tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post6049831978376855759..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: APPELLATE DIVISION RULES FOR ZONING BOARDPaul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-69108335809531568212009-02-04T20:01:00.000-05:002009-02-04T20:01:00.000-05:00Complaints concerning the illegal sewer charges sh...Complaints concerning the illegal sewer charges should be directed to the comptrollers and the attorney's general office in albany.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-77758070592304173072009-02-03T09:35:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:35:00.000-05:00Dear 11:52 -Who do you think determines whether a ...Dear 11:52 -<BR/>Who do you think determines whether a variance is required?<BR/>Building inspectors have been taking meetings with property owners to discuss the need for variances for years. Most property owners have learned that bringing along a negotiator like Ben Franklin and/or other members of his firm results in a fasttrack resolution - without the need to actually file for a variance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-9673879641129316262009-02-03T06:30:00.000-05:002009-02-03T06:30:00.000-05:00amen.that may have been true in sadaam hussein's i...amen.<BR/><BR/>that may have been true in sadaam hussein's iraq but not here.<BR/><BR/>kudos to our zoning board volunteers<BR/><BR/>now lets get a bill out to bellino for the costsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-31685133565500540632009-02-02T23:52:00.000-05:002009-02-02T23:52:00.000-05:0011:46 says "there are guidelines for variances, wh...11:46 says "there are guidelines for variances, which implies that the rules can be adjusted for good reason, but in Greenburgh it is subject to personal interpretation"<BR/><BR/>I think you mean that if a variance is required, the applicant must appear before the Zoning Board and present a good case for a variance. Neighbors are notified and urged to attend this meeting and state their opinion on the variance. Then the entire ZB votes on it.<BR/><BR/>It is not up to one individual to give a pass to an illegal business sign in a residentially zoned area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-6796795939467385992009-02-02T12:56:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:56:00.000-05:00too bad those who live where abinanti is the count...too bad those who live where abinanti is the county legislator are unaware of his wanted to hurt a residential neighborhood with illegal signageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-27380200190986823392009-02-02T10:04:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:04:00.000-05:00Dear 11:46PM -The relevant portion of the Town Cod...Dear 11:46PM -<BR/>The relevant portion of the Town Code is Chapter 240-3, Section B, Paragraph 5. <BR/>Yard signs for professionals are permitted and there are strict size and wording limitations. Following 240-3:B:5 there are guidelines for seeking variances, which implies that the rules can be adjusted for good reason (which in Greenburgh is subject to personal interpretation).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-83163787029157180662009-02-02T09:38:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:38:00.000-05:00make that Building, no "s" Department.make that Building, no "s" Department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-21652864042088495022009-02-02T09:36:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:36:00.000-05:00Dear 9:25,Edgemont has better to represent itself ...Dear 9:25,<BR/><BR/>Edgemont has better to represent itself than you. At least some of its civic leaders know the difference between Departments. The Buildings Department has no authority over Town maps.<BR/><BR/>The only pattern here is that many of those who won't sign their names to their posts do so because they are ignorant of the facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-63408710001358831022009-02-02T09:25:00.000-05:002009-02-02T09:25:00.000-05:00Dear 6:20AMEdgemont agrees enthusiastically. The D...Dear 6:20AM<BR/>Edgemont agrees enthusiastically. The Dromore Road map mismarking should be thrown out of court - and costs assigned to the developer. The same building department which screwed up on interpreting signage in front of the Bellino's screwed up on the Dromore Road mapping. See a pattern?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-16184349189636470582009-02-02T06:20:00.000-05:002009-02-02T06:20:00.000-05:00you should first check the town code - home based ...you should first check the town code - home based businesses may be allowed<BR/><BR/>in nyc for example, home based businesses are allowed so long as the use does not exceed 20% of the living space<BR/><BR/>unfortunately with the economy, home based businesses will probably be increasing<BR/><BR/>regarding bellino - a whole neighborhood does not have to suffer because the constable blunderedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-34050540856335159482009-02-02T05:58:00.000-05:002009-02-02T05:58:00.000-05:00So who do I contact in reguards to my neighbor ope...So who do I contact in reguards to my neighbor operating a business from his home with his clients parking on the street?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-78496402484026108362009-02-01T23:46:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:46:00.000-05:00Thanks, 9:16pm for the info. "Doctors, lawyers, ar...Thanks, 9:16pm for the info. "Doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers have legal signs on their lawns advertising their "in home business" you say.<BR/><BR/>That means that if I, as a person in a residentially zoned area, have any of these prestigious professionals on my block they can have clients who fill the street and parking spaces with the cars of those seeking their services. Instead of having offices in a business district, they turn a residentially zoned area into a business district. Thanks for the heads up on this fact. I will find out who my new neighbors are, and unless they have just won the Nobel Prize in their feild, I will move, in case they want to take advantage of the neighborhood via the Zoning Code.