Monthly Report Zoning/CodesOfficerApril12-May7,2014
Essex Town Board Essex Planning Board
Building and permitting activity has been picking up the last few weeks now that the winter is pretty much behind us. There were permits issued for a porch addition in Whallonsburgh, exterior siding and door repairs to a carriage barn in village, a permit for pole barn, and a permit for restoration and rehabilitation work at the former Hill house on School Street in the village. Site visits were made to on-going projects throughout month. The (Albert) Hayward House project north of the village is moving along nicely. Structural repairs have been made to the first floors in the main house and rear ell and the dilapidated south porch has been restored to its normal level after almost collapsing. Please Stop By And Visit The Project. Owner Mark Wilcox is doing a fantastic job. So good to see that old house being rejuvenated after sitting empty for so long. The McGraw (former Meyer) House south of the village on Lakeshore Road is looking great thanks to work by local contractor John Doyle. Livingston Bailey is tackling the renovation of the kitchen ell at Mike Olsen’s house on the corner of Route 22 and Elm streets. The Brick Store building next to Town Hall i s nearing completion of a year-long renovation by Gerry Spooner and his crew. Three new house projects in town-Pratt (Alden Road), French (Daniels Road) and Needleman(Jersey Street)–are either well underway or nearing completion.
In addition to regular permitting and zoning activities, I conducted two annual fire safety
- inspections and wrote up reports re. same for the Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm and the Essex Community Church. I also reviewed and forwarded an application for an area variance to the Essex Zoning Board of Appeals. The ZBA met on April 21st to rule on a variance for a two-lot subdivision of a farm property on Walker Road owned by Cordelia Sand.
I also reviewed a couple of new projects for the May Planning Board meeting, including
- special use permit for a small shop at the Stone House on Elm and Church Streetsi n the village(Mastrovich/Morrison)and plans for a new camp at a property in the Crater Club( Smiles). These projects, as well as a public hearing on plans for the renovation of the Frank Schmitt House On Beggs Point Road and an amendment of an existing permit for an antique shop at the former Huston House on Route 22 in the village (Schlosser), will be on the agenda of the May15th Essex Planning Board meeting.
BuildingPermitFees(April2014):$235.00
4/01/14-EddyFoundation,metalchimney,$25.004/14114-Hoskinsporch,$25.00
4/15114-SouthFarm,renovationtoHillhouse,$80.004/16/14- Bacot-Davis, barn doors/siding,$25.00
4/28/14-Olsen,ellrenovation,$80.00
Zoning Permit Fees(April2014):$175.00
4/02/14-Sand,MinorSubdivision,$50.00
4/10/14-SandZBAapplication,$75.00
4/11/14-MastrovichSpecialUsePermit,$50.00
Total Fees Collected in April 2014 =$415.00
Respectfully submitted,
Lauren Murphy. Essex Zoning/Codes Officer· 517/2014
