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Commission approves Patrick Ford dock variance with no-class-A-marina condition
Summary
The commission approved Patrick Ford’s request to modify a dock within the 20-foot setback area, accepting staff findings and adding a condition barring the site from becoming a class A marina; the resolution passed by voice vote.
The Lake George Park Commission approved Resolution 2025-37 allowing applicant Patrick Ford to modify a dock inside the 20-foot setback area after staff presented water-depth measurements and a site visit summary.
Staff described the unique shallow-water conditions at the site and noted that the applicant’s plan had previously been approved in 2022 but required the current variance because of updated configuration. Commissioners discussed construction type, neighbors’ lack of objections and whether the change would create adverse navigational conditions. One commissioner proposed conditioning approval to prohibit the site from becoming a class A marina; staff said that condition would not create hardship for the applicant.
Speaker 5 read the resolution’s findings under the applicable state regulations and the commission approved the application with the class-A-marina restriction by voice vote. No roll-call or recorded tally appears in the transcript. The approval included the staff finding that the project will not alter the essential character of the area or have an undue visual or environmental impact.
