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AUG 1 3 1981
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TO\VN OF \V APPINGER
ACTION ON APPEAl..
~545
Appeal No. .__~
Dated ..~L.~,1/8l
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.ELAINE H. SNOWDEN
Appellant _i.?E_r;...~~~!:.~_<?::!_.__..........___.._....._................................... Addr~._._~~....~.~._.........._____._
Fishkill, NY
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At a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals on ................_.._...-.._............__._....&~~~.~.!:....!.!......__....) 19.~)
Appeal No._.....?1.?...._.. was considered and the following action on the requClt for: 0 A VARIANCE,
o A SPECIAL USE PERMIT, 0 AN INTERPRE.TATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE,
EJ AN APPEAL AS AN AGGRIEVED PERSON(S), was taken:
J. VARIANCE: By resolution of the Board, it was dete:nni.ned that strict applic:ttion of the Ordin:ulce
would 0 would not produce undue hardship for these reasons: /
The pro~rty in question 0 . would 0 would not yield a. r7'ble return if limited to the
use pemutted under the Ordinance, because: .__...._....-..-7-....~ ,.--. ....
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b. The ~dship created 0 is 0 is not unique ancyD would 0 would not be shared by ill
properti alike in the vicinity of the property,and in the same use district, because:: ''''''_M_
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c. 'The variance
would 0 would ot change the character of the district, beause: .M_...._....:..
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Therefore, it was furth~/aete ined that the requested variance 0 be granted 0 be denied and
that the previous decisi0'n of the nforcement Officer 0 be confirmed 0 be reversed.
2. SPECIAL USE PE- 4T: By resolu n of the Board it was determined that the r<quost for a
Special Use permi~~~ granted 0 be died, pursuant to article ...-..._....., section or subsection
......._...__, pa.ra~ph ..._.......___._........... of the . ing Ordinance and, therefore, the decision o'f the En-
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10rce:ment Offi 0 be reversed 0 be confirme because: ......_.........._........._._.___..______
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3. IN RPRETATION: The Board adopted the following r olution which stated its interpretation
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GAGGRIEVED PERSON(S): By resolution of the Board, the following de6sion was made on your
appeal: T.his....app.eal...:!tl.as.....de.ni.~.q...p.~.r;;g)J.?~....~....g.~.~!?..f.....h.Q~.~~....J.~....~.~.~.~.!:.!y that
for guests who are normally those individuals having a tran'sIent"-'''-
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TOWN OF WAPPI.NG.E;R
NOTICE OF APPEAL
i'\.ppeaJ. ~U.~4,~
Date~n~lP ~?-G[!
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John Montfort
Address
Box 94
Appellant
Fishkills New York
TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS:
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John Montfort
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, appeal from a decision of the
zoning Inspector, dated
May 1
I 19~, and do hereby apply t.O the
Zoning....Board of Appeals for:OA VARIANCE, DA SPECIAL USE PERMIT, DAN INTER-
PRETATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, [i]AN APPEAL AS AN AGGRIEVED PERSON (S) . (c::heck
proper one), in connection with premises located at Cedar Hill Road
(street & no.)
, TOwn of Wappinger, N.Y.
R-40
, bZ~~ 0\- 4D~801
(grid no.)
(zoning dist.)
1. PROVISION(S) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE APPEALED
Section 421: Schedule of Regulations for Residential Districts R-40
(article, section or subsection and paragraph)
2. TYPE OF APPEAL (co~plete relevant section). *
a. A VAR~CE IS REQUESTED'f~r the following reasons:
1) Strict application of the zoning Ordinance would produce undue
hardship because:
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2) The hardship created is unique and is not shared by all properties
alike in the immediate vicinity of this property and in this district
because:
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3) The variance would observe the spirit of the Ordinance and would not
change the character of the district because:
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b. A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS REQUESTED pursuant to article , section
or subsection , paragraph of the Zoning Ordinance
to permit the following use on the above premises:
c. INTERPRETATION of the Zoning Ordinance is requested because:
d. AGGRIEVED PERSON(S) an appeal is requested because: Kitchen Facilities
in Guest House were denied by Building Inspector and were excluded in Building
Permit Application.
3. OTHER REMARKS:
See attached Statement
(Use extra sheets if necessa~y)
Signature
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\PELL.~NTS ARE RESPCl'TSTBLE FO? TSE .COSTS U:VOLVED IN PtJBI.,ISH:;:~iG. TItZ REQu.L.r-..c:~
~AL NOTICE IN THE LOC~L ~rewSPAPER.
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
TOWN OF \VAPPINGER
ACTION ON APPEAL
Appeal No. ..............5.Q.2...........
