A public hearing shall be required for all variance applications
heard by the Town Board. Upon reasonable public notice published in
the official newspaper of the Town of Red Hook and posted upon a public
notice board designated for that purpose by the Town of Red Hook in
the Town Hall, for a minimum of 10 days, the Town Board shall hold
a public hearing on the special variance application. The Board, upon
reviewing all input from the public hearing and obtaining any additional
data or information as deemed necessary, shall then pass upon the
application by resolution. The decision shall be transmitted to the
Town Clerk, who will advise the applicant of such decision by transmitting
a copy of the special variance application to the applicant, with
the decision and conditions, if any, imposed by the Town Board attached.
This chapter does not preclude the necessity of the applicant
to obtain the approval or permit required by any other agency before
proceeding with the action approved under the approved special variance.
No action may be initiated by the applicant until such time that other
permits, as may be required, are issued.
The applicant or his/her agent shall have readily available
the approved special variance at the location or site for which the
variance has been issued and shall show same to any agent of the Town
of Red Hook whenever requested.
Activity conducted under the special variance shall be open
to inspection at any time by any agent of the Town of Red Hook
If any provision of this chapter is held to be unconstitutional
or otherwise invalid by any Court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of the chapter shall not be invalidated.