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MINUTES OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING HELD MARCH 14. 200O Present: Susan Hedge, Chair, Lloyd Frick, Vice Chair, Harry Greeo, Bob Morris, Newell Russell and Mary Ann Bolander, Secretary. Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Hedge took roll call. Everyone present. I~ESS STATION. ROUTE 9, First on the agenda was the public hearing on the request of Hess Corporation, seeking use variance to have two nDralat~lxtsesOn one site (gas gtatian and ~ store), area variance from the rear yard sethaek (proposed is 4 ff. and required is 25 it.) and an area variance reqt, arxiing signaE* (allova~kis tx~o~aignsanrpmposed are flve, Mgns~and allowed is 120 sq. ft. of signage and proposed is 192 sq. ft. ofsignage) for a proposed convenience store to be associated with agasoline fxllingstatiun at 1237 Ronte 9. Applicant presented to Board the affidavit of publication which appeared in the Poughkeepsie~ournal onFebnmryz2Z2000 and thexec~i?s~aLthe rnailirlg~ notice. At this point Ms. Hedge read a copy of a letter from Dutchess County Dept. of Planning. A copy of thisletter is onffaleSnxhePlanning/ZaningofYa~ making the presentation on behalf of Hess Corporation. Ms. Hedge stated with r~gard to the use variance that documeallafiottlle 5tlbmitted proxtidiug e. ompea, ealt fu3nncial documentation that a reasonable return cannot be realized for every permitted use. Ms. Hedge stated xhat documentationneedstobe c, onsidered3e2ore a use variance can he considered. This documentation was not submitted with the package. She went on to state that the other variances depend on the ttse varlance~heing granted. Mr. Setaro presented Hess's proposal. He stated that the proposal is to construct a 1660 sq, ft~ ¢onx~rtiane~ store which '~o~ld alsoacI as_an~ He,~ ~ploy~e& Thc existing kiosk under the canopy would be removed and new pumps put in its place. As part of the project they also plan~pdatingt~signage~ar the site. Building construction would involve a variance for rear setback. He very briefly described the signage for the site. Currently orktha site ihere,~are five .~igns - three ~annpysigns, an existing free standing sign and an existing price sign~ Therefore they are not looking to add any additional signs. As far as the_praposexLs~ foe!age of~igns - cmxenflyxhereis 153 sq. ft. of signagn on site. With the signs they are looking to add - with the new free standing sign and a sign ontheface of the.bnilding - they w~ltld be lookingforA 92 sq~ ff - which results in a 39 sq. ft. increase of what is there now. As far as the rear sot back goes, there currently is an exlstilxgb~filding within the footprint Of theHessS/atiol~ _Tile plan has been updated to include the apartment complex in the rear of the site. Currently the residents of the apartmentb~ildinE ~haokingat the~ck oflt~e o.x-i~