<BR/><BR/>And, just as an aside, are these signs limited to the so called professionals? Can a person in a residential district put up a sign advertising any home business - like - "Call girls for hire, inquire here" or maybe more discretely - "escort services - inquire here" or "Lucky day service master"<BR/><BR/>The above sounds like a joke - but I am really wondering about this. My resources are limited and I hope not to squander them due to a neighbor who devalues (beyond what the economy has already done) the purchase I have made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-46269633693302887102009-02-01T21:16:00.000-05:002009-02-01T21:16:00.000-05:00Sorry 5:32 - signs are permitted provided they mee...Sorry 5:32 - signs are permitted provided they meet the requirements of the Town Code.<BR/>Ms. Bellino thought hers did and so did the Building Department - until the inspector was advised he had misinterpreted the code.<BR/>Doctors, lawyers, architects and engineers all have signs advertising their "home-based" businesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-20983020262414880202009-02-01T17:32:00.000-05:002009-02-01T17:32:00.000-05:005:06pm - can you or anyone tell me - is it legal, ...5:06pm - can you or anyone tell me - is it legal, according to Town Zoning Code, for a home owner to put any sign outside their home in a residential district that advertises that a business is going on inside that home?<BR/><BR/> I hope not - I live in an area zoned residential. I do not want to see signs on my neighbors lawns advertising their home business because that changes the neighborhood to a business district, which is not what I am paying for in my taxes, and not where I thought I was buying a home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-6337243233396283612009-02-01T17:06:00.000-05:002009-02-01T17:06:00.000-05:00bellino had a small claims case for possible reimb...bellino had a small claims case for possible reimbursement<BR/>did she ever make a request? or was she belligerent about how she was done wrong<BR/><BR/>was it so much trouble to put out a sign that conformed with the law?<BR/><BR/>after the zoning board denied her losing in court was a foregone conclusion<BR/><BR/>she continued the nonsense to the app div - and got fined with costsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-44853463598523363242009-02-01T16:55:00.000-05:002009-02-01T16:55:00.000-05:00There are an awful lot of provisions of the Town C...There are an awful lot of provisions of the Town Code which aren't enforced.<BR/>The Town Code permits only two 20gallon trash cans per residence per week. Maybe once upon a time it was enough - but it is unlikely to be the case today.<BR/>Perhaps our Town Supervisor should READ the Town Code and undertake the appropriate LEGAL steps to remove outdated and/or unenforceable sections. Once edited to understandable language and enforceable dictates, it should be enforced.<BR/>If the Town's Building inspector is confused by the Code and issues a permit by mistake, how is anyone to know what is, or is not, allowed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-58475570658495114012009-02-01T16:47:00.000-05:002009-02-01T16:47:00.000-05:00In the Bellino incident a Town official made a mis...In the Bellino incident a Town official made a mistake and isssued a permit. The party who relied on the Town official's action then spent money which will be lost now that the mistake is corrected.<BR/>In the Dromore Road incident a Town official made a mistake and filed an errorneous map. The party who relied on the Town official's action then spent money which will be lost when the mistake is corrected.<BR/>The law is the law and the outcome is presumed to be just.<BR/>Or does the outcome depend on the aggreived party's relationship with the Supervisor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-41112867326379169252009-02-01T15:56:00.000-05:002009-02-01T15:56:00.000-05:00The problem is inconsistency in enforcement of the...The problem is inconsistency in enforcement of the Town Code, not the existence of a part-time code enforcment officer with an enormous geographic area to cover.<BR/>In Feinerville the Town's chief elected officer decides where to send the resources of the Town - and he chooses to recognize and punish those who have offended him.<BR/>If consistency (forget fairness and/or legality) existed there might be someone who would run for office - doesn't anyone recognize that NO ONE ever challenges Feiner twice? We live in an atmosphere of officially condoned terror - run against the Supervisor and he will ruin your business, even if it takes him years. That threat is enough for all but a few very courageous people. No wonder most who oppose Feiner prefer to remain anonymous. Letters to Bob Bernstein's partners or going after Stephanie Bellino's sign, or calls to Lasser's clients, or blog-based innuendo about Hal Samis' personal life are the weapons of our own homegrown tyrant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-60879240163807460732009-02-01T15:40:00.000-05:002009-02-01T15:40:00.000-05:0011:11AM.Thank you for your addition to the equatio...11:11AM.Thank you for your addition to the equation. The court ruled on the law, not on the incompetence which created the law suit in the first place.<BR/><BR/>10:57AM. I try to stick to what I know, and I am CERTAIN I know injustice when I see it. Why do you discount the building dept. error? It has to be responsible, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>As to awarding court costs, I plead NO CONTEST.<BR/><BR/>Regarding Feiner bashing, I don't consider it bashing because Feiner hired the head of the building dept., Feiner is the COO, he is in charge of the every day operations of this Town, and when something like this arises, he should do everything to stop it before it gets to the litigation phase.<BR/><BR/>If I criticize Feiner UNJUSTLY, then and only then can I be characterized as a Feiner basher. When I JUSTLY attribute blame where it belongs, I am telling the truth.<BR/><BR/>Back to "stick to what I know," I know this town is run like a tiny candy store and the buck stops at the CEO,CFO,and COO's desk.<BR/><BR/>The other four people on the dais with him,don't work full time (although they get full time fringe benefits including pensions and lifetime health care)so the administration of this town or MISadministration, falls on his shoulders.