Zoning Board of Appeals

Regular Meeting

January 18, 2005

Members present: Alternates present:

Pat Wall, Chairperson

Omer Martratt, Member

Don Uveges, Member

Pat Payst, Recording Secretary

This meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm. The agenda for tonight will be as follows: reading of the minutes from the previous meeting, a review of organizational procedures, discussion of the year end dinner, some announcements, the interpretation of Section 13.2.1, and anything else the Board wishes to discuss.

The minutes of the December 21st, 2004 regular meeting were read. Don Uveges made a motion to accept the minutes with the one typo noted. Omer Martratt seconded. Member Uveges, aye, Member Martratt, aye, Member Payst, aye, Chairperson Wall, aye.

The Town board has reappointed Pat Wall as chairperson. Omer Martratt and

Pat Payst agreed to continue as vice-chairperson and recording secretary respectively. Pat Payst has been appointed to a five year term by the Town Board.

The Board members reviewed the organizational rules and regulations of the Board that are adopted on a yearly basis. The voting procedures for the Alternate Members have not been finalized for submission to the Town Board for approval. Pat Payst made a motion to accept the rules and regulations of the Board with no change from last year. Don Uveges seconded. Member Payst, aye, Member Uveges, aye, Member Martratt, aye, Chairperson Wall, aye.

The year end dinner has been scheduled for February 2 at the Bears.

Kathy Jo Gallo has been named the support clerk for the Planning and Zoning Boards. The Board reviewed the job description of the Town Planner. The Town Board kept the ZBA meeting pay the same as last year. The mileage reimbursement rate for Town employees was set at 41cents per mile. The Planning Board meeting night will now be the third Thursday of the month starting in February.

The Board discussed the last sentence of Section 13.2.1 Existing Small Lots. The Board interpreted the Ordinance to mean that, when adjacent lots are owned by the same applicant, they are to be combined if a variance is to be granted. The intent of the Ordinance is to make the combined lots closer to the district minimum size or larger. The adjacent lot(s) may or may not be undersized. Pat Payst will look through prior meeting minutes for example(s).

Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark Winslow have withdrawn their application 04-017.

Meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m.