Present: Robert Whitman, Chairman Douglas Hooper
Richard Nygren
Gary Starr

Absent: Tim Young

Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes October 28, 2015

Also present: Don Carpenter, Daniel Brennan, Jeff Christie, Tom Allen, James Chau, Maria Lavicska, Thomas Nelson, Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Swanson, and Attorney Joel Seachrist

A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Busti was held on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Busti Administration Building, 125 Chautauqua Avenue, Lakewood, New York, to consider the following applications:

Application of Up State Tower Company, LLC, 4915 Auburn Avenue Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland for an area variance and use variance for a telecommunications tower. Property is owned by Jeffrey Christie, 5659 Whitney Bay Club, Mayville, New York, located on Hunt Road, and known as Section 384.00, Block 3, Lot 23.2 of the official tax map of the Town of Busti. Property is in the Light Manufacturing/Research and Development District. Mr. Daniel Brennan, representing Up State Tower Company, and Mr. Don Carpenter, consultant, gave an overview of their submitted application and provided additional details about the proposed tower. The application was tabled until the next scheduled public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Application of Up State Tower Company, LLC, 4915 Auburn Avenue Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland for an area variance and use variance for a telecommunications tower. Property is owned by Joseph Casel, 1422 Forest Avenue, Jamestown, New York and known as Section 421.00, Block 1, Lot 3 of the official tax map of the Town of Busti. Property is in the Conservation/Agricultural District. Mr. Daniel Brennan, representing Up State Tower Company, and Mr. Don Carpenter, consultant, gave an overview of their submitted application and provided additional details about the proposed tower. Two residents expressed their concerns about the project. The application was tabled until the next scheduled public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Application of Tom Allen, 1980 Winch Road, Lakewood, New York for an area variance to build an addition to an existing pole barn. Property is owned by him and known as Section 402.00, Block 1, Lot 37 of the official tax map of the Town of Busti. Property is in the Conservation/Residential District. Mr. Allen was in attendance. After discussion with the Board and upon hearing from neighbors opposed to his plan, Mr. Allen withdrew his application.

Upon motion made by Robert Whitman, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Respectfully given,

Susan Huffman
Deputy Town Clerk