Zoning Board of Appeals

Agendas and Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

The Zoning Board of Appeals is a citizen board appointed by the Town Board. Two alternate members are also appointed to serve in the event that a regular member is unavailable. All members must be Town of Ballston residents.

• Annetta Dunham, Chairperson
• Patrick Whitton, Vice Chairperson
• Tim Long, Board Member
• Steve Merchant, Board Member
• Dan Mertzlufft, Board Member
• Justin Zampella, Alternate Board Member
• Bill Keniry, Attorney
• Erica Collins, Clerk
• Kerri Mains, Secretary

Overview

The Zoning Board is an appellate body that reviews requests for waivers from current zoning law, for projects that are referred to them by the Town Zoning Enforcement Official, or if the proposed site plan review, special use permit, or subdivision application does not meet current zoning requirements. They hear requests for zoning law interpretations, appeals for area variances (relating to building setbacks, heights, etc.) and use variances (relating to uses not permitted by current zoning, etc.). The Board must consider the impact to the neighborhood or community as well as the benefit to the applicant. The Zoning Board is supported by a Secretary, Clerk, and Zoning Attorney. Meetings occur on the first Wednesday of the month, with an agenda meeting at 7 pm and a regular meeting at 7:30 pm. The public is welcome to attend both meetings. 

Zoning Board Applications

Zoning Board applications are linked below; paper copies are available in the Building Department at Town Hall:

323 Charlton Road
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 490-2715

Important - Please Note:

• The submission deadline is Noon on the submission date -  submissions will not be accepted after Noon
  • Application Submission and Meeting Dates for 2023 (PDF)
• The application indicates which documents must be included in packet
  • Submissions that are missing documents, have too few copies of documents, or are not divided into packets will not be accepted
• A USB drive containing PDF copies of all submission documents must be included with your submission, even if you have emailed PDF documents and/or a link to PDF documents
  • Each document must be a separate PDF file on the USB drive - do not scan all the documents into one file 
  • Submissions without a USB drive containing PDF documents in separate files will not be accepted 
• Zoning Board Application (PDF)
• Owner Authorization Form (PDF)
• Agricultural Data Statement (PDF)
• Short Environmental Assessment Form (PDF)
• 2022 Building, Planning, and Zoning Fee Schedule (PDF)