Yes, it's right.

Okay.

So we're going to call the North Salem Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for December 11th to order.

And we're going to look at the meet minutes and vote on them.

Next time.

Next time.

Yep.

And meetings held over which have been withdrawn are BA 25-28, Vail Trail LLC.

And Avalon Gardens LLC, BA 25-29.

It was held off for a month, and they're here to present today.

So we're going to start with them.

And I'll read the application is BA25-29, Avalon Gardens LLC 955 Peach Lake Road.

A special permit to renew special permit BA 13-34.

Previously amended by BA 14-03B for the keeping of up to 24 horses, two cows, and maintenance of a commercial horse boarding operation, including two employee dwelling units and an R4 zoning district consisting of approximately 23.9 acres per Article 13, section 250-72.

No site improvements proposed.

Good evening.

Jamie Spillane of Hogan Rossi and Ligory for the petitioner.

So as you noted, this is an application in order to continue a special permit on the same conditions as has presently been existing.

However, we did submit an assignment because there is a buyer of the property who wishes to operate it under the same conditions and with the same terms as the existing special permit.

So this is a 23-acre parcel of land.

That's been it's part of the uh agricultural district and it's been operated as a farm.

Currently, there's only about I believe one or two horses and a pony on the site, only because of the winter time months.

Uh all the horses have been uh transferred off, but um uh they do have during the summer and the the spring months up to 24 horses on site for boarding.

Um the uh the plan is to operate as currently has been.

Uh there is currently an outdoor riding arena as well as an indoor riding arena that was built in 2015.

Uh I'm sure there was some members of the board who were here then, and uh it was a pretty extensive process at that time.

Um until now we haven't heard any complaints, but I know that a letter was received regarding odors on site.

Uh the letter was submitted by Peaches Gardens Cooperative, who I'm very familiar with as I live in the cooperative, and I spoke with the chairman uh regarding the letter and the issues and let him know

that

uh if there are issues going forward, they can contact me and we'll be in contact with the farm.

But uh it seems that that's sometimes issues during summer months of um smells, and they do understand that a farm operation is going to have some smells uh even if kept immaculately, especially during the summer months.

Um so that's really uh the application as it stands, and uh we can take any questions.

Oh, just so you know, the manure storage on site currently is where it was previously proposed back behind the main barn,

which is over here.

Uh so here's the road.

Here's

the road.

Uh the manure dumpster storage is back here.

They do have a 30-yard dumpster, and it's it is picked up every two weeks during the season, approximately every two weeks during the season, and Lawton Adams does the pickup on that.

Uh the the stalls are mocked daily because since they're haze stalls, but um if that needs to be rearranged sometimes during the summer months, of course, the the owner is going to do everything they can to keep it as immaculate as it's been

okay.

Do you have any questions about

I do?

So, in terms of the storage, since there were actually you know the letters about it, um is every two weeks um often up for 24 horses.

I don't know what happens with the cows, probably then I'm not familiar with cows.

Yeah, yeah, um, it should be my understanding is that should be ample.

A 30 or 40 yard dumpster could be picked up monthly with that number of horses.

Um, but as I said, if there if there are concerns during the summer and they let us know about that, then we can reevaluate whether or not that's more.

Because I think the issue is like to just have a larger dumpster just means you're gonna have more odors coming from it.

So it's not having a larger dumpster, but maybe the size that they have needs to be picked up during that time more frequently.

And probably in this time of the year with one or two there barely at all.

Uh absolutely.

Um during this time of year, it's probably is picked up less frequently.

Right.

Uh, but during the summer months, you know, that might be something if we do receive notice of any issues that can be evaluated at that time if it needs to be a smaller dumpster picked up more frequently as opposed to a larger dumpster.

But uh unfortunately, not having known of the issue before, you know, when it when it was in uh when it was occurring, it's hard to evaluate what exactly can be done to correct it, but they're willing to, of course, work with the town and and uh have direct contact in order to get any of those issues resolved.

Is the person buying the farm gonna manage and run the farm, or do they

have the

manager?

They will have a