Michael Bettmann, Chief Fire Inspector, Town of Orangetown Bureau of Fire Prevention (B.F.P.);the letter dated March 3,

2015 from the County of Rockland Department of Highways signed by Sonny

Lin, P.E.; the other documents submitted to the Board and the testimony of

Applicant’s representatives, the Board finds and concludes that the application conforms with the Performance Standards set forth in Zoning Code Section 4.1, subject to compliance with the orders, rules and regulations of the Orangetown Office of Building, Zoning & Planning Administration & Enforcement, D.E.M.E.,

and B.F.P., and all other departments having jurisdiction of the premises.

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DECISION:  In view of the foregoing  and the testimony  and documents  submitted,  the Board RESOLVED  that the Application  for  Performance   Standards   Conformance, pursuant  to Zoning  Code  § 4.1, is APPROVED  with the following  SPECIFIC CONDITIONS:   (1)  that  the Applicant  adhere to all of the requirements   set forth in the report by Chief Fire Inspector  Bettmann,  B.F.P.,  dated February  17, 2015; and  (2)  that the Applicant  adhere to all of the requirements   set forth by the report dated March 3,

2015 from Joseph  J. Moran,  P.E., Commissioner,   DEME;  (3) the letter dated March 3,

2015 from the County of Rockland  Department  of Highways  by Sonny Lin, P.E,.; AND FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that  such decision  and the vote thereon  shall become  effective and be deemed  rendered  on the date of adoption  by the Board  of the minutes  of which they are a part.

 

General  Conditions:

 

 

(i) The approval  of any variance  or Special Permit  is granted  by the Board in accordance with and subject to those facts shown  on the plans  submitted  and, if applicable,  as amended  at or prior to this hearing,  as hereinabove  recited  or set forth.

 

(ii) Any approval  of a variance  or Special Permit  by the Board is limited  to the specific variance  or Special Permit requested  but only to the extent  such approval  is granted

herein  and subject to those conditions,  if any, upon which  such approval  was conditioned which  are hereinbefore  set forth.

 

 

 

(iii) The Board gives no approval  of any building  plans, including,  without  limitation, the accuracy  and structural  integrity  thereof,  of the applicant,  but same have been submitted  to the Board solely for informational   and verification  purposes  relative  to any variances  being requested.

 

 

 

(iv) A building  permit  as well as any other necessary  permits  must be obtained  within  a reasonable  period of time following  the filing of this decision  and prior to undertaking any construction  contemplated  in this decision.  To the extent any variance  or Special Permit  granted herein is subject to any conditions,  the building  department  shall not be

obligated  to issue any necessary  permits  where  any such condition  imposed  should,  in the sole judgment  of the building  department,  be first complied  with as contemplated hereunder.  Occupancy  will not be made until, and unless,  a Certificate  of Occupancy  is issued by the Office of Building,  Zoning  and Planning  Administration   and Enforcement which legally permits  such occupancy.

 

 

 

(v) Any foregoing  variance  or Special  Permit will lapse if any contemplated  construction of the project  or any use for which  the variance  or Special  Permit is granted  is not substantially  implemented  within  one year of the date of filing of this decision  or that of any other board  of the Town  of Orangetown  granting  any required  final approval  to such project,  whichever  is later, but in any event within  two years of the filing of this decision. Merely obtaining  a Building  Permit   with respect  to construction  or a Certificate  of Occupancy  with respect  to use does not constitute  “substantial  implementation”   for the purposes  hereof.

 

 

 

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The foregoing  resolution  to approve  the application  for Conformance  to Zoning Code

• 4. l Performance Standards  Review,  was presented  and moved by Mr. Sullivan, seconded  by Mr.  Bosco   and carried  as follows:  Mr. Bosco,   aye;   Mr. Quinn,  aye ;Ms. Castelli,   aye; Ms.  Salomon,   aye; and Mr. Sullivan,   aye.

 

The Administrative    Aide  to the Board  is  hereby  authorized,   directed  and empowered  to sign  this decision  and file  a certified  copy thereof  in the office of the Town Clerk.

 

DATED:   February  18,  2015

 

 

ZONING  BOARD  OF APPEALS TOWN  OF ORANGETOWN

 

DISTRIBUTION:

 

APPLICANT

ZBA  MEMBERS SUPERVISOR

TOWN BOARD MEMBERS

TOWN ATIORNEY

DEPUTY TOWN ATIORNEY OBZPAE

BUILDING  INSPECTOR-N.A.

 

By+….”-..><:~–=–‘=-b,.4..-‘~ Deborah  Arbolino

Administrative   Aide

 

 

TOWN CLERK

HIGHWAY  DEPARTMENT

ASSESSOR

DEPT. of ENVIRONMENTAL

MGMT. and ENGINEERING FILE,ZBA,  PB

CHAIRMAN,   ZBA, PB,  ACABOR

 

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