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Attorney Jody Cross, representing property owners Carrie and Sean Boo of 35 Everett, asked the ZBA for an interpretation that sections 97-59(b)(1) and 97-59(b)(4) of the town code — which restrict outdoor storage visible to adjoining properties and regulate parking of commercial vehicles — are enforceable against the neighboring parcel notwithstanding section 97-47(f), the code provision that exempts certain farm activities from zoning enforcement when enforcement would unreasonably restrict farm operations.

Cross said the neighboring parcel (reported in the filing as Stone Silo Farm LLC) is used for farm-related operations and that items observed on the shared property line included horse trailers, a chicken coop, fencing equipment, a dumpster, tractor trailers and a septic truck. Cross asked the board to set a hearing so the board could determine whether the code exemptions for farming operations apply in these circumstances or whether enforcement of 97-59 b(1) and b(4) is appropriate.

The board discussed procedural requirements (including whether a county-level 239 review is necessary) and the need to ensure municipal counsel’s availability for a hearing. The board motioned to set the public hearing for May 6, conditioned on counsel’s availability; if counsel was not available for that meeting, the item will move to the next available ZBA agenda. The board instructed staff to confirm counsel availability before formal public-notice steps.

Neighbors in attendance described a breakdown in relations between the parties, cited removal of mature landscaping, and requested resolution. The applicant (the Boos) asked for a 100-foot landscape buffer and for the fence to be moved. Board members acknowledged the matter could be contentious and recommended counsel be present for the hearing; they also encouraged parties to try to resolve issues but set the hearing to obtain an official interpretation and record evidence.

What the board will decide at hearing
The board will determine whether sections 97-59(b)(1) and (b)(4) apply to activities at 39 Everett or whether section 97-47(f) — the farm-operations exemption — prevents enforcement of those code sections. The hearing will include evidence from both sides about actual farm operations, the nature and use of vehicles and stored items, and whether the application of the zoning code would unreasonably restrict farm operations.

Next steps
Staff will coordinate with municipal counsel to confirm availability and issue public notice for the hearing, set for May 6 conditional on counsel’s availability; if counsel is unavailable, the hearing will be moved to the next ZBA meeting that satisfies notice requirements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Zoning Board Meeting. April 1, 2025.","oneSentenceSummary","The ZBA voted to set a public hearing to consider whether zoning code provisions concerning outdoor storage and commercial-vehicle parking apply to a neighboring farm operation at 3539 Everett Road; the hearing was scheduled for May 6 contingent on municipal counsel availability.","taxTitle","Goshen, Orange County, New York","taxId",55277,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616929,"ZBA authorizes chair to sign amended-site-plan decision for Lunar Real Estate Great Dane",212,2475000,2687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c&start=2475&end=2687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c/thumbnail_2475000.jpg","/articles/6616929/Goshen/Orange-County/New-York/ZBA-authorizes-chair-to-sign-amended-site-plan-decision-for-Lunar-Real-Estate-Great-Dane","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616929-0978e8ecaf3d4a8744812bc0681294ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1777322196&Signature=lS1HfuG0QliVlN2FlKNGGN9Zgh2qMVkVpCZ30oF-SDLleLaPKb4-7ulQbWzuDdlPRDTOuip1YSTbporJMoNv6Q1zLzQq4Sxcs-dG6xzp8nlbrCT~edLda~~QuCmS3pJ9Kmi8RAqvsBYhvKu231RAmkYB-69JJU7yJIyK5ukgjEpfa6VsNgSR2VOVHNjb8u1QLoeOaFDYX85t9EXIRpsqcTXPbrfGBYsj5mcn7CnBNtcQclMjELwqm7EBDH93aOO7x5NcTcqzYv4T2uaGb-4CHESjgk3u7tpznzRBfEtYoJEzPF5R0jALCXHTY7qu7Obv-xoAESOSILq6euPLWvWJlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Goshen Zoning Board of Adjustment reviewed a draft decision for an amended site plan submitted by Lunar Real Estate / Great Dane and authorized the chair to sign the decision after staff and counsel clarified language describing the standalone structure and variances requested.

Members said the draft decision matched the intent of prior deliberations but required clarification to ensure future readers could understand the exact scope of the standalone structure and the variances being granted. Staff noted they had worked with municipal counsel to tighten the decision language so the record would be clear in the future. The board moved to authorize the chair to sign the memorialized decision on behalf of the board.