Dated .Q.9.t.9R.!!:_!2..t..l:l,.. 1980
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At · mectiar of the Zoni., Board of Appeal. on ....................O.C.I;.QI:ll:'.L..~!I:th..._._.._....._.._.............__... J 9.. 8 Q ,
Appeal No.__.~.Q.L.._. was aJOIidered and th~ Eollowing action on the request for: E9 A VARIANCE.
iN. inIlJ,~ tMlt I'!JRIlf!..1U AN INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE,
Iii \~J ~ Ai MY AQ~JUEl~~. PIiRi~T(hj, .t=IS taken:
I. 'V~CE: By resolution of the Board, it was detenni.ned that strict application of the Ordinance
Q. ww1d OJ would. not produce u,ndue hardship for the3e reasons':
.. The property in queation fiac would G~-Aet yield a. reasonable return if Jimited to the
use permitted under the Ordinance, because: .......e....~1ng le~.t"m.:il~....~.elllng._........:........
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. created 0 is 0 is not unique and 0 would 0 would not be
'properties alike Jn t Jct, cause: ..................
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Co The va.riance ei would ~e-not change the character of the district, because: .. a....:1;;\'l9-
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Therefore. it was further determined that the requested variance G-bc gl'4I1'ted (] be denied and
that the previous decision of the' Enforcement Officer (1g be confirmed B-be-revened:-
. EClAL USE PERMIT: By resolution of the Board it was determined that the request a
S. be gra~ted 0 be denied, pursuant to article ................ or subsection
...................:., paragraph .......................... the Zoning Or . J ere fore, the decision of the En.
.Eercement Officer 0 be reve ......................................................................_......... .._
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,. INTERPRETATION: The Board adopted the following resolution which stated its interpretation
of the Zoning Ordinance as requested in your appeal: ..r;r.h~....;?;.QD.;!,ng....J;}.?-.~.;:.g....Q.f...hP..P..~gJ.~.._.....
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. AGGRIEVED PERSON(S): By resolution of the B-Jard, th~ following decision was made on your
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lynch and cornacchini architec~s
June 3, 1981
Town of Wappinger
Zoning Board of Appeals
Gentlemen;
We are appealing the decision of the Zoning Inspector of the Town of Wappinger
wherein he determined that a Kitchen could not be included in the Guest House
of the Montfort Residence as shown on the attached plans.
SECTION 421: SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS of the
Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Wappinger, in Zoning District R-40, in which
the proposed residence is located, permits "One Family detached dwellings,
not to exceed one dwelling on each lot," under item 1 of Permitted Principal
Uses. Under Permitted Accessory Uses,item 7, a Guest House, incidental to
the residential use of the premises and not operated for profit, is also
permitted.
To our knowledge, the Zoning Ordinance does not limit the number of
Kitchens permitted in a One Family Dwelling, nor does it exclude a kitchen
from a Guest House by definition or explicit prohibition. We will agree
that by definition "cooking facilities" for one family are a prerequisite
of a Dwelling Unit but this could be satisfied by one or more Kitchens and
does not prescribe only one kitchen.
The residents of the Main House will be Mr. and Mrs. John Montfort and
Mrs. Montfort's mother will occupy the Guest House. This is consistant
with the permitted principal use of the district. The relationship of the
three (3) individuals occupying and using the premises, meets any current
definition or legal test for 'one family'. The intended use is therefore
One Family Residential.
The Guest House is attached to the Main House and as such constitutes
one building or structure. The occupancy, intended use and construction
would, in our opinion, combine to fulfill all the prerequi.sites of the
Ordinance for a One Family Detached Dwelling.
The owner has no intention of operating the Guest House 'for profit'
at this time but does hereby reserve his rights under item 4 of the Permitted
Accessor~ Use schedule.
In summary, we would hope that the Zoning Board of Appeals, in light
of the foregoing would find that a Kitchen could be included in the Guest House
of the Montfort Residence and that the Zoning Inspector be directed to modify
the Building Permit to reflect this.
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OFFICE OF THE
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
TOWN HALL
WAPPINGERS FALLS. N. Y. 12590
T.... 2e7-S2ee
June 9, 1981
Comments to Montfort variance request
1. See attached definitions from the Zoning Ordinance.
2. See attached Zoning Board of Appeals ruling on "kitchens" in Schoonmaker
Appeal and interpretation, dated October 14, 1980.
Dwelling Uni t -
Attached:
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elling Unit.
" Detached:
Dwelling Unit -
Semi-Detached:
Factory
Manufactured
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r .. Farm Use:
Fast Food
Establishment:
Filed ~lap:
Flood:
Flood-Prone Areas
or Flood Plain:
100-Year Flood:
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A dwelling unit having c~nmon walls, floors, or ceilings
with b/o (2) or more other d\ole.lling units.
A dwelling unit having no common walls, floors or
ceilings with any other dHelling unit.
A d\'/elling unit l'lhich has a common wall, floor or
ceiling with only one (1) other dwelling unit.
A structure designed primarily for residential occupancy
constructed by a method or system of construction whereby
the structure or its components are wholly or.in sub-
stantial part manufactured in manufacturing facilities
intended or designed for permanent installation, or
assembly and permanent installation, on a building site.
