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ZONING BOARD F APPEALSa p Town Hall Annex, 54375 Route 25
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T Elizabeth Neville, Town Clerk(for Distribution to Supervisor Russell and
Town Board Members)
FROM: Leslie Kanes Weisman, ZBA Chairperson/Department Head
E: COMBINED NT L DEPARTMENT HAAND E
APPLICATIONS/FEES REPORT for: July 2017
ATE: August 7, 2017
1. Requires Immediate Attention: Nothing at this time
11. Board and Office Policies, Practices, and Activities: Nothing new during June
Special Events
On July 18, 2017,. the Town Attorney and I met with the Town Board during their
work session to bring the Board up to date on. complaints and code enforcement.
issues related to special event permits, and the increasingly diverse types of special
events that are being received by the Zoning Board. office. At the suggestion of
Councilman Dini io, a special events calendar is being created by Lloyd Reisenberg
in. IT as a link from the homepage of the Town's website so the public can easily
determine if an ongoing event has a permit or not. We discussed the need for a
complete review of the special event code and the possibility of the Town Board
taking over the review process for all special event applications, including those that
are currently handled by the ZBA Chairperson and ZBA staff(events that anticipate
less than 1,00 people in attendance). To keep members of the "Down Board informed,
I have instructed my office staff to add them to the distribution E Mail list of those
who review special event applications. The matter will be scheduled for further
discussion at a future Code Committee meeting.
ZBA 2017 Annual Traiging
On July 5, 2017, the Town. Board approved my proposal for the four hours of
required annual training for all ZBA members in 2017. Training is scheduled to start
in September.
111. Financial/ a get/ ersonnelIssues:
2018 ZBA Budget
August 1 l, 2018 has been set for my preliminary budget hearing with the Supervisor
and Comptroller to discuss my proposed 2018 budget for the Department of the
Zoning Board of Appeals.
IV. Activities of the Board/Accomplishments:
Regular Meeting: Date: 07/06/17 Call to Order: 8:30 AM Adjourned: 2:00 AM
Public Hearings: Total: 8
Number of new applications heard: 8
Number of carryovers from previous hearings: 0
Number closed reserving decision,to later date: 4
Number closed subject to receipt of additional information: I
Number adjourned to another date: 3
Number adjourned w/o a date: 0
Nurnber of Resolutions passed: 15
Number of decisions made: 23
Number of Site Inspections made by Board members: -8x5 =40
Next 08/03/17
Special Meeting: Date: 07/20/17 Call to Order: 5:00 PM Adjourned: 6:50 PM
Number of draft findings discussed: 5
Number of decisions made: 5
Number closed reserving decision to a later date: I
Number adjourned to another date: 0
Number of Resolutions passed: 1.1
Head
8 07/05 --Town Board work session re: 2.017 ZBA training proposal; proposed
changes to special events code; Executive Session: Employment of
Particular Person
0 07/10—Planning Director Heather Lanza re: comments from the Planning Board
on specific application before the Board
0 07/17—TA Duffy re: proposed, changes to special events code
o 07/18—Code Committee meeting re: purposed changes to special events code
0 07/25 - TA Duffy re: specific special event application
0 07/27 TA Duffy re: rez judicata on prior ZBA decision
0 07/28 TA Duffy re: special, event permit denial
Staff Activities
I Tu�nber of peo le assisted at the counter 62 I-Tours spent assisting 1.0 hrs. 0 mins.
(Assistance includesfilling out new applications, mailings and postings, providing
copies qI'decisions, FOIL requests and other materials, and general inquiries)
Number of F.O.I.L. reqnests.- rocessed b staff: 5
V. MONTHLY REPORT ON NEW APPLICATIONS AND FEES COLLECTED
New Applications: 9 Fees Collected: $5, 4,50
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Special ELent Permits. 14 Fees Collected: $2,000
Total Fees Collected in July 2017; $7,450
Ryespec lly Submitted,
Leslie Kalies Weisman,
Chairperson/Department Head