TOWN OF MACEDON

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

March 20, 2013

The Town of Macedon Zoning Board of Appeals meeting was held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7:30 p.m., at the Town Complex, 32 Main Street, Macedon, NY. Present were Chairman Warren Jeffries and members Aaron Cook, Carl Eligh, John Gravino and Ronald Santovito. Also present was Board Clerk Susan Bush. Absent were Town Councilwoman Sandy Pagano and Code Enforcement Officer Scott Allen.

Chairman Jeffries called the meeting to order at 7:28 p.m. He then explained the purpose for which the Board serves and read the Legal Notice as it appeared in the Times.

PUBLIC HEARING:

Z-01-13 – Switzer – 1087 Alderman Road – Area Variance – Sections 135 Schedule I & 135-37 – One-lot realty subdivision creating a non-conforming lot – Applicant Paul Switzer and Engineer Don Lewis of AEY were present to address the Board. Mr. Lewis explained that the applicant originally owned two adjoining lots of .567 acres (with residence) and 3.197 acres (vacant land) and merged the two into one parcel several years ago. Anticipating sale of the property, Mr. Switzer would like to re-subdivide the property along the original lines, thus creating a non-conforming lot for the residence under the current zoning standards. Mr. Lewis stated that this was a conforming lot at the time the house was constructed; there are other houses on the street with smaller lots than the one proposed by the applicant; and, trying to meet the current Code requirements for the house lot would create an irregular parcel with a long “flag” in the rear. Board members questioned other possible lot designs such as increasing the frontage of the house lot so that it would conform to the Zoning Code without a “flag”.

· Planning Board – Subdivision should be accomplished in a manner which would create two conforming lots. A larger size lot for the existing house would also provide room

for future expansion of the septic system.

· Wayne County Planning Board – No intermunicipal or countywide impact with the following comments: (1) Consideration should be given to modifying the proposed subdivision in an attempt to have both lots conform with Macedon Code; (2) The proposed lots should be configured with enough area to contain an existing and/or construct a new septic system that will meet NYS Dept. of Health regulations; (3) The proposed lots should be configured with enough area to contain an existing and/or construct a new driveway that will meet AASHTO recommendations for sight distance; and, (4) The hardship criteria that are required to grant an area variance be substantiated at the local level. WCPB recommended referral be returned to the Town to be handled as a local matter.

· SEQR – Not required at Appeals level

· Town Board – Member absent

A friend of the applicant was present in support of this request.

There was no one else present to speak for or against the granting of these variances.

BOARD DISCUSSION:

Z-01-13 – Switzer – 1087 Alderman Road – Area Variance – Sections 135 Schedule I & 135-37 – One-lot realty subdivision creating a non-conforming lot – To allow time for further research of this matter, a motion to table the discussion was made by John Gravino, seconded by Carl Eligh. All in favor; motion approved.

MINUTES:

A motion was made by Carl Eligh, seconded by Ron Santovito, to amend the attendance roll noted in the 12-19-12 minutes to indicate member John Gravino was absent and then to approve the minutes as amended. All in favor; minutes approved as amended.

ADJOURNMENT:

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by John Gravino, seconded by Aaron Cook. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Bush

Clerk to the Board