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Zoning board approves lot-line variance at 129 South Street
Summary
The Glens Falls Zoning Board of Appeals approved area variance 25-0002 for Freeman Ellens LLC to enable an 8-foot lot-line adjustment at 129 South Street, granting 26.399 feet of relief from a 100-foot minimum requirement; the planning board had conditioned its approval on the variance.
The Glens Falls Zoning Board of Appeals on March 31 approved area variance 25-0002 for Freeman Ellens LLC, owner of tax map 309.35-5-7 (commonly listed as 129 South Street), to allow a lot-line adjustment that required 26.399 feet of relief from a stated 100-foot minimum requirement.
John Lauber, representing Freeman Ellens LLC, told the board that the ownership group discovered after purchase that a neighbor had been parking on a strip of the subject property. Lauber said the parties agreed to transfer 8 feet from the applicant’s lot to the neighbor’s lot to settle the issue and to make the property lines more consistent: “Rather than get into a fight about this ... the simplest way to settle it was to transfer 8 feet from John's lot to the neighbor's lot,” he said. Lauber added, “we just need city approval for the area variance so we can file it.”
Board members noted that the lot-widths involved were already less than the stated minimums and that the adjustment increased those dimensions (one lot increasing from about 70 feet to 78 feet, the other changing from about 82 feet to 74 feet). A member stated the planning board had approved the lot-line adjustment at its prior meeting and conditioned that approval on the variance being granted by the zoning board. The board moved to approve the variance; a second was entered and members voted in favor. The board characterized the action as a Type II action for environmental review purposes, and no further local SEQR action was required.
The board recorded the motion and announced the motion carried. The applicant was instructed to coordinate with building and codes staff to complete the filing and recording steps.
Votes at a glance: area variance 25-0002 — approved (vote tally not specified in the transcript; the minutes show the board voted “Aye” and the chair stated, “Motion carries”).
