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247 A Public Hearing on a proposed Zonin9 change fro~ O~fice Budiness to Central Business district to allow a liquor store on ~oran ~ve. was held'on Tuesday, ~i'}~ 11, 1976 at 7:00, P.N..in the American Legion Hall. Present: Mayor Synnett~ Tr. Dolan~ Tr. Alfonso~ Tr. Bains Tro Lawrences Tr~ Beldtng, Tr. OtRourke and Atty. Lyons. Atty. Lyons read notice of Hearing as it appeared in the W.& S°D. News on April 29, 1976° He stated Hearing was being held to give everyone an oPportunity to be heard on the proposed zoning change. Atty. Lyons reported hearing Was f~r the purpose of removing premises at 92 ~st Main~$t. from Office Business to be included in a Central BusinessDistrict. ~ He stated that according to General Municipal Law, the D.C. Planning Board must be notified of the proposed change and, this had been done. · Mr. Lyons stated D.C. Planning Bd. disapproved the proposed change and to adopt proposed Local Law would take 5 a~firntive votes. Mr. Bitner, Atty. for Mrs. Moretti, presented petition with 75 na~es favoring proposed change. He discussed.businessess in the a~ea that are of commercial nature. He stated r~ighborhood is basically commercial and Mrs. Mo:~ti had tried to ~fnd another location for her liquor store but to no availS. Hr. Hozetti Stated this was the best possible s~t. He stat~ that, in refference to the rec~mendation off the D.C. Planning. Board, he woutd like Nr. 8diner to leer with their ~rsonnel to discuss Nr. ~itne~ rec~e~ Public He~rin9 ~ ~d ~or an o~o~t~it~ to leer. with thos~ op~sed to the liguqr store. Atty. Lyons reported a petition has been filed with the Clerk opposing zonin9 change signed by property owners, restd~ents and tenants in the He stated that if petition is signed by 20~ of the residents, voting requirements would be ~hanged. itty.,Lyons reported many letters have been received favoring the zoning ~hange and if anything additional is subsitted, another Hearing would have to be scheduled. tlr. Lock~ood, /asr ~ain St., repor*~d he wasn't opposed to Liquor ~tore but to the location. He stated area was a nice neat area which served as an entrance to the Village.. Mr. Lockwood reported several vacant properties in the main business district and it would serve no purposeg to change the zoning ordinance. He stated petition has been filed by property owners i~ the area opposing this change. ~r. ~. De!ane~, South Ave.~ stated he wasn't opposed to the change. He stated Mrs. Horetti could not move into the down town area and there wa~ nO parking there anyway. Mr'~Delaney reported operation was good and there were no police problems,. He stated parking could be available in the area and we should try to keep businesses fr~ ~oving out of the Village.