[0:56] Okay, good evening everybody. Welcome to the town of Fischkill Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday August 18, 2020, 26,

[1:03] like to call the meeting to order with the pledge relations, please.

[1:39] Glenn Skulfield.

[1:44] Okay, before we begin, we have three members I'd like to appoint Johnny Khan as a all-or pilot

[1:50] alternate as an acting voting member tonight.

[1:54] Thank you.

[1:55] Okay.

[2:00] First, first one we have here is Zoning Board.

[2:04] Appeals application number ZB26-002.

[2:08] Two Sandra Place, area of Arrevariances.

[2:10] Applicant is requesting following variances for the construction of a 12-foot by 25-foot addition

[2:15] to an existing detached garage.

[2:17] First point, a two foot, four inch foot yard back set,

[2:22] where 35 is minimum required, front set, front yard set

[2:25] back, and the R20's own industry.

[2:28] The granting of this variance

[2:29] will result in a 32 foot, eight inch front yard set back.

[2:35] Second, a three foot, seven inch rear, rear right side,

[2:40] the yard set back.

[2:40] Where a 10-foot is the minimum required rear-site, rear-right side yard, setback, and the R20 zoning district.

[2:49] This variance will result in a 6-foot 5-inch right side yard, setback.

[2:55] Third point, a 4-foot 5-inch front-right side yard, setback, where 10-foot is the minimum required front-right side yard, setback, and the R20 zoning district.

[3:07] The grandity of this variance would result in a five-foot 7-inch front right side yard set back.

[3:14] The land effect by this application is identified as tax map parcel number 6055-12-92550.

[3:23] Located at two standard place consisting of 0.39 acres in the R20 zoning district.

[3:33] Okay, so the promotion to open the public hearing.

[3:37] Second.

[3:38] Thank you.

[3:39] Okay, we have a gentleman here tonight, we're going to hear from, I'm sorry, Mr.

[3:48] Oh, I'm sorry, it's my first time doing this, that is easier to look.

[3:54] Just present real quick, we've heard you before.

[3:56] Good evening, everyone.

[3:57] Good evening.

[3:58] So what I'm trying to do is make a two-car garage where there's this little car right now.

[4:04] So what is, the main variance really is to decide

[4:08] lot, which will give us, well, looking for five and a half feet.

[4:14] So it's going to be four and a half feet versus ten feet.

[4:18] Next to the property, to the right.

[4:23] Everything else is pretty much standard.

[4:25] Just jumping in the front of the right,

[4:26] all the jumping in the back of the right.

[4:30] Line will stay the same line.

[4:33] the roof line will stay the same light as the existing right now. So pages will stay the same.

[4:41] So there will be no shadows or matrusions to light toward the next door neighbor.

[4:52] Let's say.

[4:52] Okay. Well, we've heard you last month. Does anyone have any other questions at this time?

[4:58] Just as a reminder, so you, the, you my question last month was about the two feet in the front and the neck, the back, and it sounded like it was to literally just fit a truck in, is that correct?

[5:14] That's correct.

[5:15] Right.

[5:17] Because it give you a 20 foot death garage.

[5:22] Okay.

[5:22] Why don't you have any questions?

[5:29] Okay.

[5:35] I don't want to make sure is anybody else here.

[5:41] Are there public opinions?

[5:43] Anyone want to step up and speak?

[5:45] For against?

[5:49] Okay.

[5:50] Motion to close.

[5:52] Man.

[5:53] I just have a question.

[5:54] as to how many of us have come to the building?

[5:57] Please just tell us who you are.

[6:00] Deborah Webb, I am part owner of the house at four

[6:05] center place.

[6:08] I just wanted to know how far, if anything, this is going to

[6:12] extend onto her property.

[6:18] She will.

[6:19] It's, well, so basically we're just going next to our property.

[6:28] So a garage will be on our property, but it's going to be five and a half feet to the

[6:35] property line versus requirement right now is 10 feet.

[6:39] So we're asking for that variance.

[6:44] You're

[6:50] almost there, my hair is basically there's the property line and the garage is right

[7:04] So right now we can blow it up a little bit.

[7:22] Keep going down.

[7:32] So you can see right now it's 5.7 inches, yes, 5.7 inches to the property line. So your house is right here. So we're still going to be on our property.

[7:47] Okay.

[7:53] Thank you.

