At Monday’s Dresden town board meeting, the town board approved the variance request for the Huletts Island View Marina.
The story is a bit long and complicated but here is how it was explained to me by Bob Banks, the Town Supervisor, this afternoon.
The Bluff Head Residential Ordinance was enacted in 1971 and provides that all property located within the Bluff Head residential area “shall be used only for single, private family residential purposes, and non-profit recreational purposes.”
The marina was considered a pre-existing use at the time but when modifications were done to modernize the main building in 1995 a variance was technically needed for the new space, resulting from the modernization.
At last month’s meeting, the town scheduled a public hearing regarding this request for an “after-the-fact” variance from the Huletts Island View Marina for the modernization done in 1995.
The public hearing was held and any person could give input. A number of people did so. The town board carefully considered the matter and this month, at Monday’s regular meeting, the town board granted the variance.
A copy of the resolution was provided to me by Mr. Banks. It can be viewed here.
There is no “new” use envisioned or contemplated. The variance only applies to the work done in 1995, which has been in existence for 16 years.