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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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Town of Wappinger Zoning Board of Appeals
MEETING DATE: May 23,2006
TIME: 7:30 PM
Town Hall
20 Middlebush Road
Wappinger Falls, NY
Approve site minutes for May 20, 2006.
Executive Session
Adjourned Public Hearing:
Appeal No. 06-7306
John & Pat Ronl!o- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
- Where a side yard setback of 10 feet is required, the applicant is proposinl! a side yard setback of 2
feet, to allow for a lOX 20 foot shed, thus reQuestinl! a variance of 8 feet.
The property is located at 9 Namoth Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6258-04-960002 in the Town
of Wappinger.
Public Hearing:
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Appeal No. 06-7307
Joe Clement Inc.- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
- Where a rear yard setback of 40 feet is required, the applicant is proposinl! a rear yard setback of 21.6
feet, to allow for a 24 X 32 foot garage, thus reQuestinl! a variance of 18.4 feet.
The property is located at 54 Easter Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6056-01-259729 in the Town
of Wappinger.
Appeal No. 06-7313
Susan & Max Dao- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
-Where a rear yard setback of 40 feet is required, the applicant is proposinl! a rear yard setback of 15
feet, to allow for an above ground poo~ thus reQuestinl! a variance of 25 feet.
The property is located at 2 Dwyer Lane and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6257-02-790510 in the Town
of Wappinger.
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Appeal No. 05-7289-7290-7291-7292
228 Myers Corners, LLC
- Seeking an Interpretation ofthe Zoning Administrator's letter of determination dated December 6, 2005 for
the currently proposed uses of the NB portion of the site.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
- Where a side yard setback of 20 feet is required, the applicant is proposing a side yard setback of 13.6
feet to allow for an existinl! metal shed, thus reQuestinl! a variance of 6.4 feet.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 & 240-67 A of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
- Where a lot size of 3 acres is required for motor vehicle use in buildinl! # 1, the applicant is proposing!
total lot size of 3.6 acres, thus reQuestinl! a combined variance of 3.4 acres.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-70. A of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
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-Where a lot size of2 acres is reQuired for a proposed use in buildinl! # 3, the applicant is proposing.!!,
total lot size of 3.6 acres, thus reQuestinl! a combined variance of 3.4 acres.
The property is located at 228 Mvers Corners Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6258-02-702520 in
the Town of Wappinger.
Closed the public hearing on April 25, 2006. Expires on June 26, 2006.
EAF delivered by May 4, 2006.
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Summarized Minutes
Members Present:
Mr. Prager,
Mr. DellaCorte,
Ms. McEvoy-Riley
Member Absent:
Mr. Fanuele,
Mr. Warren,
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Mr. Caviglia,
Mr. Stolman,
Mr. A. Roberts,
Mrs. Lukianoff,
Mrs. Roberti,
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Chairman
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Special Counsel
Town Planner
Town Attorney
Zoning Administrator
Secretary
SUMMARY
Adiourned Public Hearin2:
John & Pat Rongo
Public Hearin2:
Joe Clement, Inc.
Susan & Max Dao
228 Myer Comers Road
Discussions:
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Variance Granted.
Variance Granted.
Variance Granted.
Public Hearing on June 27, 2006 for the EAF only.
Consented to a undated extension by Jon Adams.
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Mr. DellaCorte:
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Vote:
Motion to approve the Site Minutes for May 20, 2006.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
Appeal No. 05-7289-7290-7291-7292
228 Myers Corners, LLC
- Seeking an Interpretation of the Zoning Administrator's letter of determination dated December 6, 2005
for the currently proposed uses of the NB portion of the site.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
- Where a side yard setback of 20 feet is reauired, the applicant is proposing a side yard setback of 13.6
feet to allow for an existine: metal shed, thus reauestine: a variance of 6.4 feet.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 & 240-67 A of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
-Where a lot size of 3 acres is reauired for motor vehicle use in buildine: # 1, the applicant is proposing
a total lot size of 3.6 acres, thus reauestine: a combined variance of 3.4 acres.
- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-70. A of District Regulations in an NB Zoning District.
-Where a lot size of 2 acres is reauired for a proposed use in buildine: # 3, the applicant is proposing ~
total lot size of 3.6 acres, thus reauestine: a combined variance of 3.4 acres.
