NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT there will be a Public Hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Chester on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Chester Municipal Center, 6307 State Route 9, to consider the following application(s):
#AV2026-06: Christopher J. Smith and Sharon M. Smith Irrevocable Trust are requesting an 8-foot, 11 ¼-inch right side yard setback variance and a 38-foot, 5 ½-inch shoreline setback variance, pursuant to Section 4.03 and 7.01(B)(4) of the Town of Chester Zoning Local Law, in order to construct a 16-foot by 31-foot rear two-story addition to an existing one-story single-family dwelling (1-foot overhangs) with a new ridge height of 29-foot 1-inch and an 8-foot by 42-foot partially covered side deck. The property is located at 581 Atateka Drive, identified by Tax Map Parcel #: 120.19-1-9, in Zoning District Moderate Intensity.
#AV2026-07: Jill L. Brady and Robert O. Brady are requesting a 30-foot right side yard setback variance, pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Town of Chester Zoning Local Law, in order to construct a 30-foot by 20-foot fully enclosed metal car port to be used for personal storage only. The property is located at Atateka Drive, identified by Tax Map Parcel #: 152.-1-63, in Zoning District Rural Use.
#AV2026-08: Charles H. Hayes is requesting a 57-foot front yard setback variance and a 31-foot front yard setback variance, pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Town of Chester Zoning Local Law, in order to construct a 30-foot 2-inch by 20-foot one-bedroom single-family dwelling with a 6-foot by 16-foot covered porch and 10-foot by 18-foot deck (SFD will have 1-foot overhangs). The property is located at 3156 Schroon River Road, identified by Tax Map Parcel #: 87.16-1-7, in Zoning District Rural Use.
#AV2026-09: G&B Rental Properties, LLC is requesting a 77-foot 6-inch front yard setback variance and an 8-foot left side yard setback variance, pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Town of Chester Zoning Local Law, in order to construct a 38-foot by 10-foot deck with a 20-foot by 4-foot handicap ramp to the front of the existing restaurant (“The Loon”). The property is located at 5064 State Route 8, identified by Tax Map Parcel #: 85.16-1-11, in Zoning District Rural Use.
Zoom Meeting details will be posted on the Town Calendar and included in the Meeting Agenda on the Town of Chester Website: www.ChesterWCNY.gov.
The above application(s) are open for inspection by e-mailing Zoning@ChesterWCNY.gov or calling the Planning and Zoning Office at (518) 494-7369. Any persons wishing to appear at such hearings may do so in person or via Zoom, by Attorney or other representative, or send communications in writing in relation thereto to the Town of Chester Zoning Board of Appeals, P.O. Box 423, Chestertown, N.Y. 12817 or to Zoning@ChesterWCNY.gov no later than Friday, May 22, 2026, 12 p.m. noon.
Jeremy J. Little
Zoning Administrator
Town of Chester
PUB: MAY 16, 2026
COL-NY-4447
