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Plattsburgh board postpones KLF Propertiesʼ use‑variance requests for Wall Street sites to May
Summary
The Board of Appeals postponed decisions on appeals 2393 and 2394, which seek to permit townhouse development in an industrial zone, and asked the applicants to provide additional evidence (financial, market, and feasibility analyses) to meet the legal standard for a use variance.
The City of Plattsburgh Board of Appeals on April 14 postponed decisions on appeals 2393 and 2394, requests by KLF Properties to allow townhouse/residential development in land currently zoned for industrial uses.
The postponement matters because the applicants seek a use variance (a legal exception that permits a use otherwise not allowed in the zoning district). The board said applicants must provide more documentation showing a unique hardship and that permitted industrial uses are infeasible for the site.
Applicant representatives asked to demolish an existing, deteriorated house and construct multiple townhouse units on the Wall Street parcels. They described the existing building as structurally compromised and said prior, adjacent variances and…
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