The property is located at 228 Myers Corners Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6258-02-702520 III
the Town of Wappinger.
Closed tlte public Itearing on April 25, 2006. Expires on June 26, 2006.
EAF delivered by May 4, 2006.
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agenda we have a discussion on a
4 closed public hearing. We have a
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9 speak about 228 Myers Comers Road
10 mainly because I have recused myself
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12 MR. DELLACORTE: He's recused
13 himself. We'll not be taking any
14 action on 228 tonight. The reason
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17 We have another member who's ill. In
18 addition, we're waiting for a
19 response from the County on the
20 matter that hasn't come through yet.
21 We're going to not do anything with
22 228 tonight and, Mr. Caviglia,
23 something else we should add to this?
24 MR. CA VIGLIA: I would like to
25 take the opportunity to see if we can
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2 stipulate among the parties, parties
3 meaning the applicant and those in
4 opposition, what's going to
5 constitute the record so it's not
6 muddled.
7 I have listed here the public
8 hearing testimony over several days
9 or evenings, the ZBA application for
10 the interpretation of variances, the
11 Planning Board application, the
12 decision of the zoning administrator
13 from which the appeal is taken, the
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15 applicant, the documents submitted by
16 the applicant and their perspective
17 tenant and the Simonettis and Mr.
18 Parsons through their Counsel in
19 opposition to the application, the
20 full EAF as supplemented by the
21 applicant and correspondence
22 submitted by the applicant and their
23 opponent.
24 I can't think of anything else
25 that would be germane. If we can get
2 an agreement or consensus.
3 MR. ADAMS: We're doing the
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order. The SEQRA regulations
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7 comment on that.
8 MR. CA VIGLIA: You mean as part
9 of the public hearing?
10 MR. ADAMS: Yes.
11 MR. CA VIGLIA: I don't
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13 MR. STOLMAN: No public hearing
14 required for the benefit of everybody
15 else. With respect to everything
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17 significance, if one of the boards
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19 Impact Statement, a Draft
20 Environmental Impact Statement, a
21 public hearing would still be
22 optional. Leading up to the
23 determination of significance,
24 anybody is able to look in the record
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3 is no requirement. It would be
4 highly -- it would be rare. I'm not
5 sure there's ever been a public
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12 hearing for that document, as well as
13 the underlying issues with the
14 application. There's been none in
15 this proceeding. The EAF was
16 submitted after the close of the
17 public hearing. Is that procedure
18 going to be adhered to?
19 MR. CA VIGLIA: An EAF was
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21 raised at the hearing some additional
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23 believe a technical report was
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25 addressing the noise issue.
2 MR. STOLMAN: We have a short
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4 was received October 27 last year.
5 Then we have a full Environmental
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7 this year, and a recommendation that
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Environmental Assessment Form we got
in terms of the name of the action
and the description of the action
goes through the interpretation and
the variances that are being asked
for. What needs to be done is this
all needs to be recast in one
Environmental Assessment Form, a full
EAF for the whole action, the special
permit approvals being proposed, the
site plan approval, the
interpretation goes that way and the
variances as well and the
interpretation.
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MR. ADAMS: You're talking
4 MR. STOLMAN: I wasn't talking
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7 Environmental Assessment Form for the
8 Planning Board part of this and one
9 Environmental Assessment Form for the
10 ZBA, there needs to be one combined
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13 MR. WALSH: At what stage.
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18 MR. STOLMAN: Right, correct.
19 MR. WALSH: What would be
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21 respectfully a staff meeting be held
22 as soon as possible, like tomorrow,
23 or when everything is available to
24 carefully define what's going to be
25 in that. If the letter from the
2 Zoning Administrator on which the
3 motorcycle issue hinges is going to
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clearly there's a law in existence
7 that everybody forgot about.
8 MR. STOLMAN: Before we get
9 into any of that, I'm not sure how
10 far we should go with this tonight,
11 since we don't have a quorum. I
12 don't think there needs to be a
13 meeting to have the applicant prepare
14 an Environmental Assessment Form, a
15 full EAF that addresses the whole
16 action. What I'm suggesting, what's
17 been done so far be recast into one
18 EAF. One EAF. Shouldn't be a
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agency. You can imagine if there
22 might have five separate EAF's which
were five involved agencies, you
23 would not be consistent with the law.
