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Archive for 'Zoning Board News'

Zoning Board February Agenda (Updated 2/1/10)

  AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF AGENDA Wednesday February 17, 2010  7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall

December Zoning Board Minutes Published

Walter Russell, Chair of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of December 16, 2009 to order at 7:03pm.

Zoning Board’s January agenda features Casella’s “recreational pond” on Cook Rd.

  AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Wednesday January 20, 2010 7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall

November Zoning Board minutes released

Walter Russell, Chair of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of November 18, 2009 to order at 7:03 p.m. 

Russell resigns as Zoning Board Chairman – Blair will succeed him

By John T. Ryan The Zoning Board of Appeals had acted on its agenda December 16, 2009 when Board Chairman Walter Russell announced that he will resign as Board Chairman effective January 1, 2010.  Reading from a letter addressed to Town Supervisor Peter Glushko Russell said, “It has been my great pleasure to serve on […]

Minutes include details of new apartments in the hamlet & a proposed Route 22B home catering business

Approved October 2009 Zoning Board Minutes

Peru couple attends USS New York Commissioning Ceremony

The Press Republican reports

Zoning Board November 18th meeting has three item agenda

Zoning Board of Appeals November 2009 agenda

Zoning Board September minutes released

Zoning Board of Appeal September 2009 Minutes

Three unit apartments approved downtown and former Green property to be restored

By John T. Ryan The Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals approved five of its six agenda items on October 21, 2009.  One item was tabled because the person filing the application was not present.   The Board: Approved Raymond Desso’s application for an area variance for the construction of a garage at 15 Locust […]

August Zoning Board minutes published

Click here to review complete approved August Zoning Board Minutes

Zoning Board October 21st agenda published

Click here for the complete agenda

June Zoning Board Minutes – includes car wash approval

June Zoning Board Minutes

Frosty Springs moves another step closer to final approval

By John T. Ryan The Frosty Spring Bottling Company received site plan approval for its new bottling facility at the Town of Peru Planning Board’s September 9th meeting.  Company owner Linda Covel presented extensive plans and photographs to the Board. Board member Dale Holderman had visited the facility and was very familiar with the facility’s […]

July Zoning Board minutes published

July 2009 Zoning Board Minutes

September Zoning Board agenda includes nine items – Will Covel issues be resolved?

 AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Wednesday September 16, 2009, 7:00 p.m.,  Peru Town Hall

Zoning Board able to act on two of six applications

By John T. Ryan When the August 19th Zoning Board meeting began members of the of Board of Appeals believed that the Linda Covel was coming before them to request use variances for the sale of certain products associated with her water bottling business. Instead, Covel’s representative, Al Sweenor, indicated to the Board that he […]

Zoning Board Agenda for August 19

AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Wednesday August 19, 2009  7:00 p.m.  Peru Town Hall

SPCA plans to return to its former Telegraph Street location

  By John T. Ryan  Although no exact time-frame has been established the Elmore SPCA recently outlined plans to the Town of Peru Zoning and Planning Boards to eventually move its facility back to the former 556 Telegraph Street location. In 2007 the Board determined that the Telegraph St. location could no longer serve the […]

Agenda released for Zoning Board’s July 15th Meeting includes auto repair shop and 120 foot tower

AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS  Wednesday July 15, 2009  7:00 p.m.   Peru Town Hall

Building permits and site built/modular home numbers decline

By John T. Ryan Town of Peru Planning and Zoning Office statistics for 2009 through May 31st indicate a 27% decline in the number of building permits issued compared to the same period in 2008 and a 62% decline in the number of site built/modular home permits issued. Code Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine said, “The […]

April Zoning Board of Appeals minutes published

Walter Russell, Chairman of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of  April 29, 2009 to order at 6:03 pm.

Rt 22 auto repair shop and Bear Swamp Rd. car wash on tonight’s Zoning Board agenda

AGENDA, PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Wednesday June 17, 2009  7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall

Boiler law continues to evoke the ire of a few residents

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board conducted its scheduled Public Hearing on proposed amendments to the outdoor Wood Boiler Law which they passed in September 2008. The Board proposed dropping Definition 3. B. as it relates to commercial enterprises and Prohibition 5. 2) which prohibited an outdoor wood boiler within 750 feet of […]

Frosty Springs granted occupancy permit

By John T. Ryan On May 1, 2009 Linda Covel was granted an Occupancy Permit by the Town of Peru to bottle water at her bottling plant on the Mannix Road. Code Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine performed the final inspection on April 28th and Mrs. Covel picked up the permit on May 1st. Covel will […]