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ZBA member Charlie Cannom led the discussion and explained the procedural history: CECNY submitted an amended application seeking site-plan and special‑use permit approval for a conference center on parcels in Clinton and Hyde Park; in 2024 Hyde Park’s zoning administrator and zoning-board-of-appeals decisions had denied access across the Hyde Park parcel, and the Clinton ZBA’s June 2024 decision had held the Clinton application could not advance to the planning board until those denials were reversed. Cannom said Hyde Park later changed its local law and the parties entered a stipulation of settlement approved by the New York State Supreme Court and by resolutions of the respective town boards; the stipulation was served with notice of entry in April 2025 and, because no appeal was filed within the CPLR time frame, the stipulation is not appealable, Cannom said.

Several ZBA members said they were comfortable treating the stipulation as the final non‑appealable decision the board had referenced in June 2024. Cannom said he did not intend the phrase to mean exhaustion of any conceivable challenge, but rather that the specific Hyde Park determinations that prevented access had been reversed. Another member expressed concern about public comments made during an earlier hearing characterizing a Hyde Park official’s actions; that member said such accusatory remarks were inappropriate and should not drive board proceedings.

The ZBA’s resolution recited the chronology in detail (application dates, Hyde Park rulings, the stipulation and court order, service of the stipulation with notice of entry, and subsequent litigation), concluded the Hyde Park denials ‘‘have been reversed pursuant to a final non appealable decision,’’ and directed the chair to sign the findings and decision and the clerk to file the resolution and send copies to attorneys for the principal parties. The motion to adopt the findings and decision passed on the board’s recorded voice vote.

The ZBA noted written submissions from attorneys representing opposing parties were entered into the record and that the findings-and-decision document — described in the meeting as a 12–13 page draft — would be posted on the town website. The board’s action removes the procedural barrier identified in its June 2024 determination and allows the planning board to resume substantive review of the amended site plan and special‑use permit application.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","9 18 2025 ZBA Meeting, Town of Clinton, New York","oneSentenceSummary","The Town of Clinton Zoning Board of Appeals adopted findings concluding that Hyde Park denials preventing access to a parcel have been reversed by a so‑ordered stipulation and that the matter is now eligible for Planning Board review.","taxTitle","Clinton, Oneida County, New York","taxId",54267,"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},6464643,"ZBA approves Thorpe variance for shed overhang, board cites rural character",382,638000,1020000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783089-ccb12ffff13bb9e44b365ba62e9a681a&start=638&end=1020","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783089-ccb12ffff13bb9e44b365ba62e9a681a/thumbnail_638000.jpg","/articles/6464643/Clinton/Oneida-County/New-York/ZBA-approves-Thorpe-variance-for-shed-overhang-board-cites-rural-character","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464643-834dde8115e35b966c006f093aa9fd8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773717346&Signature=dsQVuJdf-z0VTA0yDWigJCOJO38aRSa9p0RJNVR1e9poJZPuVPgl2Pm-O-RSLHSROMKqyJypN1sbK5Loo7~mOo59aS6x5Y0gVuZNt6nyKH61ZBVCPJXjUxaNQ3hsaa9-SfNo6jerGKND1HdJ2Bl685DOPgDAcgFgsZScx89SzlrT64nvTNcsPLoUAMF5KigNKU7islUUsk6k8l-XXb0ttGRRjkTDVk7hDKagpe-jDRQRakikptRE09iPulYTzvrjuFN5FvMkQcBGmQcpUhVraDQx7eL15u4R4e9qhw4OxXZ-dSWkmaJHdNWxvc8mbFWqWUh9Tq~iMooyRRwS~4ljWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jerry Thorpe, who described himself as a property owner and a member of the planning board, told the Zoning Board of Appeals he sought a variance for an overhang he added to a shed and asked the board to regularize the structure rather than require its removal. \"I put an overhang on the back of my shed, which I shouldn't have done,\" Thorpe said; he asked the board to approve variances so the structure would be compliant.

The board reviewed a planning-board record (noting a September 2 meeting) and a written recommendation that, after reviewing surveys and environmental assessment, the variance request was reasonable. The board noted the parcel is roughly 1.7 acres in a 1-acre residential hamlet zone, lies within a historic-preservation overlay district, and is not in a critical environmental area. Board members described the hardship as self-created because the building was placed within the required setback, but they concluded the existing structure and an overgrown farm field to the north meant the variances would not adversely affect neighborhood character.

After a brief public-hearing period with no objections (a voicemail from a neighbor indicated she was not opposed once clarified which building the variance covered), the ZBA voted to grant the two area variances under section 2‑50 and related measurement provisions. The board recorded the variances as Type II actions under SEQRA and said no further action was required.

