TOWN OF GRANBY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Meeting Minutes
August 8, 2017
AGENDA: GuzelakPublic Hearing
Holmes Public Hearing
Regular Meeting
MEMBERS: Michael French, Chairman
Peter LeoGrande
Patricia Simmons
Tom Thompson
Sandra Farrands
ALSO PRESENT: John and Jean Guzelak, Breck and Pamela
Holmes, and Liaison Councilor Lori Thrall.
Chairman
French opened the Regular meeting at 7:00 pm.
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PUBLIC
HEARING
John Guzelak – 145 County Route
55, Fulton
Tax Map #301.00-06-06.02
Chairman
French opened the Public Hearing at 7:00 pm and asked Mr. and Mrs. Guzelak to
present their variance request. The
applicants explained that they had been denied a building permit to install a 28’x56’
new modular home on their property because of the existing home on the property
that they live in. They would like to
live in the home while the new one is installed and finished, then demolish the
old trailer on site and salvage the steel because its too old and deteriorated
to pull out. The applicants are also
installing a new septic system to be designed and constructed according to the
Oswego County Health Department. The
existing well has good water and replenishes itself frequently therefore their
new home will connect to the existing well.
A Board member asked if they would consider connecting to the existing
waterline. Mr. Guzelak replied that to
connect at the road and run a line nearly 300’ to the proposed location would
be very expensive, and they don’t feel as if they need to because they have a
really good clean well. Without further
discussion by the Board and no attending public, Chairman French closed the
Hearing at 7:07 pm.
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PUBLIC
HEARING
Breck & Pamela Holmes – 389 Cole Road, Fulton
Tax Map #300.00-01-01.02
Chairman
French opened the Public Hearing at 7:07 pm and asked Mr. and Mrs. Holmes to
present their variance request. The
applicants stated that they were asking for an area variance to live in their
home while they install a new one per the Codes office direction when they were
denied a building permit. The site plan
presented had a proposed location for the new doublewide manufactured home, well
and septic vent – all of which appeared to be located at appropriate
distances. Member Thompson questioned
the front setback and Mr. Holmes stated that the front of the home is beyond
the 50’ requirement which the CEO had checked when they applied for the
building permit. They explained that
they would be demolishing the mobile home once they could move into the new
home which the CEO had also explained to them.
With
no further questions from the Board, Chairman French closed the Hearing at 7:11
pm.
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REGULAR
MEETING
The
Regular meeting was reopened at 7:11 pm.
Chairman French stated that the ZBA has had several Area Variance
requests for relief of the regulations allowing only one dwelling per lot and
all thus far have been approved. The
approvals have somewhat set a precedent which the Board is content to abide by
because the outcome is new homes replacing old and deteriorating
residences. The Town as a whole benefits
from improved housing stock by increasing the tax base and valuation of nearby
properties.
John Guzelak –
Without any further discussion
from the Board Members a motion was moved by Member Tom Thompson and
seconded by Member Peter LeoGrande to accept the Area Variance request and
allow the resident to reside in the existing structure during the construction
of new proposed home on property located at 145 County Route 55, Fulton, NY
13069; Tax Map # 301.00-06-06.02 is hereby GRANTED
with the following express conditions:
1.) Must
be in accordance with CEO requirements regarding the issuance of a Demolition
Permit previous to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the new home.
2.) Allowance
of a six month time frame to demolish existing home.
A roll call vote was taken:
Michael French, Chairman Aye
Peter LeoGrande, Member Aye
Patricia Simmons, Member Aye
Tom Thompson, Member Aye
Sandra Farrands, Member Aye
5 AYES 0 NAYES – Resolution 2017-08 – APPROVED
Breck & Pamela Holmes –
Without any further discussion
from the Board Members a motion was moved by Member Tom Thompson and
seconded by Member Patricia Simmons to accept the Area Variance request and
allow the resident to reside in the existing structure during the construction
of new proposed home on property located at 389 Cole Road, Fulton, NY 13069;
Tax Map # 300.00-01-01.02 is hereby GRANTED
with the following express conditions:
1.) Must
be in accordance with CEO requirements regarding the issuance of a Demolition
Permit previous to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the new home.
2.) Allowance
of a six month time frame to demolish existing home.
A roll call vote was taken:
Michael French, Chairman Aye
Peter LeoGrande, Member Aye
Patricia Simmons, Member Aye
Tom Thompson, Member Aye
Sandra Farrands, Member Aye
5 AYES 0 NAYES – Resolution 2017-09 – APPROVED
MINUTES
A motion was moved by Member Thompson to approve the meeting minutes for July
19, 2017. The motion was seconded by
Member Simmons, all were in favor without further discussion and the motion carried.
ADJOURN
With
no other business before the Board a motion
to adjourn at 7:31 pm was moved by
Member Farrands and seconded by MemberThompson, all were in favor and the motion carried.
Respectfully
submitted by:
Lisa
Somers
ZBA
secretary