24 I'm not suggesting that we have to
25 scope the thing. All I'm saying
2 there needs to be one EAF for the
3 project.
4 MR. CA VIGLIA: Maybe have it
5 before the vote.
6 MR. WALSH: Obviously it's the
7 first we have heard of it. At the
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it. The process, the way the law was
written to go further with the
motorcycle facility, you're more
familiar with the processes
themselves. I want to make certain
if Chris is here.
MR. STOLMAN: I'll be here.
MR. WALSH: We suddenly don't
go off track again and say instead of
the form everybody requested from
this board, now we want something
completely different. I know my
time frames. I know from the close of
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25 this up to now. I don't have a
2 problem doing that. I want to make
3 absolutely certain that's your
4 position to advise on that we know
5 exactly what you want in that and
6 cast it exactly the way you want it
7 done. I do not want to be in a
8 position here later on, that's not
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10 MR. FRY: I'm working with Don
11 Walsh. It was my understanding --
12 I'm Mark Fry working with the
13 applicant.
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15 the short form EAF form that was
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17 Planning Board, before the Planning
18 Board accepted that form as complete,
19 which they did indeed do, they
20 declared to be Lead Agency for a
21 coordinated review. That short form
22 EAF, in my view, controls this
23 process going forward. In the event,
24 as often happens, that there has been
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2 whether or not it is in the form of a
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7 coordinated review, once the EAF has
8 been accepted, it becomes too late to
9 rescope the particular action, but
10 that the short form EAF indeed
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12 At the request of the board, we
13 did submit additional materials, but
14 that did not constitute scoping.
15 While I agree it's -- I think the
16 coordinated review has already been
17 established. If you look in the
18 Planning Board minutes, you will find
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20 would look at this action through the
21 Planning Board site plan approval and
22 ZBA as a single action.
23 MR. STOLMAN: First of all, if
24 you could provide the basis for your
25 conclusions that you've just stated,
2 that would be good, because I don't
3 know where you're getting your
4 reasoning to make those conclusions.
5 So, if you could provide the basis
6 for everything you've said, that
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8 I don't believe this was a
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coordinated review. It's not a
coordinated review, and what was
submitted to the Planning Board was
simply a couple of boxes checked off,
no analysis, no environmental
analysis whatsoever. So, I think
what we need is, we need enough n
intormation needs to be in one
Environmental Assessment Form. The
ZBA, as one of the involved agencies
in the uncoordinated review, would be
in a position to issue a
determination of significance.
MR. FRY: What concerns me in
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2 could schedule a public hearing, once
3 the public hearings have been
4 scheduled, based upon a particular
5 EAF, it's too late to say the EAF is
6 incomplete. In my view, the action
7 of going forward, having six months
8 of public hearings, precludes
9 essentially asking for a brand new
10 long form EAF and a new series of
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reach an agreement on how to proceed
15 under SEQRA. We don't want to make a
16 mistake.
17 MR. WALSH: We want to
18 address -- if you're going to be
19 reviewing it, I want to make sure
20 what you're looking for.
21 MR. ROBERTS: Albert Roberts,
22 attorney for the Planning Board.
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24 whatever information is before the
25 Zoning Board be the same information
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4 consistency and some logic to
5 whatever decision your board makes,
6 and ultimately that the Planning
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8 coming in under the SEQRA process,
9 everybody should have an opportunity
10 to quickly comment on it. I do think
11 the matter should be brought to a
12 conclusion. I do think due process
13 should permit everybody to comment
14 and Mr. Caviglia can work out a time
15 table for the submission of the
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19 information is presented to the
20 Zoning Board also be presented to the
21 Planning Board so that both boards
22 are on the same playing field.