Board members complimented Thorpe’s property maintenance and noted the variance will regularize an already-constructed building. The board chair announced the variance had been granted; Thorpe thanked the board and indicated he would appear before the board again if needed.","The Zoning Board of Appeals granted two area variances to Jerry Thorpe to legalize an existing shed overhang, with the board finding the structure consistent with a rural residential character and imposing no further conditions beyond standard permit closure checks.",{"_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},6464648,"Clinton ZBA grants Kilgore 5-foot side-yard variance for bedroom-bathroom addition",531,85000,616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5783089-ccb12ffff13bb9e44b365ba62e9a681a&start=85&end=616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5783089-ccb12ffff13bb9e44b365ba62e9a681a/thumbnail_85000.jpg","/articles/6464648/Clinton/Oneida-County/New-York/Clinton-ZBA-grants-Kilgore-5-foot-side-yard-variance-for-bedroom-bathroom-addition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464648-741c0b53f96ba93a3785feae2b91b9e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773717346&Signature=i-RhQoogYvDM~mSmoUwnMJqVbyz0fVBaOgz8gqgP5Q87AvVVL9Fr-xssRXc-Lm~sjwDLk5YBf~GnK76CcS-Ni8uEqJ0YgOKl-JBW33LN2QtCXq8GVRXv7VW2o2muvk2d165SzRnh~euMRDb6LuAFxFJ3Ty7OqJTbiQeCzCiO1PwU3SqE1SH5n7NKNxAi4pz9oVlvQcWiNUz9rywA6oS7uwNyTBNA-IIV73l1AOcAIjybUFr00wujU36krV0FdCFK1oHtCM1oh-ecyCSojhR5SbCLJYy~ewQhP7HUbBBSa4n74hEspUp3KAwMcHIDPFJfLRb1~SIf2lqXeaMQpNrt4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dana Kilgore, the applicant and Story Lane resident, told the Town of Clinton Zoning Board of Appeals she wants to attach a 26-by-18-foot bedroom and bathroom addition to her two-bedroom home and requested a five-foot reduction in the side-yard setback so the foundation would be 45 feet from the property line. \"My name is Dana Kilgore. I live on Story Lane, and I wanna put a bedroom bathroom addition on the right. I need, like, a foot and a half so I can be 50 feet off the line,\" Kilgore said during the public hearing.

The board’s zoning administrator described the lot as nonconforming and said topography and rock outcroppings limit siting alternatives; the planning board had recommended approval but noted a lower reduction (to 48.6 feet) on its paperwork that the ZBA said conflicted with the applicant’s request. The zoning administrator said the septic field is designed for a three-bedroom residence, and the house currently has two bedrooms, meaning the addition would not require a septic upgrade.

After opening and closing the public hearing with no public speakers, the board adopted a motion to grant an area variance under section 2‑50 (attachment 2, bulk regulations) to reduce the side-yard setback from 50 feet to 45 feet for the property on Story Lane in the AR‑3 zoning district. The board’s motion noted that the proposed addition would be more than 80 feet from the nearest neighbor, that the lot is nonconforming and constrained by topography, and that the variance represents a 10% reduction, which the board described as not substantial compared with other requests it has considered. The board recorded the action as a Type II action under SEQRA and said no further environmental review was required.

The ZBA placed two conditions on the approval: all accessory structures on the parcel must have certificates of occupancy verified or closed, and any exterior lighting on the new structure must be downward-facing. A board member clarified that eaves are treated separately for setback measurement and that the variance applies to the building foundation and wall.

The board voted to grant the conditional variance; the chair announced, \"Your conditional variance is granted.\" The applicant was instructed to coordinate next steps with the zoning clerk.

The decision allows Kilgore to pursue building-permit steps subject to the ZBA conditions and verification of existing accessory-structure permits.

Kilgore’s area-variance matter consumed roughly the first third of the meeting and ended with the board’s conditional approval and direction to the applicant to follow up with staff.","The Town of Clinton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a conditional area variance reducing the side-yard setback from 50 feet to 45 feet so Dana Kilgore can attach a 26-by-18-foot bedroom-bathroom addition to a two-bedroom house; approval included conditions on accessory structures and exterior lighting.","actionData","errors"]

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Clinton ZBA rules Hyde Park denials reversed; allows planning board to resume review of CECNY conference-center application

ZBA approves Thorpe variance for shed overhang, board cites rural character

Clinton ZBA grants Kilgore 5-foot side-yard variance for bedroom-bathroom addition