HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/2011ZONL G BOA~{D OF A~ [
Town Hail Almex, 54/75 Rou~e 25
PO. Boxl179
Sontho[d, N w Yo~k lB/71
'Down Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes We~sm~m, ZBA Cba~q~ers m/Depar~mu~ Hea¢
COMB[NED MON FHLY DEl: AR~]t MEN I{ HEAD AND NEW
A~ ~ LKA ~ ]~ONS/~q~,ES REPORT fi~r: Martin, 2{R 1
DATE:
Requires Immediate Atte~t[{m: Nothing at d'ds time
~'ssnes N~w ResnNed:
Staffrepod: tbal ~he recent installation ~'a direcl d~a] pbor~e to the ZBA oJl~ce in tbe
lobby of the annex is worMng very smoothly and bas caused no s~guificant
inconvenience ~o the pubBc or Bu~Iding Department pe:'sonneb We thank tl'~e Town
Board and the Workplane Saibty Committee ibr theb proaciive suppo~ in
successfillly addressing this prob]em~
Videoconli:mncing equipmem in the ~st floor annex conference room is in place and
has been tested by our office w~ff[ Member Homing on Fishers Island. We
gra/ified tbai onr Fishers Island Bnard Member is now able to deBberak a~d vote
ZBA decisions a~ both Regular a~:~d Spec~a~ Meetings.
i/nard a~ad Office Pdicies and Practices:
Our of'rice expects a large rmmber o[~ Special [(vent Permit applications fi'om wineries
this season Based upon our experience with using tBe fbrms and review procedures
that we substantially ~pdated ami expanded last year, and my recent conversations
with tbu Planning Director,, Assistant Town Attorney., Town Attnmey and ZBA staff;
I have made a number of additions and changes ~o the permi~ appBcation and
instructions i~rI this year. These charages are designed to betler infbrm winery owners
ami evem pla'reefs about when a permit is required, bow lo fill out an application, [be
regulations that have to be fbllowed, and how an application is reviewed. A summary
of the revisions includes:
Submission time :s now 30 days nl advance, (not 21 ) with an nptim~
wntmt, s/equ~st k)i an exBA~t~,d l~,we~,~ ,.×p~ammg thc reasons
A checklist box For oCfice processing Das heer~ added
A detai~ed writtea descriplSon oft~e r~att~e of I~e ever~t m~ast flow be ~;eparately
attached
A clear a~:td simple fbrr~mia is ilow provided o~ how to calc/.i]ale arid l/oqa~o
recpxired size parkir~g ~gea(s) o~l site to accommodate t~,e expected ntlmber of'cars
AI~ exp~ar~atio~ o~'~ wha~ to i~clude irt a traf}ic cofliro~ plar~, if r'e:l~dred, is ii~cl~lded
Mt~sic is now reqtdred to stop aI t.~e time specified ir~ the permit (r~ot at 10:30PM) a~d
placemem of speakers is required to be ii~ a loc:a~iox~ tl~aI host protects
properties fkom adverse impacts
A space has bee[~ added to write ir~ additioraiI colqdiiio~s that may be req~ired that
specifie to ~he si~e arid eve~t type axed size
Office staff xvill be llsing a ~e~/checkiis:: fk~r processing applicaXions thai car> be
r'emri~ed to the applieai~i w~ner~ i~fbrmatio~l is missing, incomplete or i~adeqt~ate
a time ~ka:me fbr re...submissio~
As a co~/rtesy, a~d to avoid delays al~d con~f~asior~ ir~ ihe applicatio~ process, o~r oilic, e
wi/1 be mailir~g a copy of the ~ew apphcation to wir~r~ ow~ers who have ~eld special
eyelets iii the pas~ tkw years Cop~es are a/so available iz~ o~l~ ol~Sce arid os ~e Town
website as a down/oadable isle.
