Minutes of the regular meeting of the
Johnson City Zoning Board of Appeals held
on
August 13, 2007 at 7:30pm at
243 Main St., Johnson City, NY
Present: Vernon Rowlands, Chairman
Edward Mazanek, Vice
Chairman
Robert Deemie
Dr. Steve Holowinski
Michael McSain
Jennifer Bojdak,
Attorney
Daria Golazeski,
Planning Director
Absent: None
The
work session was held at 7:00pm.
Chairman Rowlands called the meeting to
order at 7:30pm.
Chairman Rowlands noted the emergency
exits.
Minutes A motion to accept the minutes of the July 9, 2007
regular meeting was made by Mr. McSain
and seconded by Mr. Deemie. The motion carried.
Privilege of the Floor None
Communications None
Contingencies
- None
OLD BUSINESS -
None
Public Hearing
Area Variance John
David Dudack, 62 Albany Avenue
The applicant is requesting an area variance to increase the
maximum allowable lot coverage from 30% to 41% or 589.58 sq. ft. more than the
code allows for the construction of a 3-car garage.
The applicant, Mr. John David Dudack, was present.
Chairman Rowlands opened the public hearing.
Mr. Dudack explained that he has 2 cars, a motorcycle and a
lawn tractor and has been renting a garage for 10 years. The house is a two
family dwelling though it has been used more as a single family dwelling for
many years. His parents lived on the first floor and he lived on the second
floor. He plans on renting out the apartment at his home at some point in the
future and wants to provide an off-street parking space for a tenant. Mr.
Dudack explained that there is a lack of available parking on the street.
Mr. Dudack brought several photos of area garages, which he
passed around for the board to see. He also presented a petition signed by 94%
of his neighbors in support of his variance.
Chairman Rowlands asked if Mr. Dudack would be putting up a
fence between his property and the rear neighbor. Mr. Dudack stated that there
is already a fence there.
Mr. Dudack will have a concrete driveway to two of the
garage bays, it will be professionally built and landscaped. Water runoff will
be addressed by his contractor.
Mr. Richard Panatek, neighbor of Mr. Dudack, spoke in
support of the application.
Chairman Rowlands closed the public hearing.
Chairman Rowlands read the department head comments.
Code Enforcement: I did go and look at the
property. I feel that it is consistent
with the other neighboring properties as far as garage or out building
setbacks. I do not feel the area setback request is an issue. If approved, the
building must comply with all NYS Building Codes.
Fire: NCI
Planning
Dept.: Is this the minimum required to
accomplish objective? Seems size permitted without variance is 12ft. x 20 ft.
Police: NCI
Public
Works: More
information is required regarding storm water runoff that will be added with
the addition of the roof and driveway. There could be an impact to the
adjoining properties during large intensity rainfall events.
Water: NCI
JC Planning
Board: Recommend approval for the area variance
application for a 24 x 24 garage with an uncovered paved parking space.
Mr. McSain asked if the garage would have electricity to it.
Mr. Dudack stated that yes it would be and it would be underground. There would
be no plumbing.
Mr. McSain asked about water runoff and its effect on the
property behind him.
Mr. Dudack hopes to buy the house and the vacant lot behind
him and someday demo the existing house and build a new house.
Planner Golazeski advised the board that the runoff issue
would be addressed during the building permit application process.
A motion to approve the area variance to increase the
maximum lot coverage from 30% to 41% for 62 Albany Avenue including the
department head comments was made by Dr. Holowinski and seconded by Mr.
Mazanek.
Motion Carried Vote: Yes 5 No
0 Absent 0
The meeting was adjourned at 7:53pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Salva
Zoning Board Clerk