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1989-10-24C TOWN OF WAPPINGER ZONING BOARD t7TOBER 24, 1989 00'''' INUTES TOWN HALL 20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD WAPP. FALL. NY The regular meeting of the Town of Wappinger Zoning Board was held on Tuesday, October 24, 1989, at the Town Hall, Middlebush Road, Wappinger Falls, NY 12590. ROLL CALL: MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Brooker Mr. Hirkala Mrs. Roe OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. Lehigh Mr. Tompkins Mr. Herbert Levenson/ Zoning Administrator The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. GIPpmmuffm JAN 23 90 DNtNr, 80NM 0FAPPf0 EP.LkQN& SaW Mr. Brooker explained how the meeting would be conducted. PUBLIC HEARINGS: APPEAL #1071 AT THE REQUEST OF WILLIAM AND LORI CROUSHORE, SEEKING VARIANCE OF ARTICLE IV SECTION 421 OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER ZONING ORDINANCE THAT YOU MAINTAIN A 20 FOOT SIDEYARD AND A PROPOSED ADDITION WILL REQUIRE A 10 FOOT SIDEYARD VARIANCE AND 6.4 FOOT SIDEYARD VARIANCE WHERE IT'S PROPOSED TO BUILD AN ADDITION, ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON 34 PEGGY LANE AND BEING PARCEL #19-6157-03-432315, IN THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER. Mr. Croushore was present. Mr. Brooker: You are seeking a variance on the left side part of the house? Mr. Croushore: Yes. Mr. Brooker: You already have a one car garage, is there a hardship on having a two car garage? Mr. Croushore: I'd like to have the second garage for convenient purposes, Mr. Lehigh: Do you have a full basement in the house right now? Mr. Croushore: Yes. Mr. Tompkins: Looking at your elevation drawings I see the garage and window along side of it. M n -2- r. Croushore: The drawing on the top is the current elevations as to hat it looks like today. Mr. Lehigh: Are you going to do away with the porch? Mr. Croushore: Yes. Mr. Tompkins: Is any part of your garage going to be an additional family room? Mr. Croushore: No. Mr. Brooker: A storage room? Mr. Croushore: Yes, basically for the cars and lawn mowers. Mr. Lehigh: Did we hear back from the neighbors? Mr. Levenson: We have heard no response from the neighbors. Mr. Hirkala: Overall, how many feet are going to be added on the existing structure? Mr. Croushore: 20 feet added on. Hirkala: so your going to increase the amount of living space in the "Ifouse. You have a 12 ft. garage now and your going to add another 25 ft. onto that? Mr. Croushore: The existing garage is 12 foot wide. Mr. Hirkala: Are you going to have a 32 foot garage or is the inside of the house going to be renovated? Mr. Croushore: 32 feet of garage (back garage) Mr. Hirkala: So your going to have 32 feet of garage. Mr. Croushore: We may down the road, do some renovations. Mr. Hirkala: Did you receive in your packet what a variance is for. One of the first reasons is a hardship. I'd like to hear your reasons. Mr. Croushore: The overall reasons would be for storage, and storage of lawn mowers. Mr. Brooker: That is not an hardship. The law is specific. Mr. Croushore: well, my wifes car is outside........ r. Brooker: The law is specific. -3 - Tompkins: Mr. Croushore, if you put an addition of 10 feet on the ' arage that would give you a 20 foot garage, you wouldn't even need a variance because you would be within the 20 feet sideyard and setback requirements. You can do that without coming to us. Mr. Hirkala: There are alternative methods. Mr. Brooker: Would you be willing to live with the 20 foot, for a wide garage? Mr. Hirkala: All the other houses have a one car garage. Mr. Lehigh: I really don't see a hardship here. Mr. Lehigh made a motion to close the public hearing. Mrs. Roe seconded the motion. Vote: All ayes. The motion carried. Mr. Hirkala made a motion to declare a Negative Declaration. Mrs. Roe seconded the motion. Vote: All ayes. The motion carried. 