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Huron zoning board tables variance request to extend 6496 Ann Lee Dr. dock to 125 feet
Summary
The Town of Huron Zoning Board of Appeals tabled a variance request from resident Daniel Stewart to extend a private dock to 125 feet, pending review by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. The board earlier determined the application a SEQRA Type II action with a unanimous vote.
The Town of Huron Zoning Board of Appeals on Nov. 12 tabled a request by Daniel Stewart of North Rose to extend the dock at 6496 Ann Lee Dr. to 125 feet, pending review by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Chairman Bob Lannon made the motion to table; Shelly Cahoon seconded and the board voted in favor, and the public hearing remained open.
At the hearing the board had already moved, by a 7–0 vote, to classify Stewart’s request as a Type II action under SEQRA (section 617.5(c)(12)), meaning the board found no significant environmental impact from the proposal. The application was introduced as 1211-24A; the board record notes that the requested length and square footage exceed limits in the Town of Huron’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).
Daniel Stewart told the board that "at the end of his dock currently there is 16" of water" and that a 50-foot extension was his goal to reach deeper water. He said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had approved his plan but that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recommended a 25-foot extension. Stewart told the board that a 25-foot extension would gain only about three inches of additional water depth from his current location.
Board members raised multiple concerns. Chairman Bob Lannon and Nick Santino cited the risk of setting a precedent if unusually long docks were approved; Gordon Smith warned that longer docks could push sediment farther out into the bay, potentially altering shoaling patterns. Shelly Cahoon said she did not expect passing boats to be hindered by the proposed extension, while Amy Connelly asked that the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office weigh in on whether the extension would pose a navigational hazard. Tom Hamilton said he would prefer not to see an extension beyond 100 feet and expressed support for the DEC’s 25-foot recommendation.
The motion to table instructs staff to request and review an advisory opinion from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office ahead of the board’s next meeting; the public hearing will remain open until the board reconvenes the matter. No final variance was granted or denied at the Nov. 12 meeting.
