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Fallsburg planners approve area variance for Glenn Wild Holding site, limit waste‑transfer activities
Summary
The Fallsburg Planning Board approved an area variance allowing Glenn Wild Holding to use 740 Glenn Wild Road as a satellite sanitation office for storing dumpsters, rolloffs and trucks — with a restriction excluding operations that fall under chapter 250 of the town code (solid waste) and noting an open site‑plan violation tied to the property owner.
At a Jan. 15 meeting, the Fallsburg Planning Board approved an area variance for Glenn Wild Real Estate Holding to use a property at 740 Glenn Wild Road as a satellite sanitation office for distribution and storage of roll‑off containers, dumpsters, trucks and an office. Timothy Gotley, representing Glenn Wild, told the board there would be no new buildings and "no storage of any waste" on site — the property would be used only for equipment storage and dispatch.
During public comment Mary Adams flagged prior violations tied to the owner identified in the application as Paul Walsh, saying the owner has had town‑court cases for operating without approval. Board members and staff confirmed there was an open violation related to the absence of an approved site plan that prompted the current application; enforcement of operating‑without‑approval issues is handled by the building department and town court and was discussed separately from the variance criteria.
Board and staff clarified the variance would explicitly exclude any use regulated under chapter 250 of the Fallsburg town code (solid waste). Staff and members emphasized that on‑site transfer of waste from truck to truck, dumping, or other activities that would trigger chapter 250 rules would not be allowed under the approved variance. During the discussion there was a brief correction about which article number applied, but the parties restated that chapter 250 governs regulated solid‑waste collectors and operations.
A motion was made to approve the area variance with the limiting language excluding chapter 250 activities; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor by voice vote. The transcript records the motion, the second and a voice vote in favor in the meeting segments provided.
The board instructed that the application materials and minutes be forwarded to planning staff as part of the record. Any required site plan approval and enforcement actions remain subject to building‑department and town‑court processes.
