TOWN OF GRANBY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Minutes
June 26, 2012
AGENDA: Walter Crofoot Public Hearing
Regular
Monthly Meeting
ROLL CALL: Peter
Holmes present – Chairman
Peter
LeoGrande present
Linda
Fadden excused
Sam
Trepasso absent
Michael French present
Also Present: Dawn Neupert for Walter Crofoot, CEO Dave
Rearick and Supervisor Ed
Williamson.
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PUBLIC HEARING
Walter Crofoot – 42
Beverly Drive, Fulton
Tax Map # 218.00-10-13
Chairman
Holmes opened the Public Hearing at 7:08 pm and asked the applicant to explain
the requested variance. Dawn Neupert is
representing the application for Walter Crofoot – the home in question will be
hers. CEO Dave Rearick also approached
the Board and explained that the home in question has a negligible roof pitch
but meets the NYS snow load rating of 60 PSI.
ZBA Member Mike French stated that the zoning law is incorrect and that
roof pitch can not be regulated by zoning. A discussion ensued regarding
Section V, subsection G and its intent to eradicate manufactured homes from the
Town of Granby, controlling growth by
location was acceptable to many in the Town but the criteria used in subsection
G is not enforceable. CEO Rearick
continued that the home was built in 1969 and is pre-HUD but Codes Office has
no problems accepting the home – it is in meticulous condition and has had many
updates to the electrical and plumbing, pictures were supplied for Board
Members to view. A state certified
installer gives a warranty and certifies that it meets NYS requirements, which
is all that the Codes office requires.
Supervisor Williamson comments that the home is in terrific condition
and previously received a variance for an undersized home for Kevin
Crofoot. The Board will need to revisit
that variance at a later date since the variance applies to the land and not
the structure. With out further comments
from the public or the Board, the Hearing is closed at 7:20 pm by Chairman
Holmes.
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REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
The
Regular Monthly meeting was called to order at 7:20 pm.
WALTER CROFOOT – Supervisor Williamson asked
if this application represented a hardship situation, which could verify the
need for granting the variance. Chairman
Holmes replied that he didn’t feel that hardship was necessary and could be
misinterpreted later, the zoning law is erroneous in this case – the text is
unsupportable in contrast to the State Building Code, overall snow load
calculations outweigh singular construction elements. Without any further discussion from the Board
Members a motion was moved by
Chairman Holmes and seconded by Member French to approve
the requested Area Variance and waive the minimum roof pitch requirement for
manufactured homes on property located at 42 Beverly Drive, Fulton.
All were in favor
without further discussion, motion
carried.
Vote:
Peter Holmes, Chairman
Aye
Linda Fadden, Member Excused
Peter LeoGrande,
Member Aye
Sam Trepasso, Member Absent
Michael French, Member Aye
3 Ayes and 0 Nays –
motion approved – Resolution 2012-04
TRAINING
~ Literature for 4 hours of state mandated
Training sponsored by Oswego County for Local Zoning and Planning officials was
distributed but copies were dark. The
courses are on Tuesday September 11th from 5:30 to 9:30 at the
Oswego High School Auditorium (2 Buccaneer Blvd.). RSVP Deb Wise by August 31st if
interested in attending 315-349-8292 or at dwise@oswegocounty.com.
~ Information for training offered by The Association of Towns was distributed
to the Members, the closest location is Fairport (Monroe County) on August 3rd,
pre-registration fee of $70 or $80 at the door, www.nytowns.org.
PRIVILEDGE OF THE FLOOR
~ ZBA Member Mike French stated to the Board
and to Supervisor Williamson that he would like for Town Attorney Dennis
Hawthorne to provide the training offered at a Town Board meeting. Supervisor Williamson stated that he would
set it up with Chairman Holmes.
~ ZBA Member French supplied forms to help
guide the review process and ensure that the criteria required to grant
variances has been met and is consistent.
~ Chairman Holmes read aloud a section of the
April minutes that referred to conduct of a CEO to Supervisor Williamson, some
discussion ensued.
MINUTES
A motion to
approve the meeting minutes for April 24,
2012 was moved by Chairman Peter
Holmes and seconded by Member Peter LeoGrande, all were in favor, motion
carried.
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With no other business before the Board a motion to
adjourn at 7:59 pm was moved by Member Mike French and seconded by
Member Peter LeoGrande, all were in favor, motion carried.
Respectfully submitted by:
Lisa Somers, ZBA secretary