23 MR. WALSH: Frank wants to go
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25 MR. SIMEONE: If I may. Frank
2 Simeone, on behalf of Bill Parsons.
3 I'm sorry I'm late.
4 I can't stipulate to anything,
5 given the status of arriving late. I
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going to be a couple of public
8 hearings and this matter was to be
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10 Be that as it may, I agree with
II everything Mr. Roberts said, except
12 for the adverb quickly. Just in
13 terms of a short review, I'd like to
14 note this matter proceeded before
15 this board on a particular
16 application, several -- on particular
17 sections of this zoning law, which
18 now I'm given to understand, pursuant
19 to Mr. Stolman's interpretation,
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21 the position of opposition, we're now
22 being told the law doesn't read, and
23 doesn't intend to mean what it
24 plainly, to the rest of us, would
25 seem to mean. So that, as I
2 understand it, this application has
3 changed. It's changed courses in
4 midstream and now we're being told
5 that new requirements with respect to
6 a zoning code which is being read in
7 a completely different manner apply.
8 Be that as it may, I think, and I
9 raised this in my letter to your
10 board, this should require, if due
11 process is going to be given, a new
12 -- completely new application on this
13 supposed interpretation. My own
14 view, if this is in fact the
15 interpretation this board intends to
16 accept, the Town Board should
17 determine that, the determination as
18 to whether or not a special permit is
19 required in this zone.
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21 proceeding, I don't understand,
22 there's ever been a determination of
23 any Lead Agency in this matter. I
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3 indication as to who's going to serve
4 as a Lead Agency in this matter.
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6 opponent, we've gotten no
7 notification along those lines. With
8 respect to anything being moved
9 quickly, I would object. With
1 0 request for stipulation, I would
11 object, and for a matter to be
12 staffed, I would request the
13 opponents be given the opportunity to
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request the public hearing in this
16 matter be open, that the opponent be
17 given the opportunity to consult and
18 hire a noise consultant on their own
19 and respond to a long form EAF, which
20 has now been presented to us, a
21 potential fete compleat to be adopted
22 by this agency. Respectfully, I
23 object to the course you're intending
24 to take.
25 MR. ROBERTS: First of all,
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7 occurring at your board. I want the
8 information that you have filtered
9 back to my board so that some
10 appropriate decisions can be made.
11 Now, if the application has changed,
12 I'm not really familiar with
13 precisely what goes on at the zoning
14 board. There's been a determination
15 that the motorcycles can be treated
16 as a retail use. That's different
17 than the application that's before
18 the Planning Board. This is why I
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20 what the record is so that your board
21 can make an appropriate decision and
22 this thing can move on. If it's
23 going to be litigated, so be it.
24 Let's get as much information in the
25 record as appropriate so both sides
2 would have an opportunity to their
3 appropriate due process rights.
4 MR. CA VIGLIA: First of all,
5 Mr. Simeone, I'm not clear what your
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to be part of the record and wanted a
stipulation from the parties to make
sure there is no confusion, that I'm
not inadvertently excluding something
from the record that one of you feels
should be in the record.
MR. SIMEONE: I understood
that. Unfortunately, I walked in
late. I understood there would be
other matters taken on first. Put
that aside.
MR. CA VIGLIA: I want to get an
answer, otherwise we're going to get
into fifteen different issues. Is
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3 inventory of documents and agree
4 simply by your reading the list that
5 it's a complete comprehensive
6 statement of the record. In this
7 case I would have to see all the
8 documents in order to indicate
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MR. CA VIGLIA: We'll make a
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14 stipulation, as to what the record
15 is. There's been no determination
16 regarding the function or
17 applicability or the result of the
18 town code section 240-67 G I think
19 was the paragraph. So, I think Mr.
20 Roberts was incorrect on that.
21 That's not something that's been
22 determined. All of the issues that
23 were raised and going to be addressed
24 by the Zoning Board at the time of
25 their decision, so the concern here
2 about new matter, to me the only new
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4 that came up about having a unified
5 EAF, especially in view of the fact
6 that the Planning Board application
7 and in the fact there in differs from
8 the ZBA application because of the
9 alteration that's been represented by
10 the applicant as to what's going to
11 be done with building two. So, in
12 order to try to get some additional
13 reason, to get some uniformity, we
14 want to make sure everybody is
15 looking at the same thing. We
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19 before it here and not necessarily
20 what's before the Planning Board.
