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County planners urge professional drawings and caution about precedent for proposed rural auto-repair facility
Summary
A proposed two-story motor vehicle repair shop at 999 County Route 351 prompted the board to recommend modified local approval with conditions (GML §239 review, NYS DMV registration, groundwater protections, DPW permit) and to require professional drawings prior to final approval because members expressed concern about setting a commercial-use precedent in rural zones.
Albany County planners on Nov. 20 discussed a special use permit application from Ronald Pace III for a two-story motor vehicle repair shop at 999 County Route 351 in the Town of Rensenville.
Staff recommended modified local approval and included several conditions: 1) the town should evaluate potential adverse impacts to community character under General Municipal Law (GML) section 239 (id) and consider precedent-setting effects; 2) any necessary…
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