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~,ening Board o~ Appeals Minutes ®f Meeting Held March ~, 1~81, Mesier Nemestead, Wappi~ers Falls, New York Those present: Chairman Frank Save]Ii; George Casey; Ster3~w~ VanWagenen~ Robert Smith; James J. Lyons, Village Atte~ney; Z~ning Officer Jehn W. F~ubennestel; Nancy Lewney, Recerd~ng Secretary Absent Joseph Braee~e 0~hers present: Eevim Delehanty, 6~ East Main St. Eileen Masters.n, 60 Mesier Avenue South Miss Ruth ~elfe, 66 East Main Street Mr. Dale ~arris, 68 East Main Street Mrs. Michele I~arris, 68 East Main Street John Cheetham, 6 Masier Avenue North Pat Cheetha~, 6 Mesier Avenue North ChairmA- Savelli called the ~eetir~ to er&er 7:30 p.m. He requested a ~etie~ to dispense with the reading ef the minutes an~ ta approve sa~e as written and forwarded te all members By mail. M~tien by Mr. Casey, seconded by Mr. ~mith te dispense with the reading ef the minutes and to approve same as written an~ forwarded to all ~e~bers By mail. Ail in favor; motion carried. Minutes &pproved. Chair-s- Savelli stated the first or, er of business en the agenda was a lmBlic hearing requested By the Delehanty Funeral PIc~e (James F. X. & Xevin A. ) seeking a variance to erect an acklition to the existing home and funeral hame located at 6~ East Main St. Secretary read the N~tice of Appeal, Legal Notice as it appeared in the Southern Dutchess News and the rece~znendati~n of the Dutchess County Dept. of Planning which stated the decision on the matter pr~m;_~tly involves matters of local cOncern and they rece~mended the decision be based upon local study of the facts in the case. Chairman Savelli then asked Mr. Delehanty te present his case. Mr. Delehanty shewe~ forms he had filled out amd a plan as to what he wanted to de. BasicAlly nothing would be different and he will be 17 ft. frc~ the property line. He said that he was told, legally, he only had to be 15 ft. fr~m the line. Mr. Delehanty then introduced a letter fre~ Mm. & Mrs. Fre~ Cairo, ~ Maaier Avenue North, stating they were in favor of the addition. Atty. Lyons pointe~ ~ut that Mr. Delehanty had 15ft. in the front, 8 ft. on the side an~ 25 ft. in the rear. Mr. Delehanty is 17 ft. fr~m Dr. Gol~m~'s property. Chairman Savelli stated this a residential district. Atty. Lyons peinte~ ~ut that the funeral h~ne, although established before zoning, is a non-conforming use and therefore, an application for a variance is necessary if Mr. Delehanty wants to enlarge the building. Chairman Save]ii stated it was to Mr. Delehanty's advantage to enlarge the building. He then stated that the variance could be granted with a ~aJority vote as the Dutchess County Planning ~ept. ~id not recc~memd disapproval. Atty. Lyons stated that if the Dutchess County Dept. of Planning had recm,,~ended dis- approval of the variance request, in order for the variance to be granted, a majority plus one veto is require~. Chairman Savelli asked if there were any questions.