21 Now, I think Mr. Stolman wanted to
22 address some of the points raised by
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24 MR. STOLMAN: I was going to,
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2 statement about this being an
3 unlisted action, I was going to talk
4 to that. Let me expand on that a
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we would have to give a coordinated
8 designation of lead agency. Since
9 this is an unlisted action, if the
10 Planning Board wanted to ask for a
11 DEIS, there would have to be
12 coordinated lead agency. It's not
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14 MR. ADAMS: It's still within
15 the discretion of the board and the
16 record cries out for coordinated
17 review, talked about uniformity and
18 consistency in one document, have one
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23 are a number of involved agencies.
24 In all of those cases there's one EAF
25 prepared for all those agencies.
2 SEQRA doesn't require coordinated
3 review if it's an unlisted action.
4 So, the record does not cry out for a
5 designation of lead agency. SEQRA
6 doesn't require it. It's up to the
7 ZBA and the Planning Board to decide
8 whether they want to or not.
9 MR. SIMEONE: When was it
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13 MR. STOLMAN: I believe the
14 Planning Board determined that.
15 don't know the answer to that
16 question. I shouldn't even
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18 MR. WALSH: It was the Planning
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20 MR. SIMEONE: Just so the
21 record is clear, as I understand it,
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3 that the objectors have had an
4 opportunity to review have not, and
5 had an opportunity to hire a
6 consultant to oppose it or submit
7 supporting argument in opposition to
8 that to this board or to any board,
9 and frankly I was shocked to come in
10 here and hear Mr. Cavaglia suggesting
11 that a record should be stipulated to
12 based on the recently submitted EAF
13 by the applicant. I believe the
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16 record so testimony can be taken from
17 both sides on the noise issue which
18 this board will acknowledge from the
19 very beginning has been the primary
20 reason why objections have been
21 voiced, not only by Mr. Adams'
22 clients and my clients, but by every
23 member of the public who's stood
24 before here, other than the applicant
25 on this matter.
2 MR. STOLMAN: Just to make my
3 position clear. This EAF that was
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6 May 4th. It's been here for almost
7 three weeks. I'm not suggesting that
8 there's anything wrong with it
9 substantively. I'm just talking
10 about a procedural matter, a format
11 matter. There needs to be an EAF,
12 the existing information on record,
13 can be recast on this one EAF, I'm
14 talking from a format or procedural
15 point of view.
16 MR. SIMEONE: My only
17 objection, as I understand it, we're
18 moving quickly to the point where the
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objectant won't be able to reopen the
20 public hearing so we can submit our
21 argument.
22 MR. STOLMAN: I'm trying to
23 make my position clear.
24 MR. WALSH: That's it then.
25 MR. DELLACORTE: Remember we
2 don't have a quorum tonight.
3 MR. WALSH: I know where you're
4 going with this. First of aU, I
5 have no problem with the stipulation
6 from what was read. It matches my
7 list. I understand that none of
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11 that.
12 Second of all, the point B, the
13 member of the Planning Board,
14 remember the Planning Board referred
15 us here after they deemed a number of
16 their reports were complete, we
17 needed certain variances and special
18 use permits based upon the advice of
19 the zoning administrator. The change
20 in the application was because I
21 pulled one ofthe requests out when I
22 felt, 1 felt, not the board, I felt
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24 to be sitting here saying, I'm asking
25 for a special use permit for a
2 motorcycle shop, when I knew very
3 well in my heart I didn't need one.
4 If it turns out I'm wrong, so be it.
5 I did the research, I read the town
6 files, I went back to '01 and I know
7 it wasn't in the zoning book. I had
8 the opportunity to review the files I
9 believe myself, you haven't found
10 that way, it backed what I said. The
11 reason we pulled it in the Zoning
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14 Planning Board didn't have that
15 section in it. Just so everybody is
16 clear on that. When we discovered it
17 here, it's in there published five
18 years later. The long and short of
19 it, I have no problem with it. I
20 want to make sure I have submitted to
21 this board every single thing that
22 went to the Planning Board. I
23 understand they want to make sure the
24 Planning Board gets back everything
25 happening here also. I want to make
2 sure we make absolutely certain I
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have no problem that you guys are
4 involved in that process, that we're
5 addressing this coordinator combined
6 EAF to whomever you want it addressed
7 to, the Planning Board, the Zoning
8 Board.
9 MR. STOLMAN: It doesn't get
10 addressed to anybody. It has, as you
11 know, the name of the action, which
12 should be the whole thing, not just
13 the special permit, not just the
14 vanances. Doesn't get addressed to
15 anybody.
