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Planning board presses for written reasoning after ZBA denies motel conversion
Summary
Members criticized a zoning-board denial of a proposed conversion from a short-term rental to a motel, discussed public opposition reported at the ZBA hearing and said the applicant has asked for written rationale; the planning board debated whether to request that reasoning as well.
Members of the Shandaken Planning Board discussed a recent Zoning Board of Appeals decision that denied an applicant's request to convert a short-term rental into a motel. Several members said the ZBA's decision appeared influenced by local opposition and that the applicant has requested written reasoning from the ZBA.
One board member expressed frustration with the ZBA's handling. In the workshop exchange a board member said, "That's idiocy," in reaction to the denial and the role of public letters, while another noted, "There was a small but vocal group of people who were opposed to the project, and that may have swayed them." The planning board discussed formally requesting the ZBA’s written rationale so the applicant can understand the basis for denial; the transcript records a later motion but does not provide motion text or a recorded vote.
