Planning Board Minutes: March 27, 2025
Town of Varick New York Regular Meeting at the Varick Town Hall
Board Members: Chair: Linda Mastellar- absent
Thomas Bjorkman – present
Seth Brandow – present – acting chair
Ann Kaminski – absent
Cindy Lont – present
Jeff Vest – present
Code Officer: Tim Dorn – present
Guest(s): Robert Tiaskkun
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Call to order: 7:00 pm.
Public Comment: None.
Quorum: Verified to proceed with business on agenda.
Minutes Review:
February Motion to accept the minutes as edited. 1st – C. Lont, 2nd – S. Brandow
Lot Line Move: Moved earlier in agenda to retain quorum
The Varick planning board accepted a Preliminary Plat of the Zona-Tiaskkun & Kaufman subdivision. This action is a lot line move from lot 11-1.20 of Kaufmann at 5143 Rt 96 consisting of 2.406 acres. This action transfers 1.282ac to parcel 11-1-07.111 (currently 56.9 ac ac) of Zona and Tiaskkun.
The proposed move will create 172 feet of frontage on parcel 11-1-07.111, which currently has less than 100 ft.
Received an application, a survey map, the fee, the Short Environmental Assessment Form and an Agricultural Data Statement.
The Varick Planning Board declared itself the lead agency for State Environmental Quality Review and classified this as an unlisted action.
The application will be the subject of a public hearing on April 24, 2025.
Motion: 1st – T. Bjorkman, 2nd – S. Brandow Approved
Monthly Reports:
Code Officer: Requests all Code questions to go to him for clarification. Currently have a property straddling the Lakeshore Residential and Agriculture districts that would like a STR permit, but in what district. “Recommendation to submit an Area Variance application with the ZBA to designate Zello property zoned entirely on agricultural. No Action.”
Facebook: No Action.
STR: New applications scheduled for public hearings at April meeting. No Action.
Website: No Action.
Town Board:
Working group for Dock/Hoists: Creating a sub committee? No Action
Comprehensive Plan: Looking at funding. No Action.
Public Hearing Signs: Discussed Public Notice Yard sign idea – Need to create procedure/fee for use. No Action
Working Group for Docks/ Hoists: Tentative mtg date set prior to next scheduled Planning Board meeting. No Action.
Other Zoning Clarifications: Clarify the ‘remaining wall for rebuild’ and ‘distance from center of road to determine 25% lot coverage size’.Both items tabled.
New Business: None
Next meeting will be April 24, 2025.
Adjourned 8:15 pm with a motion by S. Brandow, 2nd – J. Vest
Respectfully submitted.
Carol J. Millis, Secretary