Minutes of the regular meeting of the
Johnson City Zoning Board of Appeals held
on
May 14, 2007 at 7:30PM at
243 Main St., Johnson City, NY
Present: Vernon Rowlands, Chairman
Robert
Deemie
Dr.
Steve Holowinski
Michael McSain
Jeff
Jacobs, Village Attorney
Daria
Golazeski, Planning Director
Absent: Edward Mazanek, Vice Chairman
The
work session was held at 7:00PM.
Chairman Rowlands called the meeting to
order at 7:30 PM.
Chairman Rowlands noted the emergency
exits.
Minutes A motion to approve the minutes of the April 9, 2007
regular meeting was made by Dr. Holowinski
and seconded by Mr. Deemie.
Privilege of the Floor None
Communications None
Contingencies
- None
OLD BUSINESS
None
Chairman Rowlands opened the Public
Hearing.
Mr. Roger Brown, Director of Facilities
was present on behalf of United Health Services.
Mr. Brown provided details for the sign that the hospital
wants to put at the corner of Main and Hudson Streets. They are requesting a
variance because the code only allows for a 2 sq. ft. sign and they want a 12
sq. ft. sign. The larger sign is needed for patient direction to Cardiology
Associates.
Milan Brutvan, 10 Beverly Place commented on the difficulty
in finding parking around the hospital.
Mr. Brown provided details about the new employee parking
lot the hospital is constructing on Main Street. The hospital believes this
additional lot will help to ease the some of the parking difficulties.
The public hearing was closed.
Dr. Holowinski asked about the
illumination of the sign.
Mr. Brown explained that the sign would
be lit from the ground and would be on a timer. The sign would only be lit when
the office is open.
Mr. McSain asked about possible glare
from the sign interfering with traffic.
Mr. Brown stated that they do not believe
that glare will be a problem.
Chairman Rowlands asked if a smaller size
sign would work.
Mr. Brown stated that the hospital and
the sign company believe that a smaller sign would not work.
Attorney Jacobs asked about the
feasibility of using any other means to alert patients to the Cardiologist
Office.
Mr. Brown stated that due to the
landscaping on the neighboring lot and other characteristics of the site and
its surrounding area, the 12 sq. ft. size servers as the best option.
Code Enforcement: N/A
Fire Dept.: N/A
Planning Dept.: Sign
will be illuminated so two variances requested size and illumination.
Police Dept.: N/A
Public Works: N/A
Water Dept.: N/A
Johnson City Planning Board:
Recommends Approval.
A motion to approve the variance for the installation of a
12 sq. ft. sign and the variance for the external illumination of the sign with
the hours of no later than 9:00 pm and no earlier than 6:00 am was made by Mr.
Deemie and seconded by Mr. McSain.
Motion Carried Vote: Yes 4
No 0 Absent - 1
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Salva
Zoning Board Clerk