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- ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS -

MEETING SCHEDULE

7:00 PM Meeting Time

Agendas for meetings change frequently and occasionally are not published until shortly before the start of a meeting. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM unless otherwise posted.

ALL PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING ATTENDANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRE-REGISTER WITH THE PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SUBJECT MEETING DATE TO ENSURE THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING STANDARDS CAN BE MET. REGISTRATION CAN BE DONE VIA PHONE (845.878.6500) OR EMAIL (ZONING@PATTERSONNY.ORG or PLANNING2@PATTERSONNY.ORG). ALL MEETING ATTENDANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS WHEN INSIDE THE BUILDING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE TOWN OF PATTERSON ZONING BOARD OF
APPEALS of a public hearing to be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Patterson Town Hall, 1142 Route 311, Patterson, Putnam County, New York to consider the
following applications:

1. Jennifer Taranto: Case #03-23 – Special Use Permit –Accessory Residential
Building & Area Variances (Held over since February 15, 2023) -AMENDED:
Applicant is requesting to obtain a special use permit and 3 area variances pursuant to
§154-106 of the Patterson Town Code to legalize an existing accessory building with a 3-
car garage below. Patterson Town Code §154-106 requires applicants to obtain a special
use permit in order to construct an accessory building for residential occupancy.

• Patterson Town Code §154-106(C) requires the parcel on which the
accessory building is located to be at least 5 acres in size. Existing lot is
1.9 acres: variance requested is 3.1 acres.

• Patterson Town Code §154-106(D) limits the total floor area of accessory
buildings to 1/3 the size of the principal building; existing accessory
building is 2,130 sq. ft. or 79% the size of the principal building; variance
requested is for 1,230 sq. ft. (46%).

• Patterson Town Code §154-106(D) also limits the garage space of
accessory buildings to a maximum of 500 sq. ft. Existing garage is 1,065
sq. ft.; variance requested is for 565 sq. ft.

• Patterson Town Code §154-106(H) limits the height of accessory
buildings to a maximum of 80% of the height of the principal dwelling.
Existing principal dwelling is 23.5 ft. and existing garage is 26 ft. in
height; variance requested is for 7.5 ft. in height over the 18.5 ft.
permitted.

This property is located at 610 Farm to Market Rd. Tax Map #24.-1-31 (R-4 Zoning
District).

2. Joseph DiScala (Forlini DiScala Holdings, LLC): Case #04-23 – Interpretation:
Applicant is requesting an interpretation pursuant to §154-53 of the Patterson Town
Code: Change to other nonconforming use, to seek approval from the Zoning Board of
Appeals to change an existing nonconforming use to another nonconforming use. The
current site was approved for personal services in a residential area, the applicant is
seeking to change the use to retail. This property is located at 172 Fairfield Dr. Tax Map
#36.48-2-2 (RPL-10 Zoning District).

3. Nancy Campos: Case #05-23 – Special Use Permit– Accessory Apartment: Applicant
is requesting a special use permit pursuant to §154-105 of the Patterson Town Code:
Accessory apartments, in order to legalize an accessory apartment in an existing single-
family dwelling. This property is located at 1 Shirley Dr. Tax Map #13.7-1-65 (R-1
Zoning District).

4. Marcel Carrillo: Case #06-23 – Area Variance – Shed: Applicant is requesting an
area variance pursuant to §154-27A(12)(a) of the Patterson Town Code to legalize a 11 x
12-ft. storage shed in the front yard. Patterson Town Code §154-27A(12)(a) forbids
accessory structures from being located in the front yard. This property has frontage on
two streets and therefore the existing shed is located in a front yard; variance requested
is to allow for an accessory structure to be located in the front yard. This property is
located at 412 Haviland Dr. Tax Map #25.40-1-11 (RPL-10 Zoning District).

5. Juana and Darwin Mazariegos: Case #07-23 – Area Variances – Shed: Applicant is
requesting area variances pursuant to §154-27A(12) of the Patterson Town Code to
legalize a 12.5 x 16 ft. storage shed. Patterson Town Code §154-27A(12)(a) forbids
accessory structures from being located in the front yard. This property has frontage on
three streets and therefore the existing shed is located in a front yard; variance requested
is to allow for an accessory structure to be located in the front yard. Additionally, the
shed is 9 ft. from the principal building. Patterson Town Code §154-27A(12)(b) forbids
accessory structures from being located nearer than 15 ft. from the principal building;
variance requested is for 6 ft. This property is located at 344 Haviland Dr. Tax Map
#25.55-2-41 (RPL-10 Zoning District).

6. Martha Plascencia: Case #08-23– Special Use Permit and Area Variance– Accessory
Apartment: Applicant is requesting a special use permit pursuant to §154-105 of the
Patterson Town Code: Accessory apartments, in order to legalize an accessory apartment
on the second floor of an existing single-family dwelling. Additionally, the existing
apartment is 873 sq. ft. Patterson Town Code §154-105A(3) limits accessory apartments
to between 400 sq. ft. and 600 sq. ft. in size; variance requested is for 273 sq. ft. over
the 600 sq. ft. permitted. This property is located at 99 Tammany Hall Rd. Tax Map
#45.-4-7 (R-4 Zoning District).


By Order of the ZBA
Lars Olenius, Chairman