Pclrst~ar~t to ']'owr~ (?(>de Sectio~ 280-45 B (g), tDere t~re am, mber of ~lses permitted by
Special Exceptior~ by the Board of Appea~s, which also req~dre site plm'~ app~ova~ by
t~xe Ptam~il~g Board. Special Excep~ioi~ appHcali(ms come directly to tl:~e ZBA of Jicc
axed are tact st~kl}cct to review by lt~e B[lildiixg DepaNmei~[ fk>r isst/a~lce of a Notice of
Disapproval whick~ ~a:mld iialk~rm applicants that lhey must also apply to tDe Plarmi~g
Boa:rd After cor~stll~ing witB the Birr c. tor of P~amii~g arid lhe B~ildh~g Departme~'~t
}tea<i abotiI ~}'~is matter, ~he ZBA office w'iD be direcling applicams to t[~o P~am'dl'tg
Board vrherl co/~corre~t j~risdictior~ and review is reqt~ired, by addir~g i~e l~llowir~g
iaI*g~age to li/e (.ie~eral Specia~ Exception app~icatior~ i~strt~ctior~s:
~/T~p?ro~,a],¥ are required,/rom bo~h Board~,
ap/)~ic~Iion to ~h~' P/~nh~,~ [)el~r/met'~l (~'~d Board ~?/ A~:~[)ea/.~ ~'o~c~'re~/~y.
Fil~anciall/B~ldge~/Persor~el lss,ies: Nor/e at t~is lime
Activities of tt~e Board/Aecomp~ishmer~s:
Number' off r~ew application, s heard: 6
N c~mber of Carryover,¢ fkom previous t'~earings: 3
Numbe~ closed reservir~g decis}o~:~ to later daie:3
N umber c~osed st~joct to ~x:ceip~ oF additiornal i~i~rmation: ~
Nlimber ad.}oumed to another date:
Nm~l;~ber adjourned w/o a date: 1
Number of'Resolutions passed: I2
Number of decisions made: I
!}f¥;.~:i~l_.~!¥i!iflg2 DUe: 3/16/1 l (.!ali to Order: 5:01 PM Ad}oumed: 6:15 PM
Number of drab findings discnssed: g
Number of derisions made: 3
N~mff~er of Resdmkms passed: 5
3/1 .- Assr TA re: various applications befbre the Bom'd
3/I ... Full staf~ meetk~g with Department Head
3/3 -, Sta:m uf the Towa Address by Supervisor
3/8 Assl TA re: various applications befbre ~he Board, litigation
3/9 Town AiL, and AssL TA re: permits for specia~ ever~ts a~ wineries
3/9 Mmming Director re: permits fbr special events at wineries
3/1(} Bui~dN~g Deparlment }-lead, I,KW arid Board Member Goehrir~ger
cak:u/adon of liveable floor area on specia~ exception appNcafio~s fi~r accessor)
apartments in accessory slmcmres
3/// ,- Natio~m[/AP Seminar on conflict resotuiion
3//5 LKW ami ZBA Members JD, GG, and KS with l'own Board
3/15 Town Board meetNg ot~ Matimck Corridor Study
3/23 - Assr TA re: applications betbre the Board
3/24 .. Asst/'A re lkigatkm
3/24 - B~i/ding Dept Head m:~d stafFre ~ssuance ora SPI Jr) to P[am~h'~g Dept or~
Special Exception applications to ZBA
3/24 ~ Plarmh'lg Director re ZBA special exception applications also requiring
site p/an appmvaI
3/1 ~ Full stuff meeting with Deparlment Nead
3/9 Staff meeting with VT, I,C and I,KW re,: improvements arid changes
application fi>r special ever~t penui[s ai wh'~eies
3/I 1 -- VT attended NationaI EAP Seminar on cor~flk:t resolution
3/21 VT'attended Murficity work session/traNing
MONTliLY REPORT ON NEW APl LICA 1 IONS AN D ~ LLS
I Yta] Apphcatmns Received fbr the month of Mamh 2011:
I ora/ [ <,es o~lected n March 2011:
Addit~o~m~ revem~e genera{ed thro~.~gh ~e increases ~his month:
8
$4!~ 550
$3,400
Respect;t'u/ly Submltic .1
Leslie Kanes Weisman
ha/qx,r,~ o~/l)~,,pamnem tl¢,~ad