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MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING HELD 8/9/16 Present: Allen Firstenberg, Chairman, Bridget Gannon, Vice Chair, Frank Barresi, Rachel DiGrazia and Lou Viglotti (Attorney). Absent: Heidi Murphy and Hilda Duque Others Present: William Povall DUTCHESS SHOPPING PLAZA, 1582 ROUTE 9 First item on the agenda is a public hearing on the request of Davis Fowler Group, LLC, 4 Nancy Court, Wappingers Falls seeking an area variance from Article VII, Section 151-25(J) of the Zoning Code to be able to have a sign larger then allowed by code – (allowed is 1 sq. ft. per linear ft. of building face which is 14.4583 ft.) and requested is 20 sq. ft. for Village Gone Green located at the Dutchess Shopping Plaza, 1582 Route 9, Unit #11. Property is located in a CMU(1) zone, a public hearing on the request of Davis Fowler Group, LLC, 4 Nancy Court, Wappingers Falls seeking an area variance from Article VII, Section 151-25(J) of the Zoning Code to be able to have a sign larger then allowed by code – (allowed is 1 sq. ft. per linear ft. of building face which is 14.2083 ft.) and requested is 20 sq. ft. for Los Hornitos located at the Dutchess Shopping Plaza, 1582 Route 9, Unit #12. Property is located in a CMU(1) zone and a public hearing on the request of Davis Fowler Group, LLC, 4 Nancy Court, Wappingers Falls seeking an area variance from Article VII, Section 151-25(J) of the Zoning Code to be able to have a sign larger then allowed by code – (allowed is 1 sq. ft. per linear ft. of building face which is 19.3750 ft.) and requested is 20 sq. ft. for Uniforms Array located at the Dutchess Shopping Plaza, 1582 Route 9, Unit #8. Property is located in a CMU(1) zone. Mr. William Povall representing the Dutchess Shopping Plaza was present. It was stated that Dutchess County Department of Planning had responded to the zoning referral with a “matter of local concern” comment for all three submissions. Mr. Povall submitted to the Board a copy of the legal notice publication and a copy of the certificate of mailing to property owners within 200 ft. Mr. Firstenberg stated even though there are three public hearings tonight – he is treating all discussion as one submission. Mr. Firstenberg then asked applicant if he had any objection to the Board proceeding with this hearing as there was not a full board and applicant stated he had no objection. Mr. Povall stated that he had received approval from the Planning Board to redo the façade. Along with this façade renovation – applicant will be replacing all signs and their goal is to make them all uniform throughout the plaza. They proposed 11 signs to the Planning Board and received approval for all signs contingent upon the ZBA granting approval for the three signs that are too large. Ms. Gannon asked if the proposed signs were larger or smaller than the existing signs and Mr. Povall stated they are smaller. He also stated that the signs will be wall signs with gooseneck lights shining down to comply with the Zoning Code. All signs will be 2 ft. high by 10 ft. long (20 sq. ft.) – 8 signs conform but Village Gone Green, Los Hornitos and Uniforms Array’s tenant spaces are smaller than the required 20 ft. and do not conform with the Zoning code. As a side note, applicant stated that the entire length of the plaza is 231 ft. and with