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Agency flags Kingsbury storage of refuse-removal vehicles as matter of local concern; notes proximity to homes
Summary
The Washington County Planning Agency found a Kingsbury site plan for storage of commercial refuse-removal vehicles to be a matter of local concern and returned the referral with notations about nearby residences and driveway/entrance permitting.
At its March meeting, the Washington County Planning Agency considered a site-plan referral from the Town of Kingsbury for a commercial vehicle-storage use and returned the application as a matter of local concern with notations for the local planning board.
The applicant is identified in the referral as Thomas Robinson, operating as Ynot Services, for a property at 3518 Burgoyne Avenue (County Road 37). Agency staff described the proposal as storage of commercial refuse-removal company vehicles inside an existing shed and noted that the review is a General Municipal Law referral because the site is within 500 feet of Highway 107 and New York State Route 196.
Pamela, the agency staff presenter, pointed agency members to the applicant’s letter in the packet describing the types of trucks and use. Members asked about county or state driveway permits; staff said driveway permitting and code-enforcement requirements are matters the applicant must resolve with the town code-enforcement officer and state or county highway authorities as applicable. The staff summary said the site appears to use an existing driveway and building; no new access construction was described in the county packet.
Agency members expressed concern about the proximity of the storage use to residential properties on either side of the site and about the number and type of vehicles that would be stored, which the applicant’s FAQ described could include refuse trucks, pest-control vehicles and two personal vehicles. One member said these proximity and activity issues "would be a matter of local concern that we could take up," and another moved that the referral be returned as a matter of local concern with notations for the local planning board to consider the residential adjacency and vehicle activity. The motion carried after the members present voted aye.
The county’s report to the Town of Kingsbury will state that the agency considers the matter to be of local concern and will pass along the staff notes about nearby residences, vehicle types and the need to confirm permit requirements for the driveway or access with county or state highway authorities. The county packet did not list specific permit approvals or enforcement outcomes; those steps remain under the town’s permitting and code-enforcement processes.