2. APPEAL #1072, AT THE REQUEST OF ROBERT AND EMILY SMITH SEEKING A VARIANCE OF ARTICLE IV SECTION 421, OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER ZONING ORDINANCE, WHERE 20 FOOT SIDES ARE REQUIRED AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A 10 FOOT VARIANCE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON 30 BALDWIN DRIVE AND BEING PARCEL #19-6257-02-559936, IN THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER. Mr. Lehigh: Do you have any other dimensions on the other lot? Mr. Hirkala: There are no other dimensions anywhere. How large is the lot? Is the house 80 feet wide? Is it in the R-20 zone? Mr. Smith: Yes. Mr. Tompkins: Is it 100 feet in the rear? Mr. Smith: Yes. Mr. Tompkins: You have no garage there now? Mr. Smith: That's right. �rrrrw� -4- . Tompkins: You bought the house this way? 01 Mr. Smith: Yes. Mr. Lehigh: How long has the house been there? Mr. Smith: I would say around twelve years. Mr. Hirkala: Is this an illegal lot? Mr. Levenson: There was a special consideration granted by the Planning Board in the subdivision. Mr. Tompkins: The garage is 20 feet wide? Mr. Smith: Yes. Mr. Tompkins: You are only requesting a 10 feet. What happens to the other 2 feet? Mr. Levenson: He's requesting a variance of 8 feet. The distance between the lot line and the garage is 12 feet. Mr. Tompkins: Again, do you have a hardship that you need a two car garage. tlha V Rr. Brooker: If you built a one car garage, you wouldn't even have to come to us. Mr. Smith: All the other houses in the development have a two car garage. Mr. Hirkala: What are the set backs? Mr. Smith: The set backs are 10 feet. Mr. Tompkins: How many cars are in your family? Mr. Smith: Four. Mr. Lehigh: Are you going to have a hard time juggling the cars? Mrs. Roe: Well, if he is the only one in the development that has not been done on that piece of property, I think we should bend the rules a little so he can have it. Mr. Lehigh: Due to the Planning Board granting an undersize one lot in that development, the gentlemen has shown an unique circumstance that has show hardship. Mrs. Roe made a motion to close the public hearing. ,Wl%r. Lehigh seconded the motion. zm -5- vfota: All av�z /nm mnrlun carrled. Mr. iehi�h made a mmtion tm move a negative deolar�tfon. Nr. Tomp��ns sec 0nded the moti�n. All The motion carried. Mr. Tompkfns ma d� a moticn to deny the r� equ�t ed varianue. Mr. L�hYgh se�wnded the mutfun. Vote: �ll ayes. In The motiun carr�ed, 3. AP�EL #1O/3, AT 7HE REQUEST 0F SEEk'l@G - A SPECI�L USE P��MIT OF 4RTICLE IV SE~ �/��n ��o,� u� |M� T�WN DF ��PPINQER ��N�NG ORDINANCE TD PE�NI7 AN 4CCESSORY APARTMENT (MOTHE� UOH /D�TER) 0M PROpERTY LOCATED ON 24 GOLD ROAD, AND BEING �CEL #1G-�25U-O2-8O85 25` I# THE TOWN 0F �APPINGER. Mr. LsunNr. Muari and his family J u 5 t reoently puroh,9sed. I'Alr, Hirkala: V� re aa two famflV t the tjme? hr. L Yt e wos. �r. 8rooket It's all yet up for an apmrtment. Mr ghmatter of right. There are certain rondit(�/�� un6er the law that has to be met~ Are the poyt-1ngs been takanof? Mr. Lnson: Yps- Hr. Tompkow many � r e yc)ur family? �rs. Gcmdne�s; Three. Nr HirkalAseparate entranoes? there aresep�rate antran�es . N r.Hirka You understand that under the law, onoe the use nds, the �� ch�n hua to be remuved and therwfll be an inspec tfnn pure �y �dm�n�stratmr which will fnmure 111)at t s till famfly liv�n� zo�ether �o� nut ju�t a i`ental apartment. With ta standard