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18 MR. STOLMAN: No, no. Let me
19 try to be more clear.
20 This EAF for the most part --
21 well, let me think for a second.
22 It may come down to changing
23 the first page. We have to go
24 through this and see. It should
25 incorporate whatever you gave to the
2 Planning Board, which is not
3 incorporated in here. It's a matter
4 of taking the information, all of
5 which may have already been
6 submitted, and recasting it into one
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EAF.
8 MR. WALSH: I will make sure of
9 that. I did pull and put in there
10 what I felt was germane to the
11 requirements. I would like to ask
12 you respectfully, as I conclude, that
13 you take a look at this in the next
14 day or so and we'll call you on
15 Thursday and let both Counsel know if
16 we're going to have a meeting or tell
17 us what you want. You ought to tell
18 us in a letter so they can see it as
19 well as us rather than us having any
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to you. We'll do exactly what you
23 the last meeting, you closed the
24 public hearing and when you close the
25 public hearing you have ten days for
2 written submissions that's to that.
3 So thank you very much.
4 MR. CA VIGLIA: Not anything
5 else at this juncture.
6 MR. DELLACORTE: There's a
7 discussion going on about the last
8 issue we were talking about.
9 MR. CA VIGLIA: We believe we
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the colloquy earlier; that is, that
it's been agreed and it will be
stipulated that the applicant would
submit within one week from this
evening, for lack of a better word, a
unified EAF that would be, copies
would be provided to the town,
meaning this board, as well as the
Planning Board, also to the attorneys
for the opponent, which I understand
would be Mr. Adams and Mr. Simeone.
Then the opponent of the applicant
would have three weeks to submit
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2 as well as to the applicants, and
3 then we would agree to have a public
4 hearing at a time which is going to
5 be determined now by this Board to
6 address those issues related solely
7 to the EAFT issues raised by the EAF
8 and what, if any, information has
9 been submitted by the opponent of the
10 application.
11 Is that fairly stated?
12 MR. SIMEONE: Yes.
13 MR. CA VIGLIA: What we need
14 from the board, assuming the board
15 agrees to this, suggested
16 stipulations are the dates following
17 four weeks from tonight when we would
18 have an opportunity, the town, the
19 board would need a brief opportunity
20 to review the information, we need an
21 evening where the public hearing on
22 that limited scope would take place.
23 MR. SIMEONE: June 27 would be
24 fine for me.
25 MR. STOLMAN: The 27th.
2 MR. CA VIGLIA: Is that
3 agreeable to all parties?
4 MR. FRY: Yes.
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5 MR. CA VIGLlA: Agreeable to the
6 board?
7 MR. DELLACORTE: Yes.
8 That would be a public hearing.
9 MR. CA VIGLlA: For the issues
10 raised in the EAF.
11 MR. FRY: Any other noticing
12 requirements we as the applicant need
13 to take in terms of public notice at
14 the new hearing?
15 MR. ROBERTS: There should be
16 another notice published.
17 MR. FRY: I was not involved in
18 the first round here.
19 MR. DELLACORTE: The public
20 hearing is set forth June 27th.
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Appeal No. 06-7306
John & Pat Rone:o- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
-Where a side yard setback of 10 feet is required, the applicant is proposine: a side yard setback of 2
feet, to allow for a lOX 20 foot shed, thus reQuestine: a variance of 8 feet.
The property is located at 9 Namoth Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6258-04-960002 in the
Town of Wappinger.
Mr. Prager:
At the last meeting you asked for your shed to be 2 feet from the property line and
we informed you that you would have to either move it 1 foot in or meet the fire
rating.
Mr. Rongo:
I move the shed in 1 foot.
Mrs. Dao:
I went out there and have taken pictures to show that it was moved.
Mr. Prager:
Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience with a comment? Hearing none.
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Vote:
Thank you for moving it. Motion to close the public hearing.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
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Motion to grant the variance. This does not appear to be undesirable, there
doesn't seem to be a more feasible method for this although it is substantial
and is self-created.
Second the motion.
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Mr. Prager:
Aye.
Aye.
Aye.