The board treated the action as an approval to finalize the decision rather than a rehearing of merits. Staff will memorialize the signed decision and circulate it to members.","Board approved a draft decision for an amended site plan for Lunar Real Estate / Great Dane and authorized the chair to sign the memorialized decision after minor clarifications to the record were inserted.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616933,"ZBA approves parking variance for Northern Fair/Norden Enterprises; planning issue flagged over on-site logs",1386,1054000,2440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c&start=1054&end=2440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c/thumbnail_1054000.jpg","/articles/6616933/Goshen/Orange-County/New-York/ZBA-approves-parking-variance-for-Northern-FairNorden-Enterprises-planning-issue-flagged-over-on-site-logs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616933-fe8e689ca449764d6b5579d15b949d93/orig.mp4?Expires=1777322196&Signature=EygsWgkfCQ08uI~b5dwuTQKbpE2~XA~0E-SaF-Yd7NCbBUun0W124-BgE0G10jCk4a44OfmXPbGjzN1-gWJV5L6KCl3w9erRcr7T1hqRx3G9YD3oBbQidHTAE9MLtkREZlVkLAcUQXL4mqthaJcItU3xlI7dc1~pdIb2nnd6q6ddm6sbYYIZBCOOX5rdOjLEDRIcnOUmWz5dn9Rm0DqFCMQ-mkmtWkh1TOWiB47NB1YLHs6xOljx3DE6T30OUfkLnSSvkewAUkr-usVBesEVK6sqInzIODSFE4Qm1WJHaYUyLZAoVN9gZPj9T~vLuTdrRzXJbauK2LQZJXlnbkmhaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Goshen Zoning Board of Adjustment approved an area variance to allow additional parking stalls at the Northern Fair / Norden Enterprises property, while noting an unresolved issue over logs and firewood stored on the site that remains subject to planning-board review.

Board members reopened the continued public hearing and reviewed prior site-plan and parking-stall counts dating to a 1983 approved plan. The applicant sought relief from the number and location of parking stalls at the front of the building and confirmation that the existing impervious surface coverage complies with code. The ZBA conducted the five-factor test for the requested area variance and, after discussion, voted to grant the variance with general planning conditions.

A primary topic of public comment and board questioning was an on-site accumulation of logs (separate from retail firewood) that neighbors and the board said had been present for some time. The applicant stated that most of the firewood stockpile has been sold and that remaining logs were being cut up and removed, estimating “about 35%” of the stockpile remained. Board members and public speakers repeatedly emphasized that log storage and related site-management issues were largely within the planning board’s purview; the ZBA recorded the condition as a planning-board item to be resolved and advised notifying the Department of Transportation because of sight-line and traffic concerns on the abutting roadway.

Speakers at the hearing described safety concerns exiting the site onto a high-speed road and emphasized that screening (trees or landscaping) might create sight-line problems. Officer Jim Post (Lieutenant, Goshen Police Department) was referenced by a speaker as a source for accident reports to illustrate traffic concerns; multiple commenters said visibility and speed of traffic made planting a screening buffer potentially hazardous. The board suggested the planning board consider screening options but declined to impose a specific screening condition given specified sight-line and utility-line constraints at the site.

Board members concluded the benefits sought by the applicant would be difficult but feasible to accomplish by alternative means (such as removing stalls), and that the proposed variance was not expected to create adverse environmental impacts. The motion to grant the variance passed with the board’s general conditions and a note to the planning board to follow up on log and firewood removal as a condition of site-plan approval.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Grant area variance for additional parking stalls in front of the building (site-specific details in record); include general planning-board conditions and note outstanding log/firewood issue for planning-board enforcement.
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous among board members present).

Clarifying details
- Historical plan: Approved site plan from 1983 documented original parking layout (15 stalls in front of building split into 10 + 5), which informed the board’s analysis.
- Firewood/logs: Applicant estimated about 35% of logs remain on site; applicant stated logs are being cut up and sold.
- Safety concerns: Several public speakers noted difficulty entering/exiting the site and urged DOT notification concerning speed and sight lines.

