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A Special Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger was held on
May 15, 2002, at the Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls,
New York. SUPERVISOR RUGGIERO opened the meeting at 7:40 p.m. The
purpose of the Special Meeting is to authorize a Public Hearing for the
Special Use Permit by Performance Motors, and authorize the Town Justices
to apply for Justice Court Assistance Program Grant.
Present:
Joseph Ruggiero, Supervisor
Vincent Bettina, Councilman
Joseph Paoloni, Councilman
Absent:
Robert Valdati, Councilman
Christopher Colsey, Councilman
Gloria J. Morse, Town Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 163-2002
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE TOWN JUSTICES TO APPLY FOR
JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GRANT
The following Resolution was introduced by COUNCILMAN BETTINA and
seconded by Councilman Paoloni.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger Justices have been advised that the
New York State Office of Court Administration is providing grants for local
Justice Courts to obtain metal detectors to assist in security in Justice Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Wappinger
Justices, Carl S. Wolfson or Heather Kitchen, or Cheryl Haight, Chief Court
Clerk are authorized to make application to the New York State Office of
Court Administration, Unified Court System, for a "Justice Court Assistance
Program Grant" in accordance with the application form attached hereto.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor
Voting
Aye
ROBERT VALDATI, Councilman
Voting
Absent
VINCENT BETTINA, Councilman
Voting
Aye
CHRISTOPHER COLSEY, Councilman
Voting
Absent
JOSEPH PAOLONI, Councilman
Voting
Aye
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-151
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT BY PERFORMANCE
MOTORS, INC.
The following Resolution was introduced by COUNCILMAN BETTINA and
seconded by Councilman Paoloni
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WHEREAS, Performance Motors, Inc. is an owner of a certain 0.65 acre
parcel of property, located in a Highway Business (HB) Zoning District,
identified as Tax Grid Number 6157-02-598733, with a common street
address of 1401 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, New York, hereinafter referred to
as Parcel I; and
WHEREAS, Performance Motors, Inc. is the Contract Vendee to purchase an
adjacent .40 acre parcel of property, also located in a Highway Business (HB)
Zoning District, identified as Tax Grid Number 6157-02-597715, with a
common street address of 1368 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, New York,
hereinafter referred to as Parcel II; and
WHEREAS, Parcel II is adjacent to and immediately south of Parcel I; and
WHEREAS, Performance Motors, Inc. is presently conducting an automotive
sales business on Parcel I; and
WHEREAS, Parcel I has been continuously used for automotive sales since
prior to the adoption of the Town of Wappinger Zoning Ordinance in 1963;
and
WHEREAS, Performance Motors, Inc. seeks to purchase Parcel II and
expand the automotive use on to Parcel II; and
WHEREAS, present Town of Wappinger Zoning Regulations require a
minimum lot size of three (3) acres for an automotive use in a Highway
Business (HB) District subject to a Special Use Permit issued by the
Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, the automotive use located on Parcel I is a permitted use in an
HB Zoning District, but the lot is a pre-existing dimensionally non-
conforming lot; and
WHEREAS, by written Application dated April 26, 2002, Performance
Motors, Inc. made application to the Town Board pursuant to §240-16(F) of
the Zoning Code of the Town of Wappinger to authorize an expansion of an
existing automotive use located on Parcel I onto the adjoining Parcel II; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger Zoning Code §240-16(F) permits the
Town Board, on written Application, to issue a Special Use Permit which will
authorize the pre-existing automotive use on the dimensionally non-
conforming Parcel I to be expanded on to Parcel II resulting in a permitted
use (subject to issuance of a Special Use Permit by the Planning Board) on a
1.05 acre lot which is in greater conformity with the Town Zoning Code.
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger Planning Board has recommended
approval of this Application for a Special Use Permit by the Town Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby
schedules a Public Hearing on the Application of Performance Motors, Inc. for
a Special Use Permit pursuant to §240-16(F) to authorize an expansion of the
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automotive use presently conducted on Parcel I onto the adjoining Parcel II to
be held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York on
the 10th day of June, 2002, at 7:30 p.m.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Gloria J. Morse, Town Clerk to the
Town of Wappinger, is hereby directed to post and publish a Notice of the
Public Hearing in the form annexed hereto. Said publications are to be made
in the Southern Dutchess News and the Poughkeepsie Journal at least ten
(10) days prior to the scheduled Public Hearing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Gloria J. Morse, Town Clerk to the
Town of Wappinger, is directed to send copy of the Notice of Public Hearing to
adjoining property owners within Two Hundred and Fifty (250) feet of Parcel
I and Parcel II.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Gloria J. Morse, Town Clerk to the
Town of Wappinger, is directed to forward a copy of the Application materials
to the Dutchess County Department of Planning & Development for its
review and comment.
The foregoing was put to a vote, which resulted as follows:
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, Supervisor
Voting
Aye
ROBERT VALDATI, Councilman
Voting
Absent
VINCENT BETTINA, Councilman
Voting
Aye
CHRISTOPHER COLSEY, Councilman
Voting
Absent
JOSEPH PAOLONI, Councilman
Voting
Aye
The Resolution is hereby duly declared adopted.
There was no other business to come before the Board.
COUNCILMAN BETTINA moved to close the Special Meeting, seconded by
Councilman Paoloni.
The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
By Sandra Kozakowski
Gloria J. Morse
Town Clerk
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