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Legal definitions, amendments sorted -- 33 Middlebush Road now can accommodate personal vehicles
With only two items on the November 12 ZBA agenda, the ZBA opened the Public Hearing for two items related to the building at 33 Middlebush Road. If you recall, the owners had obtained site plan approval for "contractor storage" but wanted to enable, for a potential buyer, the ability of that buyer to store personal vehicles that were not related to the contractor business. Several meetings, months have passed and wrangling about whether the code would allow such use hav
4 days ago
ZBA - Hudson Valley Volkswagen updates, garages and a rebuilt house
The October 28 Agenda of the Zoning Board included re-opening the Adjourned Public Hearing for Hudson Valley Volkswagen's request for a variance increase the size of the parking area beyond the code's limitations... thus reducing the code's requirement to have 25% open space. So while the 2% variance seem minimal -- it will allow for 33 additional cars to be parked (valet parking). These variances are required as a pre-req for the site plan ammendment requests which are bef
Oct 29
Hudson Valley Volkswagen's request plus shed, garages and a new house
The October 14th Zoning Board meeting consisted of two public hearings and the discussions for three new applicants. Public Hearings: Approved a request for an area variance on Relyea Terrace to allow the legalization of an exisitng 10'x15' shed Hudson Valley Volkswagen -- this is very confusing. The ZBA in the last meeting went back to the planning board to ask what the planning board thought about the requested area variances to allow 2% less landsacaping and 2% more park
Oct 20
Area Variances requested for addition to house and deck
The September 9, 2025 Zoning Board Meeting began with a public hearing for a property on Gold Road. The applicants want to add a front...
Oct 1
Sheds, fences, decks and a tongue lashing
The Public Hearings scheduled for the August 26 Zoning Board Meeting were Routine -- no public came to comment and the Board approved the...
Aug 28
Fence, Deck and Sheds
The June 24 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting agenda had 1 adjourned public hearing and a discussion of three projects that will require...
Jul 14
Set-back, Fence and Shed
The June 10 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting had three public hearings scheduled. The First - concerned a property on Spook Hill Road ...
Jun 17
A "mixed-up" agenda and the difference between an "Area" Variance and a "Use" Variance explained
The May 27th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, held the same night as a Town Board Meeting because of the Memorial Day Holiday, was held...
Jun 7
Open and Shut ZBA Meeting
The May 13th ZBA meeting opened as usual... a request for a correction to the minutes from a previous meeting... and the applicant for...
May 21
Community Character & the ZBA
There were 2 Public Hearings and 1 Discussion (aka new application) on the agenda of the February 25th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. ...
Feb 25
When 3 inches matters
The February 11 Zoning board meeting - with 4 members present - could be a case study in when is "being careful and cautious" being "too...
Feb 12
More Sheds and setbacks
The January 28 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting there was one public hearing and 2 discussions - with only four members (meaning that all...
Jan 29
Adding Buildings & Taking One Down
The January 14th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting had three items on the agenda... and then a bit of confusion at the end as the board...
Jan 16
ZBA- a shed & garage
The December 10 Zoning Board had a brief agenda: Public Hearing on the reuqest for variances for setback requirements to legalize a shed...
Dec 17, 2024
A new board member - and a request for setbacks for a shed
The November 26 Zoning Board Meeting welcomed a new member of the board - Chris Hernandez and had three items on their agenda. A request...
Nov 30, 2024
Unique site requirements warrant variances
With only three members of the Zoning Board of Appeals in attendance, the ZBA held a meeting on October 22. There were two public...
Oct 23, 2024
Let's make a deal - Four ZBA members, an unclear process and it gets confusing
The October 8 ZBA meeting opened with the Four Remaining Board Members. For those who are steeped in ZBA processes -- this creates a...
Oct 11, 2024
Adjournments & Executive Session - ZBA
The September 24 ZBA meeting was a puff of smoke.....2 applicants didn't arrive, 1 hadn't published the requested information -- so was...
Sep 29, 2024
ZBA - needs a new chair
Often the most interesting and meaningful discussions happen at the end of meetings. It was the case at the September 10 Zoning Board of...
Sep 12, 2024
Perhaps the "Code Enforcement Department" needs a name (and mission change)
While Code Enforcement is certainly an important role for Town Government.... one would have thought that the "Public Service" role --...
Sep 2, 2024
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