Appeal No. 06-7307
Joe Clement Inc.- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
_ Where a rear yard setback of 40 feet is required, the applicant is proposine: a rear yard setback of
21.6 feet. to allow for a 24 X 32 foot garage, thus reQuestine: a variance of 18.4 feet.
The property is located at 54 Easter Road and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6056-01-259729 in the
Town of Wappinger.
Present:
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Vote:
Mr. Prager:
Mrs. Roberti:
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Mr. Clement:
Mr. Prager:
Mr. Clement:
Mr. Prager:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Mr. Clement:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Vote:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Roll Call:
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Joe Clement
Louis Scalfoni
Motion to open the public hearing.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
Are the mailings in order?
Yes.
Swore in the applicant.
The garage is already there but was put in the wrong spot and is approximately 10
years old.
Did you get a building permit?
This is not my property, I am looking to purchase it.
Is there anyone in the audience with a question? Hearing none.
We did go out and do a site visit. Is there a ROW on this property?
I believe it is on the next parcel.
Motion to close the public hearing.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
Motion to grant the variance. The garage is existing and it doesn't seem
feasible to re-locate it. It is not undesirable although the variance is
substantial and self-created.
Second the motion.
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Mr. Prager:
Aye.
Aye.
Aye.
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Appeal No. 06-7313
Susan & Max Dao- Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an R-20 Zoning
District.
-Where a rear yard setback of 40 feet is reQuired, the applicant is proposine. a rear yard setback of 15
feet, to allow for an above ground pool, thus reQuestine. a variance of 25 feet.
The property is located at 2 Dwver Lane and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6257-02-790510 in the Town
of Wappinger.
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Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Vote:
Mr. Prager:
Mrs. Roberti:
Mr. Prager:
Mrs. Dao:
Mr. Prager:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Mr. DellaCorte:
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Roll Call:
Motion to open the public hearing.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
Are the mailings in order?
Yes.
Swore in the applicant.
I would like to put in an 18 foot above ground pool and I don't have much of a rear
yard because I am on a comer.
We did a site visit and you have a lot ofland that you can't use. Is there anyone in
the audience with a comment? Hearing none.
Your yard has minimal flat ground and the spot you choose is ideal.
Motion to grant the variance. This is self-created but it is the best spot for it
and this will not cause any environmental impacts.
Second the motion.
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Mr. Prager:
Aye.
Aye.
Aye.
Appeal No. 06-7299
John Dee.nan - Seeking an area variance of Section 240-37 of District Regulations in an HD Zoning
District.
_ Where a lot depth of 300 feet is reQuired, the applicant is proposine. a lot depth of 260 feet to allow for
a pre-existing condition, thus reQuestine. a variance of 40 feet.
The property is located at 1708 Route 9 and is identified as Tax Grid No. 6158-02-543530 in the Town of
Wappinger.
Present:
Mr. Adams:
Mr. Stolman:
Mr. A. Roberts:
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Jon Adams
A 90 days extension is granted for the closed public hearing.
The PB has determined that this is a Type 1 action. Lead agency was circulated last
September, 2005 and the ZBA has granted their consent to the PB to be lead agent.
The PB will make the determination of significance and the ZBA needs to wait for
that. The applicant has also been referred to DC Planning and we must wait for
them to get back to us.
Should the public hearing be re-opened David?
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Mr. Stolman:
I'm not sure, it may not be necessary. I don't think we can put a date on the
extension at this point as to when the PB will rule.
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Mr. Adams:
I consent to the extension until SEQRA is determined by the PB.
Mr. Caviglia:
We have a stipulation on Myers Comers Road and it has been agreed to by the
applicant that they will submit one week from today, one unified EAF. They will
also send copies to both Mr. Adams and Mr. Simeone. In turn Adams and Simeone
will have three weeks to review it and submit their response. Then we will have a
public hearing to address those issues solely related to the EAF. So we need dates
from the ZBA.
Mr. DellaCorte:
We will hold the public hearing on June 27, 2006 for the EAF only.
Ms. McEvoy-Riley:
Mr. DellaCorte:
Vote:
Motion to adjourn.
Second the motion.
All present voted aye.
Meeting ended at 9: 15 PM
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J;)a~fa Roberti, Secretary
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