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Livestock, sidewalk laws up for hearing June 22

LAKE PLACID –This village’s Board of Trustees and the North Elba Town Council will host a public hearing regarding changes to local law at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 22 at the North Elba Town Hall.

Anyone is invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to speak.

The proposed local law includes seven amendments to the village and town’s joint land-use code. Those include the followig:

¯ A prohibition of keeping chickens, livestock or other farm animals in any planning district other than “Rural Countryside.”

¯ A requirement to keep the first 6 feet of sidewalk nearest the curb clear of “obstruction of any nature” on Main Street between the intersection of state Route 73 and Saranac Avenue, approximately 1 mile.

¯ A requirement to bring signs into conformance with current code if any alteration of a non-conforming sign is proposed, such as changes to color, dimensions or materials.

¯ A requirement to hold a public hearing for any matter considered by the town and village’s joint Zoning Board of Appeals, whether it be an application for a variance or a request for interpretation.

¯ Making contractors “jointly and severally liable” for violations of the code, including compliance with orders and the imposition of penalties.

¯ Adding the entire length of River Road and Cascade Road/Sentinel Road from Old Military Road to Station Street as a “View Corridor.”

The town and village are considering seven amendments, down from the original 13 amendments to local laws discussed at a special joint meeting last month.

Livestock law

Rural Countryside is one of eight planning districts outlined in the town and village’s 2011 joint land-use code. The district includes sparsely populated areas where property owners have at least 5 acres of land.

Rural Countryside districts include the neighborhood of Averyville Lane southwest of Birch Hill, the majority of Bear Cub Lane (not near Old Military Road), the northeast portion of Mount Whitney Road and almost all of the town of North Elba east of the intersection of Cascade and Old Military roads, beside the ski jumps and horse show grounds. Some portions of Ray Brook south of state Route 86, near Old Ray Brook Road, are also classified as Rural Countryside.

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