Zoning board sets public hearing for 1 Depot Square pavilion variance

The Cold Spring Zoning Board of Appeals voted to schedule a public hearing for an application seeking a 3-foot variance to the 10-foot rear setback at 1 Depot Square. A board member moved that the application packet was complete and that the hearing be scheduled; members voted in the affirmative.

Chair Eric Worth said the workshop’s purpose is procedural: “So at a workshop, we mainly just check the application for correctness, completeness, and make sure that we all understand correctly the issues of code that are involved and whether the application is in its best state for a hearing, because that's when the public will have a chance to weigh in on it.” The board confirmed applicants must provide a deed copy and complete the certified sign posting and mailed-notice process ahead of the hearing.

The board discussed scheduling constraints created by a required referral to the planning board. Worth said the referral allows the planning board up to 30 days to respond and that the earliest viable hearing date needs at least four weeks to allow for that process. Board members identified July 22 at 7:00 p.m. as the meeting likely to host the public hearing.

The motion to schedule the hearing was made and seconded and approved by unanimous voice vote. The board instructed the applicant to prepare certified notices, a neighbor mailing list, and a sign for the property; Worth said he would provide the hearing announcement and sign-posting instructions to the applicant in the next few days.