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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Meetings/2023-03-08
Zoning Board of Appeals · Other meeting

otherTown of Red Hook ZBA Meeting Agenda & Minutes March 8, 2023

6 agenda items · 6 motions · 0 substantive · 0 formal resolutions

Agenda (6 items)

Order reflects how the Board actually took items up at the meeting (which sometimes differs from the posted agenda — e.g. items brought forward when a guest is present).

#1Call to Order - Roll Call
Call meeting to order and conduct roll call.
Action
Expected: info_only
Call meeting to order and conduct roll call.
#2Approval of October 12, 2022 ZBA Meeting Minutes
Approve the minutes from the October 12, 2022 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
Action
Expected: vote
Approve the minutes from the October 12, 2022 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
#3Review of Planning Board Minutes
Review minutes from the Planning Board.
Action
Expected: info_only
Review minutes from the Planning Board.
#4Comments from the Chair
Chair provides comments to the board.
Action
Expected: info_only
Chair provides comments to the board.
#5ZBA 23-01 Devereaux Foundation area variance for chain link fenceProposed motion
Review and decide on application by Devereaux Foundation, represented by John Lopez, for an area variance to install an eight-foot-high chain link fence around the entire perimeter of the Devereaux Campus at 40 Devereaux Way, which exceeds the six-foot limit for side and rear yards and four-foot limit for front yards under Town of Red Hook Zoning Law Section 143-28A.
Action
Expected: vote
Review and decide on application by Devereaux Foundation, represented by John Lopez, for an area variance to install an eight-foot-high chain link fence around the entire perimeter of the Devereaux Campus at 40 Devereaux Way, which exceeds the six-foot limit for side and rear yards and four-foot limit for front yards under Town of Red Hook Zoning Law Section 143-28A.
#6ZBA 23-02 Bard College area variance for student residence hallsProposed motion
Review and decide on application by Bard College, represented by Coleen Murphy Alexander, for an area variance to construct four student residence halls (Building A1 at 41 feet, Building B at 47 feet 6 inches, Building C at 46 feet, and Building HH at 43 feet in height) at 30 Campus Road, Annandale on Hudson, which exceed the 35-foot maximum height limit for buildings in the Institutional Zoning District under Town of Red Hook Zoning Law Section 143-12.
Action
Expected: vote
Review and decide on application by Bard College, represented by Coleen Murphy Alexander, for an area variance to construct four student residence halls (Building A1 at 41 feet, Building B at 47 feet 6 inches, Building C at 46 feet, and Building HH at 43 feet in height) at 30 Campus Road, Annandale on Hudson, which exceed the 35-foot maximum height limit for buildings in the Institutional Zoning District under Town of Red Hook Zoning Law Section 143-12.
attached: 143-Attachment 2 of the Town of Red Hook Zoning Law

Documents prepared for this meeting (2)

What happened (6 motions)

passed
Remand the vote on the October 2022 Minutes to the April 2023 meeting.
moved by Karakassis
passedvote: unanimous
Classify the Devereaux Foundation fence application (ZBA 23-01) as an Unlisted Action under SEQR.
moved by Karakassis · seconded by Klose
passedvote: unanimous
Authorize the ZBA to conduct an uncoordinated review of the Devereaux Foundation fence application (ZBA 23-01).
moved by Klose · seconded by Jahn
passedvote: unanimous
Concede Lead Agency status for the Bard College residence halls project (ZBA 23-02) to the Planning Board.
moved by Klose · seconded by Carney
passedvote: unanimous
Schedule a public hearing for the Bard College residence halls appeal (ZBA 23-02) on May 10, 2023.
moved by Klose · seconded by Jahn
passedvote: unanimous
Adjourn the meeting.
moved by Jahn · seconded by Karakassis