Kingston zoning board denies variance for multifamily use near closed landfill

KINGSTON — The Kingston Zoning Board of Adjustment on Tuesday denied a variance request to permit multifamily residential development in a C‑2 commercial zone and continued a separate density variance in the town’s aquifer protection district to June 12.

The board voted to deny the variance to Article 109.6 that would have allowed multifamily units in the C‑2 zone, finding that "the proposed residential use threatens health, public safety, and welfare due to the proximity to the landfill and the unknown effect on the aquifer beneath the proposed number of units," language the board adopted as its finding of fact.

The denied application, presented by Barry Geier of Jones and Beach Engineers for applicant RGNH Construction, sought approval to build three commercial pads, 50 multifamily units and 25 duplexes on Map 40, Lots 15–18. Geier told the board the request included two variances: one to Article 109.6 to allow multifamily in C‑2 and a second to Article 201.4(a) to permit the requested density in the…