Health & Fitness
Town Board adopts law on keeping chickens
Homeowners will need a lot size of at least 40,000 sq ft and a special permit from the Zoning Board in order to keep chickens, although the law gives the ZBA the ability to issue permits for smaller lots.
Town Board
July 1, 2014
Meeting highlights. For a summary of all agenda items, visit ciyinfo.org.
1. Spectra/Granite Knolls parkland alienation
Paul Moskowitz explained the science behind the radioactive active material that’s in the end product of the “pig” cleaning process and Supervisor Grace said that citizens should make their environmental concerns known to FERC. Jonathan Hyman suggested to the board that the town should submit comments to FERC and not leave it up to residents.
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2. Sparkle Lake Dam
Howard Frank questioned why the town was spending money to study the safety of the dam. In response, the town engineer explained that the dam has been classified as a “high hazard’ dam by DEC and that the town has to meet the agency’s new stricter dam safety regulations.
3. Public hearing on proposed law about keeping fowl on residential properties
The board voted 4-0 to adopt the law that requires homeowners who want to keep fowl (hens and ducks, but no roosters) to have at least 40,000 square feet and obtain a special permit from the Zoning Board. In response to comments from the public, the board amended the draft law to allow the ZBA to issue variances for homeowners with lots of less than 40,0000 square feet.
July 1, 2014
Meeting highlights. For a summary of all agenda items, visit ciyinfo.org.
1. Spectra/Granite Knolls parkland alienation
Paul Moskowitz explained the science behind the radioactive active material that’s in the end product of the “pig” cleaning process and Supervisor Grace said that citizens should make their environmental concerns known to FERC. Jonathan Hyman suggested to the board that the town should submit comments to FERC and not leave it up to residents.
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2. Sparkle Lake Dam
Howard Frank questioned why the town was spending money to study the safety of the dam. In response, the town engineer explained that the dam has been classified as a “high hazard’ dam by DEC and that the town has to meet the agency’s new stricter dam safety regulations.
3. Public hearing on proposed law about keeping fowl on residential properties
The board voted 4-0 to adopt the law that requires homeowners who want to keep fowl (hens and ducks, but no roosters) to have at least 40,000 square feet and obtain a special permit from the Zoning Board. In response to comments from the public, the board amended the draft law to allow the ZBA to issue variances for homeowners with lots of less than 40,0000 square feet.
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