A group of related individuals or not more 'than four (4)
unrelated individuals living and cooking together as
a single housekeeping unit. A foster home under the
jurisdiction of a public agency, shall be considered a
., f~~~~rr ~~.~ t~G~~;~ ~S ,~F.'~"~:idinance. ~ ~ 4>\"~ ~_~!
A farm use shall b~ the use of a parcel of land either '
as a principal or accessory use for the purpose of
producing agricultural, horticultural, floricultural, .
vegetabl~ ancl fruit products of the soil', livestock and
meats, poultry, eggs, dairy products, nuts, honey, woo~
and.hides, but shall not include the breeding, raising!
or maintaininq of fur-bearing .,animals, or piggeries,
abattoirs, riding academies, livery stables or animal
kennels. (See Section 421)
Any restaurant, tavern, lunch wagon, hotdog'stan&,-.
diner or food operation whose main purpose' is the pre-
paration of food for off-premise consum~tion or
consumption on the premises in motor vehicles. The
conduct of a bakery or delicatessen shall 'not be deemed
to be a "fast food establishment".
Any map or plat fileti in the County Clerk's Office of
Dutchess County.
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A temporary increase in streao flow or stage that results
in water inundating areas adjacent or near to the usual
channel.
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The channel of a watercourse and its adjacent areas
subject to inundation by the 100-year recurrence
interval flood.
The highest level of flood that, on the average, is
likely to occur every 100 years, or that which has a
one percent (1 %) chance of occurr ing in any year"
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,e lot,
20) feet.
e main
sory
ets,
.~mbined
ished
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the
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of
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to the
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or
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litable
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or
day care
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Id to
purposes.
suffer-
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Inicipal
~ensed
mater-
Health.
Corner Lot:
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Designed
Residential
Development~
Dump ~
Dust:
Dwelling -
Two-Family:
Dwelling -
f1ulti-Family;
~ng"
A lot situated at the junc~lon of and fronting on inter-
secting streets.
A unit of measurement of intensity of sound (the sound
pressure level).
A Density Unit is defined as being equal to one or a
proportionate combination of thE' followinC}:.
1. 1 on..l-fa'nily detaclled dwellin'! unit.
2. 1 d'-IGllinq uni t conta~nin9 three (3) or t!ore bed-
rooms ill a permi tted type of dwelling other than a
one-family' detached' unit.
3. 1. 5. d\','ellinq units r.ontaininqt\-lo (2} bedrooms
each in permi tted uWl'l.lings uther than one -family
detDchcu urlits.
4. 2 d",'e11 ing uli ts cOlltaining om.' (l} bedroom each in
pernlittu1 .hrell ings other thaI"; one-family detached
unit:3.
5. 2 studi,.. or eff iciency d'.'lelling units in permitted
d\-lellinoE; ottl(~r than on~ fan~ily detached units.
A group of r.~s id(":1I tial dv/e llinq units and accessory useS
construct80 or. to Le constructed as a unified project under
a General Lim,l Use an.) DC'vE:loprrle.l~ Plan approved in accord-
ance with the requiren1'.l1t~5 of this Ordinance.
A lot or pare, 1 of law1, or flart t'1ereof, used primarily
for the disposal Ly abar,(~("'mE.nt., dumping, burial, burning,
or any other means and for ':Jhatever purpose, of garbage,
sewage, trash, refu~e, jUl'lY., discarded machinery,
vehicles or parts thL'reot, or "Taste material of any kind.
Sol~Q particulfltll matter capahl", of being air or gas
borne.
A build~nq t~olJtairdl\C: 0 ;.<. (1) ur \!lore d~\,p.lling units.
A d\'Jelll'l(! cU!1tdining 0I11y aile Cl} d'.'If:lling unit.
A d\"ellin':i c:olltainin~ t\'iO (2) d...:.~lling units.
A dW81liwl cnlltaining three (3) ,:>r more dwelling units.
A builc1ino or portion th~reof providing complete
housekeepinc: facilities for on~ family.
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approved. Seconded by Mr. Landolfi. Vote was unanimous.
Appeal #558 - Referred to the Town Board.
Appeal #559 - Mr. McMillen made a motion that this appeal
be tabled for further review. Seconded by Mr. corte11ino. Vote
was unanimous.
Appeal #560 _ Mr. McMillen made a motion that this appeal be
referred to the Planning Board. Seconded by Mr. Corte11ino. Vote
was unanimous.
Appeal #561 _ Mr. Landolfi made a motion that this appeal be
granted. Mr. corte11ino seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Appeal #562 - Mr. corte11ino made a motion that this appeal
be denied (there is a return on the property of its intended use).
Mr. McMillen seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Appeal #539 -
Approved earlier.
Appeal #54S _ Mr. Landolfi made a motion that this appeal be
denied. He pointed out that a guest house is exactly that, for
guests who are normally those individuals having a transient status
rather than a permanent status. Transients do not normally require
full kitchen facilities. Seconded by Mr. corte11ino. Vote was
unanimous.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m.