ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS
April 17, 2019
The Town of Macedon Zoning Board of Appeals meeting was held on
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 7:30 p.m., at the Town Complex, 32 Main Street,
Macedon, NY. Present were Chairman Warren
Jeffries and Board members Deborah McEwen, Mike Mosher, Ronald Santovito, and Brian
Frey. Also present was Board Clerk Brandi
Schutt. Absent were Town Councilman Bruce Babcock and Town Engineer/CEO Scott
Allen.
Chairman Jeffries called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. He then explained the purpose for which the
Board serves and read the Legal Notice as it appeared in the Times of Wayne
County Newspaper.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Z-03-19 Jennette 1849 Leno Road Area Variance Sections 135-29 Setbacks from road and side yard Marcel Jennette, was present to address the Board on behalf of the application. Discussion of purpose of garage.
Wayne County Planning Board Referral was not required
Planning Board Positive Referral
Town Board No Comment
SEQR Not required at Appeals level
No one else was present to speak in favor or against of the granting
of these variances. The public hearing
was closed at 7:38 p.m.
BOARD DISCUSSION:
Z-03-19 Jennette 1849 Leno Road Area Variance
Sections 135-29 Setbacks from road and side yard A motion was made by Ronald Santovito, seconded by Mike Mosher, to approve
the variance as submitted in the application.
Board members discussed Old garage converted to bedroom standing
water in the yard Septic in back of house
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is it self-created
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes. Therefore, this variance was granted
Z-02-19 Newcomb 337 Route 31 Area Variance Section
135-190(A,B,&C)- Number of signs & size of signs.
A motion was made by Brian Frey, seconded by Ronald Santovito, to approve signs 4, 5, & 6 per the presented application.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Deborah McEwen, seconded by Mike Mosher, to approve sign 7 per the presented application.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Brian Frey, seconded by Mike Mosher, to approve sign 9 per the presented application.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Ronald Santovito, seconded by Brian Frey, to deny sign 8 per the presented application.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Mike Mosher, seconded by Deborah McEwen, to approve signs 2 & 3 per the presented application.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Brian Frey, seconded by Deborah McEwen, to deny sign 10 per the presented application.
WHEREAS The five factors were reviewed: There would be no undesirable change in the
character of the neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another
method; variance was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the
physical or environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is
self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
A motion was made by Brian Frey, seconded by Mike Mosher, to approve sign 1, per the presented application, with the condition that it can only be 120 square feet.
The five factors were reviewed:
There would be no undesirable change in the character of the
neighborhood; benefit sought could not be achieved by another method; variance
was not substantial; there would be no adverse impact on the physical or
environmental conditions in the neighborhood; difficulty is self-created.
Roll Vote: Mosher yes;
Santovito yes; McEwen yes; Frey yes; Jeffries yes.
Therefore this variance was granted with the conditions that sign 8
& 10 are removed and the pylon is no bigger than 120 square feet.
MINUTES:
A motion to approve
the 3-20-19 minutes was
made by Mike Mosher, seconded by Deborah McEwen. All in favor; minutes approved.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion to adjourn
the meeting was made by Ronald Santovito, seconded by Brian Frey. All in favor; meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Brandi Schutt
Clerk to the Board