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'1'O: Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk (for Distribution to Supervisor Russell and
Town Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes Weisman, ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
RE: COMBINED MONTHLY DF,PARTMENT HEAD AND NEW
APPLICATIONS/FEES REPORT for: June 2013
DATE: June 30, 2013
I. Requires Immediate Attention:
Videoconferencin~
The Board continues to experience difficulties with clear and reliable reception
during videoconferencing with. our Fishers Island member at monthly Special
Meetings. After consulting with Lloyd Reisenberg in Data Processing, our office and
member Horning have established SKYPE accounts which we tested in association
with our existing equipment at our June Special Meeting. This method proved to be
a partial improvement but ran only with difficulty and several interruptions in either
audio or visual connection from one or both locations. We will continue to pursue
options as available to improve reliable communications.
II. Board and Office Policies, Practices, and Activities:
Reconstruction of Storm Dammed Cabanas and Bath Houses on Bulkheads
The Board has recently received an increasing number of applications from property
owners to rebuild cabanas/bath houses on or very close to bulkheads that were
demolished or damaged beyond repair by storms. We began investigating the history
of these structures in several waterfront neighborhoods to determine how many, if
any, have CO's or Pre-CO's or were built through variance relief from the ZBA. Our
intent is to present our findings to the Town Board, if warranted, since the re-
building of these non-conforming structures is not permitted as of right, most were
never legally established, and it is generally difficult to justify their reconstruction
based upon the standards set forth in the balancing test that the Board of Appeals is
required to apply in rendering a decision.
III. FinanciaUBudget/Personnel Issues: Nothing at this time
IV. Activities of the Board/Accomplishments:
Regular Meeting: Date: 06/06/13 Call to Order: 8:00 AM Adjourned: 3:01 PM
Public Hearings: Total: 10
Number of new applications heard: 7
Nmnber of Carryovers from previous hearings: 3
Nmnber closed reserving decision to later date: 4
Number closed subject to receipt of additional information: 4
Number adjourned to another date: 2
Number adjourned w/o a date: 0
Number of ap~plicafions reopened by resolution: 0
Number of Resolutions passed: 17
Number of decisions made: 19
Number of Site Inspections made by Board members: 10x5 = 50
Next Regular Meeting; 7/11/13
Special Meeting: Date: 6120/] 3 Ca11 to Order: 5:05 PM Adjourned: 7:06 PM
Number of draft findings discussed: 7
Number of decisions made: 7
Number of Resolutions passed: 11
Meetings attendedlinitiated by ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
• 6/04 -ATA Andaloro re: Special Events draft legislation
• 6/12 -ATA Andaloro re: specific applications'before the Board
• 6/17 - A"I'A Andaloro re: specific applications before the Board
• 6/19 - Building Department re: code interpretation
• 6/19 - ATA Andaloro re: code interpretation
Staff Activifies
Number of people assisted at the counter: 44 Hours spent assisting: 10 hrs. 40 minx.
(Assistance includesfilling oul new applications, mailings and postings, providing
copies of decisions, FOIL requests and other materials, and general inquiries)
V. MONTHLY REPORT ON NEW APPLICATIONS AND FEES
'T'otal Applications Received for the month of June 2013: 6
Total Fees Collected in June 2013: $4,800 (includes 1 winery
special event permit)
Res ectfully Submitted,
Leslie Kanes Weisman, Chairperson/Department Head