HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-02-02 Town of nryden Zoning Board of Appeals
February 2 , 2005
Agenda: ( 1 ) Strebel Planning Group
Mem . Present : Oers Kelemen, Thomas Quinn, David Sprout, John Goodrow
Also Present : Henry Slater, Nancy Morgan , James Skaley, Debbie Lego (Art
Lego), Leslie Strebel , Paul Strebel , Christopher Strebel , Stephen
Bell , ZBA Attorney Randall Marcus
( 1 ) Strebel Planning Group
7 : 50 Chairperson Oers Kelemen called the meeting to order and started
to describe the Strebel Planning Group ' s plan to build an off street
parking lot. They are requesting area variance relief from Article
14 Section 140 1 . 10 (Off street parking for general office use for a
proposed 944 Dryden Road parking lot) .
O . Kelemen Read a letter from TG Miller which both say that there does not
require any further engineering review.
Went on to read a letter from Mary L James, a neighbor, in which
she displayed her distaste for the idea of more parking.
L. Strebel Told the Board that this decision will either make or break the deal
to buy the land in which they are looking to build a parking lot on .
0 . Kelemen Read a letter from Ms . Strebel to bleary Slater that showed the new
plans for the parking lot and showed each spot .
L. Strebel Stated that she understood that some of the neighbors were worried
about the project and the fear that apartments will be showing up in
the background of the landscape. She assured everyone that the
intension of the business was to stay there and to become a central
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O. Kelemen Asked if anyone in the audience had any continent or question.
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J . Morgan Stated that she was against the variance . Her biggest problem with
the variance is the timing and she believes that the Board should
wait until the new comprehensive plan is done to undertake this
project .
O . Kelemen Asked if there were any more public opinions .
D . Lego Asked what kind of business it really is .
L. Strebel Answered by saying that it is a financial planning office, which
deals with many clients .
O . Kelemen Told the public that they are not discussing whether the business
should be here but whether they should be allowed to build a
parking lot of only 19 spaces , fewer than required by law .
T . Quinn Asked how this could affect the traffic flow .
L . Strebel Told them that they have about four people stop in a day and two
trips by the UPS .
T . Quinn Concluded that there really isn ' t that much traffic.
O . Kelemen Asked how many parking spaces are there now?
L. Strebel Said that there are about six or seven spaces so there is a problem
with parking unless the parking lot is expanded .
O . Kelemen Asked how many spaces were in the circle of the parking lot .
L . Strebel Stated there was six and the reason the circle was put there was to
make it easier for people to leave so they didn ' t have to back out
onto the road .
O . Kelemen Asked about over night occupancy and RV or boat storage in the
parking lot .
L. Strebel Responded by telling t:he Board that neither will be happening .
O . Kelemen Stated the public statement section was over and that the Board
was going to start deliberation .
Went in to the area variance findings A=E statement discussion .
Then completed the SPQR short form .
Ali .Agreed that the S.E.QR review resulted in a negative declaration of
significance .
Board conducted a part Il SEQR .
T . Quinn Moved to check the second box on the SLQR form, which states
that there will be no adverse effect on the environment.
J . Goodrow Seconded the motion by Mr. Quirui to check the second box and
was approved by all .
O . Kelemen Congratulated Leslie after the group approved the variance. Then
called the meeting to close at 8 : 40.