<BR/><BR/>I rest my case.<BR/><BR/>Given the fact that Stephanie had an approved permit to put the sign on her lawn, what did she do wrong? How about it, 10:57AM?ed krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884806213564738289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-55961484349833257332009-02-01T11:55:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:55:00.000-05:00bellino can file a small claims action unless she ...bellino can file a small claims action unless she failed to preserve her rights <BR/><BR/>and given the state of the real estate market she is probably better off getting out of the business anywayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-45597123114540472572009-02-01T11:11:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:11:00.000-05:00the court is right that the sign is not in complia...the court is right that the sign is not in compliance and the court had the right to deny her any exception but the court was not involved in the back-story.<BR/><BR/>It is the back story that landed them into the court and the unfairness of it to be blamed on the town.<BR/><BR/>Why should the town take no responsibility for their mistakes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-75026653797873306102009-02-01T10:57:00.001-05:002009-02-01T10:57:00.001-05:00if you notice the court awarded costs against bell...if you notice the court awarded costs against bellino - this is not usual and only illustrates how frivolous the appeal was.<BR/><BR/>ed - please dont descend into reflexive feiner bashing.<BR/><BR/>several judges looked at this case and found the town was right and bellino flat out wrong.<BR/><BR/>we dont need more commercial activity in residential neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>stick to what you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-31647454814395821342009-02-01T10:57:00.000-05:002009-02-01T10:57:00.000-05:00if you notice the court awarded costs against bell...if you notice the court awarded costs against bellino - this is not usual and only illustrates how frivolous the appeal was.<BR/><BR/>ed - please dont descend into reflexive feiner bashing.<BR/><BR/>several judges looked at this case and found the town was right and bellino flat out wrong.<BR/><BR/>we dont need more commercial activity in residential neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>stick to what you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-6219392333558653342009-02-01T09:56:00.000-05:002009-02-01T09:56:00.000-05:00If one goes to the Town building department, asks ...If one goes to the Town building department, asks for a permit, is granted that permit,acts on the valid permit and buys a sign, that permit subsequent to the paid for purchase is revoked, why should the recipiant of the valid permit have to pay ANYTHING?<BR/><BR/>Let's say you own a piece of land, apply for a building permit, go through the same process listed above and spend six figures constructing a PERMIT APPROVED house. Then an OOPs happens. The building department "realizes" it made a mistake. Tearing down the house may be correct-based on the code- BUT! BUT! BUT! who should pay for the "error?" Cleary, if the error is that of those who are responsible to know what they are PAID or volunteer to do, it's not the landowner/builder's problem.<BR/><BR/>Stephanie Bellino followed the rules. The interpretation of the "rules" was "hucked up." Now she not only has an expensive sign paid for and unusable, she has legal fees.<BR/><BR/>This is not the first time a Town dept. has messed up.However, as noted by Hal Samis above, the "other" times the TOWN( nee, us taxpayers) paid for or is paying for the screwup.<BR/><BR/>The Town should be responsible for its REPRESENTATIVE, in this case the building dept, and its dept. head. Any costs incurred by Stephanie should be reimbursed to her, and the dept.head should be reprimanded or worse. As a matter of history, the same individual granted a building permit to a developer on Kathwood, where no permit should have been given, cost legal fees and consternation on the part of the neighbors...but the "short memory syndrome" is alive and well in Greenburgh.<BR/><BR/>WE seem to be unable to learn from our mistakes. This latest "library OOPS" trust me, is not the end of the "library OOPS'". If the Town pays for someone elses mistakes, we are really. reaally STUPID. The library mistakes ARE AND SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE ARCHITECT AND C.M. who signed off on the APPROVED SHOP DRAWINGS. NOT BY US.<BR/><BR/>If the Board approves the $18,000+ outlay, it should come out of THEIR pay. Anything else is MALFEASANCE!<BR/><BR/>Stop the B.S. Feiner! Pay Stephanie what she spent based on "your man's" approval.ed krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884806213564738289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-51909230697690967512009-02-01T09:52:00.000-05:002009-02-01T09:52:00.000-05:00Anyone else beside me think that this should be pi...<B>Anyone else beside me think that this should be picked up by the Architect and/or the Construction Manager?</B><BR/><BR/>Tricky question. As in the case of this blog topic, a town department mistakenly approved a sign to be erected in dimensions that did not conform to town code. Once discovered, the town demanded that the individual who purchased and erected the sign should not only pay for new sign replacement costs, but pay all town fines imposed associated with the non-compliance sign.<BR/><BR/>Given that the towns attitude is in this case and universally is "If we make the mistake, you will pay for it" I suppose we must uncover who measured for and who approved the wrong canopy (I would think this is a shared error but maybe not) and if it is the towns faux pas, we should demand that the Architect or GC correct the issue at no cost. This would make the issues of who's financially responsible for costly mistakes consistent town wide.<BR/><BR/>If the Architect or General Contractor if found to be solely responsible for the costly error, clearly we should pay for the mistake, as this would be consistent with town practices.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com