Next steps
Planning staff will incorporate the ZBA’s decision into the site-plan review with the planning board and document the log/firewood removal as a planning condition; the board suggested notifying DOT for input on roadway safety where appropriate.","The ZBA approved an area variance allowing additional parking stalls at Northern Fair/Norden Enterprises, but the board flagged an outstanding planning-condition issue about log storage and firewood for the planning board and DOT to address.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6616939,"ZBA grants area variance for 349 Maple Avenue with limit on box trucks",762,256000,1018000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c&start=256&end=1018","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2847303-7d6f7131b803885d7eea3325cf622c4c/thumbnail_256000.jpg","/articles/6616939/Goshen/Orange-County/New-York/ZBA-grants-area-variance-for-349-Maple-Avenue-with-limit-on-box-trucks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6616939-e4ee03f9eccb224f31b0298969e2ef8a/orig.mp4?Expires=1777322196&Signature=JQ5Qmdddtho-4U5PXCvB5Dze-T7a9DGXyhxsDLcoX-oI7e~X9eQtZU8XceqNza9-FaP7KqypywX2ECW6L0T0pQsHGfa93R1afoFOYYEblCi513T-D4cSqhMvoGwT69OHHnqaIQ7U0CRlfn3okETe-7UsWh6vohMvTAeLdiQnUhTxqeZ27DsKEzyjA0DSMsXTuWI1IRwQvjOZjp~kpwlGLBa-M0iCfwOxEIXOGntvjFbAk6KmeRgLvSjdvIZogD5vaz~TjeK7-QiALIwcoK9vnlHzbIMzIpuppZsHu4b7BoAFFMYchWhIMwzH0Y3Sw9n~hYTYfB7C8f~ltPJbonysaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Goshen Zoning Board of Adjustment on a unanimous vote granted an area variance that reduces the minimum lot-size requirement for the operation at 349 Maple Avenue and attached a condition limiting visible vehicles to eight box trucks similar in size to those currently on site.

The board voted to allow the applicant to maintain the existing use on a reduced lot area — from the five-acre minimum down to 2.8 acres as requested — and recorded the limitation on vehicle type and count as a condition tied to the current operator. The board also noted this condition would not run with the land but would be specific to the present applicant and operation.

The applicant was represented at the hearing by John DiPalo of JG Law and a representative identified as Bryce Sandor. The ZBA reopened a continued public hearing on the application and then proceeded through the statutory five-factor area-variance analysis. In deliberations, board members repeatedly noted that the use has existed for decades and that “nothing essentially is changing on the property.” Sam (ZBA member, first name only in record) said, “Weighing the factors, I believe, I will vote in favor of granting the variance,” and cited long-standing use of the site as a key consideration.

Board members discussed alternatives including subdividing and adding five acres to the parcel as an option that would avoid the variance but could open the property to more expansive uses. The applicant acknowledged that the neighboring parcel is owned by the same party but that using that parcel for operations could change the scope of future use. Several board members said the benefits sought by the applicant could be achieved by other means but that those means carried practical complications. On the question whether the variance was substantial, members answered it was substantial in percentage terms but, taken together with the other factors, voted to grant.

The vote was recorded in sequence after deliberation; members agreed to add a condition limiting visible vehicles to eight box trucks similar in size and type to those presently used, and to tie the variance to the current operation rather than to the land. The board asked staff to prepare the decision for signature and to circulate it for final review.

The continuing public hearing had one public comment referenced from two weeks earlier (citizen Chris Healy) urging limits on the scale of use and describing the property as a legacy site; the board incorporated that comment into the record for the continued hearing. No formal objections from abutters were recorded during the vote.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Grant area variance reducing minimum lot size from five acres to 2.8 acres; condition variance to the current operator and limit visible vehicles to eight box trucks of similar size and use. (Motion language recorded in meeting minutes.)
- Outcome: Approved (unanimous among board members present).

Clarifying details and conditions recorded in the meeting record
- Vehicle limit: 8 box trucks “of similar size and type to the current use.”
- Condition scope: The allowance is tied to the current operator/applicant and does not run with the land.
- Alternatives discussed: subdividing to reach five acres (would remove need for variance but could permit broader future uses).

What happens next
Staff will prepare the written decision reflecting the board’s conditions for signature, and the board indicated it will circulate the memorialized decision for review and finalization.","Goshen Zoning Board of Adjustment granted an area variance reducing the minimum lot size requirement for a commercial use at 349 Maple Avenue and attached conditions limiting visible vehicles to eight box trucks similar in size to existing vehicles and tying the allowance to the current operation.","actionData","errors"]

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