PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
A Public Hearing will be held before the Village of Thomaston Board of Appeals on May 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. with respect to the following matter(s):
SUBJECT: 20-01. Application of GPK Restaurant Enterprises Corp, 607 Northern Boulevard, Thomaston, New York, to construct interior renovations, which requires variances of the following Village Code sections: (a) Village Code ß203-125, in that there will be 34 parking spaces, where 56 parking spaces are required; (b) Village Code ß203-65(A), in that four (4) parallel parking spaces are proposed in the front yard, where only pedestrian seating, pavement for entry walkways and for pedestrian use and access driveways to the street shall be permitted in a front yard; (c) Village Code ß203-66(A), in that there is no landscaping or solid masonry wall in the last 15 feet of the rear yard, where the last 15 feet of the rear yard are required to be devoted exclusively to landscape screening and a solid masonry wall; (d) Village Code ß203-127, in that no loading spaces are provided, where a minimum of one (1) space is required; (e) Village Code ß203-62(F), in that a portion of the interior of the restaurant premises will be used for counter and bar services, where no such use is permitted. A restaurant use is permitted with permission of the Board of Trustees, but counter services and bar uses are specifically excluded as accessory uses to a restaurant use. In addition, the applicant seeks to maintain a wall sign and ground signs, which requires variances of the following Village Code sections: (a) Village Code ß203-85.7(B), in that: (i) three (3) ground signs face Northern Boulevard, where only one (1) such ground sign is permitted; (ii) a ground sign (sign number 2) is 57.2 square feet and 10.5 feet in height, where a maximum of 30 square feet and 9 feet in height is permitted; (iii) a ground sign (sign number 3) is 34.9 square feet and 17 feet in height, where a maximum of 30 square feet and 9 feet in height is permitted; and (iv) a ground sign (sign number 4) is setback 10 inches from a street line and 0 feet from a residential district boundary, where setbacks of 3 feet and 100 feet, respectively, are required; and Village Code ß203-85.7(A), in that a wall sign has a vertical length of 35 inches and a horizontal length of 192 inches, where a maximum of 24 inches and 141 inches, respectively, are permitted. Premises are designated as Section 2, Block 143, Lot 477 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.
SUBJECT: 20-02. Application of Qian Kun Zhang, 2 Singley Court, Thomaston, New York, to construct alterations and a second story addition, which would violate the following Village Code sections: (a) Village Code ß203-19(A)(3), in that the front yard setback will be 26.42 feet, where a minimum of 27.83 feet is required, and (b) Village Code ß203-20, in that the height will be 34 feet, where a maximum of 30 feet is permitted. Premises are designated as Section 2, Block 334, Lot 46 on the Nassau County Land and Tax Map.
At the said time and place, all interested persons may be heard with respect to the foregoing matter.
This application is a Type II Matter under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which requires no environmental review.
Due to public health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, and pursuant to Governor’s Executive Orders, including, without limitation Orders 202.1, 202.10 and 202.15, the Board of Appeals will not be meeting in-person until further notice.
The Board will meet on May 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. via videoconferencing. The meeting will be recorded and a transcription will be provided at a later date. The public will have an opportunity to see and hear the meeting live. The public may view the live meeting at: https://zoom.us/j/214441616?pwd=cDQvRzdrS2lrRVVBR0lKS29XWmJYQT09.
In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, the public does not have the right to comment on agenda items which are not public hearings, unless authorized by the rules of the Board. If any interested members of the public would like to provide comments on any hearing subject, comments can be called in during the hearing at (646) 558-8656, Meeting ID: 214 441 616, Password: 015050 or provided through the written chat section of the Zoom video meeting. Comments can also be provided via email before and during the hearing to deputyclerk@villageofthomaston.org. Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Village website at www.villageofthomaston.org/public_notice.html for further instructions to access the virtual meeting and for updated information.
Plans and other materials associated with the proposed application may be reviewed and downloaded at www.villageofthomaston.org/public_notice.html, or may be obtained upon email request to deputyclerk@villageofthomaston.org up to four hours prior to the hearing time.
Dated: April 17, 2020
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
NICHOLAS TOUMBEKIS, CHAIR
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