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MINUTES OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING HELD 1/9/18 Present: Allen Firstenberg, Chairman, Bridget Gannon, Vice Chair, Rachel DiGrazia, Heidi Murphy, Frank Barresi and Lisa Cobb (Attorney) Absent: Lori Holloway Others Present: Chris Lapine (Chazen Engineering) Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. At this point in the meeting Mr. Firstenberg welcomed Attorney Cobb as the new Zoning Board of Appeals attorney. Ms. Gannon made a motion expressing the appreciation of the Zoning Board of Appeals to former attorney Lou Viglotti (who has retired) for his many many years of service to the ZBA. Motion was seconded by Mr. Barresi. On roll call vote – Mrs. Murphy – Aye, Mrs. DiGrazia – Aye, Ms. Gannon – Aye, Mr. Barresi - Aye and Mr. Firstenberg – Aye. Mr. Firstenberg made a motion to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2017 meeting as amended as follows: Add the discussion regarding parking tankers on the street – there was some concern from Village Attorney Viglotti about liability for the Village and concerns from the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding the sometimes nature of the street being one way, the width of the street, the tanker on the street being an obstacle, fuel lines running across the sidewalk and just an overall safety concern. Ms. Gannon seconded the motion. On roll call vote – Mrs. Murphy – Aye, Mrs. DiGrazia – Aye, Ms. Gannon – Aye, Mr. Firstenberg – Aye and Mr. Barresi – Abstain. GASLAND PETROLEUM, 2755 W. MAIN STREET First on the agenda was the continuation of the public hearing on the request of Route 9D Holdings, Inc., 989 Noxon Road, LaGrangeville, NY 12540 with a proposal to redevelop the site located at 2755 W. Main Street with a new gasoline station/convenience store with three pump island (6 fueling positions) and two one bedroom apartments on the second floor. There are 8 variances needed which were read into the record at the November 14, 2017 meeting and are listed on the official agenda. Mr. Chris Lapine form Chazen Companies was present. Mr. Firstenberg stated that the Planning Board has not yet closed SEQRA – therefore the Zoning Board of Appeals will not be able to vote on the requests this evening. Mr. Firstenberg stated that he had sent an email to the Planning Board on December 21, 2017 asking the assistance of the Planning Board and their Consultants in assessing the impact of their signage and internally illuminating the price portion of their sign using LED’s which are prohibited by the Zoning code. Specifically he was interested in their views on the following three points: (1) Applicant is proposing that they have LED lights operate during daylight at 3,000-4,000 NITS and during the night at 300-400 NITS and asking if these values are regulated by the DOT and if they are appropriate and correct, (2) What was the Planning Board’s views on environmental based controls that adjust the brightness based on the current light levels rather than on a timer and (3) what are the Planning Board’s views and experiences with manual and timed controls of the brightness of the light. Mr. Firstenberg further stated he would be attending the Planning Board’s January 11, 2018 meeting to discuss the above. Mr. Firstenberg went on to state that he had received an email (which can be provided upon request) from Nancy Clark, Engineering