[7:53] Thank you, ma'am.

[7:54] Anybody else?

[7:56] Okay.

[7:57] Motion to close public hearing.

[8:01] Any questions, please?

[8:03] So, did you have a concern about that or you're just double checking that it's not

[8:09] coming on your property?

[8:15] That's it?

[8:16] Okay.

[8:16] So we had a motion.

[8:19] Okay.

[8:24] Next.

[8:25] We will move to accept or deny.

[8:27] This is these variances.

[8:29] Approved.

[8:30] I'm sorry.

[8:31] It's closed.

[8:33] No, no.

[8:34] No.

[8:35] I close the public here.

[8:37] So it's starting.

[8:37] You have to decide and then you have to go through the criteria and have I to do that.

[8:41] Okay.

[8:41] You want to go through those steps.

[8:44] Of course.

[8:45] That's.

[8:46] So.

[8:48] That's important.

[8:49] Of course.

[8:49] That's taken to consideration the benefit to the applicant if the variance is granted.

[8:53] Way to guess the detriment to the health and safety and welfare of the neighborhood

[8:56] and community by such grant.

[8:59] It's a factored test, the following factors, whether an undesirable change will produce in the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to a neighbor,

[9:06] a nearby properties will be created by granting of the very area variance.

[9:10] Whether the benefits sought by the applicant can be achieved by some other method feasible to the applicant to pursue other than an area variance.

[9:17] Whether the requested area variance is substantial, whether the proposed area variance will have an adverse effect or impact on the physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood or its own district.

[9:27] And whether the alleged difficulty was self-created, which considerations have be relevant, but not necessarily preclude the granting of such variants.

[9:39] And if it's granted, you shall grant it in the minimum variance necessary and adequate to preserve and protect the character in neighborhoods, health safety and welfare of a community.

[9:49] Does anyone have any concerns with the flat points?

[9:52] No, my, I did a site visit, so my comfortable with it.

[10:01] Okay, so motion to approve or deny?

[10:05] Can I have that motion?

[10:08] Motion to approve?

[10:09] Motion to approve?

[10:11] What to approve?

[10:13] I'll set it.

[10:14] All in favor?

[10:16] All in favor?

[10:18] All in favor?

[10:24] Which one?

[10:25] Well, many won't prepare and then sign by the chair.

[10:29] Oh, yes.

[10:29] So we'd prepare a resolution for that motion.

[10:33] And then we'll prove the sign by its integral.

[10:36] And then we'll use the motion to prepare the resolution.

[10:41] One second.

[10:42] Second.

[10:51] That's it for that part of the agenda.

[10:52] I'll move on to part two, which is...

[11:00] Yes, you guys will say, thank you so much.

[11:06] Okay, part 2 is Duchess Manor Restoration and Site Design Project, request for determination from

[11:11] the Zoning Board of Appeals, presented to town official code 1v0-11, continuation of review.

[11:18] We got right in front of me, I'm just going to read it to the record, a letter that was received on August 13,

[11:23] 2026, dated August 12, members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dear chairman to a rail and members of the

[11:30] of Peels, Highland, Hudson Highlands, Fior Trail, H-H-F-T, submits this letter to withdraw

[11:36] H-H-F-T's pending request for determination from the Zoning Board of Peels.

[11:40] We're soon into 150-11 of the town of Fishkill, Zoning Code, to extend the RB Zoning District

[11:46] Regulations, 50 feet into an R-2A, Zoning on H-H-F-T's property, based on the feedback

[11:53] throughout the application process and HHFTs outreach efforts, HHFT has decided to amend

[12:00] the project to eliminate the proposed overflow parking on the lower level of the property.

[12:05] As such, HHFT no longer requires its termination from a ZBA and hereby withdraws its pending

[12:10] request in its entirety.

[12:13] Thank you for the ZBA time consideration of this matter.

[12:15] Please do not hesitate to contact the underside of any questions and certainly Peter Mullin

[12:20] as it's CEO of HFT,

[12:25] okay?

[12:25] I think that's it.

[12:27] Do we have a motion to adjourn?

[12:31] Second?

[12:33] All in favor?

[12:34] All right.

[12:36] All right.

[12:38] And that concludes our business.

[12:39] Thank you.

[12:40] Thank you.

[12:41] Thank you.

Zoning Board of Appeals Regular Meeting

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