Village of Colonie
                                                                               VILLAGE HALL
                        ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS                              2 THUNDER ROAD
                                                                            COLONIE, NY 12205
                                                                              (518) 869-7562
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                                MINUTES
                        WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020
                                 7:00 PM



The regularly scheduled meeting of the Village of Colonie Zoning Board of Appeals was
held on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 7PM. The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Van Buren at 7:00 p.m.



ROLL CALL:                  Chairman:     Lou Van Buren

                            Members:      Frank Prevratil
                                          Trevor Normandin
                                          Joshua Rowinski (Absent)
                                          Christopher Larabee

                            Alternate:    Phil Minissale

                            Counsel:      Victor Caponera


                            Liaison:      Trustee Murphy



Chairman Van Buren called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance, indicated
the exits and asked for all electronic devices to be silenced. Chairman Van Buren stated
that due to his absence at the previous meeting, he will be relinquishing his chairman
duties for the remainder of the meeting to Mr. Prevratil.

Acting Chairman Prevratil stated that Mr. Minissale will have full voting privileges for this
meeting.

The minutes from the November 6, 2019 meeting were reviewed. Mr. Minissale made a
motion to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Normandin seconded the motion.
VOTE: Unanimous to accept the November 6, 2019 meeting minutes.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS                                          JANUARY 22, 2020



The minutes from the December 4, 2019 meeting were reviewed. Mr. Minissale made a
motion to accept the minutes as written. Mr. Normandin seconded the motion.
VOTE: Unanimous to accept the December 4, 2019 meeting minutes.

Acting Chairman Prevratil read aloud the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The
decision letter is herein attached to these minutes.

Acting Chairman Prevratil recommended the ZBA deny this application and asked
members vote for or against the decision as written.

VOTE:        Mr. Van Buren – YES
             Mr. Normandin – YES
             Mr. Larabee – YES
             Mr. Minissale – YES
             Acting Chairman Prevratil – YES

VOTE: Unanimous to deny the variances as presented for 557A Sand Creek Road.

Mr. Prevratil made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Van Buren seconded the motion.

VOTE: Unanimous to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,


Alexandra M. Hart
Assistant Coordinator
Village of Colonie




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