TOWN OF ROSENDALE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 16, 2007, MEETING (DRAFT)

 

Chairman Robert Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm at the Rosendale Community Center with the pledge to the flag.

 

I. ROLL CALL:
 Chairman Robert Hendrickson, Present  Ron Parenti, Present
 John Maylie, Present    Leland Eaton, Present
 Denise Pitcher, Absent

 

 Also present Billy Liggan, Planning Board

 

II. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
Billy Liggan who was filling in for Fred Greitzer, Planning Board Liaison, requested that the minutes be corrected as follows:  Under Old Business for Jeffery Tirsch, it was requested that the sentence that read - Mr. Tirsch could not make the shed smaller as the shed is rebuilt should be corrected to “the shed is prebuilt“. 
John Maylie made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected.  Leland Eaton seconded the motion.
 Roll Vote: John Maylie, Yes   Leland Eaton, Yes
   Robert Hendrickson, Yes  Ron Parenti, Yes
 Motion Carried.

 

III. PUBLIC HEARINGS:   None

 

IV. OLD BUSINESS:  None

 

V. NEW BUSINESS:  Stewart’s Shop Corp, 212 Main St, Rosendale Application #Z2007-06, Tax Map. No. 62.82-2-7.  Request for a variance for a 8 X 14 Exterior Freezer Addition to the rear of the property.
Chad Fowler, construction coordinator from Stewart’s Shop Corp., advised the Board that their application for approval for a 8 X 14 exterior freezer addition on the rear of their building was denied by the Town of Rosendale Building Inspector as they did not meet the setback requirements.  They currently have an interior walk-in freezer which is very narrow and they would like to increase that space for storage.  Their back room is quite tight and as they grow the back room is getting smaller and smaller.  Stewart’s is proposing to replace their interior freezer with a 8 X 14 exterior freezer which will only be accessible from the inside of the store.  John Maylie noted that Stewart’s is only asking for a small percentage of relief.  The required setback is 20 feet and they are asking for  17.27 feet.  The proposed freezer would be the same color as the siding on the existing building with no openings from the outside.  The proposed freezer would be 9 ½ feet tall.  Ron Parenti asked where the compressor would be located if this variance was approved.  The compressor for the existing freezer is on the roof and the proposed freezer’s compressor would also be on the roof with any condensation running out the back wall.  The  freezer would be completed removed to provide  additional storage space for the store.  
Chairman Hendrickson made a motion to schedule a public hearing for the next meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:30 pm.  John Maylie seconded the motion.
 Roll Vote: John Maylie, Yes  Robert Hendrickson, Yes
   Ron Parenti, Yes  Leland Eaton, Yes
 Motion Carried.

 

John Maylie asked the applicant if he was in a tight schedule to getting started on this project.  Mr. Fowler advised that he would like to get the concrete in before the cold weather.  With the minimal relief requested, Mr. Maylie saw no reason why the Board could not come to a decision at next month’s meeting and felt that the Board should be able to get a decision to Mr. Fowler within two weeks after the public hearing. 

 

VI.  CORRESPONDENCE:
Zoning Bulletin, September 1,2007, Volume 1, No. 17

 

Planning Board Chairman, Billy Liggan, advised the Board that their would be a Planning Board Basics Seminar to be held on December 3, 2007, at 7:00 PM in the student lounge at Ulster County Community College. This meeting would go toward the continuing education requirements for Board members. To pre-register, Board members need to call 340-3340. 

 

John Maylie will be absent from December 2007 through March 2008.  It was asked that the Town Board be notified and asked if Lou Muenkel could be a alternate member while John Maylie is absent.  A letter will be sent to the Town Board. 

 

John Maylie made a motion to close the meeting at 7:50 PM.  The motion was seconded by Ron Parenti.
 Roll Vote: John Maylie, Yes   Ron Parenti, Yes
   Robert Hendrickson, Yes  Leland Eaton, Yes
 Motion Carried.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Judy Lenz, Recording Clerk